Students Participate in Model Arab League Competition

Fairmont State University students excelled at the recent Appalachian Regional Model Arab League (ARMAL) competition at Hollins University in Roanoke, Va.

At the competition, the FSU team represented Iraq. The two delegates in the Joint Defense Council, Randall Stickley of Fairmont, a Political Science and National Security and Intelligence major, and Nakoma Connolly of Fairmont, a Criminal Justice major, were awarded Distinguished Delegate commendations for their exceptional work on draft resolutions with several other universities (delegations).

Other FSU team members were Connor Haberland of Pomona, N.J., a Political Science and National Security and Intelligence major; Tyler Wilson of Elkins, a Political Science and National Security and Intelligence major; Dakota Moore of Ravenswood, a Political Science and National Security and Intelligence major; Drew Edwards from Fairmont, a Political Science and National Security and Intelligence major; and Julian Pecora from Clarksburg, a Political Science major.

Although the competition at Hollins University was the first foray into the MAL for Fairmont State, the delegation has been extended an invitation to a regional conference in March 2016. The next regional conference will be March 11-13 at Converse College in Spartanburg, S.C. Fairmont State will again be representing Iraq in the South East Regional Model Arab League (SERMAL). The delegation from Fairmont State will return to New York City in late March to compete in the Model United Nations representing the nation of Guinea Bissau.

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