Welcome!
We are a Winning Team!!
Please congratulate our very own NMSU Model United Nations (MUN) Team on an incredibly successful National Model UN Conference in New York last week.
The team received the highest recognition – the Outstanding Delegation Award!!
Our team of 10 students simulated the delegation of Barbados on six different UN committees: General Assembly 1 (Disarmament and International Security), General Assembly 2 (Economic and Financial), General Assembly 3 (Social, Humanitarian, and Cultural), Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC; one of five regional UN commissions, focusing on economic development and cooperation in Latin America), Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT; aiming to prevent the global spread of nuclear weapons and to promote disarmament), and UN Environmental Assembly (UNEA; the highest UN decision-making body on the environment, setting priorities for global environmental policy).
The team included five returning participants from last year (our MUN President Jasmine Padilla, Vice President Ruben Morales Jr., Secretary Gracie Thomas, Treasurer Will Whitworth, and Landon Gallegos) and five new members: Stephanie (Ruby) Arce, Marissa Bencomo, Sofia Gonzalez, Bogi Szalai, and Trenton White.
The students are undergraduates in different majors, including Political Science, Economics, International Business, English, JPPL, and Sociology. Dr. Sabine Hirschauer is the current NMSU MUN advisor.
Again, Congratulations – for a job well done! Thank you for all your hard work. So so super proud of you!!
2026 Social Justice Award
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Masters Accelerated Program (MAP)
Interested in graduate studies? The Masters Accelerated Program (MAP) allows undergraduate juniors and seniors to take up to 12 credits of graduate coursework and double count those credits for their BA and eventual MA in Political Science or Masters of Public Administration at NMSU. We are also a lead department in the new interdisciplinary Ph.D. in Transborder and Global Human Dynamics at NMSU.
For details about how to register for graduate classes under the Masters Accelerated Program (MAP), click here.
Ask any of your professors for more information. We also invite you to two information sessions about the MAP, how to apply to our graduate programs and how to get financial support as a Teaching Assistant.
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Masters Accelerated Program (MAP)
Qualified undergraduate students can ask to take up to 12 credits of graduate-level coursework as part of the Masters Accelerated Program (MAP) and have these credits count both for the BA and an eventual Master’s degree. If you are thinking of applying to the MA in Government or the Masters of Public Administration (MPA), speak with your professor about the MAP program or visit our website https://deptofgov.nmsu.edu/academic-programs/ma.html
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Interested in Global Issues? Join the Model United Nations at NMSU
Interested in international affairs and participating in a dynamic student organization with a track record of success? If so, learn more about the Model UN program and how to join by emailing aggiemun@gmail.com.
