Indiana Model United Nations Inc. Prepared by the Board of Directors and Intended for General Reference and Viewing

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Annual Report A record of the organization’s activities for the fiscal year started July 14, 2017 and ended June 30, 2018

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Table of Contents

01 | Introduction...... 2

02 | Board of Directors...... 4

03 | Growth...... 6

04 | Legal Developments...... 7

05 | Achievements...... 10

06 | High School Conference...... 15 07 | New Initiatives...... 17 08 | Vision...... 19

09 | Challenges...... 20 10 | Financial...... 21

01 | Introduction

IndianaMUN (officially Indiana Model United topics in international relations, diplomacy and Nations Inc.) is a non-profit corporation the official United Nations organization. registered in the state of Indiana with 501(c)3 Members role-play as diplomats representing a tax-exempt status pending before the IRS. nation in a simulated session of a committee of IndianaMUN also maintains status as a Self- the United Nations, such as the Security Governed Student Organization (SGSO) of Council or a General Assembly. Members Indiana University Bloomington. This report research a country, take on roles as specific concerns the organization’s activities for the diplomats, investigate international issues, fiscal tax year beginning July 14, 2017 (the debate, deliberate, consult, and ultimately date of incorporation) and ending June 30, develop solutions to world problems. 2018. Members travel, meet students from different universities, increase their social networks and Purpose grow as thinkers and global citizens. Indiana Model United Nations is a nationally Additionally, they will have the opportunity to ranked Model UN program that aims to help host IndianaMUNC, the largest Model UN educate members about current global issues, conference in the state of Indiana and educate

the next generation of diplomats and global Governed Student Organizations. The leaders. guidance required a disassociation of most student organizations from the University and required that most student organizations History establish their own, independent legal and The Indiana University Self-Governed Student financial entity. This policy is called “STU-01”. Organization called “Model United Nations at Following the implementation of STU-01, Indiana University” was founded in student officers of the Model United Nations Bloomington, IN in the fall of 2013 by Mara club formed a new corporation called “Indiana Gonzalez Souto and Rashmika Nedungadi. Model United Nations” (abbreviated The program traveled to its first conference in IndianaMUN) which would serve the same spring 2014. From its founding in 2013 to the purposes as the dissolved student spring of 2017, it operated under the organization. administration of the School of Public and Environmental Affairs (SPEA). The club This corporation then absorbed the previous complimented a class through SPEA that ran student club and renamed it to “Indiana Model from 2014-2016, which had a regular section United Nations”. Read more in the legal and an advanced section. developments section to understand how the organization is managing this transition. In the Summer of 2017, the University issued new guidance regarding the structure of Self-

02 | Board of Directors The Board of Directors oversees executive management and legal status of the corporation. Duties of the board include facilitating member education, organizing conference travel, raising funds, managing finances, recruiting members, and maintaining corporate status. VICTORIA BROWN President Victoria is a senior studying International Studies and Political Science. Throughout her time at IU, she has been the Vice President and Director of Communications for IndianaMUN. She was the Chief of Staff for IUMUNC IV and worked as a Teacher’s Assistant for the Department of Political Science. After graduation, she will be attending Georgetown Law.

JOHN CHEN Vice-President John Chen is a junior majoring in Neuroscience. He was previously the Director of Communications for Indiana Model United Nations and has been a chair and crisis director for IUMUNC. John is a member of the chemistry fraternity Alpha Chi Sigma and the honorable Phi Beta Kappa.

ANDREW GRECO Treasurer, Secretary Andrew Greco is a sophomore studying International Studies and Central Eurasian Studies. He was the USG-Finance for IUMUNC IV and a chair for IUMUNC III. He is a part of the Turkish Flagship program and the Certificate in Applied Research and Inquiry.

QUINN GORDON Communications Director Aug 2017 – Dec 2017 Quinn is a sophomore political science major. He worked on the election commission for Indiana University Student Association. He left his term early to intern for Joe Donnelly in Washington D.C. through the Washington Leadership Program.

KENNA WELCH Communications Director Kenna Welch is a sophomore majoring in international studies. She works for the Center for the Study of the Middle East and is the President of the Lutheran sorority Phi Beta Chi.

g CARI RICE Conference Coordinator Cari is a senior studying Italian and Biochemistry. She was previously a Director of Communications and this year was her second year as Conference Coordinator. She is a member of Phi Beta Kappa and has researched in several labs. After graduation she is getting her Masters in Italian Studies at New York University.

LAUREN MEADOWS Member Educator Lauren Meadows is a sophomore and Wells Scholar studying History and Political Science. She is member of the Vice Provost’s Council and chaired the ICJ committee at IUMUNC IV.

VISHNU GANDIKOTA Member Educator Aug 2017 – Mar 2018 Vishnu is a junior in the Kelley School of Business who wishes to pursue a career in investment banking. His term as member educator was shortened through a unanimous vote by the Board of Directors to remove him from his position due to the inability to fulfill its duties.

ANABEL CARMONA Events Coordinator Anabel is a senior studying Environmental and Sustainability Studies and International Studies. She was a crisis director for IUMUN IV and served as the Event Coordinator for two years. After graduation she will be getting her Master’s degree in Spain.

DUNCAN JUSTICE Secretary-General Duncan is a senior studying Political Science. He served as the Secretary-General responsible for organizing and leading the organization’s annual high school conference. After graduation, Duncan will attend law school in California.

NICK CERYAK Chairman of the Board (Non-Executive) Nick is a senior studying Accounting and Technology Management. He has previously served as President and Treasurer for the club and various roles on the organizing committee for the high school conference. After graduation, he will work in strategy consulting in Chicago, IL. 5

03 | Growth IndianaMUN, in its five years of existence as a SGSO at Indiana University, has built incredible momentum with its team successes and conference scope. Team Size (number of students, fall semester) 130 100 70 55 35 20

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1. In 2014, IndianaMUN hosted a summer conference which was not officially part of the “IndianaMUNC” series.

04 | Legal Developments

July 14, 2017. This new corporation did not STU-01 and absorb or takeover any tangible assets from the club: Model United Nations at Indiana Incorporation University. The new corporation, however, did absorb the club and re-named it to: “Indiana IndianaMUN undertook several initiatives in its Model United Nations”. first year of corporate operations in response to Indiana University’s new student organization IndianaMUN estimates that compliance with policy: STU-01, which requires most student STU-01 took between 300 to 500 work-hours organizations, including IndianaMUN, to and cost the organization between $2,000 to disassociate from the University. $3,000. IndianaMUN estimates that future Disassociation includes: 1) discontinuing use compliance will require between 100 and 200 of: the phrase “Indiana University”, use of the work-hours per year and may entail costs of IU logo, and use of the IU colors 2) complete between $500 and $5,000 per year, dependent financial independence from the University’s upon tax applications and determinations by accounts management department and 3) legal the board to hire professional accounting and entity separation. legal assistance. Towards these ends, IndianaMUN officially Upon publication of STU-01, university officials incorporated as a non-profit corporation with an within Student Life and Learning (SLL) and educational purpose in the state of Indiana on Student Organization Accounts (SOA) provided guidance to student organizations to open 7

independent checking accounts with IU Credit liability of student officers maintaining the Union. The guidance suggested that each organization. By applying for 501(c)3 status, organization’s treasurer should open the IndianaMUN can potentially eliminate its account in their personal name and establish annual income tax obligation. By opening a the organization legally as a sole-proprietorship business account with Chase, IndianaMUN with the Treasurer taking on the role of now has access to financial tools that enhance proprietor. The organization rejected this the ease and transparency with which it can guidance because it believed this arrangement carry out its financial transactions. As did not meet the organization’s needs. IndianaMUN has carried out this transition, it has maintained steady and transparent As IndianaMUN understands the guidance and communication with its partners in the School as it has been explained: the treasurer would of Public and Environmental Affairs who have have operated and legally owned assets of the provided helpful guidance and assistance student organization. Given there is no throughout the process. guidance from the University regarding internal controls to prevent Treasurers from mishandling or misappropriating assets, Retail Merchant IndianaMUN decided against transferring control of these assets to a personal checking Status account. When initially incorporating the organization, Furthermore, IndianaMUN does not believe it IndianaMUN applied for Retail Merchant can maintain legal compliance under the Status, so that IndianaMUN could collect sales recommended tax treatment of these accounts. tax, specifically on apparel that IndianaMUN Per university guidance, treasurers will pay sold to our members as a fundraising initiative. income tax incurred by the student IndianaMUN did not realize that such status organization on their personal tax returns. meant that it would be required to make IndianaMUN decided against holding a student periodic estimated sales tax payments to the treasurer financially and legally liable for the Indiana Department of Revenue. Because organization’s income tax. Second, since IU IndianaMUN did not sell apparel for its first two Student Organization policy already requires quarters of operation, IndianaMUN did not student organizations to operate for a collect any sales tax, however, the Indiana charitable exempt purpose, IndianaMUN Department of Revenue sent letters to the believes that it should be able to apply for tax- corporation requesting payment of estimated exempt status, which it has done. sales tax. Having rejected the guidance provided by SLL In response to this action, IndianaMUN and SOA, IndianaMUN decided to incorporate decided to close its retail merchant status and as a non-profit corporation, apply for 501(c)3 agreed not to sell merchandise outside of the tax-exempt status, and opened a business permitted 30-day fundraising window. checking account at Chase Bank in Bloomington, IN. By incorporating as a C- As such, all future merchandise sales will take Corporation, IndianaMUN decreased the legal place in a 30-day window in February-March

so that IndianaMUN may make merchandise 5. Bylaws and constitution will be sales at the annual high school conference and regularly maintained, constantly apparel sales to members. adhered to, accessible on the website, and archived on the drive. 6. Receipts for all financial transactions IRS Audit Preparation will be scanned and archived on the If the organization’s application for tax-exempt drive. status under section 501(c)3 of the Internal 7. Emails for the relevant fiscal tax year Revenue Code is successful, the organization will archived and stored. at any point may be subject to an IRS audit ensuring that it is actively engaged in the Assumed Name pursuit of its exempt purpose. Although the organization is officially registered IndianaMUN has prepared a comprehensive as “Indiana Model United Nations Inc.”, it has plan to document its engagement so that any filed for an assumed name of “IndianaMUN”. audit of the organization can be conducted “IndianaMUN” has been used colloquially to smoothly and definitively conclude that refer to the organization for the past year, and IndianaMUN is deserving of its tax-exempt with an assumed name filing, the organization status. can now use “IndianaMUN” in most legal Towards these ends, IndianaMUN has created contexts as well, including on official a seven-step plan to document its exempt documents and checks paid to our charitable purpose engagement. organization. 1. Meeting slides from each weekly meeting will use a consistent template Transition and format and will be archived on the drive. Because IndianaMUN schedules Board of Directors turnover to occur each April after an 2. Meeting minutes will be taken in a more detailed, professional, and elections process, the organization will need to deliberate manner, and will be archived file annual amendments reflecting this on the drive. The minutes include transition. The organization will need to amend meetings of the Board of Directors and the registered agent to the newly elected other related boards such as Treasurer and Secretary of the organization. Conference Secretariat. The organization will need to amend the principal incorporator to the newly elected 3. Financial statements including a statement of cash flows, income President. The organization will need to update statement, and balance sheet will be the mailing address for the organization, if prepared and archived on the drive. required. The organization will also hold a legal seminar for all incoming officers so that they 4. Annual reports detailing the organization’s activities for the year will understand their obligations as members of the be made available on the website, sent Board. to members, and archived on the drive. 9

05 | Achievements

This year was extremely successful for IndianaMUN received an honorable mention in IndianaMUN. The club had an approximate ‘Event of the Year’ for the exceptional campus membership of 130 members and was the and community impact of its Model UN largest in club history. IndianaMUN received conference for high school students. numerous awards for its impact on the Indiana IndianaMUN received the award of ‘Best for University campus and its performance at Leadership Development’ for its outstanding conferences across the nation. programs teaching students leadership skills and providing them opportunities to apply Student Life and them. IndianaMUN received the award of ‘Best

Learning Awards Student Organization of the Year’ for its Each year, Indiana University Department of exceptional performance across all dimensions Student Life and Learning (SLL) presents including collaboration, community seven awards to student-organizations that engagement, and diversity and inclusion. represent the highest achieving groups across These awards demonstrate that IndianaMUN several unique dimensions. consistently goes above and beyond to deliver Of these seven dimensions, and out of 800 an enriching and holistic experience for its organizations on the Indiana University members. Its collaborations with campus and campus, IndianaMUN was presented awards in community partners strengthen this capability. three areas. 10

Awards won by the delegates at NCSC XLV Conference are as follows: Honorable Mention: Mauritius in the

Performance “Commonwealth of Nations, 1973” Committee, The 2017-2018 travel season marked another represented by Tom Sweeney (sophomore) outstanding year for IndianaMUN in conference and Lauren David (freshman) performance. IndianaMUN attended an Verbal Commendation: Party Secretary of the ambitious 5 conferences this year, and in total, PCI in the “Years of Lead” Committee, IndianaMUN delegates won 27 awards at represented by John Chen (junior) collegiate conferences this year, four of which are nationally ranked. These 27 awards were University of Pennsylvania Model won by 23 separate delegates, exemplifying United Nations Conference the strength of the team as a whole, and the (UPMUNC) team’s wide distribution of talent. Moreover, 14 November 9-12, 2017 of IndianaMUN’s 27 total awards were won by The team’s second conference on the 2017- underclassmen, illustrating the team’s 2018 travel schedule, UPMUNC is the highest potential. IndianaMUN is growing and ranked collegiate conference on the circuit in improving every year, and the 2017-2018 year the fall semester, according to Best Delegate’s marked the pinnacle of IndianaMUN’s metrics. This was IndianaMUN’s first conference performance thus far. appearance at UPMUNC, with 20 delegates in attendance. UPMUNC provided the team with National Collegiate Security an opportunity to sharpen its skills in General Conference (NCSC) Assembly committees: UPMUNC’s specialty. October 26-29, 2017 IndianaMUN looks forward to attending Hosted by Georgetown University’s UPMUNC 52 after achieving a prestigious International Relations Association, NCSC “Best Delegate” recognition at this past year’s prides itself on facilitating debate regarding iteration. Awards won by the delegates at “modern and realistic” topics and Model United UPMUNC 51 are as follows: Nations competition. Indiana Model United Nations returned to NCSC for a second time Best Delegate: Australia in the United Nations this past year, and brought a delegation of 20 Economic and Social Commission for Asia and students, many of whom were first-time the Pacific (UNESCAP), represented by John collegiate delegates. IndianaMUN received a Chen (junior) position on NCSC’s highly competitive Security Verbal Commendation: Burundi in the Council and has been invited to register early General Assembly Fourth Committee: Special for NCSC XLVI in 2018 as a result of the Political and Decolonization (SPECPOL), team’s stellar performance at NCSC XLV. The represented by Andrea Drygas (junior) first conference of the team’s travel schedule, NCSC provides an excellent opportunity for growth and skills development that lays the foundation for future conference performances.

American Model United Nations Outstanding Delegation: Greece in the International Conference (AMUN) Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical November 18-21, 2017 Weapons (OPCW), represented by Anabel Hosted in Chicago, Illinois, AMUN has long Carmona (senior) and Nicholas Motta (senior) been a staple of the IndianaMUN conference Outstanding Delegation: Turkmenistan in the season. The most traditional of all the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and conferences that IndianaMUN attends, the the Pacific (UNESCAP), represented by Mehar Board of Directors bills AMUN as an excellent Athar (sophomore) conference for those new to Model UN as a form of debate. While no longer a ranked Virginia International Crisis conference on the collegiate circuit, Simulation (VICS) IndianaMUN has always put up a strong March 22-25, 2018 performance at past iterations, and the 2017 After an outstanding performance at VICS XXII conference was no exception. IndianaMUN in 2017, IndianaMUN returned to VICS for a won an overall delegation award for second time this past March with 24 delegates outstanding representation of Djibouti and competing. The performance of the delegates several individual outstanding delegation exceeded all expectations, and IndianaMUN awards. Over two-thirds of the delegates from walked away with 10 individual awards, the IndianaMUN in attendance were new members most won at any collegiate conference by (29 of 42), and IndianaMUN is confident that IndianaMUN (excluding AMUN). The team also the delegates gained valuable experience for finished in a close second to the University of their future Model UN careers. Awards won by Pennsylvania (ranked #1 in the nation) in the the delegates at AMUN 2017 are as follows: competition for Best Large Delegation. Moreover, 7 out of the 10 individual awards Outstanding Delegation: Djibouti in the won by IndianaMUN delegates were either General Assembly, First Committee: Best or Outstanding Delegate awards – the two Disarmament and International Security highest recognitions awarded in each (DISEC), represented by John Chen (junior) committee. 4 of the 10 individual awards were and Charles Burge (freshman) also won by new members. VICS focuses on Outstanding Delegation: Djibouti in the facilitating crisis-style committees, which are General Assembly, Second Committee: fast-paced and exciting, forcing delegates to Economic and Financial Committee (ECOFIN), think on their feet and speak represented by Brady Wade (senior) and extemporaneously – a clear strength for Arthur Janes (freshman) IndianaMUN delegates. This was by far the team’s strongest performance at a conference Outstanding Delegation: Djibouti in the to date, and IndianaMUN plans to attend next United Nations Historical Security Council of year’s iteration of VICS in Charlottesville. 1994 (UNSC), represented by Andrew Greco Awards won by the delegates at VICS XXIII are (sophomore) and Colin Gliniecki (senior) as follows: Outstanding Delegation: Greece in the World Best Delegate: Ethiopia (Ms. Beza Eyasu) in Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), the United Nations Disability Rights represented by Bradly Cline (junior) 12

Convention, represented by Shahin Saberi World” Ad-Hoc Committee of the Secretary- (sophomore) General, represented by John Chen (junior) Best Delegate: Miniter of Health, Social University of Chicago Model United Services, and Equality (Dolores Monserrat) in Nations Conference (ChoMUN) the “Catalan Secession – Spain” Joint Crisis March 29-April 1, 2018 Committee, represented by Quinn Coolidge IndianaMUN returned to ChoMUN after a two- (sophomore) year hiatus with 24 competing delegates. The delegates once again exceeded expectations, Best Delegate: Commander in the Imperial winning 7 individual awards. The last time that Guard (Thy’lek Shren) in the “Final Frontier: IndianaMUN attended ChoMUN in 2016, the 2159” Committee, represented by Nick Ceryak team brought home 0 individual awards, (senior) indicating the team’s tremendous growth in Outstanding Delegate: Minister for competitiveness in just two short years. The Information (Bill Ashley) in the “Curtin team’s success at ChoMUN, another crisis- Government: Australia 1941” Committee, heavy conference, reinforced the team’s represented by Lauren Meadows (sophomore) outstanding performance at VICS just one week prior, and demonstrated that Outstanding Delegate: Director-General of IndianaMUN is indeed becoming a the Civil Guard (Jose Manual Holgado Merino) powerhouse in collegiate competition. in the “Catalan Secession – Spain” Joint Crisis ChoMUN is another highly ranked collegiate Committee, represented by Alejandro Barrett conference on the circuit, and a stellar finish at (sophomore) ChoMUN rounded out the competitive season Outstanding Delegate: Sir Ian Wood in the for our delegates. The delegates won 17 “Scottish National Parliament 2018” awards in the two conferences during the Committee, represented by Duncan Justice second semester, and IndianaMUN plans to (senior) return to ChoMUN next year. Awards won by the delegates at ChoMUN XXI are as follows: Outstanding Delegate: Audrey Herbert in the “Partitioning the Ottoman Empire” Committee, Best Delegate: Janusz Onyszkiewicz in the represented by Colin Gliniecki (senior) “Stand in Solidarity: The Governing Committee of the 1980 Polish Solidarity Movement” : Morty Sanders in the Honorable Mention Committee, represented by Mitch Etchason “RICS XXIII: A New Hope” Committee, (senior) represented by Cole Ferguson (freshman) Best Delegate: Prince Jayant Mongkol in the : Xavier Domenech in Verbal Commendation “Court of King Chulalongkora” Committee, the “Catalan Secession – Catalonia” Joint represented by John Chen (junior) Crisis Committee, represented by Jack Missler (freshman) Outstanding Delegate: Vice President of Research and Development in the “Banana : Representative of the Verbal Commendation Republics: United Fruit Company Board of Crown (Sir Lancy James) in the “A Grave New Directors” Committee, represented by Lauren Meadows (sophomore) 13

Outstanding Delegate: Center for American Progress in the “Citizens, United: Senate Leadership Retreat, 2015-2017” Committee, represented by Andrea Drygas (junior) Outstanding Delegate: Niall O’Flaherty in the “In Her Good Graces: Clans and Company of Grace O’Malley, 1576” Committee, represented by Duncan Justice (senior) Honorable Mention: Ode de Vaudrie in the “Friday the 13th: The Fall of the Knights Templar” Committee, represented by Alejandro Barrett (sophomore) Verbal Commendation: Lorena Hickok in the “Eleanor Roosevelt’s East Wing” Committee, represented by Victoria Brown (senior)

06 | High School Conference

With an emphasis on building Indiana MUN’s greatly improved the efficiency and conference into one of the biggest and best in smoothness of the conference. IndianaMUN the Midwest, IndianaMUN received delegates placed a renewed emphasis on chair training, from 18 different high schools from across ensuring that not only were the chairs high- Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, and Michigan. From quality, but that their performance would be these 18 schools, IndianaMUN had over 350 consistent across all committees. delegates from public and private schools, and This feedback found that the advisors were military academies. The size of the conference overall extremely impressed with the also grew in staff size with about 80 staff operations and the quality of the conference, members coming from the IndianaMUN team with all expressing the desire to return for the with positions as chairs, logistics, operations, fifth iteration. Throughout two sessions for and more. With the increase in size, feedback, the advisors of the teams had IndianaMUN also experienced an upkeep in minimal feedback and positively compared our quality, as surveyed during and after the conference to other Midwestern conferences of conference from both advisors and students. a larger size and which have been around IndianaMUN hosted twelve committees much longer. Delegate feedback was also including large general assemblies, medium- overall positive with the lowest committee still sized specialized agencies, and fast-paced receiving a score of above a 4 on a scale of 1- crisis committees. IndianaMUN also tested 5. Our highest ranked committee received several new operational initiatives which almost a perfect score with a 4.9.

07 | New Initiatives

represented in every group. For instance, Member Education during one meeting, delegates were randomly divided into five separate “teams” – each IndianaMUN’s Member Education curriculum tasked with drafting a short directive in continues to develop and improve, with the response to a simulated crisis update. The most notable change this year being in the teams worked together to draft their solutions, format of weekly meetings. In years prior, and these directives were then presented and IndianaMUN weekly meetings focused on In- debated. This workshop focused on the Crisis Meeting Simulations (IMS) to prepare Update component of Model UN Committees, delegates for conference. However, this year, but other workshops have focused on public the Member Education team decided to speaking, writing resolution and directives, and transition toward a more workshop-based coalition-building, to name a few. IndianaMUN approach to learning, with each week’s hopes to continue this workshop-based style of meeting focusing on a different skill or learning into the 2018-2019 year, and the component of Model United Nations Board of Directors has received largely positive competition. feedback in response to this transition in In-Meeting Simulations are helpful when it meeting format. comes to demonstrating the flow and style of The Member Education Team also developed Model UN debate, as delegates represent UN a more thorough Research Checklist and member states in a mock committee and move Reference Sheet for delegates traveling to through the flow of a conference weekend, conferences. Traveling delegates are required from opening debate to voting on resolutions. to prepare a research binder for every However, the Member Education team found conference they attend, which should be full of this method to be lacking in integrating all information regarding their committee, position, members of the club. For example, new and topics. members were hesitant to speak and participate in the simulations because they felt Delegates must conference with a member of intimidated by the skill of seasoned delegates. the Board of Directors prior to conferences and Thus, IndianaMUN’s mission of Member must get their binder approved. However, the Education was not truly being fulfilled, as over Member Educators noticed that the Binder half the club was not engaging in active Check was lacking in rigor and structure. learning through the IMS format. Delegates did not have explicit guidelines for what to include, and thus, research binders The workshop format of weekly meetings often did not meet the standards of helped to mitigate these concerns for new IndianaMUN. Thus, the Member Educators members and encouraged participation. The drafted a Binder Checklist for delegates general body was often broken up into small competing in both General Assembly and groups, with both old and new members Crisis-style committees. This checklist 16

streamlined the research check portion of the Board focused on increasing attendance to Board of Directors conferences and allowed these practice simulations, regardless of desire Board members to focus on strategizing and to attend a conference. IndianaMUN believes more advanced concepts. that students with more practice will perform better at conference and in turn, become more The Member Educators have also kept and skilled delegates. While IndianaMUN has seen maintained a resolution database from past increased attendance at these try-out conferences and hope to expand this database simulations, it hopes to improve numbers to include Crisis committee notes and moving into the 2018-2019 school year. directives. Looking forward, the Member Educators are focused on specialized training The Board of Directors also formalized the – education that targets delegates’ individual selection process by stipulating a blind, areas of improvement. More small group work anonymous voting system for the Selection and split meetings between new and old Committee (comprised of the President, Vice members will help facilitate such individualized President, Member Educators, and Graduate development, and hopefully help overcome the Assistant). Selection Committee members first plateauing of delegates’ skill levels in the later must individually rank the performance of all years of their Model UN careers. delegates in attendance at the try-out simulations held for each conference (typically The future is bright for Member Education, and two simulations per conference). Selection IndianaMUN hope to build off the success of Committee members will never see the this year’s competition season in the coming rankings the other members’ rankings. The years. results are then averaged, and the final list for delegates attending conference is generated. If Travel Team there are discrepancies, the Board of Directors will deliberate as needed, but the blind ranking Selection system aims to take away any personal bias or coercion from the selection process. In coming IndianaMUN holds separate try-out simulations years, the Board hopes to reinforce principles for every conference it attends. IndianaMUN of fairness, transparency, and equal typically brings between 20 and 30 delegates opportunity in this process by providing to any given conference, and thus, decisions delegates feedback on their performance at often must be made regarding which delegates simulations, explaining the selection process in to take to which conference. IndianaMUN detail before every simulation, and ensuring prides itself on maintaining a wide distribution that new members with potential are duly of talent, and thus, emphasizes inclusion and considered in the ranking process. participation of all members that wish to attend The Board of Directors continues to utilize an conferences. For each conference, the Board application-based selection system for the of Directors facilitates four-hour-long American Model United Nations (AMUN) simulations on Sundays to determine which delegation, in hopes of increasing new member delegates to take to conference based on their participation at AMUN. After the applications performance in the simulation. This year, the are reviewed and the team is chosen, all 17

AMUN delegates must attend a mandatory beneficial, and the club’s practice simulations AMUN simulation to gain practical committee help facilitate this practice. experience before departing for conference. In Second, IndianaMUNC has developed a strict future, the Board hopes to expand upon this policy of internally based recruitment and application-based selection system in some staffing. IndianaMUNC prides itself on the specific instances to increase new member experience and professionalism of its staff, and participation in simulations and conferences. by recruiting staffers from within IndianaMUN specifically, IndianaMUNC can ensure strict Club & Conference compliance with club and conference standards. Thus, infractions on a conference- Integration level transfer over to club-level standing, and vice-versa. If a club member arrives late to IndianaMUN continues to prioritize the their shift/committee session at IndianaMUNC, integration of IndianaMUN and IndianaMUNC then that member is held accountable on the activities and duties. As it stands, members club side of the organization, as well as the must participate in IndianaMUNC by filling a conference-side. Not only does this club- position as a conference staffer to remain in conference internal communication ensure that good standing in the club. Additionally, the first standards are met across the board, but it also half of the Spring semester is generally encourages collaboration and communication devoted to IndianaMUNC preparation explicitly, between the two organs. in both weekly meetings and weekend simulations. To create a more cohesive Lastly, the Board of Directors has reinforced organization, the Board of Directors has also that the Secretary-General of IndianaMUNC instated some new requirements and initiatives must attend Board meetings and keep the effective as of the 2017-2018 year. Board of Directors up-to-date with all conference news and personnel issues that First, the Board of Directors has mandated that may arise. selected Chairs and Vice Chairs for IndianaMUNC serve as such during at least

one weekend try-out simulation before Corporate Transition IndianaMUNC takes place. All IndianaMUNC Per Indiana University regulations, Indiana Crisis staff – including the Crisis Director and Model United Nations has been diligently Crisis Under-staffers must help run one of working on its non-profit corporate transition, these simulations, as well. This initiative serves 501(c)3 status pending, throughout the entirety two primary purposes: 1) club-conference of the 2017-2018 year. IndianaMUN has integration, and 2) experience and practice for specifically worked to redesign a new logo and IndianaMUNC V. In the first place, participation color scheme which disaffiliates itself from of conference staff in largely club-facilitated Indiana University. Colloquial name-changes, events increases one side’s awareness of the including the transition from “IUMUN” to other, effectively strengthening both. Second, “IndianaMUN” and “Executive Board” to “Board more experience for conference staff is always of Directors” have become primary focuses of the organization over the past year. 18

08 | Vision

Within the next five years, IndianaMUN hopes attending head delegate social events to better to be a consistent presence in the top 15 connect not only with the school hosting the Model UN teams in the country. It will conference, but all other schools competing as accomplish this by improving its MUN training well. curriculum for new members, establishing a IndianaMUN also seeks to strengthen its own deeper talent pool and producing more conference – IndianaMUNC – as well as its consistently competitive delegates who have travel team, aiming to be one of the premiere potential to win awards at conferences. It aims high school MUN conference in the Midwest to move from a simulation-based to a and expand the number of delegates attending workshop-based educational model, designing IndianaMUNC to over 500 within the next 3 lessons that teach specific skills critical to years. This requires a restructuring of MUN, such as directive and crisis note writing, IndianaMUN’s current organizational model, public speaking, negotiation, and more. It will necessitating a shift from a large general body draw upon resources created by its own that could both attend conferences and staff delegates, creating a comprehensive online IndianaMUNC to a smaller, travel team which database of crisis notes, directives, and would compete in conferences and a larger resolutions of IndianaMUN delegates at past conference staff dedicated to running the conferences to be used by club members in conference. Members of the travel team would preparation for future conferences. Outside of still be able to staff the conference, but their education, it will establish enduring main responsibility would be to represent connections with the schools that host IndianaMUN at collegiate conferences. This conferences IndianaMUN attend to ensure would enable IndianaMUN to have an favorable committee assignments and better adequately large amount of conference staff so rapport with the conference staff. It looks to that it could expand the number of delegates accomplish this by continuing to be prompt with attending its conference without having to payments and registration for conferences, outsource staffing to other organizations. maintaining professional communication with the Secretariats of these conferences, and 19

09 | Challenges

The main challenges that IndianaMUN faces IndianaMUN can store some items, this closet are recruitment, storage space, and hosting is not large enough to contain all items. space for its high school conference. IndianaMUN has applied for larger storage Recruitment is a reoccurring issue that is space in the Memorial Union for the 2018-19 addressed by each incoming Board of academic year and hope to have a private Directors at the start of each academic year. office in which IndianaMUN can store Board members are responsible for tabling at conference supplies. recruitment events, such as the Fall Student The final challenge facing IndianaMUN is Involvement Fair, SGIS Direct Admit finding space to expand our conference. Involvement Fair, and SPEA Direct Admit Although the demand for a larger Student Involvement Fair. They also give class IndianaMUNC is high, with the number of talks, post flyers around Indiana University, delegates attending increasing each year since and reach out to departments to advertise its inception, the building in which it is held – IndianaMUN on their email listservs. the School of Public and Environmental Affairs Recruitment is increasingly vital to the – is not large enough to hold many more organization as the demand for qualified people. If IndianaMUNC is to meet its goal of students to staff the conference increases. hosting over 500 delegates within 3 years, it Another challenge that IndianaMUN faces is will have to find another building in which it can limited storage space. Currently, our expand its operations. To address this, it is organization possesses a large amount of currently reaching out to the School of Global supplies, most of which is used to run our high and International Studies to negotiate more school conference. Most of these supplies are space for future conferences. currently stored in the apartment of one of our

Board members. Although IndianaMUN has a closet in the Indiana Memorial Union in which

10 | Financial For the fiscal tax year begun July 14, 2017 (date of incorporation) and ended June 30, 2018, IndianaMUN had revenue of $82,970.62 and expenses of $79,530.67. Because this is the corporation’s first year of operations, there was no beginning balance and the ending cash balance for the corporation was $3,439.95.

IndianaMUN Revenue Sources | 2017 - 2018

$32,472 $27,077

$14,556 $8,866

Funding Grants Member Dues HS Conference SPEA Grants

IndianaMUN Expenses | 2017 - 2018

$26,847

$19,832

$13,980 $12,526

$5,428 $229 $688