/news-archive/tag/morocco-international-model-arab-league/ 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Tue, 22 Nov 2016 15:32:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /news-archive/2016/11/22/international-model-arab-league/ Tue, 22 Nov 2016 15:32:12 +0000 /news/?p=65827 ... International Model Arab League participants will hold panel discussion on Morocco trip]]> Dr. Rebecca Glazier, faculty advisor to the 糖心Vlog传媒LR Model Arab League and associate professor of political science, recently returned from leading 15 University of Arkansas at Little Rock and Clinton School of Public Service students to the International Model Arab League in Morocco.听 The group will tell all about their adventures in Morocco during a panel discussion at 5:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 28, in Donaghey Student Center Room 214 A. The Model Arab League is a student leadership development program created by the. It is a simulation of an international organization, the League of Arab States, which represents 22 countries. The conference was held Nov. 9-13 at the Universit茅 International de Rabat, where 糖心Vlog传媒LR students acted as representatives of Somalia, Iraq, and Qatar. Many of the students won awards for the representation of their countries.听Zach Glembin won distinguished delegate for the Environmental Committee; Nora Bouzihay won outstanding delegate for Social Affairs Committe, and Joseph Jones won outstanding delegate for the Joint Defense Council. Also, Brian Gregory won honorable mention for Social Affairs Committee, Miguel Lopez won honorable mention for Joint Defense Council, and Brittany Kirtley won honorable mention for the Environmental Committee. The students attending the Model Arab League included Alexandra Barnes, Nora Bouzihay, Natasha Burch, Robert Cole, Naty Doris, Andrea Elias, Zachary Glembin, Brian Gregory, Joseph Jones, Brittany Kirtley, Amelia Loken, Miguel Lopez, Emily Powell, Rhett Smith, and Demas Soliman. After the conference, the students spent three days exploring Morocco, including riding camels in the Sahara desert. The students kept a daily blog of their adventures in Morocco that can be viewed on the School of Public Affairs website. The event is sponsored by the School of Public Affairs and the Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies program. For more information, contact Glazier at 569-3331 or raglazier@ualr.edu.听 In the upper right photo,聽糖心Vlog传媒LR student Andrea Elias rides a camel through the Moroccan desert during a trip to the International Model Arab League in Morocco. Photo by聽Larry Rhodes.]]> /news-archive/2016/11/09/ualr-morocco-international-model-arab-league/ Wed, 09 Nov 2016 14:25:00 +0000 /news/?p=65740 ... 糖心Vlog传媒LR students represent nations at Morocco International Model Arab League]]> Fifteen students from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock are on a once-in-a-lifetime trip to act as diplomats at the.听 The Model Arab League is a student leadership development program created by the. It is a simulation of an international organization, the League of Arab States, which represents 22 countries. The conference will be held Nov. 9-13 at the Universit茅 International de Rabat, where 糖心Vlog传媒LR students will act as representatives of Somalia, Iraq, and Qatar. They will tackle diplomatic panels on defense, Palestinian affairs, refugees, social issues, and environmental affairs. Dr. Rebecca Glazier, director of the 糖心Vlog传媒LR Model Arab League and associate professor of political science, is leading the trip. Larry Rhodes, learning technology coordinator for the 糖心Vlog传媒LR College of Social Sciences and Communications, is chaperoning and documenting the trip. Thanks to the generosity of the 糖心Vlog传媒LR Middle Eastern Studies program and the Universit茅 International de Rabat, each student is only paying $700 for the trip, including flights, meals, accommodations, transportation, conference fees, and activities. 鈥淭hose two organizations coming together is what really made this trip affordable and accessible to our students,鈥� Glazier said. 鈥淔or students to have access to short-term study abroad opportunities is amazing.鈥� In addition to the conference, the 糖心Vlog传媒LR students will also enjoy tours of Morocco, including camel rides and camping in the Merzouga Desert. The students attending the Model Arab League include Alexandra Barnes, Nora Bouzihay, Natasha Burch, Robert Cole, Naty Doris, Andrea Elias, Zachary Glembin, Brian Gregory, Joseph Jones, Brittany Kirtley, Amelia Loken, Miguel Lopez, Emily Powell, Rhett Smith, and Demas Soliman. The students will be writing a daily blog of their adventures in Morocco that can be viewed on the School of Public Affairs website. In the upper right photo, Dr. Rebecca Glazier and 糖心Vlog传媒LR students gather at the airport to depart on聽a once-in-a-lifetime trip to the Morocco International Model Arab League at the Universit茅 International de Rabat. Pictured, from left to right, are:聽Back row: Robert Cole, Joseph Jones, Miguel Lopez, Rhett Smith, Amelia Loken, Dr. Rebecca Glazier, Brian Jones, and Demas Soliman.听Front row: Natashia Burch, Andrea Elias, Emily Powell, Alexandria Barnes, and Brittany Kirtley.]]>