Samantha Craig-Curnow, Veronica Guido, Val Muzik and Darren Zanussi are all fourth-year students in the Department of Political Science in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS) at York University. They recently came away with accolades for their standout performances at the Model Arctic Council (MAC) held at the University of Alaska Fairbanks from March 8 to 15.
The Model Arctic Council (MAC) is a simulation Arctic Council that is open to student participants from all over the world. In 2016, the highly competitive program drew more than 65 undergraduate and graduate students from 13 countries to debate and address pressing issues in the Arctic. Each participant was given a role to represent either an Arctic state, an indigenous organization or an observer state within one of the Model Arctic Council’s working groups. In addition to drawing emerging leaders, the event, which coincided with Arctic Science Summit Week, also saw the presence of numerous high-ranking officials and luminaries in the field. Full Story