The Arizona Model United Nations program was founded in 1963 by Dr. Clifton E. Wilson, a full professor in the Department of ... Political Science at the University of Arizona. Through the program, Dr. Wilson hoped to provide an interactive learning experience in international politics, law and diplomacy for both high school and university students. The first Arizona Model United Nations high school conference was held on January 18th and 19th, 1963. Because the conference was being held on an “experimental basis”, it was initially limited to Tucson, Arizona area high schools. Ten Tucson high schools sent 200 delegates and sponsors to the session which consisted only of the General Assembly. The topics considered at the first General Assembly session were the Representation of Communist China in the United Nations and Nuclear Testing. Because of the enthusiastic response to this “experimental” conference, it was decided not only to make the session an annual event, but to extend it to include all Arizona high schools. In its fifty years of existence, AZMUN has reached out to more than 100 schools within the state of Arizona, as well as schools in California and, Chihuahua and Sonora, Mexico. AzMUN is one of the oldest and most enduring student organizations at the University of Arizona. We are proud that the AzMUN has grown to become an integral part of the University of Arizona and of the educational program at many high schools. The AzMUN program has attracted the attention of the community and has gained national recognition both for its high school conference and for the performance of its university club-members as they participate at international conferences. We hope that participating students can absorb all that is offered by this unique experience. Our sincere thanks goes out to all of those special people who have worked hard over the last five decades to make AZMUN what it is today. read more