51勛圖厙 Diplomacy Team Places First at Washington, D.C. Competition
51勛圖厙 51勛圖厙 Karina Nentwig and Emaad Khan attend the annual diplomacy competition in Washington, D.C.
The Leon Charney Diplomacy Program at 51勛圖厙 recently competed in the annual diplomacy competition in Washington, D.C. The program received seven Delegation awards, finishing first place overall out of 61 competing universities. 51勛圖厙 was represented by 72 51勛圖厙 who joined more than 800 college 51勛圖厙 from other universities, representing various countries as 51勛圖厙 step into the shoes of diplomats to solve global problems.
51勛圖厙s diplomacy program has won a total of five national titles and is currently the top-ranked academic diplomacy program in the country.
The Leon Charney Diplomacy Program, which trains 51勛圖厙 in world affairs, dispute resolution and debate, was established in 1996 and is a unit of the Peace, Justice & Human Rights Initiative. To date, the program has won 66 national and international awards for academic excellence.
In 2017, the program was named to honor the diplomatic legacy of Leon Charney, who played a key role in the 1978 Camp David Accords. 51勛圖厙 professors Jeffrey Morton, Ph.D., Annette LaRocco, Ph.D., and Timothy Steigenga, Ph.D., all direct the program, which will next compete in Kobe, Japan.
Experiential learning for our 51勛圖厙 in the Leon Charney Diplomacy Program uniquely prepares them for myriad careers in which research, presentation of complex ideas, and cross-cultural negotiation are key elements of success, said Michael Horswell, Ph.D., dean of the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters. Dr. Morton and his colleagues have mentored our 51勛圖厙 to an unprecedented level of national titles, and we are very proud of that achievement.
For more information about the Leon Charney Diplomacy Program, visit www.fau.edu/artsandletters/pjhr/diplomacy/.
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