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U.N. Program Immerses Students
in Global Diplomacy
To focus on the most pressing issues facing
the United Nations today, Seton Hall
University offers advanced undergraduates
and graduate students a week-long summer
program at the United Nations. Participants
attend a session of the U.N. Security Council
and interact with speakers at briefings about
economics, social issues, development, peace,
security and the promotion of democracy. This
July, the topics will include the U.N.’s role in
Iraq; the U.N.’s Electoral Assistance Division;
the Global Compact; as well as peacekeeping,
disarmament and terrorism.
The sixth annual U.N. Intensive Summer
Study program of the John C. Whitehead School
of Diplomacy and International Relations will
take place July 18-22. This program enables
students from Seton Hall and beyond to gain
exposure to the roles, norms and practices of
the United Nations and its constituents.
The summer program launched in June 2001
with the United Nations Association of the U.S.A.
(UNA-USA), a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization
that encourages active civic participation in the
most important issues facing the world today.
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Courtney Smith, Ph.D., assistant professor in
the Whitehead School, coordinates the program
with Suzanne DiMaggio, M.A., adjunct professor
in the Whitehead School and executive director
of global policy programs for the UNA-USA.
Originally, the program took place at the
UNA-USA headquarters, just blocks from the
U.N. plaza. Now that its enrollment has more
than doubled, the U.N. headquarters is host.
“Participants get a balance between the nuts
and bolts of the U.N. and the big picture,” Smith
says. “The program exposes them to diplomats
and participants from non-governmental organizations,
as well as to U.N. staff and the professional
officers who handle most of the day-to-day
issues.” To give students several perspectives,
Smith arranges for speakers from small, developing
countries as well as from the United States
and other developed countries.
Students can earn three credits in the program
or take it on a non-credit basis. Housing on campus
is available,
or students may
choose to commute
to Seton
Hall. After a
breakfast at the
University, the
group travels
by bus to the
U.N. plaza.
Students are
immersed
in activities
throughout the
day, including
cultural opportunities,
and
then return to
campus for
dinner. Those
enrolled for
credit are
required to
complete several
assignments,
and all participants are encouraged to read the
materials recommended by Smith prior to the
program. For more information, contact Courtney
Smith, Ph.D. at (973) 313-6203.
— Lori Varga
Sophomore
Wins Miss
New Jersey
USA Crown
Meet Miss New Jersey
USA 2005, Seton Hall
University’s own Sylvia
Pogorzelski! The 19-year-old
sophomore from East Hanover,
who won the state pageant
in October 2004, is majoring
in business administration
with a concentration in international
studies.
It was her parents, says
Pogorzelski, who encouraged
her to enter. For her, winning
the title signifies “a sense of
accomplishment in achieving
something I would have never
seen myself doing.” She hopes
her achievement becomes an
example for other Seton Hall
students to believe in themselves
and never give up their
dreams.
Pogorzelski shone above 98
other contestants to win the
coveted crown. Her extensive
prize package includes scholarships
and personal appearances.
Pogorzelski represented her home
state in the 54th Miss USA ®
Pagent in Baltimore in early April.
— Dorett Smith