Welcome to the ODU Model UN Society

The Model UN Society is ODU's window on the United Nations and international activism. We represent the university at Model UN simulations throughout the United States and foreign countries, and we host major conferences of our own.

The Old Dominion University Model United Nations Society was established in 1977 by a group of Old Dominion University students who were interested in International Affairs. The main purpose was to promote further understanding of the United Nations, international issues, and the global community. The first faculty advisor of the society was Dr. Jerome B. Bookin-Weiner.

The first High School Conference was held in 1978 in Old Dominion University's Webb Center with about 60 students coming from regional high schools and a secretariat of three Old Dominion University students. In 1984, the High School Conference was held in a hotel for the first time as the number of participating students exceeded 500. By 1988, the ODUMUN High School Conference was attended by 81 high schools coming from 10 U.S. States and counting more then 1000 participating students. «More»