Arkansas Model United Nations (AMUN)

12/01/2025

The Department of Government, Public Service, and International Studies (GPI) hosted the 60th Arkansas Model United Nations (AMUN) Conference at UCA on November 21-22, 2025. Nearly 600 high school students from Arkansas and Louisiana participated in the conference. Attending the opening session on Friday, November 21st were several former AMUN secretary-generals, including Brett Newcomb (AMUN S-G 1968), Larry Lanes (AMUN S-G 1976, and Bill Waddell (AMUN S-G 1977). David Gruber (AMUN S-G 1967) observed committee and plenary sessions on Saturday, November 22nd. Kyle Urban served as AMUN S-G in 2025. Dr. Don Baker, former UCA instructor and AMUN coordinator, gave the keynote address during the opening session. Dr. Baker has been a Foreign Service Officer (FSO) with the U.S. Department of State since 2005. The AMUN was established by Professor Simms McClintock during the fall of 1966. The first AMUN conference was held in January 1967. The second and third AMUN conferences were held in January and December 1968.

The Arkansas Model United Nations (AMUN) program was originally established by Professor Simms McClintock at Arkansas State Teachers College (ASTC) in the fall of 1966. The first AMUN conference was held on the campus of ASTC, now the University of Central Arkansas, in Conway in January 1967. The ci...

08/26/2023

UCA Political Science, Public Administration, and International Studies graduates:

You are cordially invited to attend a reception sponsored by the Department of Government, Public Service, and International Studies to honor the department's 2023 Distinguished Alumnus and Keynote Speaker, Justice Cody Hiland, Supreme Court of Arkansas.

The reception will take place on Tuesday, September 12th, 5:00pm-7:00pm in Buffalo Alumni Hall, 2490 Bruce Street, Conway, AR 72035.

Please RSVP to Rachel Glenn at [email protected] by September 5th.

We look forward to seeing many of you at UCA on September 12th!

08/07/2023

UCA political science, public administration, and international studies alumni: We have recently changed the name of the department to the UCA Department of Government, Public Service, and International Studies. We also have a new page. Please search for and "like" or "follow" the new department FB page, and please stay tuned for an invitation to an event at UCA on September 12th to help "kick off" the fall semester, honor a distinguished alumni, and celebrate new department name. We look forward to seeing many of you at the event!

UCA

03/09/2023

Current and former UCA Model United Nations (MUN) and Arkansas Model United Nations (AMUN) Conference participants: Please consider contributing to the Simms McClintock (AMUN) Fund on the UCA Day of Giving, March 9, 2023! You can find the Simms McClintock Fund in the searchable list of UCA funds. Thank you for your support!

From the expansion of academic programs to the addition of new facilities, UCA is growing — and your gift makes it possible. On March 9, let’s grow together.