WeAreCottey

By Beth Hammock, Executive Director of Marketing and Communication, and Kidest Ketema, Class of 2019 Cottey College students who attended the Midwest Model United Nations include in the front row: Christi-Anne Beatty, Htet Thazin Lwin and La Min Thiri. Back row: Kidest Ketama, Joan Dwomoh-Okudzeto and Rebeca Dorantes. Not pictured: Rimsa Upreti Cottey College believes students will become better leaders when they are more globally aware. We want them to learn about cultures, politics, economics and much more. So when seven students returned from the 59 th Midwest Model United Nations in late February, we were thrilled to hear their enthusiasm! At the Model U.N. in St. Louis, students acted as if they were United Nations diplomats. The goal was to gain a better understanding of global issues and the role of the United Nations. Five of the seven Cottey students who attended are international students, which enhanced the exchange of ideas at the conference. “I am bot