Students at the 2013 Ohio Valley Model Arab League, held at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.

The National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations’ Model Arab League program saw the successful completion of 5 Models during January and February. High school conferences were held in Atlanta, Georgia (January 24-25) and Little Rock, Arkansas (February 22-23), and university conferences were held in Grand Rapids, Michigan (February 14-16), Houston, Texas (February 16-17), and Oxford, Ohio (February 21-23). Below are a collection of stories detailing some schools’ experience at these recent Models.

Additional Model Arab League conferences will continue to be held across the United States through April. Students and schools wishing to participate in the Model Arab League program this year or in future school years should contact the National Council’s Director of Student Programs Megan Geissler or Deputy Director of Student Programs Josh Hilbrand to learn how to get involved.

• SVSU student earns honor at Michigan’s Model Arab League – Midland Daily News, February 28, 2013
• Butler Students Perform Well in Model Arab League – Butler University News, February 27, 2013
• Students earn multiple honors at Model Arab League competition – The Daily Northwestern, February 27, 2013
• Model Arab League conference was eye-opening for columnist – The Pine Log (Stephen F. Austin State University), February 18, 2013
• Model Arab League promotes ‘globalized perspective’ – Grand Valley Lanthorn, February 17, 2013
• Grand Valley to host Model Arab League – GVNow, February 13, 2013
• Heritage shines at Arab League competition – Rockdale News, February 7, 2013