ABOUT LEIMUN

ORIGIN & HISTORY

In 1980, Dr. John Hammond identified an opportunity to challenge youth to understand international forums by founding a Model United Nations conference for high school students at Kent State University's Ashtabula Campus. This program came to be known as KSUAC-MUNC. The conference came to be known as the Northcoast Conference and has been held annually at the end of March. This conference strives to strike a balance between education and competition. It distinguishes itself from other high school conferences by offering a three day event and smaller committee sizes, thereby allowing delegates to participate more fully in the Model United Nations experience. The Northcoast Conference continues to be held at Kent State University's Ashtabula Campus.

In 1994, based up the success of the high school conference and with the devotion of a handful of Senior Staff, KSUAC-MUNC launched a conference for college students. This conference came to be known as the Lake Erie Conference and has been held annually at the end of October or beginning of November.  Like the Northcoast Conference, this conference strives to strike a balance between education and competition. It distinguishes itself from other college conferences by offering smaller committee sizes, which allow our delegates to participate more fully in the Model United Nations experience. In 2006, the conference moved from Kent State University's Ashtabula Campus to the Crowne Plaza Cleveland City Centre in Cleveland, Ohio.

In 2000, the Lake Erie International Model United Nations Corporation was created to ensure that Dr. Hammond's vision would continue well beyond his retirement. Corporate bylaws and a Board of Trustees were created in order to guide and oversee conference and corporate operations. In 2004, LEIMUN received its official 501(c)(3) non-profit, tax-exempt status.

PREVIOUS SECRETARIES-GENERAL

1994-1995 Lou Carloni
1995-1996 Rocky Kurchak
1996-1997 Rita K. Drew/Dean Sabetta
1997-1998 Lori Lalak Lee
1998-1999 Julie Garbutt
1999-2000 Michael D. Brennan
2000-2001 John Diemer
2001-2002 James W. Bacher
2002-2003 Rita K. Drew
2003-2004 Andrew Zupscan
2004-2005 Jessica Francis
2005-2006 Pirooz Dadbeh
2006-2007 Andrew Zoretich
2007-2008 Hilary Gianantonio

PREVIOUS CONFERENCE PARTICIPANTS

LAKE ERIE CONFERENCE

Aquinas College (MI), Baldwin-Wallace College (OH), Bluefield State College (WV), Butler University (IN), Canisius College (NY), Case Western Reserve University (OH), Duquesne University (PA), Earlham College (IN), Hiram College (OH), John Carroll University (OH), Kent State University (OH), Kent State University - Ashtabula (OH), Kent State University - Salem (OH), Kent State University - Stark (OH), Kent State University - Trumbull (OH), Kenyon College (OH), Lake Erie College (OH), Lakeland Community College (OH), Malone College (OH), Marietta College (OH), Mercyhurst College (PA), Miami University (OH), Mount Union College (OH), North Georgia State College & University (GA), Oberlin College (OH), Ohio Dominican University (OH), Ohio State University - Newark (OH), Ohio University (OH), Ohio Wesleyan University (OH), Penn State University (PA), Penn State University - York Campus (PA), Slippery Rock University (PA), St. Bonaventure University (PA), University of Akron (OH), University of Detroit - Mercy (MI), University of Michigan (MI), University of Pittsburgh (PA), University of Pittsburgh - Johnstown Campus (PA), University of Tulsa (OK), Western Kentucky University (KY), Winston Salem State University, (NC), Youngstown State University (OH)

NORTHCOAST CONFERENCE

A. N. Myer Secondary School (Ontario), Appleby College (Ontario), Ashtabula High School (OH), Athens City High School (OH), Avon Lake High School (OH), Bay Village High School (OH), Beamsville Secondary School (Ontario), Bellefonte High School (PA), Brookside High School (OH), Butler High School (PA), Canfield High School (OH), Canisius High School (NY), Chardon High School (OH), Conneaut High School (OH), Cranberry High School (PA), Denis Morris Secondary School (Ontario), Early College (OH), East Juniata High School (PA)  Edgewood High School (OH), Fisher Catholic High School (NY), Ft. Erie Secondary School (Ontario), Ft. LeBoeuf High School (PA), Fox Chapel High School (PA), Gahanna Lincoln High School (OH), Geneva High School (OH), Grand River Academy (OH), Grand Valley High School (OH), Grimsby Secondary School (Ontario), Harbor High School (OH), Hollidaysburg High School (PA), Holy Cross Secondary School (Ontario), Irmo High School (SC), James A. Garfield High School (OH), Jefferson Area High School (OH), Keystone High School (OH), Lakeside High School (OH), Lakewood High School (OH), Lancaster High School (NY), Ledgemont High School (OH), Lewiston-Porter High School (NY), Madison High School (OH), Mayfield High School (OH), Midpark High School (OH), Niagara District Secondary School (Ontario), Northwest Pennsylvania Collegiate Academy (PA), Notre Dame Academy (Ontario), Orange High School (OH), Pittsburgh CAPA High School (PA), Pymatuning Valley High School (OH), St. Ignatius High School (OH), St. Joseph Academy (OH), Sts. John & Paul High School (OH), St. Paul High School (OH), St. Paul Secondary School (Ontario), Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School (Ontario), Southview High School (OH), Taylor Allderdice High School (PA), Tippecanoe High School (OH), Town Centre Private High School (Ontario), West Branch High School (OH)

Photos courtesy of LEIMUN participants