The Northeastern Illinois University (NEIU) Model Illinois Government (MIG) Club had another impressive performance at the 31st annual Model Illinois Government simulation convention, which was held on February 27 in Springfield, Illinois.
Among the many members of the NEIU delegation, a few stood out amongst their peers. Third year MIG veteran Paul Harris was elected by his peers in the Democrat Caucus to serve as the Majority Leader in the House of Representatives. His job entailed the organizing of the entire Democrat Party in the House, as well as setting the agenda for the weekend with the other leaders of the House. Along with that honor, Harris also took home the award for “Outstanding House Member”. Harris will go down in the MIG history books as one of the most decorated members of the House of Representatives.
In his second year going to MIG, Miguel Loeza was elected to serve as a whip in the House. His job was to assist the leadership by identifying speakers to be put on a list from which the Majority Leader can then choose.
First year delegates to MIG Stephan McCullom, Angel Valez, Tony Ellis, Trisha Conley, Josh Cruz, and Jose Fulgencio continued the four year tradition of sending outstanding students to represent NEIU. Their contributions to the MIG-NEIU club were too numerous to mention in this article, but if their performance at the simulation is any indication, NEIU will be bringing home another “Outstanding Large Delegation” this time next year.
Alainya Bandy served the Model Illinois Government simulation as the Assistant Editor of the MIG Journal, a daily newspaper that covers the goings-on of the simulation.
Kimberly Murphy in her last year as a MIG participant served as the organization’s comptroller and put on a banquet for all 20 schools that were in attendance. Their contributions to the organization and to the club have cemented their place within the history books of Model Illinois Government.
NEIU has a great future ahead of them in Model Illinois Government. The foundation has been set for yet another run at bringing home the “Outstanding Large Delegation” award just as they did in 2008.
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