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Deja Washington
  • Coatesville, PA

Deja Washington Serves as Model United Nations Delegate for York College of PA

2012 Apr 11

Deja Washington of Coatesville, a senior Spanish major at York College of Pennsylvania, recently participated in the National Model United Nations (NMUN) annual conference in New York City. This year's NMUN conference attracted more than 5,000 participants from more than 300 colleges and universities around the world. Focusing on the theme "Hope for Lasting Peace," the delegates spent five days simulating the inner-workings of the United Nations.

Located in southcentral Pennsylvania, York College offers more than 50 baccalaureate majors in professional programs, the sciences and humanities to its 4,600 undergraduate students. The College also offers master's programs in business, education and nursing, and a doctorate in nursing practice. A center of affordable academic excellence, York is dedicated to the intellectual, professional and social growth of its students. The College helps them develop a concrete plan to attain academic growth and career success; encourages them to try in the "real world" what they learn in the classroom; and prepares them to be professionals in whatever career they pursue.