Eleven students from Lebanon Valley College (LVC), Annville, recently represented LVC at the annual simulated European Union (EU) parliamentary session in Washington, D.C. A culmination of the disciplinary perspectives course DSP 380: "EU Simulation," the trip was organized by the colleges and universities of the Mid-Atlantic European Union Simulation Consortium (MAEUSC).
Participating students include Kurt Harnish of Lancaster. Harnish is a graduate of Lancaster Catholic High School and is pursuing a Bachelor of Arts degree in English.
Each year, the EU simulation conference addresses a different policy focus. This year, students debated two directives: one on digital privacy and services and another on the proposed Just Energy Transition Fund to help European countries that rely heavily on coal and other fossil fuels transition to clean energy by 2050.
Students began the fall semester by studying the history, culture, and current political environment of Portugal and Cyprus, the countries they were assigned to represent at the conference. Participants also studied how the EU operates, as well as its history and current issues and tensions.
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