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).
Local students included Ashlee Leamont of Parkesburg. Leamont is a graduate of Octorara Area High School. She is pursuing a Bachelor of Science in a self-designed area and French and Spanish.
Each year the EU simulation conference addresses a different policy focus. This year, students debated two directives: one 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; and another on digital privacy and services.
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. Students also studied how the EU operates, as well as its history and current issues and tensions.
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