Get an in-depth view of the experiences of our UN Program participants in New York this fall.
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Each fall, a small group of Oxy seniors comes to New York to participate in the Kahane Oxy-at-the-UN program.
![UN student cohort](/sites/default/files/styles/news_listing/public/un2020-collage.png)
Final Monday morning meetings with our teams, final log-ins to our internship email addresses, and teary digital Zoom goodbyes filled our December as our internships and classes came to a close.
![UN student cohort](/sites/default/files/styles/news_listing/public/un2020-collage.png)
The Kahane Oxy-at-the-UN Program cohort has been hard at work this past month balancing full-time internships with UN coursework.
![UN student cohort](/sites/default/files/styles/news_listing/public/un2020-collage.png)
Each fall, roughly 18 Oxy seniors come to New York to participate in the Kahane-Oxy-at-the-UN program.
![Kahane UN program participants](/sites/default/files/styles/news_listing/public/kahane_blog12-16-19_895x500.jpg)
Welcome to the final edition of the 2019 Kahane Oxy at the UN Newsletter.
![Oxy students and Bill Kahane in NY](/sites/default/files/styles/news_listing/public/oxy-un-enews_12-2_895x500.jpg)
The weeks and months that have gone by have been quite exciting and fulfilling; but, with such attributes come the strain and pain of hard work, limited sleep and coffee; lots and lots of coffee.
![Members of the G15 at the Occidental College Campaign New York Launch Event.](/sites/default/files/styles/news_listing/public/blog_un-11-11-19.jpg)
We have made it past halfway through the semester, yet it certainly feels like the journey just began a few days ago. The past two weeks have been an adventure of a lifetime as we have had the opportunity to dig deeper into our internship responsibilities.
![Oxy UN group at white house](/sites/default/files/styles/news_listing/public/oxy-un-enews_10-19_895x500.jpg)
Recuperating from the brunt of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly Week, the G-15 have been very busy within the past two weeks providing support to our missions and agencies as they prepare for and take on the weeks ahead in the committee season.
![Speakers at the Climate Action Summit at the UN](/sites/default/files/styles/news_listing/public/blog_un19-news2_895x500.jpg)
Over the past two weeks, the G-15 (the 15-student cohort in the 2019 Kahane UN Program) have been able to familiarize themselves with the city they now call home.
![Oxy students in the UN headquarters](/sites/default/files/styles/news_listing/public/blog-un-19_895x500.jpg)
The G-15 (the 15-student cohort in the 2019 Kahane UN Program) arrived in New York on Wednesday, August 28, with a mix of excitement and anxiety over what the future holds for us.