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Frequently Asked Questions
If you have additional questions, or have recommendations for questions we should add to this FAQ, please contact your Regional Director of Outreach!
Our student Presiding Officers lead each KUNA, but YMCA Staff, teachers, and volunteer advisors are always present to keep things running smoothly and safely.
Each delegation is required to bring at least 1 advisor per 25 students
KUNA is held at Marriott or Crowne Plaza Hotels in Louisville, Kentucky. Sleeping rooms may overflow to nearby hotels.
Students in Grades 6-8 attend Middle School KUNA. Your delegation may choose which conference to attend based upon which dates work best for you on a first come, first serve basis.
Students in Grades 9-12 will attend High School KUNA. Your delegation may choose which conference to attend based upon which dates work best for you on a first come, first serve basis.
*If your school has a Presiding Officer, you must intent and register for the conference in which they were elected.
Visit www.kyymca.org/kuna/registration to review the list of currently claimed countries and then login to the Advisor Portal and complete an Intent Form. You will be able to see your reserved countries in the Online Portal > KUNA > Manage Schools.
- $290 for Student Y Members and $300 for non-Student Y Members. To become a Student Y member, students should be marked as Student YMCA Members on the Advisor Portal under Students & Adults; membership cost is $20.
In the event you need to cancel your registration, click here to access our refund form and policy.
Visitors of at least 19 years of age are welcome to KUNA conferences, but only during program times. Visitors must sign in with Y-Staff at the Y-Desk and be greeted by their school's advisor. Visitors are not allowed at KUNA during free time, meal times, fun time, or before/after curfew.
If a student has a fever of 100.4 or higher and/or has vomited more than once, they will be required to go home within 6 hours of Y-Staff being alerted.
Feel free to contact your Director of Program Outreach if you have questions or would like to set up a meeting (Interest, Parliamentary Procedure, Resolution Writing, etc.) Additional documents are also available on our KUNA resources page.