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=WHAT IS DECA? =<p style="text-align: justify;">DECA (Distributive Education Clubs of America) is an international organization that works with schools, both high schools, and colleges to, educate aspiring entrepreneurs and soon-to-be leaders. They do this by holding conferences and competitions in the following fields of business; marketing, finance, hospitality, and management.</p><p style= "text-align: center;">[[File:Deca circleAshlee Hunt.jpg]]<br/p> <p style="text-align: justify;">DECA has been changing lives and impacting futures since 1946, and with their constantly revolving research and education based technology, they have provided the very best program made possible to students in high school and higher education.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">DECA has almost 30 competitive events, all aimed to prepare students for not only their future careers but also, the workload that comes along with it. DECA competitions often simulate what it’s like to make big decisions pertaining to the company, or in the case of the entrepreneurship categories, you’d be the one founding the company itself.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p>=WHAT EVENTS CAN YOU COMPETE IN? =
= <span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 20px;">What is DECA? <span style="background-color:#ffff00;">(INSPIRATION WEEK WIKI PAGE)</span></span></span> =<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">DECA(Distributive Education Clubs hosts competitions composed of America) is an international organization that works with schools, both high schools and colleges various events relating to, educate aspiring entrepreneurs and soon-to-be leadersdifferent aspects of the business profession. They do this by holding conferences and DECA competitions in the following fields of business; marketing, finance, hospitality, </span></span></span><span id="docs-internal-guid-108c0dc5-db8b-6f7d-be30-93834b08aa3c"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arvo; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">and management.</span></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: justify;"></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;marginare aimed at providing students in business-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-108c0dc5-db99-5958-9fce-4b9584d7a1ca"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">DECA has been changing lives and impacting futures since 1946, and oriented professions with their constantly revolving research and education based technology, they have provided the very best program made possible to students experience in high school and higher educationcompetitive environments.</span></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: justify;"></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align: justify;"><span><span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">DECA has almost 30 competitive Students may chose to enter events, all aimed as individuals or as a team with up to prepare students for not only their future3 members. </span></span></span><span style="font-size:medium;">careers </span><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">but also, the workload that comes along with it. DECA competitions often simulate what it’s like to make big decisions pertaining to the company, or in the case of the entrepreneurship categories, you’d be the one founding the company itself.</span></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: justify;"></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;"></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;"></p>
= <span style="fontEvents such as individual case studies are designed to measure a broad range of knowledge, skills, and attitudes, both general business/marketing/management and industry-family:verdanaspecific,genevaidentified by business and industry professionals as essential to success in a given occupation. Events include but are not limited to Accounting,sans-serifBanking Services, Marketing Management, and Retail Management. ">What is the impact of DECA's organization?</span> =<div><br/></div>
= <span style="font-size:smaller;"><span style="font-family:georgiaEvents such as prepared business plan presentations provide students the opportunity to prepare ahead of time a written prospectus and/or to present to a professional (judge) with experience in the area of specialty identified for the event. Events within the business plan category include but are not limited to Advertising Campaigns, Growing a Business,serifand Business Research. ">Distinct Differences From Other Offerings</span></span><br/> =
*<span style="font-size: smallerA full listing of available competitions font-familycan be found here: tahoma, geneva, sans-serif ">DECA's scholarship program provides over $300,000 in scholarships at the International Career Development Conference (ICDC) each year</span>
*<span style="font[https://www.deca.org/college-programs/college-competitive-sizeevents/ https: smaller; font//www.deca.org/college-family: tahoma, geneva, sansprograms/college-competitive-serif;">Offered at both highschools and universities<events/span>]
*<span style="font-size: smaller; font-family: tahoma, geneva, sans-serif;">Competitions to gain more hands on experience</span>WHAT IS THE IMPACT OF DECA'S ORGANIZATION =
*<span style="font-size[[File: smaller; font-family: tahoma, geneva, sans-serif;">DECA transforms its members into poised professionals with developed ethical reasoning skills, integrity and high standards</span>DECAimages.png|thumb]]
= <span style="fontDECA was created to prepare high-size:smaller;"><span style="font-family:georgiaschool and college students for careers in the business sector,serif;">Impact Achieved For Students including budding entrepreneurs and Campus</span></span><br/> =hopeful business leaders. Through this program, they can become…
*'''Academically PreparedCRITICAL THINKERS'''through the academic rigor of the program.
<span style="font-size:smaller;"><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;">'''LEADERS'''DECA memebers are ambitious in their chapter and high acieving studentson their campus.</span></span>
*'''Community DrivenPREPARED'''for a career in management, entrepreneurship, hospitality, marketing or finance.
<span style="font-family: tahoma, genevaThe skills gained through the DECA are important building blocks to students future, sans-serif; font-size: smaller;">DECA members continually impact preparing them to enter the business world after college with a sense of knowledge and improve comfort in their local area, already. Joining the chapter at your school will enhance business education, leadership skills, and broader communitiesacademic success.</span>
*'''Role Models'''= HOW CAN YOU START A CHAPTER AT YOUR SCHOOL? =
<span style="font-size:smaller;"><span style="font-family:tahomaThere are two options that a student can choose when wanting to join the DECA organization. You can either join or locate a local DECA chapter either on your campus or in the community,geneva,sans-serif;">DECA are leaders or you can basically be a group of one and help empower others around themcompete in competitions solo.</span></span>
= <span style="font-size:smaller;"><span style="font-family:georgiaIf you choose the first and most common option,serif;">Steps Required To Bring Resource which is to Campus</span></span> =join or create a DECA chapter, it's basically like your creating a club on campus. Except in order to be official, and in order for you to compete in regional and global competitions, you have to register your Chapter(club) on the DECA organization's website, which is deca.org. After your club is registered with the organization, it's important that you get the necessary support from stakeholders at the school, like the President, Vice President, Provost, and your Student Government Association. This is really important to your chapter's success since for all competitive events and for your chapter's membership with the DECA organization, fees need to be paid. As you will see in the next section, there are many ways you can get the necessary funding your events and just for your club in general whether that be through the actual DECA organization or through your own school. The opportunities are endless!
'''<span style="font-size:smaller;"><span styleHOW CAN YOU RAISE FUNDING? ="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;">1. EXPLORE</span></span>'''
<span style="font-size:smaller;"><span style="font-family:tahomaEvery year,genevaDECA provides more than $300,sans-serif;">a000 in scholarships to students across partner chapters. Scholarships are funded by business and organizational partners within the DECA network. Ask your student activities director Sources of funding for the scholarships are sometimes dependent on what you need to do to establish aspect of business a student organization on campus or look plans to pursue. For example, scholarships for an existing student organization (without national/international affiliation) students with a focus on your campus hospitality are eligible to join forces receive awards from partner business Marriott International. Other scholarships and grants are merit-based and seek students withproven records of leadership and service in their communities. </span></span>
<span style="font-sizeA full list of available scholarships and grants to DECA college students can be found at the following link:smaller;"><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;">b. Find a willing faculty advisor</span></span>
<span style="font[https://www.deca.org/college-size:smaller;"><span style="fontprograms/scholarships-familycollege/ https:tahoma,geneva,sans//www.deca.org/college-serif;">c. Members and advisors must pay dues<programs/span><scholarships-college/span>]
<span style="font-size:smaller;"><span styleCONTACT INFORMATION ="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;">d. Each chapter must comply with the regulations of their state, provincial or territorial association to be an active organization.</span></span>
'''<span style="font-size:smaller;"><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;">2DECA Inc. RECRUIT</span></span>'''
<span style="font-size:smaller;"><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;">a. Find students, professors and supporters to help you out. When starting a chapter, it is important to put together a core group of people that will complete the tasks of founding an organization on campus.</span></span>1908 Association Drive
<span style="font-size:smaller;"><span style="font-family:tahomaReston,geneva,sans-serif;">b. Identify potential leaders among groups of classmates, roommates, and friends. </span></span>VA 20191
<span style="font(703) 860-size:smaller;"><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;">c. Recruiting a core group and let the national officer of DECA know you're interested in starting a chapter.</span></span>5000
<span style="font-size:smaller;"><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;">dinfo@deca. Organize group meetings and fill out that application!</span></span>org
<span style="font-size:smaller;"><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;">'''3. APPLY'''</span></span>
'''<span style="font-size:smaller;"><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;">4. CELEBRATE</span></span>'''
= <span style="font-size:smallerEdited by "><span style="font-family[[Ash_Hunt|Ash Hunt]], [http:georgia//universityinnovation.org/wiki/Regan_O%27Donnell Regan O'Donnell],serifand Alex Plazas <">Contact Information</span></span><br/> =div>
<span style="font-size:smaller;"><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;">''DECA Headquarters''</span></span>
<span style="font-size:smaller;"><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;">1908 Association Drive<br/>Reston, VA 20191<br/>Phone: (703) 860-5000<br/>Fax: (703) 860-4013</span></span> <span style="font-size:smaller;"><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"></span></span> <span style="font-size:smaller;"><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"></span></span> [[Category:ResourcesOrganizations]]