Changes

<parsererror style="display: block; white-space: pre; border: 2px solid #c77; padding: 0 1em 0 1em; margin: 1em; background-color: #fdd; color: black"div><parsererror style="display: block; white-space: pre; border: 2px solid #c77; padding: 0 1em 0 1em; margin: 1em; background-color: #fdd; color[[File: black">=== <span style="font-size:x-large;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:large;"></span></span></span>Deca logo.png]]<br/> ===

=WHAT IS DECA? == <span p style="fonttext-sizealign:x-largejustify;"><span style="font-family:verdanaDECA (Distributive Education Clubs of America) is an international organization that works with schools, both high schools,genevaand colleges to,sanseducate aspiring entrepreneurs and soon-serifto-be leaders. They do this by holding conferences and competitions in the following fields of business;"marketing, finance, hospitality, and management.</p><span p style="fonttext-sizealign:largecenter;">WHAT IS DECA?</span>&nbsp;</span>[[File:Deca circleAshlee Hunt.jpg]]</spanp><span p style="fonttext-sizealign:largejustify;">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.<span /p><p style="fonttext-familyalign:verdanajustify;">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,genevaor in the case of the entrepreneurship categories,sans-serif;"you’d be the one founding the company itself.</p><span p style="backgroundtext-coloralign:#ffff00justify;">(INSPIRATION W</spanp><span p style="letter-spacing: 1px; text-transformalign: uppercasejustify;"><span /p><p style="backgroundtext-coloralign:#ffff00justify;">EEK WIKI PAGE)</span></span></span></spanp> ==WHAT EVENTS CAN YOU COMPETE IN? =

<span style="font-size:large;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="letter-spacing: 1px; text-transform: uppercaseDECA hosts competitions composed of various events relating to different aspects of the business profession. DECA competitions&nbsp;"><span style="backgroundare aimed at providing students in business-color:#ffff00oriented professions with experience in competitive environments. Students may chose to enter events as individuals or as a team with up to 3 members.&nbsp;"></span></span></span></span>

<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-size:large;"><span style="font-family:verdanaspecific, identified by business and industry professionals as essential to success in a given occupation. Events include but are not limited to Accounting, Banking Services,genevaMarketing Management,sans-serif;"><span style="letter-spacing: 1px; text-transform: uppercase;"><span style="background-color:#ffff00and Retail Management.&nbsp;"></span></span></span></span>

<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-108c0dc5-dd27-5350-2587-d019af407655"><span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">DECA(Distributive Education Clubs A full listing 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 available competitions in the following fields of business&nbsp; marketing, finance, hospitality, and management.</span></span></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span><span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></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;"></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 style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-108c0dc5-dd27-5350-2587-d019af407655"><span style="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 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.</span></span></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span><span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span><span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-heightcan be found here:1.38&nbsp;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;"></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-108c0dc5-dd27-5350-2587-d019af407655"><span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">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.</span></span></span></span></p>

=== <br[https:/> ===/www.deca.org/college-programs/college-competitive-events/ https://www.deca.org/college-programs/college-competitive-events/]

=== <br/> ==WHAT IS THE IMPACT OF DECA'S ORGANIZATION =

= <br/> =<p dir="ltr" style="line-height[[File: 1DECAimages.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>png|thumb]]

= <span style="fontDECA was created to prepare high-size:large;"><span style="font-family:verdanaschool and college students for careers in the business sector,genevaincluding budding entrepreneurs and hopeful business leaders. Through this program,sans-serif;">What is the impact of DECA's organization?</span></span> =<div><br/></div>they can become…

'''<span style="font-size:smaller;"><span style="font-family:tahomaPREPARED''' for a career in management,genevaentrepreneurship,sans-serif;">1hospitality, marketing or finance. EXPLORE</span></span>'''

<span style="font-size:smaller;"><span style="font-family:tahomaThe skills gained through the DECA are important building blocks to students future,genevapreparing them to enter the business world after college with a sense of knowledge and comfort in their area,sans-serif;">aalready. Ask Joining the chapter at your student activities director what you need to do to establish a student organization on campus or look for an existing student organization (without national/international affiliation) on your campus to join forces withschool will enhance business education, leadership skills, and academic success.&nbsp;</span></span>

<span style="font-size:smaller;"><span styleHOW CAN YOU START A CHAPTER AT YOUR SCHOOL? ="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;">b. Find a willing faculty advisor</span></span>

<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;">cor you can basically be a group of one and compete in competitions solo. Members and advisors must pay dues</span></span>

<span style="font-size:smaller;"><span style="font-family:tahomaIf you choose the first and most common option, which is to 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,genevaVice President,sans-serif;">dProvost, and your Student Government Association. Each This is really important to your chapter must comply 's success since for all competitive events and for your chapter's membership with the regulations of their stateDECA organization, provincial or territorial association fees need to be an active 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 organizationor through your own school.</span></span>The opportunities are endless!

'''<span style="font-size:smaller;"><span styleHOW CAN YOU RAISE FUNDING? ="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;">2. RECRUIT</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. Find students, professors Scholarships are funded by business and supporters organizational partners within the DECA network. Sources of funding for the scholarships are sometimes dependent on what aspect of business a student plans to help you outpursue. When starting For example, scholarships for students with a chapter, it is important focus on hospitality&nbsp;are eligible to put together a core group receive awards from partner business Marriott International. Other scholarships and grants are merit-based and seek students with proven records of people that will complete the tasks of founding an organization on campusleadership and service in their communities.</span></span>

<span style="font-size:smaller;"><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;">b. Identify potential leaders among groups A full list of classmates, roommates, available scholarships and friends.&nbsp;</span></span>grants to DECA college students can be found at the following link:

<span style="font[https://www.deca.org/college-size:smaller;"><span style="fontprograms/scholarships-familycollege/ https:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;">c//www. Recruiting a core group and let the national officer of DECA know you're interested in starting a chapterdeca.<org/span><college-programs/scholarships-college/span>]

<span style="font-size:smaller;"><span styleCONTACT INFORMATION ="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;">d. Organize group meetings and fill out that application!</span></span>

<span style="font-size:smaller;"><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;">'''3DECA Inc. APPLY'''</span></span>

= <span style="font-size:smaller;"><span style="font-family:georgiaReston,serif;">Contact Information</span></span><br/> =VA 20191

<span style="font(703) 860-size:smaller;"><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;">''DECA Headquarters''</span></span>5000

Edited by&nbsp;[[Ash_Hunt|Ash Hunt]], [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Regan_O%27Donnell Regan O'Donnell], and Alex Plazas &lt;/div&gt;  [[Category:ResourcesOrganizations]]