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=== <span style="font-size:x-large;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:large;">WHAT IS DECA?</span>&nbsp;</span></span><span style="font-size:large;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="background-color:#ffff00;">(INSPIRATION W</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1px; text-transform: uppercase;"><span style="background-color:#ffff00;">EEK WIKI PAGE)</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 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.</span></span></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align: justifycenter;"></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height[[File:1Deca circleAshlee Hunt.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;">jpg]]</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;"></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 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.</spanp><p style="text-align: justify;"></spanp><p style="text-align: justify;"></spanp></spanp style="text-align: justify;"></p>= WHAT EVENTS CAN YOU COMPETE IN? =

=== <brEvents such as individual case studies are designed to measure a broad range of knowledge, skills, and attitudes, both general business/> ===marketing/management and industry-specific, identified by business and industry professionals as essential to success in a given occupation. Events include but are not limited to Accounting, Banking Services, Marketing Management, and Retail Management.&nbsp;

= <brEvents such as prepared business plan presentations provide students the opportunity to prepare ahead of time a written prospectus and/> =<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1or to present to a professional (judge) with experience in the area of specialty identified for the event.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: justify;"></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1Events within the business plan category include but are not limited to Advertising Campaigns, Growing a Business, and Business Research.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt&nbsp; text-align: center;"></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;"></p>

= <span style="font-size:largeA full listing of available competitions&nbsp;"><span style="font-familycan be found here:verdana,geneva,sans-serif&nbsp;">What is the impact of DECA's organization?</span></span> =<div><br/></div>

= <font face="verdana, geneva, sans[https://www.deca.org/college-programs/college-competitive-events/ https://www.deca.org/college-programs/college-competitive-serif" size="3">HOW CAN YOU RAISE FUNDING?<events/font> =]

= <span style="font-size:smaller;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif;">Steps Required To Bring Resource to Campus</span></span> WHAT IS THE IMPACT OF DECA'S ORGANIZATION =

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<span style="fontDECA was created to prepare high-size:smaller;"><span style="font-family:tahomaschool and college students for careers in the business sector,genevaincluding budding entrepreneurs and hopeful business leaders. Through this program,sans-serif;">a. Ask 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 with.&nbsp;</span></span>they can become…

<span style="font-size:smaller;"><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;">b'''CRITICAL THINKERS''' through the academic rigor of the program. Find a willing faculty advisor</span></span>

<span style="font-size:smaller;"><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;">c'''LEADERS''' in their chapter and on their campus. Members and advisors must pay dues</span></span>

<span style="font-size:smaller;"><span style="font-family:tahoma'''PREPARED''' for a career in management,genevaentrepreneurship,sans-serif;">d. Each chapter must comply with the regulations of their statehospitality, provincial marketing or territorial association to be an active organizationfinance.</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;">2already. Joining the chapter at your school will enhance business education, leadership skills, and academic success. RECRUIT</span></span>'''

<span style="font-size:smaller;"><span styleHOW CAN YOU START A CHAPTER AT YOUR SCHOOL? ="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>

<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;">b. Identify potential leaders among groups or you can basically be a group of classmates, roommates, one and friendscompete in competitions solo.&nbsp;</span></span>

<span style="font-size:smaller;"><span style="font-family:tahomaIf you choose the first and most common option,genevawhich is to join or create a DECA chapter,sans-serif;">cit's basically like your creating a club on campus. Recruiting a core group Except in order to be official, and in order for you to compete in regional and let global competitions, you have to register your Chapter(club) on the national officer of DECA know organization's website, which is deca.org. After your club is registered with the organization, it's important that youget 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're interested s membership with the DECA organization, fees need to be paid. As you will see in starting a chapterthe 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.</span></span>The opportunities are endless!

<span style="font-size:smaller;"><span styleHOW CAN YOU RAISE FUNDING? ="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:tahomaEvery year, DECA provides more than $300,geneva000 in scholarships to students across partner chapters. Scholarships are funded by business and organizational partners within the DECA network. Sources of funding for the scholarships are sometimes dependent on what aspect of business a student plans to pursue. For example,sansscholarships for students with a focus on hospitality&nbsp;are eligible to receive awards from partner business Marriott International. Other scholarships and grants are merit-serif;">'''3based and seek students with proven records of leadership and service in their communities. APPLY'''</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;">4. CELEBRATE</span></span>'''

= <span style="font[https://www.deca.org/college-size:smaller;"><span style="fontprograms/scholarships-familycollege/ https:georgia,serif;">Contact Information</span></span><brwww.deca.org/college-programs/scholarships-college/> =]

<span style="font-size:smaller;"><span styleCONTACT INFORMATION ="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;">''DECA Headquarters''</span></span>

<span style="font-size:smaller;"><span style="font-family:tahomaReston,geneva,sans-serif;"></span></span>VA 20191

(703) 860-5000 info@deca.org   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]]