October/November 06Julia
Rossel, Editor-in-Chief
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Message from Our Secretary
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I hope that the beginning of school has not created too much stress for you all, and that you are starting to get excited for the upcoming DECA year. As an executive council we have been working assiduously to make sure that this year will prove enjoyable and live up to its heightened potential. I hope that DECA week was exciting and enjoyable, and that everyone is looking forward to the SoNAR conference. The Executive Council would love to hear from the membership about their experiences during DECA week and SoNAR. We encourage you to send articles, pictures, and general comments about the start of your DECA year to any member of the Executive Council so we can put them up in the next ECC. In addition, there are two significant developments in which I am personally involved in with very promising news. The Executive Council has developed a design for the State Sales project T-Shirts-a retro/classic baseball style T-Shirt that we know the membership will embrace fantastically. Second, a letter has been drafted which will be sent out to political and business leaders whom we hope will come and speak at the State Career Conference. Lastly, the Executive Council has received very little communication from members through out the state. We have reinstated the ECC so we can hear from you, the membership! I deeply hope to hear from some of you and look forward to working together to make this DECA year a complete success. Yours truly, Shaun Werbelow
Fall Leadership Conference/SoNAR
Conference: Washington D.C. November 3-5 This year the Board of Trustees and State Officers have decided to continue with an extremely successful program started last year. We will be combining the SONAR Conference in Washington, DC with our own New York State Fall Conference, also to be held in Washington. This promises to be one the best events of our DECA year. Everyone on the Executive Council is very excited about having a conference in our Nation's Capitol, especially in conjunction with the National Conference which will include students from states in both the Northeastern and Southern Regions. The Fall Conference, which will be held immediately before the SONAR Conference, has been in planning for months at Board Meetings and in the deliberations of the State Officers. We have several interactive and informative workshops for which everyone will have an opportunity to take part. They range from urban planning to running for state office. Take advantage of this first conference with our state to meet with as many fellow New York DECA members as you can. The New York State Fall Conference is only the first part of our time in Washington. With little time to stop and catch our breath after the conclusion of the Fall Conference, we will be at the electrifying opening of the SONAR conference with all of the states from the North Atlantic and Southern Regions. Expect opening ceremonies to be loud, engaging, and even a little boisterous. Afterwards, expect entertainment and a chance to mingle and network with students from the North Atlantic and Southern Regions. The SONAR Conference will have many workshops, and will provide members the chance to refine their skills. Many new members will be present, so our advice to you is - use the conference as an opportunity to prepare for your competitions, and to start making connections with students across the state. And on top of all of this, we are still in the Capitol. Tours will be available for everyone to tour the monuments and other beautiful sights in Washington DC. Make sure to check with your advisors on which tours you will be taking. We look forward to seeing all of you, and are looking forward to a great experience for our entire New York State DECA Organization
Community Service Project -“How to” Raise $ for MLF As all of us start thinking of activities we need to partake in this year, fundraising for the Marty Lyons Foundation should be one of the top priorities. This year, we have undertaken an extremely unique goal regarding our Community Service Project. Sameer has been in contact with some of the directors of the foundation, and they have agreed to come to the Fall Conference to talk about their charity! This will be vital for you, the members, to be able to appreciate what the Marty Lyons Foundation does. All chapter officers that are reading this should start thinking of ideas to raise money for our charity. Hopefully some of your fundraising ideas will gain media attention! Here are some ideas to start you on the right track. Many chapters are already raising a lot of money through bake sales and pizza sales. These are really very simple ideas, but they raise tons of money. Bring this up within your chapter and do one once a week. If you are looking for something a little bit more unique, there are still plenty of activities you can come up with. For example, during back to school night, Sameer's chapter sold little paper footballs (because Marty Lyons was a football player). Parents, teachers, and students could all buy the footballs, write their names on them, and hang them up throughout the school. Elections are coming up for many regions. We encourage all potential regional officers to initiate fundraising activities for your region as a whole. All of these are great ideas and they will help you raise a substantial amount of money for our charity. Remember, you should all be ready to start up your fundraising soon. Raise as much money for the Marty Lyons Foundation as possible. Keep in mind that the chapter that raises the most money will get recognition at states, and every chapter that participates will be called up to the stage. Please get all checks to me, Sameer Iyer, by Monday, January 8th, 2007. All of the forms you need can be found in the Fall Packet on the New York DECA website. As always, feel free to contact the Executive Council with questions, comments, or even new fundraising ideas that we haven't mentioned.
ZIt’s time for you to see how well you really know DECA. Test your DECA Trivia skills and see how you end up. Don't scroll all the way down until you have answered all the questions. 1. What organization did New York DECA choose as this year’s Community Service Project?
2. What DECA event is occurring on November 2 – 5, 2006?
3. Who is responsible for publishing The Connection: The Year in Review?
4. How many students are elected to serve on the Executive Council?
5. What does CBCE stand for?
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Featuring Pace University and Marist College Pace University, located in Pleasantville, NY, has an outstanding School of Business. The school is named the Lubin School of Business and has many majors and minors to choose from. Pace's cooperative education helps students understand today's competitive job market and prepares them for entering the workforce. Students and adults can earn a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Accounting, Business Studies, Finance, Information Systems, Management, International Management, Management Science Major/ Mathematics Minor, or Marketing. When choosing a major that is highly structured and incorporates an important specialization, students may often use credits to pursue a minor concentration or explore other courses offered through the other schools of the University. Students who do not major in Business can go for Business minors. For more information on PACE University please visit http://www.pace.edu. "The mission of the undergraduate degree in business administration is to provide students with a thorough understanding of the body of knowledge in their chosen fields required to fulfill the expectations of employers for entry-level positions. Combined with its liberal arts studies, Marist also seeks to instill in students a sense of responsibility for their own growth and society as a whole." This is the mission statement of Marist College, located in Poughkeepsie, New York. The School of Management offers undergraduate degrees in the fields of Accounting, Business Administration, and Economics. The School also offers Master's degrees in Business Administration (MBA) and Public Administration (MPA). Business students who attend Marist frequently select courses such as: Finance, International Business, Marketing, and Personnel/Labor Relations. Many business internships have been offered to Marist students in order to help prepare them for future goals and careers. Some companies who participate in this program are: American Express, Citicorp, CNBC, IBM, Time-Life and many others. Marist students also are assigned to help with the website creation and marketing for various companies. Students planning to apply to or attend Marist College must have an SAT score around 1650 and an ACT score of 25 or higher. Included with the SAT and ACT scores should be a high school transcript. For more information on Marist please visit: http://www.marist.edu.
New York DECA would like to thank our New York DECA State Business Partners for their ongoing support. Berkeley Colleges
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