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Travel abounds this fall
The first two weeks of November will be particularly busy for our DECA team as students travel to the Collegiate Leadership Academy in New York, and the Fall Orientation and Leadership Conference in our own lovely Port Angeles. Students attending these conferences will be learning from industry professionals in the realms of business, marketing, management,…
Read MoreSummer Social Event
Join your 2016/2017 executive leadership team for sunshine, friends, and delicious food on Saturday, July the 16th from 2pm until 10pm. This will be an opportunity for past, present, and potential DECA members as well as our friends and family to come out and spend some time together over the long summer holiday. Stay tuned…
Read MoreBellevue DECA attending ICDC 2016
International Career Development Conference 2016 Bellevue DECA will be joining more than 1300 collegiate DECA members and advisors in attending the International Career Development Conference in Washington DC from April 16th – 19th, 2016. ICDC gives students the opportunity to participate in one of six Professional Development Academies (business management/administration, communications/technology, entrepreneurship, finance/accounting, hospitality/tourism and…
Read MoreBellevue DECA Attending the Fall Leadership Conference
Each fall the various Collegiate DECA chapters throughout Washington and British Columbia gather together for a Fall Orientation and Leadership Conference. This provides new students with an opportunity to learn more DECA’s competitive events, while returning students can explore leadership roles for the state delegation. All students benefit from hearing from a number of carefully…
Read MoreNew York Collegiate Leadership Academy
Bellevue DECA will send ten students the second week of November to the Collegiate Leadership Academy run by the national DECA organization. This opportunity allows students to gain professional experience by visiting workplaces, networking with hiring managers, and competing in a case study activity related to their career path. Students can select one of five…
Read MoreMKTG 290 Offered for Credit
Hopefully everyone is getting excited for the beginning of the new school year. While the weather is still amazing, your coach misses you and wants to know that you’re starting to think about DECA once again. This is just a quick reminder that you can sign up for MKTG 290: Marketing Activities in DECA for…
Read MoreEnd of Year Practice Tournament Results
Thank you all for participating in the end of the year practice tournament. I know you all have much going on with your final exams and figuring out summer employment options. As discussed, participation in the tournament is not just an opportunity to try out different events, but will help decide who gets to attend…
Read MoreBellevue DECA are National Champions!
We already knew that Bellevue DECA had an amazing first year as a team, qualifying 20 individuals to compete at the national tournament (known as the International Career Development Conference, or ICDC). But who could have guessed we would be coming home from Orlando as national champions? Please congratulate our outstanding team members for their…
Read MoreBellevue DECA Heading to Nationals
Can you believe it is less than two weeks to nationals? Just like when we went to Victoria, Bellevue DECA will need to have an orientation with student activities leadership. This should happen during our new MKTG 290 meeting time, Tuesdays from 3-5. Let’s plan on 3-4 for general team discussion, and then have 4-5…
Read MoreInterest in Phi Beta Lambda
So what is this Phi Beta Lambda thing we keep hearing about? It is essentially a competing organization to DECA, which in their high school configuration is called Future Business Leaders of America. While very similar to DECA, there are some key differences: You can compete in multiple events There are events in broad academic…
Read MoreBellevue College DECA Team Advances to National Competition
Check out this coverage the team received in the local newspaper about our recent success at the state competition by JOSH STILTS, Bellevue Reporter Staff Writer Mar 18, 2015 at 3:00PM For years Bellevue College didn’t have a DECA team, but all that changed last September when professor Kyle Barber sent out open calls for students interested in…
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