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Celebrate DECA Advisors with Teacher Appreciation Week
Show your appreciation for your DECA advisor by celebrating Teacher Appreciation Week May 4-8, 2020, and National Teacher Appreciation Day on Tuesday, May 5.
DECA Recognizes National Advisory Board Members' Years of Service
Congratulations to several outstanding National Advisory Board partners for reaching new milestones of service to DECA.
Livestream: DECA Announces #DECAICDC Week Concert
Join DECA members around the world for an exclusive for DECA, live concert featuring Jerry Jacobs and his band. Watch live during #DECAICDC Week.
Livestream: Executive Mentor Roundtable
Learn what it takes to become a successful business professional from a roundtable of accomplished executives in each of these career areas. Watch now.
Livestream: Take DECA to College
Do you want to take your DECA experience to the next level? Here's your chance to find out how! Watch live during #DECAICDC Week.
Collegiate DECA Honors Advisors for Years of Service
The DECA Inc. Years of Service Award is presented to individuals who have shown outstanding and continued service to the organization and its mission. Thank you to these long-time advisors for their years of service to Collegiate DECA.
Introducing the 2020-2021 Collegiate DECA Executive Officer Team
Congratulations to the newly-elected 2020-2021 Collegiate DECA Executive Officer Team! The team is eager to represent all Collegiate DECA members and will quickly begin work on their goals and objectives for the year ahead.
Thank You to the 2019-2020 Collegiate DECA Executive Officer Team!
From Executive Officer Training in Orlando to ENGAGE in Chicago and #CDECAICDC Week activities, the 2020-2019 Collegiate DECA Executive Officer Team has made a lasting impact on the organization. Watch their farewell videos now.
Collegiate DECA Stock Market Game Session 2 Winners Announced
DECA congratulates the following top-ranking teams who participated in the second session of the Collegiate DECA Stock Market Game.
Meet the 2020-2021 Collegiate DECA Executive Officer Candidates
Meet the candidates hoping to serve as the leaders of DECA’s Collegiate Division for the 2020-2021 school year. You can learn more about the candidates by visiting Collegiate DECA's Execute Officer Election Portal.
Get Connected with #CDECAICDC Week Activities
While we all hoped to be together in Atlanta, your Executive Officer Team has planned several online #CDECAICDC Week events to help you prepare for next year and network with other Collegiate DECA members from around the world.
DECA Virtual Backgrounds for Your Next Video Call
While members and advisors across the globe practice social distancing and conduct chapter meetings via video, you don't have to be apart from DECA! Now you can spread some virtual DECA love with virtual DECA Zoom backgrounds.
DECA Announces the 2020-2021 Theme: NEXT LEVEL
If there’s one thing that’s true about DECA members, it’s our ability to surprise you. Just when you think you’ve seen it all, we find a way to break through to the NEXT LEVEL.
Mark Your Calendars for DECA's 2020 Conferences
DECA has a full lineup of educational conferences for its members and advisors coming in 2020 and beyond. Check out conference dates and locations, and be sure to mark your calendars now so you’ll never miss an amazing experience. Emerging…
Collegiate DECA Executive Officer Online Election Process
This year, all election activities will now be conducted virtually as a response to not holding Collegiate DECA’s International Career Development Conference. Check out this year's election activity timeline.
Jacklyn J. Schiller Receives DECA Honorary Life Membership
Jacklyn J. Schiller has spent more than 30 years providing exemplary activities for career and technical students and educators through her leadership as the Minnesota DECA Chartered Association Advisor. She began her involvement with DECA as a collegiate member in 1982 and eventually served as the 1984-1985 National President for Delta Epsilon Chi.
Dr. Brenda Clark Awarded DECA Honorary Life Membership
A lifelong educator, Dr. Brenda Clark, EdD, began her service as a DECA advisor in 1982 and spent nearly 40 years serving as a marketing teacher, school-to-work coordinator, career and technical director, professional development director and an educational association executive.
DECA Recognizes Mary Peres with Honorary Life Membership
Mary Peres has provided nearly 40 years of dedicated service to DECA at all levels, from chapter advisor to DECA Inc. Board of Directors President. She has never missed a regional or international DECA conference since 1980 when she began as a Marketing Education Coordinator for Oceanside High School in New York.
DECA Inc. Recognizes M. Andy Chaves of Marriott with Chairman’s Award
The DECA Inc. Chairman’s Award recognizes the outgoing chairman of DECA’s National Advisory Board (NAB). An individual eligible for this award is the outgoing NAB chairman who has supported DECA at the international level in a significant way for a…
DECA Announces 2020 Scholarship Recipients
DECA is pleased to announce the 2019-2020 scholarship recipients. Each year, DECA and its corporate partners award over $300,000 in scholarships to DECA members. Congratulations to this year’s recipients!
Collegiate DECA Announces the 2019-2020 Recognition Award Winners
Congratulations to the 2019-2020 Collegiate DECA Recognition Award winners! If you have applied for any of the awards and your name is not on the list, please check with your advisor about verifying the application. Please contact Rebecca Cox with…
Update on Coronavirus (COVID-19) and Collegiate DECA ICDC 2020
There is no higher priority than the health, safety and well-being of everyone involved in Collegiate DECA’s International Career Development Conference (ICDC). We want you to know that we continue to closely monitor the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) situation as news about it changes daily.
Collegiate DECA 2020 Leadership Passport Program Recipients Announced
Congratulations to the 2019-2020 Collegiate DECA Leadership Passport Program recipients! The Collegiate DECA Leadership Passport Program encourages local chapters and individual members to plan activities and participate in events that enhance the experiences of members.
Take on the Collegiate DECA Advocacy Campaign this February
Happy Career and Technical Education (CTE) Month! Celebrate this February by getting your chapter involved in Collegiate DECA’s Advocacy Campaign!
DECA Direct Magazine: The Finance Issue is Available Now
The Finance Issue will help you take your finance game to the next level. From saving and investing to budgeting and fundraising, you'll find it here. The issue also features resources and ideas to help your chapter prepare for Career and Technical Education Month® in February.
Start Your Job Search with DECA's Internship & Career Center
Starting your career and internship search for Summer 2020? Make Collegiate DECA's Internship & Career Center your first stop!
DECA Idea Challenge 2019 Winning Teams Announced
DECA Inc. is excited to announce this year’s DECA Idea Challenge global winners! A premier event of Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW), the DECA Idea Challenge dared elementary through university students to generate a new use for shoelaces in merely a week!…
Six Ways to Celebrate #CTEMonth
Each February, students, educators and administrators raise awareness of career and technical education (CTE) by celebrating Career and Technical Education Month® . So how can you celebrate CTE Month and show support for DECA and your school’s program? These are the…
Get Ready for the Second Session of the Collegiate DECA Stock Market Game
Did you miss the first session of the Collegiate DECA Stock Market Game? You’re in luck - the second session begins on Monday, February 3, 2020. Participants in the Collegiate DECA Stock Market Game, provided by the SIFMA Foundation, develop…
Frank Peterson Named DECA Inc. Executive Director
The DECA Inc. Board of Directors is pleased to announce that Frank Peterson has been named Executive Director of DECA Inc. after a nation-wide search led by the DECA Inc. Board of Directors. Peterson brings nearly 15 years of experience…
Collegiate DECA Recognition Awards Now Available
As the second half of the school year begins, it’s time to reflect on the effort your chapter has put into service projects, fundraising, recruiting and organizing in the past months. Recognize your chapter’s exceptional members and achievements by nominating…
Why You Should Consider Collegiate DECA Executive Office
“Every time we think we’ve measured our capacity to reach a challenge, we look up and we’re reminded that the capacity may well be limitless.” -President Bartlett, The West Wing. As we begin another year of executive officer applications, it…
DECA Executive Officer Candidate Packet Now Available
The 2020-2021 DECA Executive Officer Candidate Packet is now available. As our primary student brand ambassadors, DECA executive officers represent more than 220,000 student members to a variety of key stakeholders, including fellow members, advisors, education administrators, business partners, public…
Collegiate DECA Stock Market Game Session 1 Winners Announced
An acclaimed program from the SIFMA Foundation, the Collegiate DECA Stock Market Game™ is an online simulation that challenges teams with building and managing a $100,000 virtual investment portfolio of stocks, bonds and mutual funds. Over 40 teams of participants managed…
