Happy New Year, NSO
students!
I bet your New Year’s
resolution was to get more involved in National Student Organizations (NSO).
Am I right?
Here’s what I told myself
I would do:
- Compete in more
CTSO conferences
- Practice my
presentation skills so I succeed when I compete
- Attend more NSO
social events and make friends
Does this sound like you?
Luckily, NSO has the
perfect set of events coming up for you.
If you’ve ever competed
in DECA, we have an amazing regional conference coming up.
Mark your calendar for Feb. 2 (snow date—Feb. 16).
For those who don’t know,
DECA is a business career and technical organization (CTSO) that educates
students in finance, marketing, hospitality, and entrepreneurship.
Their competition can
break down in a couple of ways:
- Role-play and Test
(Individual and Team)
- Prepared
Presentation (Individual and Team)
Haven’t done this before?
Does this all sound confusing?
The first thing you need to do is fill out the
attached sign-up form and hand it to Tom Gauthier.
The deadline is Jan. 22. His office is on the 5th Floor of the
building above the Downcity bookstore.
Okay, I’m signed up.
But, I still have no clue what to expect!
We’ve got you covered.
We’re taking the initiative to make sure you are confident and poised before
you compete.
Below are the dates of
our practice sessions. All participants
are strongly urged to attend 2 of these practice sessions.
- Jan. 17 6:00-7:00
pm Xavier 402
- Jan. 19 4:30-5:30
pm Pepsi Forum
- Jan. 24 6:00-7:00
pm Xavier 402
- Jan. 26 12:00-1:00
pm Xavier 402
Interested in competing
but don’t know who to compete with or what to compete in?
Before the practice session on Jan. 19, we have a Find
Your Competitive Partner Social.
From 3:30-4:30 pm you can
show up and talk to experienced members on what the competition will look like
and meet other people like yourself who want to compete as well.
Time to make some friends!
We also don’t want you to
be stressed out about the competition. It never works out well.
We’ve taken the liberty
of planning a de-stress event just for you. It’s
on Jan. 31 from 4:00-6:00 pm in John Hazen White 307.
Have any questions? Don’t
hesitate to ask us. We love hearing from interested members.
Here’s all the important
dates again:
· Northeastern
Region Competitive Events Conference: Feb. 2 (Snow Date—Feb. 16)
o Practice Sessions
§ Jan. 17 6:00-7:00 pm Xavier 402
§ Jan. 19 4:30-5:30 pm Pepsi Forum
§ Jan. 24 6:00-7:00 pm Xavier 402
§ Jan. 26 12:00-1:00 pm Xavier 402
o Social Events
§ Find Your Competitive Partner: Jan. 19 3:30-4:30 pm
Pepsi Forum
§ De-Stress Before Regional Conference: Jan. 31
4:00-6:00 JHW 307
Be on the lookout for SkillsUSA
regional conference sign-ups!
Make sure you follow us
on social media to stay in the loop.
Happy Competing,
National Student
Organizations
