特蕾莎偏航, faculty advisor for Future Business Leaders of America Collegiate at 太阳城娱乐官网, wants to get the word out that “FBLA Collegiate is a lot different than FBLA High School” thanks to the variety of opportunities available for anyone interested in business. 自2016年开始在太阳城娱乐官网大学科尔尼分校教授经济学以来，她一直负责该俱乐部。 She shares that FBLA Collegiate, formerly known as Phi Beta Lambda, has “been growing every year” which she attributes to the great students who have “been able to build some momentum.”

As an economics major, Yaw is “enthusiastic about developing leadership abilities in college students and exposing them to the FBLA Collegiate experience.” While she is careful to leave the “planning and execution” of the club’s activities to the officers, Yaw encourages everyone in the club to have fun while taking advantage of the opportunities offered. She believes students need “as much experience as they can get in college” because of the impact it will have on them as “business people in the real world.”

Being in FBLA Collegiate is “a really great experience” where students get a chance to network, compete, and practice getting in front of people. Yaw understands that “when it comes down to it, no matter what career you go into, there’s business” so she encourages anyone who has an interest in business or who wants to make business connections to get involved. 学生们并不一定要获得商业学位才能从FBLA学院获得一些东西。 In fact, students don’t even have to be members to attend meetings.

The club usually meets in West Center once a month, but it’s not unusual for them to decide to hang out in a more casual atmosphere such as Brewed Awakenings. 典型的会议可能包括讨论俱乐部业务，听取当地商业领袖的客座演讲，或参观科尔尼周围的众多企业之一。 过去的参观包括参观维亚罗中心、当地医院、Nest:Space和世界剧院。

除了在校园的机会，FBLA大学的学生有机会在州和国家层面的竞争。 学生们可以参加65个不同项目的比赛。 在州一级，他们与太阳城娱乐官网拥有自己的FBLA大学分会的任何学院或大学竞争。 太阳城娱乐官网’s chapter has “grown consistently” with 13 of last year’s 15 members competing at the state conference with nine going on to compete at the national level. 太阳城娱乐官网在过去的一年里连续第二年获得了四年制大学的优秀奖，其中一名学生获得了年度成员奖。 FBLA全国领导会议 去年，在亚特兰大，有8名学生进入前五名，4名学生进入第一名。

Yaw shares that this competition “gives them a chance to compete at a very high level” because “they’re competing against the best business students from all over the country.” 除了准备比赛，学生们还参加研讨会，听取演讲者的演讲，并与来自全国各地的商科学生建立联系。 She believes that it is an experience her students will remember “for a very long time.”

特蕾莎偏航 would encourage any 太阳城娱乐官网 student to “get involved in campus activities” because she knows that “these four years of (their) life” are priceless. Her advice is to “make sure you make the most of them.” 由于FBLA学院涉及网络、旅行机会以及与其他学生建立关系的机会，她希望任何对商业感兴趣的学生都能选择利用这个俱乐部提供的联系。

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