{"id":44614,"date":"2017-04-27T16:12:30","date_gmt":"2017-04-27T20:12:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/?p=44614"},"modified":"2017-04-27T16:20:35","modified_gmt":"2017-04-27T20:20:35","slug":"goodman-students-victorious-at-international-deca-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/2017\/04\/goodman-students-victorious-at-international-deca-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"Goodman students victorious at international DECA competition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b><\/b><span class=\"dropcap\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They were among a crowd of more than 1,500 competitors, but four students from Brock\u2019s Goodman School of Business recently earned the spotlight on an international stage.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On April 22, business students Steven Simons, Arusa Mithani, Julia Baird-Oryschak and Shehryar Khalid won top awards at DECA\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.deca.org\/college-programs\/international-career-development-conference-college\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">International Career Development Conference<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in Anaheim, Calif.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DECA is an international organization that prepares students at both the high school and university levels for leadership through competitive events and professional development activities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Simons and Mithani placed first overall in the Sports and Entertainment Marketing category, Baird-Oryschak placed second overall in Fashion Merchandising and Marketing, and Khalid placed third overall in Banking Financial Services.<\/span><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QC1ysk3H1As\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The competition required students to read and analyze short business cases and present their recommendations to judges \u2014 all under a time crunch.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The win comes after the<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/2017\/01\/goodman-school-of-business-earns-18-medals-at-provincial-competition\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Goodman DECA team earned 18 medals at the DECA U Provincials competition<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in January, setting a new medal count record for the Goodman School of Business.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Interim Dean Barry Wright said this latest achievement, while impressive on its own, is the icing on the cake of an already successful competition season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe are so proud of our students who continue to gain recognition and make positive impressions on judges,\u201d he said. \u201cWinning at an international level is an excellent way to end a banner year of competition awards.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Simons, who also served as this year\u2019s President of Goodman DECA, said the results are a testament to the hard work put in by the entire 52-student team.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWhen you look at our team, our students have the work ethic and dedication that it takes to win,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Many of our students went above and beyond and came in for extra practices and training throughout the year.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The third-year business student started participating in DECA in Grade 11 and has learned a lot from five years of competitions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Describing himself as a quiet student, Simons said DECA helped to\u00a0push him out of his comfort zone.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIf you had told me in high school that in a few years I would be an international champion at a presentation-type competition, I wouldn\u2019t have believed it,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI think it\u2019s great to see that with DECA, you can get involved as a delegate and then move up. The opportunities keep growing exponentially after that. That\u2019s what DECA has been for me.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With an extensive training program established and a track record of success in place, Simons\u2019 goal this year as chapter president was to continue to build a supportive culture within his team.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe wanted everyone to feel like they had 51 new friends that they could fully trust and rely on for anything they needed,\u201d he said. \u201cOnce you\u2019ve built that level of confidence, people are in a much better environment to actually learn and put in the work. I think everyone doing that collectively is what helped us get the exceptional results at both Provincials and ICDC. 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