(Leavenworth, Kan.) The 花椒直播 Future Business Leaders of America Collegiate chapter received multiple honors at the organization鈥檚 state leadership conference, including the top Chapter Community Service Project, Advisor of the Year, and two individual awards.
The chapter鈥檚 community service initiative 鈥� Project Purple 鈥� included a partnership with the Deeper Window Association, an organization in Leavenworth for families with Alzheimer's and dementia diagnoses. USM students attended meetings and events with the Deeper Window Association, raised awareness for Alzheimer鈥檚 and dementia, and developed the association鈥檚 website. The members of the award-winning team were Chapter President Charley Monahan, Chapter Vice President Justin Johnson, and Chapter Secretary Levi Jukes.
鈥淧roject Purple holds a special place in the hearts of many of our chapter members who had experienced Alzheimer鈥檚 and dementia within their own families,鈥� Monahan said. 鈥淲hen we learned about the Deeper Window organization and its mission, our chapter was excited to have the opportunity to work with such a fantastic group of individuals who filled a huge need within our community.鈥�
The 72nd Annual Kansas Future Business Leaders of America Collegiate State Leadership Conference brought together more than 75 college students on March 4 at Pittsburg State University. During the event, members networked, heard from speakers, and competed in business and business-related events.
Jukes took home first place in the Networking Concepts individual event as well as second place in Computer Concepts. Monahan was installed as the 2023-24 Kansas State FBLA Collegiate communication officer, and Chapter Advisor Professor Bethany Stanley was named the Kansas Advisor of the Year.
Monahan, Johnson, and Jukes will represent Kansas in the Chapter Community Service Project event, and Jukes will compete in Networking Concepts and Computer Concepts at the FBLA Collegiate National Conference June 22-25 in Atlanta.
This marks the third time USM has advanced to the national conference. In 2022, the chapter placed sixth nationally for its service project 鈥� Project Raise the Ruff 鈥� in partnership with the Leavenworth County Humane Society.
For more information on USM鈥檚 FBLA Collegiate chapter, contact the club鈥檚 faculty sponsor, Professor Bethany Stanley, at Bethany.Stanley@stmary.edu.
About FBLA Collegiate, Inc.
Future Business Leaders of America Collegiate, the premier student business organization, is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) education association with a quarter million members and advisers in over 6,500 active middle school, high school, and college chapters worldwide. FBLA-PBL鈥檚 mission is to inspire and prepare students to become community-minded business leaders in a global society through relevant career preparation and leadership experiences. The association is headquartered in Reston, Virginia, just outside Washington, D.C. For more information, visit .
The 花椒直播 is a Catholic co-educational applied liberal arts university founded and sponsored by the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth. The University of 花椒直播 main campus is located at 4100 South 4th Street, Leavenworth, Kan. USM鈥檚 Overland Park Campus at 4500 College Boulevard offers evening accelerated graduate and undergraduate degree-completion programs. The university also offers online programs. Visit stmary.edu for more information.