25th of the Month Report

Report submitted by: Emily Leonhard

President & Western Region Vice President

Wisconsin Marketing and Management Association

Delta Epsilon Chi

Hello Chapters and Advisors!

Thank you for submitting your 15^th of the Month Report. There is a wealth of great ideas and useful information in these reports—it would greatly benefit your chapter to read through this report. The 15^th of the Month Reports are a method to communicate at the state level about what you have been doing at the chapter level. Please take advantage of the information and share ideas with one another. It is a great opportunity to break the boundaries of individual chapters and share success stories throughout the year. You should all be very proud of the information that you submit—it sounds like great things are happening and excitement for WMMA is spreading across the state.

On January 23^rd, the Northeast Regional Career Development Conference was held at the Northeast Wisconsin Technical College. Along with the great competition that took place throughout the day, there was a great “Ask an Alumni” session to provide members with helpful information about competing at State & Nationals, as well as what WMMA/Delta Epsilon Chi can do for you. I would like to thank all members, advisors, judges, alumni, and Mae Laatsch for attending the conference—we hope you had a fun, beneficial day!

Save the date for the 2010 State Leadership Conference! This year’s conference will be held March 4-6, 2010 at the Madison Concourse hotel. Visit http://www.concoursehotel.com/ for more information about the hotel and surrounding area.

Is someone from your chapter interested in running for a State Officer position this year?

Now is the time to start thinking about running for a State Officer position. Being a State Officer is a wonderful experience for any student going into Business, Marketing, Entrepreneurship, and more! If you have any questions about the state officer positions, and the duties involved—please check out our state website www.wideltaepsilonchi.org for the current State Officer Packet, or send me an e-mail.

Make sure to check out the WMMA website weekly for new updates (Wideltaepsilonchi.org). Here are a few recent highlights of the website:

- Check out the “Resources” section for power points and handouts from the 2009 Fall Leadership Conference in Green Bay, WI

- Overview of the Northeast Region Conference

- State Packet Coming Soon!

The regional conferences are being planned and coordinated by your respective Regional Vice President. The Northeast region still needs to set a specific date for their conference. Conference packets should be available soon for each conference. Please contact your Regional Vice Presidents with specific questions regarding your conference.

Regional Conference Dates:

Southern Region: Saturday February 6^th, 2010

Southern Region Vice President—Alexandra VanAckeren-- WCTC

avanackeren@my.wctc.edu

Western Region: Saturday, February 13, 2010

Western Region Vice President—Emily Leonhard—UW-Eau Claire

leonhaea@uwec.edu

Here is the list of chapters that submitted the December 15^th of the Month Report. If you submitted a report, and it is not listed below, please contact me.

Chapter Name	Date Report was Submitted
Gateway Technical College-Kenosha	January 14th
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire	January 15th
Waukesha County Technical College	January 15th
Western Technical College	January 15th

If you have any questions, please feel free to e-mail/call me at any time. I wish you all the best in all of your endeavors this spring. Please take the time to read through all of the 15^th of the Month reports—it will greatly benefit you and your chapter. Feel free to forward this e-mail on to Chapter Officers, Members, or anyone else who may benefit from it.

Sincerely,

Emily Leonhard

WMMA President &

Western Region VP

Our organization follows a set of principles in which we abide by, and stride to accomplish at the local, state, and national levels. WMMA/Delta Epsilon Chi abides by the DECA diamond and its four points: Leadership Development, Civic Consciousness, Social Intelligence, and Vocational Understanding. These are the DECA Diamond Highlights from WMMA Chapters for the month of December:

Leadership Development

Although for many, the month of December was cut short for the Holiday Break, chapters still continued to recruit members, and keep current members active and involved. Here are the highlights from the chapters in December:

· Western Technical College-Lacrosse is preparing to hand out personal invitations to students during second semester

· Gateway Technical College-Kenosha hung up flyers promoting their first meeting at the end of January, and plans to have Chapter Officers speak in different business courses.

· University of Wisconsin- Eau Claire planned a Winter Membership Drive, but unfortunately was cancelled due to the weather.

· Waukesha County Technical College posted monthly activities on their blackboard to catch the attention of business students. They also plan to put up posters, and talk to possible members.

Civic Consciousness

Here are some updates on Civic Consciousness activities this year:

· Western Technical College-Lacrosse is planning upcoming bake sales to benefit the ACS Run/Walk.

· Gateway Technical College-Kenosha is planning a raffle in February, as well as food sales in order to benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Association. They are also working on sending disabled children to summer camp.

· University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire is planning civic consciousness activities for the upcoming semester

· Waukesha County Technical College was able to donate many items to the Giving Tree, and they were very proud of their accomplishments.

Social Intelligence

Although December is always busy, a couple chapters held events in order for members to network, and have fun! Here are a few things chapters participated in:

· Gateway Technical College-Kenosha took a trip to the Retired Veterans Association to serve food on Christmas Day, and also went bowling with chapter members.

· Waukesha County Technical College held a holiday party for chapter members. They also plan to continue to hold Monday winter event nights for members.

Vocational Understanding

Many of our members reached out to WI DECA in December and January to help judge their competitions. Here are a few highlights from December:

· Gateway Technical College-Kenosha had 8 members judge the Wisconsin DECA high school division competition.

· Western Technical College sent members to the DECA competition at UW-Stout

· A University of Wisconsin- Eau Claire member judged at the District II Wisconsin DECA competition at Mid-state Technical College in Wisconsin Rapids.