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Business Professionals of America | DECEMBER 15, 2021 |
Ethics Video Contest to Award $15,000 in Prizes
Teams of two to four Middle Level and Secondary BPA members have an opportunity to use their creativity while producing a video about the important topic of ethics. The top five teams in each division will earn cash prizes and an invitation to the BPA National Leadership Conference (May 4–8 in Dallas, Texas).
Videos, one to two minutes in length, must focus on the eight principles of ethics defined by the Daniels Fund Ethics Initiative, which have been covered in BPA’s six-part Leadership Academy on Ethics. Students who missed the virtual Leadership Academy are strongly encouraged to watch the video recordings of the weekly sessions to prepare for participating in the Ethics Awareness Video Challenge.
Complete entry instructions are available in the BPA Member Gateway. Entries are due by February 14, 2022, and winners will be announced March 1. This National BPA partner competition is sponsored by MBA Research & Curriculum Center and the Daniels Fund Ethics Initiative.
New National Partner Competition
National BPA has partnered with LifeSmarts to provide student members with the opportunity to test their knowledge, develop critical thinking skills and compete with other BPA members in TeamSmarts, a web-based team competition. Now through December 31, Middle Level and Secondary BPA students can compete in the Technology & Workforce Preparation category. In January, they can compete in the Personal Finance and Environment categories. The top team in each monthly competition will earn a $100 cash prize! LifeSmarts provides complete instructions on how to register.
Important Dates for Virtual Events
Thank you to the individuals and teams who registered for 2022 National Virtual Events Competitions. Important dates are provided below. If you have questions about the National BPA Virtual Events, please email Patrick Schultz, Director of Education & Technology Integration, at pschultz@bpa.org.
V01 - Virtual Multimedia and Promotion (Individual)
V02 - Virtual Multimedia and Promotion (Team)
V03 - Software Engineering (Team)
V04 - Web Application (Team)
V05 - Mobile Applications (Individual)
V06 - Promotion Photography (Individual)
V08 - Start-Up Enterprise (Team)
V10 - Virtual Branding (Team) Pilot
- Round 1 Final Project Submission Deadline: Jan. 15 at 11:59 PM ET
- Round 1 Technical Scoring: Jan. 16 to Feb. 6
- Round 2 Announcement (Top 20 Presentation Invitations): Feb. 7
- Round 2 Presentation Scheduling: Feb. 8–11
- Round 2 Presentations (varies by competition): Feb. 14–25
- Top 10 Invited to National Leadership Conference: By Mar. 1
V07 - Cybersecurity / Digital Forensics (Individual)
- Round 1 Objective Test for all competitors: Jan. 17–28
- Round 2 Announcement (Top 20 Presentation Invitations): Feb. 7
- Round 2 Presentation Scheduling: Feb. 8–11
- Round 2 Presentations (varies by competition): Feb. 14–25
- Top 10 Invited to National Leadership Conference: By Mar. 1
V09 - Financial Portfolio Management (Team)
- Round 1 Practice: Dec. 6–10
- Round 1 Competition: Dec. 13 to Jan. 28
- Round 2 Announcement (Top 20 Presentation Invitations): Feb. 2
- Round 2 Presentation Scheduling: Feb. 3–5
- Round 2 Presentations (varies by competition): TBA
- Top 10 Invited to National Leadership Conference: TBA
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