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IL PBL Website: http://www.il-fblapbl.org/pbl/ Hello PBL members! I hope you are all get- ting back into the swing of classes and PBL (not to mention everything else in your life). Some of you at- tended the Winter Seminar Series on Jan- uary 26, 2013. We were so glad to have you and we hope you had a great time at- tending the workshops and getting to see each other again! For those of you who announced that you will be running for a state or national office, remember only verbal campaigning is al- lowed at this time. That means no Facebook or Twitter. For everyone else, don’t forget about State around the cor- ner. Now is the time to choose and prepare for your events. You can perform in up to three performance events, but you can perform in up to five events total. I would perform in as many com- petitive events as possi- ble so you can better your chances of going to Nationals in Anaheim, California! Just a reminder, if you would like to compete in state competitive events, you need to have your dues paid by March 1, 2013. I would suggest getting those paid as early as possible. If you don’t pay, you won’t be able to compete. Looking forward to see- ing you at state and good luck in those com- petitive events! Heather Borowiak Illinois PBL State President A Message from our President Illinois Voice PHI BETA LAMBDA Spring 2013 IL PBL Newsletter Igniting Innovation Shawnee Reflects on WSS 2 SIUC Update 3 ISU’s Meet and Greet with Santa 4 Shawnee CC helps out at Southern Area FBLA Conference 5 Passion for PBL 6 So You’re Considering a Competitive Event 7 Lessons Learned from PBL 8 SWIC PBL Update 9 Inside this issue:

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IL PBL Website: http://www.il-fblapbl.org/pbl/

Hello PBL members! I

hope you are all get-

ting back into the

swing of classes and

PBL (not to mention

everything else in your

life). Some of you at-

tended the Winter

Seminar Series on Jan-

uary 26, 2013. We

were so glad to have

you and we hope you

had a great time at-

tending the workshops

and getting to see each

other again!

For those of you who

announced that you

will be running for a

state or national office,

remember only verbal

campaigning is al-

lowed at this time. That

means no Facebook or

Twitter.

For everyone else,

don’t forget about

State around the cor-

ner. Now is the time to

choose and prepare for

your events. You can

perform in up to three

performance events, but

you can perform in up to

five events total. I would

perform in as many com-

petitive events as possi-

ble so you can better

your chances of going to

Nationals in Anaheim,

California!

Just a reminder, if you

would like to compete in

state competitive events,

you need to have your

dues paid by March 1,

2013. I would suggest

getting those paid as

early as possible. If you

don’t pay, you won’t be

able to compete.

Looking forward to see-

ing you at state and

good luck in those com-

petitive events!

Heather Borowiak Illinois PBL State President

A Message from our President

Illinois Voice

P H I B E T A L A M B D A

Spring 2013 IL PBL Newsletter

Igniting Innovation

Shawnee Reflects on

WSS

2

SIUC Update 3

ISU’s Meet and Greet

with Santa

4

Shawnee CC helps out at

Southern Area FBLA

Conference

5

Passion for PBL 6

So You’re Considering a

Competitive Event

7

Lessons Learned from

PBL

8

SWIC PBL Update 9

Inside this issue:

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IL PBL Website: http://www.il-fblapbl.org/pbl/

Shawnee Community College PBL had 2 ambassadors attend the Winter Seminar Series at Eastern Illi-

nois University in Charleston, Illinois. One of the highlights of the conference for the SCC PBL mem-

bers was the ability to schedule a state officer to attend one of our local chapter meetings.

Among the highlights of the conference was to learn about a mock run for office and to polish up and

develop a state officer campaign. Another thing at the conference we found helpful were the addition-

al workshops, and the Keynote speaker, who instructed and informed the members in attendance on

the proper way to prepare for state and national competitions.

Reflection On WSS from Shawnee Community College

By: Richard Tucker—Shawnee

Page 2 Illinois Voice

“Another highlight included the ability

to have a mock run for office, to polish

up and develop their state officer

campaigns.” - Richard Tucker

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IL PBL Website: http://www.il-fblapbl.org/pbl/

On behalf of Southern Illinois University Carbon-

dale, our chapter is well pumped for the new

2013 academic year. After coming back from a

most exciting Winter Seminar Series full of great,

motivating and educational workshops, our

chapter is now back to the drawing board pre-

paring for the best state conference yet.

We have several new members to participate at

state this year, and truly look forward to the ex-

perience they are going to get from the state

conference. Let alone if they place at state, they

get to go to Nationals and compete, that is an ex-

perience of a lifetime no one will ever forget.

We are planning more fundraisers like hosting

an event at McAlister’s Deli, more social nights

so we as a chapter will learn to get to know one

another on a more personal level, and have fun

while doing something together as a chapter.

Most importantly we plan on hosting a FBLA-PBL

March of Dimes mini walk on campus. At this

walk our chapter will be getting in touch with the

FBLA chapters in our area to participate in this

great community service event. FBLA-PBL will

not only be doing something together as a

whole, but also be spreading the word and great

miracles that the March of Dimes have fulfilled in

seeing premature babies become healthy all

over campus.

We continue to host great speakers at our meetings to

help us succeed in the business world, like building a

resume, elevator conversation starters about the

greatness of PBL, soft skills, and keeping a positive

attitude where ever we are representing our chapter.

Our chapter at SIUC has many great ideas in store for

a successful spring semester.

Spring 2013 Page 3

SIUC Update

By: Lloyd Fox– SIUC

“FBLA-PBL will not only be doing some-

thing together as a whole, but also be

spreading the word and great miracles

that the March of Dimes have fulfilled in

seeing premature babies become

healthy all over campus. “

- Lloyd Fox

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IL PBL Website: http://www.il-fblapbl.org/pbl/

Phi Beta Lambda at Illinois State Uni-

versity hosted a Meet and Greet with

Santa Claus for the children around the

community. The event was held on De-

cember 2, 2012, at ISU’s Bone Student

Center. Area kids got to meet a profes-

sionally hired Santa Claus, Mrs. Claus,

and elves. Pictures were taken for the

families free of charge. After meeting

Santa, all kids received a gift bag filled

with stocking stuffers. Refreshments

were also provided in the form of cook-

ies, treats, and hot chocolate. Plenty of

help for the event was provided by the

majority of the ISU PBL chapter. Ta-

bles were set up to help the kids make

Christmas cards to send to the U.S.

troops overseas and the children’s fami-

lies. A raffle was held to raise money

for the March of Dimes and One

Heart for Congo. The raffle was by

far the biggest held by ISU PBL

thanks to a majority of prizes donated

from businesses around Central Illi-

nois. Different prize packages in-

cluded prizes related to the Chicago

Bears, Chicago Blackhawks, Chicago

Cubs, Chicago White Sox, St. Louis

Cardinals, local Bloomington/Normal

businesses, and a snow cone maker.

The value of all of the prize packages

combined exceeded $1000. The

event was a success with a little over

seventy kids in attendance. ISU PBL

plans to make the Meet and Greet

with Santa Claus an annual event.

ISU Hosts Meet and Greet with Santa Claus

“A raffle was held to raise money for the

March of Dimes and One Heart for Congo.

The raffle was by far the biggest held by

ISU PBL thanks to a majority of prizes

donated from businesses around Central

Illinois, ” - Nick Hostetler

By: Nick Hostetler—ISU

Page 4 Illinois Voice

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IL PBL Website: http://www.il-fblapbl.org/pbl/

Six Shawnee College PBL members

assisted with proctoring and evaluating

computer competitions on Wednesday,

January 9 at Southern Illinois Universi-

ty in Carbondale. Upon arrival, SCC

PBL members prepared computer sys-

tems for login by competitors and orga-

nized computer labs to host the follow-

ing events: Computer Applications,

Desktop Publishing, Electronic Spread-

sheets, Word Processing I, and Word

Processing II.

After the students completed the one

hour exams, the real time crunch began

with the closing ceremony beginning in

45 minutes. SCC PBL members’ metic-

ulously reviewed the FBLA-PBL format

guide and keys to evaluate the output

from the individual FBLA members

competing in each event, making sure to

provide comments on each person’s

review rubric.

Even though the day was hectic, it was

still productive with the opportunity to

meet prospective members for our or-

ganization in addition to meeting other

professionals interested in forging

partnerships with FBLA-PBL.

“Even though the day was hectic, it

was still productive with the opportunity

to meet prospective members for our

organization in addition to meeting

other professionals interested in

forging partnerships with FBLA-PBL.”

-Amy O’Kelly

Spring 2013 Page 5

Shawnee CC PBL Members Help Out At Southern Area FBLA Conference

By: Amy O’Kelly — Shawnee

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IL PBL Website: http://www.il-fblapbl.org/pbl/

My passion for FBLA-PBL was first

ignited when I was in FBLA and

became one of the first students

in the history of my high school

to become a National Qualifier.

Immediately upon attending

Southern Illinois University Car-

bondale, I sought out PBL, which

at the time was a very small

group of 3-5 members.

I made a lot of memories my first

few years in PBL; however I will

never forget the feeling when, at

the end of my junior year I was

the only returning member of my

PBL chapter. Because of my pas-

sion for this organization, I made

it a personal goal to keep SIUC

PBL going, and to grow its num-

bers and make it a thriving chap-

ter.

Two years later, I am proud to

boast that the SIUC PBL chapter is

an ambitious and passionate

group and on the local level we

have 12 paid members, a very

active officer team who is in-

volved at the State and National

levels, 3 very active committees

who are spearheading projects

for our chapter, and a growing

group of members who is will-

ing to get involved and always

eager to learn more.

Beyond the local level, we had

6 members attend Fall Seminar

Series, we have 6 members

registered for National Fall

Leadership Conference, have 8

Illinois Ambassadors, we are

the home of the Illinois PBL

State Vice President, a North

Central Region Action Council

Member, and the Illinois PBL

Professional Division President.

I’m very proud of my SIUC PBL

Chapter and the plans we have

to make our organization better

than it’s ever been at SIUC. I’m

so proud of how far our chapter

has come, and I see so much

potential for our chapter to

grow and become bigger and

better than it is now.

My Passion for SIUC PBL

“Because of my passion for this

organization, I made it a personal goal to

keep SIUC PBL going, and to grow its

numbers and make it a thriving chapter.

” - Ashley Crain

By: Ashley Crain—SIUC

Page 6 Illinois Voice

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IL PBL Website: http://www.il-fblapbl.org/pbl/

Participating in a competitive event

can be a thrilling and rewarding expe-

rience. There are many different

events to choose from in a variety of

areas to suit many different majors. I

personally recommend that everyone

take part in at least one event during

your time spent in PBL. There are a lot

of things to consider when choosing

your competitive event. Here are

some questions I commonly hear

when speaking about this to PBL mem-

bers.

Why should I compete?

One of the major benefits of compet-

ing is of course, the possibility that

you win! If you place high enough at

the State Leadership Conference, (up

to second or third place depending on

the event) you get to go on to compete

at the National Leadership Confer-

ence. First place winners win prizes in

sponsored events at the state level and

high placing contestants at the Nation-

al level often get monetary prizes as

well. Another benefit is the ability

to test your skills in a specific area.

For example, if you love public

speaking consider participating in

the public speaking or impromptu

speaking events.

You can test your skills

and learn

more about

yourself and

how you pre-

pare for

speeches

and how to

write a bet-

ter speech. Lastly, if you place in an

event that is related to a job or in-

ternship you wish to get, you can

include the award on your resume.

It gets you noticed! I can speak from

experience there, as my award I

won in Computer Concepts last

year has helped me to get intern-

ship interviews with two major com-

panies.

How do I prepare for a competitive event?

Depending on the type of event you

are participating in, you will need to

one of three things: take a test,

prepare a deliverable, or do a

presentation. Some events, such

as Web Site Design have more

than one component (a delivera-

ble and a presentation). Make

sure you have all the information

about your event and start pre-

paring early! If you

are studying for a

test for example,

find references to

study the topics

related to the test.

When I competed

in Computer Con-

cepts last year, I took the topics

list for the test and found all

kinds of references for the topics

and made note cards for myself

to study from. Everyone studies

and prepares differently, but

hard work and preparation can

mean the difference between

placing and not placing! If you

are presenting, make sure you

are dressed properly, and try to

find a way to relax your nerves.

Be prepared for questions and

make sure you practice your

presentation in front of others. If

you know someone who has

competed in your event in the

past, ask them about their expe-

rience. They may have valuable

insight that can help you.

Where do I find more information on these events?

The best place to look is the na-

tional FBLA-PBL website at

http://fbla-pbl.org/web/

sectionid/57/module/ce/pbl.asp

the listing of events, information

about the events, sample test

questions, and many other refer-

ences are found here.

“When I competed in Computer Concepts last

year, I took the topics list for the test and found

all kinds of references for the topics and made

note cards for myself to study from.” -Jennilee

Benda

Spring 2013 Page 7

So You’re Considering a Competitive Event...

By: Jennilee Benda—IL PBL State Secretary

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IL PBL Website: http://www.il-fblapbl.org/pbl/

I was a shy sixteen-year-old with

no intentions of continuing my edu-

cation sitting in a classroom dread-

ing the next fifty minutes of the in-

structor speaking gibberish. I was

known to be insecure about every

attribute of myself and only found

security in working a 24-hour

weekend shift. It was my last se-

mester as a junior when a teacher

inspired me to pursue a higher ed-

ucation. Phi Beta Lambda today

makes me enjoy every second of

the instruction I receive.

Hello Future Business Leaders of

America-Phi Beta Lambda.

My name is Cortney McGowan, I

am a recent graduate of Southwest-

ern Illinois College, in Texas—just

kidding, Illinois. I have been an

active member in Phi Beta Lambda

for the past three years—and do

not intend on stopping yet! Life is

not long enough to learn all the

lessons yourself. I had the oppor-

tunity to hold local office positions

as well as assisting both State and

National Officers in the best stu-

dent organization. Again, I am

sharing my lessons I learned with

YOU! I don’t have one story teach-

ing me all of the skills I mention,

these lessons were learned with

time and was only recognized

when I was at my lowest moment.

Hope you enjoy!!

Brand yourself. WOAH! Do not grab the lighter, this branding is in

terms of creating the best you and

make it known. The pictures we

post, the videos we share, and the

friends we add make an impres-

sion. Take the incentive to filter

your Facebook weekly. Take the

time to branch out to other social

networks: Google +, LinkedIn,

Twitter, Stumble Upon, Word

Press and Pinterest. This creates a

benefit for you and the person

viewing the site. You have an op-

portunity to find different interests

when you meet different people. A

viewer, looking at all the different

sites with your name, will find a

common interest since you have

multiple ones. Brand yourself.

After all, everyone else will. Make

the brand be true.

Say “This stretches me.” Life deals you a series of cards. I am

twenty-two and I am still unsure on

how many cards are dealt to each

player. I do know I pick the game

to play in my life and I was dealt a

“draw two” card. My birth parents

have chosen not to play a role in

my life after high school. When I

saw this “card” in my hand, I

stretched across the table to draw

two more cards. Those two cards

included: a sense of humor and

great work ethic. Situations do not

suck, its stretches a person. Why

should we have choices, if every-

thing was given to us? Stretch

across the table and draw two

more cards when something is not

acceptable to you.

Get out, what you put in. Think of all the hours of supervised driving

needed for you to earn a driver’s

license. Okay, not a good example.

Natural talent does not exist. Prac-

tice makes no one perfect. Put your

heart and soul into anything and

you will get more. This is not a self-

ish act. Once you invest emotional-

ly, you unconsciously surrender.

When you show pride in the work

you create, you learn something

about yourself and others learn by

following you. They learn about you

on a much deeper surreal level.

Volunteer yourself to host a work-

shop for members, offer to help a

teacher file papers, or arrange a

day for members to attend a net-

working event in the busy city.

Communicate. Communicate.

Communicate. A foundation to

every relationship is communica-

tion. An organization is a network of

relationships; don’t let one relation-

ship suffer from you not speaking

up. Questions to ask to ensure com-

munication include: Do you under-

stand? What part was unclear? We

each know what we want explain

what you want.

I have shared just a few lessons

through my experience in Phi Beta

Lambda. Please now accept the

challenge to allow this organization

be foundation of all you acquire in

your academic, professional, and

personal life. Make every shortcom-

Lessons PBL Has Taught Me

By: Cortney McGowan—SWIC

Page 8 Illinois Voice

“Life is not long enough to learn all

the lessons yourself.“

- Cortney McGowan

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IL PBL Website: http://www.il-fblapbl.org/pbl/

SLC Registration Due March 1

IL PBL State Leadership Conference: April 5 & 6, 2013 in Effingham, Illinois

PBL National Leadership Conference

& Institute for Leaders: Anaheim, California

IFL: June 21-22, 2013

NLC: June 22-25, 2013

Thank you from your 2012-2013 officer team:

$2,500. This would be a really

good fundraiser, and it would

really help with the funding of

our trip to Anaheim. As for

FBLA-PBL Week, we have cho-

sen different themes for each

day of the week; one of the

highlights of our week will be

on Wednesday, February 13,

when we will have a table in

the hallway and raise aware-

ness for March of Dimes. In ad-

dition to the March of Dimes,

we will be wearing business

attire for a day and also we will

have a day to support local

businesses in the area. We are

looking forward to this semes-

ter and hope to see everyone

again at State Leadership Con-

ference in April!

This semester SWIC PBL has sev-

eral innovative projects to help

raise funds for the State Leader-

ship Conference and the National

Leadership Conference! One of

the projects, which I am looking

forward to working with will be

the Business Etiquette Dinner. At

the etiquette dinner we are plan-

ning on having a speaker, and

they will teach us about proper

table manners and other advice

for proper dinner etiquette. As of

right now, this event is still in the

planning stage of the process,

but we are really hoping to have

a great turnout and get to net-

work with other students. SWIC

PBL is also currently working on

hosting either a basket raffle or a

money raffle. Last semester, an-

other organization on campus

hosted a basket raffle, and they

were able to make a profit of

SWIC PBL Update

State President: Heather Borowiak

State Vice President: Nick Gregory

State Secretary: Jennilee Benda

State Treasurer: Candi Pucek

State Adviser: Tina Dierkes

State Liaison: Kevin Hoffman

FBLA-PBL State Chair: Darlene Shannon

Igniting Innovation

www.il-fblapbl.org/pbl

By: Eric Lassman—SWIC

Spring 2013 Page 9

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