IBMA Newsletter
Week of August 31st 2020
Volunteer Hours Update: This semester, you will need to complete 6 hours of Virtual Volunteering. Two opportunities are listed below. If you know of other Virtual Volunteering opportunities with 503C organizations, please let us know so that we can add it here.
NEW IN SCHOOLOGY!!!
Media Album Folder added to your Materials Tab: Virtual School Pictures
Since we can't be together in the classroom, I'd like to get see your wonderful faces through pictures. Upload pictures of your first day of school, your at home work station, or just some fun pictures of virtual school that you have I'd like to be able to put them in our weekly newsletters in the Media Album: Virtual School Pictures. Please provide a caption that I can I can include.
In these newsletters you will find helpful information, updates from myself, the amazing Ms. Lewis, and your IBMA president, Kelly.
Enrichment Hours: You will find links in the newsletters to enrichment opportunities for the semester. Please remember that you will need to complete two enrichments per semester for a total of 4 for the year.
A Message from the Booster Club
Good Afternoon, IBMA Parents,
Attached please find the IBMA Booster Club Membership form for the 2020-2021 school year. As mentioned during the commitment night the booster club is an essential part of assisting with many of the social programs that IBMA hosts throughout the school year. Please join to show your support of the programs.
Also, the booster club has all of their positions open for this upcoming school year. Anyone interested, please contact the booster club, (ibmaboosterclub@gmail.com ) email copied. No experience is needed just a willingness to support the students in the academy. Each position term is for one academic year.
IBMA Year at a Glance
Be on the lookout in Email for your invitation
- Wednesday, October 14th - General Academy Meeting VIA Zoom/Teams @3:45
- DATE TBD - Pumpkin Painting Networking Event***
- DATE TBD (Late October) - IBMA/GSA Open House
Updating Contact Information in Skyward
Schoology Join Codes
Class of 2021- WFGVN-4QMRH
Class of 2022 - RBG7V-FJWTP
Class of 2023 - X3V6V-6NCMT
Class of 2024 - VPCG-5CD4-B3BRN
Remind Codes
@ibmaco2021 – C/O 2021
@ibmaco2022 – C/O 2022
@ibmaco2023 – C/O 2023
@ibmaco2024 - C/O 2024
Enrichment Events
IBMA Enrichment: Lucious McDaniel, IV; Founder Phly.co
Lucious is a current college student at the University of Texas - Austin McCombs School of Business. He is the founder of Phly.co, philanthropy on the fly. Phly is a fundraising app that makes collecting and managing payments effortless for clubs and communities.
During his session, he will speak from his experiences starting his own business and discovering his passion for business. He will identify how he chose to major in business and how he is pursuing his business career now. Lucious McDaniel was also Texas DECA State President in 2017-2018 and is a Forty Acres Scholar.
password is located in Schoology
Thursday, Sep 10, 2020, 04:00 PM
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IBMA Enrichment: Emily Nguyen, Past Texas DECA Vice President of Leadership
Emily Nguyen will be speaking on behalf of her college experience (applying to college, extracurriculars), how she chose to major in business, and how she is pursuing a career in business currently as a college student. She was the Texas DECA Vice President of Leadership Development from 2017-2018 and is now a private equity intern at EnCap Investments L.P. She currently attends the University of Texas at Austin McCombs School of Business where she is studying finance. Password is found on your Schoology page and/or calendar
Tuesday, Sep 22, 2020, 04:00 PM
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IBMA Enrichment: Austin Foss, Loan Officer for Mutual of Omaha Mortgage
Austin Foss received a Bachelors in Communication from the Dallas Baptist University in hopes of becoming a national Sports Broadcaster. He worked for ESPN as a statistical analyst and production assistant for a few years. However, he eventually grew more interested in banking and financing. Currently, Mr. Foss is a loan officer for Mutual of Omaha Mortgage. In his session, he will give insight on changing his career decisions and what excites him most about what he does.
Password is in Schoology
Wednesday, Oct 14, 2020, 04:30 PM
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IBMA Enrichment Event: Channing Fawcett, CEO
"Channing Fawcett, Consultant and CEO at Stratecute, a successful marketing consulting firm speaks on her experience founding her own company and the tips she has to success." She has been a past keynote speaker for DECA and has a masters in Hotel and Restaurant Management and an MBA from the University of Houston. Password is in Schoology
Thursday, Nov 5, 2020, 04:00 PM
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TED Talks
TED Talks Business Topics
Virtual Volunteering Opportunities
Color a Smile
Details
Organization: Color a smile, a Non-profit organization, 501 (C) (3). Founded in 1986.
Students take printouts from the website, color them and mail it to Color A Smile foundation. Before mailing, Ms. Lewis, Mrs. Chadwick or Mr. Lam needs to approve the hours based on the coloring sheets worked by the students and track it for GSA. The below link explains steps required for tracking volunteer credits. 3 Sheets equals 1 hours of volunteering.
Instructions for the volunteer work and credits
Spread Joy Through Cards and Notes for Senior Citizens
Assisted living facilities aren't allowing visitors and some seniors are quarantined within their rooms due to COVID-19. Many seniors are feeling lonely, isolated, and bored while they can't see their loved ones. YOU can help keep cheer seniors up during this uncertain time by making cards or writing notes. They'll bring smiles to seniors' faces and remind them that they are not alone during this difficult time.
You will truly help many nursing home residents fight loneliness and isolation! Thank you for making a difference.
*Brighten A Day is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and we can verify your service hours.
3 Cards equal 1 hour of volunteering for IBMA. You will need to attached a picture of them when you turn in forms verifying your service hours. Volunteer HERE
International Business and Marketing Academy
Location: 11111 Harlem Road, Richmond, TX, USA