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PBL Heads to Nationals The York College chapter of Phi Beta Lambda achieved new heights as they competed in the PBL State Leadership Conference in Kearney in March. Students participated in live and online events in order to test their skills and knowledge of the modern business world. The York College PBL Panthers showed their aptitude and readiness for the marketplace by dominating the competition in multiple categories. ualifying for nationals were Garrett Ewing, Clayton Eldred, Q Hannah Parker, Cole Satterfield, and Connor Towle. PBL President Hannah Parker was also named a member of “Who’s Who” in Nebraska PBL 2017-2018. This is an honor given to an individual who has distinguished themselves in their local chapter through extraordinary leadership and service. ork College PBL students proved themselves the equals of Y competitors from much bigger schools from across the state, including University of Nebraska Lincoln and many other public and private colleges and universities. PBL Sponsor Tim Lewis was enthusiastic about this chapter’s performance at the state competition. “I could not be more proud of our students in the way they represented themselves and the York College business department,” he said. “In only our second year as a reactivated chapter, our kids competed head to head, and won against much larger schools with more experienced participants. They are laying a great foundation for continued success in these competitions and in the overall quality of the business culture we are building here at York. We hope that PBL continues to be a growing club on the York campus.” PBL is a national organization dedicated to growing the future generation of leaders looking at business or business-related fields. They provide opportunities to help future business leaders to grow in professional and personal skills through unique opportunities, such as business tours, workshops, and more. The National Leadership Conference will be held in Baltimore, Maryland in June. (At the time of this magazine’s printing, national results were not available.) In 2017, Melissa Strong represented York College PBL at the National Leadership Conference in California and placed fourth in the nation in the business plan competition. n
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Levitt School of Business Receives Candidacy Status The Board of Commissioners of the International Accreditation Council for Business Education (IACBE) announced in April that the Levitt School of Business at York College has been granted the status of candidate for accreditation. This recognition shows that the Levitt School of Business has developed an appropriate quality management system; has satisfied candidacy requirements relating to its business programs, resources, and operational processes; and is eligible to undergo an accreditation review. “We have been working toward accreditation with IACBE for the past several years and we’re excited to be one step closer to our goal,” said Nick DiToro ’78, associate professor of business and Roger Collins Endowed Chair. “This accreditation is important to the improvement of our business program. We are thrilled with both the DiToro success of our students, seen through our PBL chapter and alumni career outcomes, and now the process of having our program recognized by an independent source.” DiToro expects the accreditation process to be complete in 2019. The International Accreditation Council for Business Education is the leader in mission-driven and outcomes-based programmatic accreditation in business and management education for student-centered colleges, universities, and other higher education institutions throughout the world. The IACBE has hundreds of member institutions and campuses worldwide, and has accredited over 1,500 business and business-related programs in the United States, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Central America, and South America. n
York College PBL State Leadership Conference participants (l-r): Diego Korol, Melissa Strong, Hannah Parker, Taylor O'Brien, Cole Satterfield, Garrett Ewing, Leiah Reichel, Clayton Eldred, and Tim Lewis – not pictured Connor Towle and Robert Ozuna.