Intercollegiate Oratorical Competition

SAVE THE DATE!

Join us for an “Evening of Persuasive Financial Spoken Word”

April 12th, World Trade Center Seattle, 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

Urban Financial Services Coalition (UFSC) International Intercollegiate Oratorical Competition is the premier public speaking competition for professionals in the financial service industry. Each year professionals prepare themselves for upward mobility by sharpening their speaking and presentations skills through their participation in local, regional and international competitions. The competition provides professionals an opportunity to become proficient board room presenters, while they inform, educate and inspire UFSC members and the public. Oratorical contestants entering the competition will choose one of six oratorical topics to create their 5 to 10 minute speeches. See International Collegiate Oratorical Competition Rules and toastmasters printed 3OrganizeYourSpeech to prepare your speech.

The 2013 UFSC Collegiate Oratorical Topics:

• Leading in Times of Crisis
• Civil Rights: Affirmative Action and Diversity
• How to Overcome Fear and Failure
• Housing Market Crash: Solutions, Programs and Initiatives to Stimulate the United States Housing Market and Decrease Foreclosures
• The Effect of the Securities on Our Daily Lives

Please contact UFSC-PS Chapter Oratorical Committee Chair Jerry Scowcroft at jerry@lawgate.net  or Executive Director Lizzie Evans at foundation.executive@fsc-ps.org for entry details.  Feel free to distribute Save the Save the Date Flyer to college and university students.

Youth Intern Community Program – Open Enrollment

Benefits to the Participants:

The core tracks of the program are finance, business, and technology/multimedia driven. While the UFSC is not compensating interns participating in the program, some of the universities have paid internship programs that may apply.  Please check with your campus student aid or after-hours school work/study programs. Scholarships for college will be awarded to a select group of students at the May 18th dinner. A competitive group will be selected to attend an all-expense paid trip to the one-week UFSC Mark I Apprentice Challenge program (a $1,200 value) in St. Louis, MO from June 9 -16th. Valuable skills will be gained from the Operation Hope’s Business-In-A-Box enabling the participant to start their own business. The community project assignments in August could lead into lifetime opportunities and real world achievements. The opportunities in the Youth Intern Community Program are boundless and the possibilities are borderless.

Application Submission:

Students may submit all documents by email (scanned version of the following documents is accepted: acceptance letter, registration invoice or Bursar’s receipt, transcripts). The reference letter, if sent by email, must be sent from the author of the letter directly to UFSC-PS Chapter. Resume, essay and internship application form may be emailed from the student.

Students may also submit all their application documents by regular mail. A copy of the acceptance letter, registration invoice or Bursar’s receipt, and transcript is accepted (originals not required). The reference letter must be signed.  Note that all documents must be received by Saturday, February 16^th, 2013 at MLK FAME Community Center in the Auditorium located at 3201 E. Republican Street, Room 109A, Seattle, WA 98112.

Who to Contact:

This program is steered by the Central District Youth With Purpose committee. A group of concerned citizens and residents of the 98122 Central District. Contact Diana Benton at chipperbenton@aol.com for more info. Complete the attached application intern application and return to UFSC-PS Mentorship Committee Chair April McPherson at mentorship@ufscps.org as soon as possible.  Parents are welcome. Light refreshments provided.

FSC-PS Charitable Foundation Board Election

Regularly scheduled monthly board meeting. UFSC-PS Chapter Cross-Board Members are encouraged to attend and participate in the Annual Board Election process.  Open the  2012-2014_FSC-PS CF_Election_Guidelines  and complete the questionaire and return by June 14th COB, if you are interested in serving a two-year term on the Foundation Board of Directors.    Register to attend at www.fsc-ps.org .

Meet Ms. Alysha Williams, Featured Speaker at 12:00 Noon Hour

 “Alysha Renee Williams is an incoming senior at Seattle University. She is currently studying Accounting. Besides looking forward to the Intl UFSC Collegiate Oratorical Competition, Alysha will be attending Summer Leadership Programs with three accounting firms, and competing at the national level in Baltimore for the Best Practices Competition with a team from Beta Alpha Psi (accounting fraternity/club), and travelling to Ghana as a participant in the Africa Start-Up program with Seattle University. Lastly, Alysha is passionately driven and likes to get involved within the community.”   Support the UFSC Western Region Collegiate Oratorical Winner Alysha Renee Williams.  Ms. Williams delivers an informative 5-7 presentation on  “The Art of Networking in the 21st Century.”

UFSC Western Region Collegiate Oratorical Winner

“Alysha Renee Williams is an incoming senior at Seattle University. She is currently studying Accounting. Besides looking forward to the inaugural International UFSC Collegiate Oratorical Competition in Charlotte, NC, Alysha will be attending Summer Leadership Programs with three accounting firms, and competing at the national level in Baltimore for the Best Practices Competition with a team from Beta Alpha Psi (accounting fraternity/club), and travelling to Ghana as a participant in the Africa Start-Up program with Seattle University. Lastly, Alysha is passionately driven and likes to get involved within the community.”

Best,

Alysha

Alysha Renee Williams

Member and VP of Membership-elect | Beta Alpha Psi | Delta Eta Chapter

Accounting major (Junior) | Albers School of Business and Economics | Seattle University

 

Join us on June 15th at 12:00 Noon at the World Trade Center to hear Alysha’s speech, “The Art of Networking in the 21st Century.”  Register to attend our FSC-PS Charitable Foundation Annual Board Election meeting at www.fsc-ps.org and “Be the Financial Change you Want to See.”  Attend the International UFSC Summit on June 28th and fully support our Western Region Collegiate Oratorical Winner.  Register now at www.ufscnet.org to attend the 38th Annual International UFSC Summit in Charlotte, NC.

For More Info Contact:  WR Vice President Lizzie Evans at founder@ufscps.org or call directly 206.660.9295.

UFSC-PS Chapter Intercollegiate Oratorical Competition

2010 Western Regional Oratorical Competition

First of all Congratulations to all our contestants and local organizations for such great display of sportsmanship in the oratorical competition and engagement in the Chapter membership mixer on March 29th. The room capacity of 26 snugly fitted 18 guests and participants.

1st Place Grand Prize:
Lawerence (Larry) Vinson
$300 Monetary Award
Western Region Plaque
Hotel Accommodations to the KC Conference Jun 10-12
Local Chapter Participant Certificate
UFSC T-Shirt
Topic: Fight in or Flight From the Workplace

2nd Place
Joe S. Greene, Sr.
Local Chapter Participant Certificate
Topic: Fight in or Flight From the Workplace

3rd Place
Kety (Fang-Chi) Yeh
Local Chapter Participant Certificate
Toastmasters International Recognition as Organizer and Delegator of a Speech Contest
Topic: The Art of Networking in the 21st Century

Thanks to all judges: Toastmasters Certified Area 23 Michele Wilkinson, UEC Executive Director and Dr. Skip Rowland, and Toastmasters Lt Governor Dave Livingstone for your contributions to furthering professional development in the UFSC-PS Chapter and 21st Century Leaders Toastmasters’ membership. I know this was difficult; as each contestant scored within 10-15 points of each other’s score. Great Job and we all learned something from emerging issues in the financial services industry.

Big Toast to Vinson Brothers Corporation for sponsoring the appetizers, spirits, and beverages so carefully selected by onsite UFSC-PS Event Planner Leila Miles. UFSC-PS Marketing Director Jim Cleary accurately conducted a tally of the scores, as verified by Leila Miles.

We will be at the “Showdown” in Kansas City to support Larry as Winner Takes It All…the UFSC Orator of the Year on June 11th!