So Cal Action Sports Network

Through the magic of Facebook Patrick Tomas was contacted by Bryan Elliot, Chairman of the the So Cal Action Sports Network. Being the social media enthusiasts that we are - Patrick, Michelle and I quickly became members of their Facebook page, looked at their website, found them on Twitter and began following what this organization was doing. We saw the great opportunities that this network could provide for our members, but what we found was more than we expected!

Despite how much I dislike the rain and Monday mornings- I was very excited when Michelle and I made our way to Irvine last week and met with Bryan Elliot at a Starbucks. We came into the meeting not really knowing what to say or what to expect , we just knew that we wanted to connect with Bryan because both of our organizations could benefit from each other.

Everything went uphill from here...

Bryan explained to us that the So Cal Action Sports Network is an exciting group of professionals & students who are interested in top lifestyle brands and retailers in the action sports industry!! He took us through the history of So Cal Action Sports, and I was inspired by the story of starting a successful organization from the ground up and expanding in such a short amount of time.

If you are like me, you probably have no idea that action sports is a part of a HUGE $150 billion dollar youth market! Wow! I never thought that skateboarding, surfing, BMX, consumer electronics, music & entertainment, auto, food & beverage had this much influence!

For PBL'rs- You can join So Cal Action Sports University and add them on Facebook. Here, you will be able to meet like-minded students, network with professionals, and participate directly with companies and brands. It is a great opportunity to find an internship or job and collaborate with the brands and companies that you like!

But then it got better....

Bryan told us about the next So Cal Action Sports Network meet up that will take place on Thursday, March 26 in Foothill Ranch, CA at the Oakley Headquarters. At this point I thought, "wow, how can this get any cooler?" but IT DID! Chris Brogan, social media expert and President of New Marketing Labs will be the speaker at this event!

Wait... What? Chris Brogan?! His blog- chrisbrogan.com is one of my personal favorites!! I admire this guy! I read & comment on his blog! I follow him on Twitter! His blog is on Technorati's Top 100 blogs in the world!!

AND EVEN BETTER!!

If you are a student, Bryan is looking for volunteers to help him run this event! Registration for this event is $25 if you register before 3/12 and $40 if you register after. But, if you're a student that wants to volunteer, you can go for FREE! Contact me at Jackie@csufpbl.org before 3/21 if you're interested!

Bryan Elliot will also be a workshop presenter at SBLC 2009!!

If you would like more information about this event or So Cal Action Sports you can visit the socalactionsportsnetwork.com site , or email Bryan Elliot bryan@socalactionsportsnetwork.com. Make sure to mention PBL!

[images found at: socalactionsportsnetwork.com ]

Pay for membership here

Hello new members!

Make sure to pay your membership dues here

If you want to pay with cash or check, contact Kelly Evans our VP of finance to arrange it. 

KellyEvans@csufpbl.org

Thanks!

SBLC message from your president

Hello Titans!!

All year long you have heard me rant about how badly I want to beat UCSD and Berkeley at SBLC and finally the time has come to prove that CSUF is the best PBL chapter in California!

I was very excited to see the enthusiasm for this conference at yesterday's general meeting. I saw teams being formed, people asking questions and members encouraging each other to participate! Many of you signed up for competitive events yesterday and those of you that haven't, its not too late! (look at previous blog posts to sign up)

I encourage you to look over the CAP to find out details about each of your events and so you know exactly what you are doing. Many times individuals loose points because they did not follow directions. It is sad to see when a person has a great idea or a really good score but gets disqualified because they did not follow directions.

Very soon you will get an email with the events that you have signed up for so that you can begin to prepare. I want to see TITANS place 1st, 2nd, and 3rd in as many categories as possible!! I know we can do it!

If you have any questions about SBLC - don't hesitate to email me at Jackieperez@csufbpl.org

SBLC 2009!

Our State Business Leadership Conference is just around the corner! Its time to show the state how competitive, creative, and awesome the CSUF PBL chapter is!!

This year the conference will take place at The Westin in Long Beach on March 27, 28.

Things to look forward to at the conference include:

• Inspiring workshops and speakers from different industries
  
• Networking with professionals and students from all over California
• Competitive events
• PBL family bonding
• and MUCH more!

All of the information about the conference can be viewed and downloaded here:
SBLC Registration

Publish at Scribd or explore others: Marketing form registration

All of the information for the competitive events can be viewed and downloaded here:

CAP_0809-1

Publish at Scribd or explore others: Business investment cap

If you have any questions email me at JackiePerez@csufpbl.org

And our September MOM is…

Cheri Yuo!

Though a new member to the CSUF PBL family, she has already done more than what’s expected! She helped out at the PBL recruiting tables during Discoverfest and the first week of school. She was THE first member to turn in her application and she has participated in almost all of the recent PBL events. She has participated in eveything from Tech Rush to the new unofficial PBL activity, geocaching, and this is her 1st year at CSUF! For these reasons, Cheri indeed deserves to be our Member of the Month for September 2008!

Cheri says she was happy and surprised when she found out that she was the MOM! Her favorite PBL event so far has been Disney's Tech Rush. She said in her MOM interview, "I already liked Disney so it was cool to meet the employees and get a “Behind the Scenes” tour. For example, they showed how the employees actually draw animations for movies." She is looking forward to participating in the Fresh Start Program and going to the conferences!

Her plans for the future include majoring in Business Administration - Economics. She plans to graduate and continue to get her masters.

Some fun facts about Cheri:

• Her current favorite song is : "Young Love" by Chris Brown
  
• TV show she cant miss is: One Tree Hill
  
• She can't get sick of eating: Egg tart (an Asian pastry)
  
• Movie that she thinks you must see: The Pursuit of Happyness
  
• Her pet peeve: People who drive slowly

Her advice for members coveting the MOM title is that its better to be an active member, to go to the events and have fun!

Congratulations, Cheri! We're proud to have you as a member!

NTC October Challenge

NTC challenge of the month is Community Service! Our two community service events for this month are:

1. Fall Special Olympics - Saturday October 18,2008. 8am-12:30pm. We will be volunteering in the cycling event!
2. LDI South- Saturday October 25th, 2008. Volunteers are needed through out the day for this FBLA- high school event, but please sign up here: http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?key=pkEunLFG7gWUm4wo4jppUZg&hl=en and specify which hours you are available to volunteer! Fill out that form ASAP to make planning easier!

Both of these events qualify for both the Fresh Start, and I network- NTC programs!!

PBL Programs

Participating in PBL programs is the best way to get the full experience of PBL! Each program is designed to help you develop your personal, career, and academic skills. Bellow is a description of each of the programs we offer. Follow the link to sign up for each program. I encourage you to participate!

Member of the month (MOM): Monthly award given to a deserving member made a significant and positive contribution to the development of PBL. MOM will be announced at the 1^st meeting of each month, receive a certificate of recognition, featured on our blog, twitter, and receive a small gift.

Fresh Start: A program exclusively for new members where you accumulate points by attending and being involved in PBL activities. Once you accumulate 175 points you graduate from fresh start , and are recognized at our state conference. Experience college life the PBL way! Perks: Fresh start socials exclusively for Fresh starters.

Sign up here:

http://spreadsheets.google.com/a/csufpbl.org/viewformkey=p3BnP5Bc7IdLHPi_EZLwvNQ&hl=en

SPARK study groups: New program for academic development of PBLers. Give us your class schedule and we will match you with other students that have the same class so that you can have a study group. Once you set up your groups- you can use our PBL office #265 in the TSU for studying. Also, you will have access to the new PBL test bank. When you receive a test back from your professor - let us scan it into google docs ( we will white out your name and grade) - and you will have access to test questions for practice!

sign up here:

http://spreadsheets.google.com/a/csufpbl.org/viewform?key=p3BnP5Bc7IdLHuS73Qih9dg&hl=en

Market Trends: Learn how to manage stocks in a fun way! You will get fake money to invest in the stock market and get experience on how the market works. This is a state wide program- which means you will be competing against PBL'rs from UCLA, UCSD, UC Berkley. - but don't let that scare you!! CSUF won 1st place in market trends both semesters last year! It costs $5 to participate- but who ever wins 1st place gets a CASH price!!

sign up here:

http://spreadsheets.google.com/a/csufpbl.org/viewform?key=p3BnP5Bc7IdLnbrZ5rG7_Qw&hl=

Next Top Chapter (NTC): State wide program that recognizes the most active chapters! It honors the chapters that dedicate time and effort in planning activities for the members and community. We accumulate points as a chapter based on activities that meet the PBL crest- service , education, and progress.

Our ultimate goal: CSUF NTC 2008!!

iNetwork: This program is designed for PBL to share our knowledge with FBLA high school members by participating in different networking, social, and academic activities throughout the year with FBLA. Some of our PBL members today, came from FBLA! We have previously worked with Santa Fe High School, Kennedy High School and Troy High School.

Any questions? Contact Jorge Felix, VP of Programs at JorgeFelix@csufpbl.org

PBL Inter- Chapter Bonfires

On Sept. 20,2008 CSUF PBL hosted the first So Cal inter chapter bonfire at Huntington Beach. This was a membership discount event for all CSUF PBL members that attended, but it was also a fun networking social in conjunction with CHC PBL. We so much fun with CHC PBL that they invited us to their own bonfire on October 10th at Corona Del Mar! Thanks CHC we had lots of fun with you at both bonfires!

Heal the Bay: Santa Monica Beach Clean Up

On Sunday September 14, 2008 - CSUF and UCR PBL participated in the Heal the Bay program Santa Monica Beach! Early in the morning we set out to clean the beach and help the environment. It was surprising to find so many cigarette butts , glass bottles and plastic! . In the 2 hrs that we volunteered, my team and I found over 65 cigarette butts, and 20+ glass pieces!! Other teams found more!

We were amazed that we found so much glass in the sand. In one instance, Michelle found a big piece of glass sticking out from the sand , and when we started digging further we kept finding more and more glass. We spent about 10 minutes in that spot digging up all the big and tiny pieces of glass. That glass could have cut someone on the beach!I was surprised by the severeness of the problem and saddened that all of that goes into the ocean and possibly hurt marine life.

Oher items that we found ranged from food wrappers to bottle caps and even clothes. I am happy that in a small way PBL was able to make a difference. Its satisfying to know that we might have saved a little kid from cutting his foot with glass in the sand, or toxic cigarettes going into the Ocean.

After the clean up- we all ate at Bucca Di Beppo and enjoyed the Santa Monica Pier. Michelle, Diana, Victor, Yari and myself even rode the Ferris wheel!

Thanks again to all the volunteers to came out and helped out to Heal The Bay.

Jackie Perez

President

PBL 101 a Success!

Hello Awesome PBL'ers!

Yesterday was PBL 101 - and we had a great turn-out! We filled up the room! I was excited to see so many people interested in our organization! We are definitely in for a great semester!

Remember that we have a couple of events coming up- The beach clean up with UCR PBL , and our bonfire! If you want more info about either of those events please let me know!

We also have an office position available for anyone that is interested. I encourage you to apply for our Executive Assistant position to get involved in all of the behind-the-scenes work that takes to run CSUF PBL and to make a difference in our chapter.

Next week we will be having a guest speaker!! He will be speaking about Sales Leadership!! We hope to see you all there!!

Jackie Perez

President

Tabling and Discoverfest!

For the past two weeks, the dedicated CSUF PBL officer team has been tabling outside of the new Mihaylo Hall and in the quad during Discoverfest to recruit new members!!   

We are all very excited to see so many new and interested people stop by our table to learn more about what PBL has to offer! 

Our first meeting - also known as PBL 101- will be next wednesday Sept 10 at 4pm in Gilman AB in the TSU! We are looking forward to seeing and meeting alot of new people!

The officer team is working hard in putting together a great year for everyone! Please take a look at our calendar on the right column for our upcoming events including: 

1. Santa Monica Beach clean up with UCR on Sept. 14th

2. PBL Bonfire! with Crafton Hills College, Fullerton College, and other PBL chapters from Southern California on Sept 20th @ Huntington Beach.

Also, make sure to join our facebook group so that you can get updates and invitations to our upcoming events! You can find our facebook link on the right column aswell. :D

If you have any questions or are interested in joining!  Please contact me! @ jackieperez@csufpbl.org!

What do you want to see in PBL this year?

Hello Titans!!

One of my goals this year as your president is to increase CSUF member participation in PBL. To do that - the officers and I would love to know what you want to see this year!!!
I have created a poll on the right column of the blog to get an idea of what you are looking forward to seeing this year. I encourage you to vote on the poll and share comments with us so that we can create an awesome year together!!!

Jackie Perez

STI - only 6 days away!!

Hello Everyone!! -

Your president here again, announcing the exciting events coming up for CSUF PBL!

On Friday August 22, your officer team will be atending the Summer Training Institute (STI) - hosted by the CA PBL state executive board! We will be training, brainstomig, and learning about programs to be able to bring a great 2008-2009 PBL year for CSUF!!!!

I am excited for what is ahead, and we will update you in our blog after Friday to let you know how it all went!!

Jackie
perez.jacquelyn@gmail.com

Speedway Training!

Yesterday, CSUF, CHC , and UCR PBL - came together at the AutoClub Speedway in Fontana to train for the upcoming fund raiser taking place August 29-31.We are all very excited to be participating in such a big event!!!

To kick off the races - the Auto Club Speedway will be having a "Racefest" on Thursday August 28- with live music, souvenirs ,food, and driver appearances. The event is FREE and starts at 5pm but the parking opens at 1pm!. Some of us might be attending together- let me know if you want to go. Also, we are still recruiting volunteers so contact me to sign up! Don't miss out in this fund raising opportunity!!

Jackie Perez
perez.jacquelyn@gmail.com

Volunteering at the Auto Club Speedway

CSUF PBL will be volunteering at the Auto Club Speedway in Fontana during Labor Day weekend!! August 29 to 31!

We will be tram ambassadors during this event! Not only will we be fund raising for our chapter because we will be paid $50 per person per day- we will be also get to know and network with other PBL members because we will be working alongside UC Riverside and Crafton Hills College PBL. What a great opportunity to meet more PBL members and help our chapter at the same time.

We are currently recruiting volunteers! So let me know if you are interested!!

-
Jackie Perez
perez.jacquelyn@gmail.com

Join the Green Conversation!

Greetings Titans and Friends!

Michelle Nakaji here! Your 2008-2009 Co-Internal Director of Leadership Development! :) I can't wait to get this year started! We've got an amazing, talented, and passionate team of leaders that will guide you this year and a solid program of work that will surely help us to achieve all of our goals! One of the key issues we will be promoting is "the power of Green" and "sustainability". After all, we are the future business leaders of America and as such, we must be knowledgeable about key issues and concerns that are effecting the business world! We are a part of the answer - so let's get it right! I encourage you to join "the Green Conversation" every couple of days here on our blog! We'll be bringing this information to you in several formats through our blog, our future website, meetings, Twitter, and more!

We're pulling out all the stops as far as communication tools so stay connected!!! Every couple of days, I will be sharing with you pieces of Fast Company's "50 Ways to Green Your Business" - short, but awesome, little tidbits on how major companies are greening their business and even saving tons of money! Furthermore, check out my absolute favorite business magazine, Fast Company! You can check more of their Green Content - they've got some majorly innovative stuff that you NEED to know about! Let's check out today's company!

#1 General Mills

At $100 a ton, feeding a landfill is pricey. But in the past two years, General Mills has turned its solid waste into profits. Take its oat hulls, a Cheerios by-product. The company used to pay to have them hauled off, but realized they could be burned as fuel. Now customers compete to buy the stuff. In 2006, General Mills recycled 86% of its solid waste, earning more from that than it spent on disposal.

For more on General Mills and their corporate social responsibility, browse their website and/or Social Responsibility Report at: http://www.generalmills.com/corporate/commitment/corp.aspx.


Until next time....share your green knowledge, links, and tips! Leave a comment! Join the Green Conversation! Have a wonderful weekend!

- Michelle Nakaji
michellenakaji@csufpbl.org


[from Fast Company: 50 Ways to Green Your Business http://www.fastcompany.com/multimedia/slideshows/content/50-ways-to-green.html?page=1 ]