Baker College to host 250 high school students at Leadership Conference Jan. 15

Baker College of Clinton Township will host the Business Professionals of America (BPA) Regional Leadership Conference on its campus, Friday, Jan. 15. Competitions start at 8:30 a.m. and run throughout the day. The awards ceremony is expected to conclude at 4 p.m.

Approximately 250 area high school BPA student members will participate in the event, competing for regional awards in more than 50 categories under five primary classifications: finance, business administration, management information systems, digital communication and design, and management, marketing and communications.

“BPA helps motivated Michigan high school students prepare for real-world leadership roles in business by developing their civic responsibility, technology and business skills,” Patricia A. Kaufman, Ed.D., Baker College of Clinton Township president. “We once again fully support the efforts of this organization to create a world-class workforce.”

Participating schools include: Chippewa Valley High School, Dakota High School, Fraser High School, Frederick V. Pankow Center, Lake Shore High School, Mount Clemens High School, Oakland Technical High School, Rochester Adams High School, Rochester High School, Troy Athens High School, Warren Career Preparation Center and Waterford Kettering High School.

Finalists are eligible to attend the State Leadership Conference to be held March 17-20 in Grand Rapids. Finalists there are eligible to attend the National Leadership Conference, May 5-9, in Boston, Massachusetts.

Business Professionals of America is a national career and technical student organization with more than 2,300 chapters and 43,000 members in 23 states. The Michigan BPA has approximately 170 local chapters in 10 regions and approximately 4,600 members.

The BPA mission is to contribute to the preparation of a world-class workforce through the advancement of leadership, citizenship, academic, and technological skills.

For more information about the BPA conference, contact Annette Looser in the admissions office at annette.looser@baker.edu or 586.791.3000.

The largest private college in Michigan, Baker College is a not-for-profit higher education institution accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. It serves more than 23,000 students on multiple campuses and online. Baker grants certificates and associate, bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees in more than 150 programs across diverse academic fields, including business, health sciences, engineering, information technology, education and human services. An impressive 97 percent of available graduates are employed. Every Baker graduate receives Lifetime Employment Assistance—free and forever. Baker is a pioneer in distance education and offers students the option of completing a degree 100 percent online, without ever visiting a campus. For information, visit www.baker.edu or follow Baker College on Twitter, @bakercollege, or on Facebook, www.facebook.com/bakercollege.