UVU'S
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for high school students
interested in studying business

October 10, 2025
9 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

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You won't want to miss this!

Test your marketing skills against the top local high school marketing students. Learn about UVU’s Marketing Program, other business degrees, and applicable careers! Lunch, networking, and fun provided. Scholarships available to competition winners.

Join us for friendly competition, scholarship opportunities, and to learn about the doors a degree in business can open for you!

Who

High school DECA or FBLA students, high school students taking business classes, or any high school students interested in studying business are invited.

What

Marketing case and presentation competition for high school students.

When

Friday, October 10, 2025, 8:30 a.m. -1:30 p.m.

Where

Scott C. Keller Business Building at UVU
800 W University Pkwy, Orem, UT 84058

Why

Gain valuable marketing and presentation experience with a real-world case from our competition partners. Win scholarship money and lots of cool prizes. Test your marketing skills against the top local high school marketing students. Learn about UVU’s marketing degrees, other business majors, and careers in marketing. Have fun with a field day out on UVU campus with a catered lunch provided. 

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SPONSORS Including MarketStar & Savory Fund

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Marketing Case Study Competition

Teams of 4 students

Teams will be presented with a marketing problem to solve. The winning team will be selected based on the creativity, feasibility, and effectiveness of their marketing plan.

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Sales Presentation Competition

The sales presentation competition will be designed around a business challenge faced by our sponsor for this competition. 

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Resume Competition

Individual Competition

Submit your resume to Dr. Kimberli Lawson ([email protected]) by 11:59 p.m. on October 8th

All students are eligible and invited to enter the Resume Competition in addition to any other competition(s) you are entering. You are not required to attend any additional “Resume” sessions on the day of the competition—simply submit your resume on or before Wednesday, October 8, to be entered into the Resume Competition.

Late submission will not be accepted.

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Interview Competition

Individual Competition

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Artwork Design Competition

Team or Individual Competition

 

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Product Design and Advertising Competition

Teams of 3 to 6 students

 

This is a creative group project. This will take 1 hour from start to finish. 

You will be in a room along with several groups from various schools. After you are seated, you will all receive instructions from the judges.  Each group will be assigned a group number and a different industry/product category. You will be playing various roles as you move your new product through the product marketing process. Your first task as a group will be to brainstorm and think of a new product that will meet a specific need for a market segment within the industry that will be assigned to you. You will then build a prototype of that new product. Finally, you will need to develop a creative pitch to sell this new product you have built.

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Social Media Competition

Teams of 1 to 5 students

Details of this competition will be presented at 9:30 a.m. on the day of the competition, after the opening ceremony. Essentially, this competition will be a content creation challenge where individuals or teams will have to create a fun and engaging social media video post to promote the competition sponsor, and post their video on TikTok, Instagram, or a similar digital media platform.

 

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Speech Competition

Individual Competition

 

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Scavenger Hunt

Individual Competition

During the conference, students will have time to explore the Keller Building and some of the unique centers in the Woodbury School of Business and take a self-guided tour of the following stations:

  • Green House - UVU's student-run ad agency
  • SMARTLab - UVU’s world-class on-campus neuromarketing lab (we read brainwaves)
  • Marketing and Sales Clubs
  • Money Success Center
  • Academic Tutoring
  • UVU Application Station
  • Business Impact Lab
  • Baugh Entrepreneurship Institute
  • Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC)
  • Artwork Voting Station
  • Woodbury School of Business Advisors - how to get a degree in business
  • Hope Scholars Program - first generation business student scholarship program
  • Games
  • Karaoke
  • Treats
  • Soda Bar
  • Froyo
  • Etc. 

 

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Event Day Schedule

Friday, October 10

8:30 a.m.
Registration and continental breakfast
Scott C. Keller Business Building (KB)
Utah Valley University 
800 W University Pkwy, Orem, UT 84058
9 a.m.
Welcome
Vallejo Auditorium (KB 101)

9:30 a.m.
Competitions begin
Scavenger hunt begins
Various rooms within the KB
12:30 p.m.
Competitions and scavenger hunt end

10:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Lunch
KB 401
12 - 12:45 p.m.
Guest speakers
UVU Green Man Group drumline performance
KB 101
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1:00 p.m.
Awards ceremony
Vallejo Auditorium (KB 101)

1:30 p.m.
Depart