{"id":34142,"date":"2012-03-23T10:18:34","date_gmt":"2012-03-23T14:18:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=34142"},"modified":"2022-09-15T09:47:18","modified_gmt":"2022-09-15T13:47:18","slug":"wells-fargo-gift-supports-professional-selling-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/wells-fargo-gift-supports-professional-selling-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Wells Fargo Gift Supports Professional Selling Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Students enrolled in the Professional Selling Program, a program in the College of Business Administration&#8217;s Department of Marketing, will benefit from a $50,000 gift from banking industry leader Wells Fargo.<\/p>\n<p>The gift will be divided into three increments: $40,000 will be designated for several student scholarships that will be awarded during the 2012 academic year; $5,000 will go toward corporate sponsorship of the sales program, and the remaining $5,000 will be used for students to travel to the National Collegiate Sales Competition (NCSC) in Georgia.<\/p>\n<p>NCSC attracts top collegiate sales students from the most elite programs in North America and provides a venue for them to sharpen their sales skills in a highly competitive environment. Inaugurated in 1999, the NCSC is the largest and oldest sales role-play competition in existence. The UCF team has consistently scored in the top percentage of the competition each year.<\/p>\n<p>Wells Fargo selected to support the Professional Selling Program because they are committed to assisting programs that:<\/p>\n<li>Promote academic achievement for low to moderate income students<\/li>\n<li>Advance teaching through professional development and support<\/li>\n<li>Facilitate merit-based access to higher education for underrepresented groups<\/li>\n<p>The Professional Selling Program is a highly selective program that is limited to 35 students each year. 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