SIFE Team Wins Regional Competition
The Alma College Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) team claimed its
sixth consecutive regional championship after competing in the SIFE USA
Regional Competition in Chicago March 18 and 19.
The regional win qualifies the team to represent Alma College at the
national SIFE competition in Dallas, Texas, May 6 through 8.
The Alma SIFE team, consisting of 37 students, competed against teams
representing 38 colleges and universities throughout the Midwest. The
event was one of 17 SIFE Regional Competitions held across the United
States.
“It’s great to see the students win the regional for the sixth straight
year and advance to the nationals,” said Ron Lemmon, associate
professor of administration and team advisor. “The competition gets
tougher every year as more teams try to compete.”
SIFE is an international non-profit organization active on more than
1,800 college and university campuses in more than 40 countries. SIFE
teams create economic opportunities in their communities by organizing
outreach projects that teach market economics, entrepreneurship,
personal financial success skills, business ethics, and financial
literacy. Alma’s SIFE group has worked on 10 projects both on and off
campus throughout the past academic year.
At regional and national competitions, SIFE teams present the results
of their educational outreach projects and compete to determine which
team was most successful at creating economic opportunity for others.
Projects and presentation skills are judged by Fortune 500 senior
executives, who base their decisions on creativity, innovation and
effectiveness.
The mission of Alma College SIFE is “to raise the standard of living in
mid-Michigan by teaching the principles of free enterprise through a
variety of educational outreach programs developed and implemented by
dedicated Alma College students,” said Lemmon.
Posted: Wed, March 21st, 2007 at 11:55AM
