SectionsMSU club awarded for projects
Ashley Christopher
Issue date: 4/8/08 Section: Features
The Missouri State University Students in Free Enterprise team was recently crowned the regional champion after taking part in a SIFE USA regional competition held March 20 in Atlanta.
For the competition, the Missouri State SIFE team had to prepare a 24-minute presentation highlighting key projects completed by the team this year, said Juan Meraz, instructor of computer information systems and the SIFE faculty adviser. The team completed 19 projects this year, with six of those being new programs.
"SIFE teams create economic opportunities in their communities by organizing outreach projects that focus on market economics, entrepreneurship, personal financial success skills and business ethics," Meraz said.
The projects designed by the Missouri State team had to be based on those five criteria, said Laura Zirfas, SIFE graduate assistant.
"Our team designs and implements projects that will educate and empower others to either take a more active stance in their own life in whichever topic or encourage participants to share what they have learned through our projects with others," Zirfas said.
For the presentation, Zirfas said the team took projects dealing with each criteria and spoke about them.
As a prize for winning the competition, the Missouri State SIFE team received $1,500 to help offset the costs of travel and project expenses, as well as the "honor and prestige of being recognized as regional champion," Meraz said.
The Missouri State team will move on to the SIFE National Competition, taking place in Chicago May 13 to 15.
For the national competition, Zirfas said, the team will give a presentation similar to the one given at the regional competition after making it stronger based on the judges' comments in Atlanta.
If the team wins the national competition, they will represent the United States in the SIFE World Cup, scheduled for mid-October in Singapore, Meraz said.
The regional competition was one of 16 SIFE USA regional competitions held in March and April. The Missouri State team competed against teams from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Missouri, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia.
For the competition, the Missouri State SIFE team had to prepare a 24-minute presentation highlighting key projects completed by the team this year, said Juan Meraz, instructor of computer information systems and the SIFE faculty adviser. The team completed 19 projects this year, with six of those being new programs.
"SIFE teams create economic opportunities in their communities by organizing outreach projects that focus on market economics, entrepreneurship, personal financial success skills and business ethics," Meraz said.
The projects designed by the Missouri State team had to be based on those five criteria, said Laura Zirfas, SIFE graduate assistant.
"Our team designs and implements projects that will educate and empower others to either take a more active stance in their own life in whichever topic or encourage participants to share what they have learned through our projects with others," Zirfas said.
For the presentation, Zirfas said the team took projects dealing with each criteria and spoke about them.
As a prize for winning the competition, the Missouri State SIFE team received $1,500 to help offset the costs of travel and project expenses, as well as the "honor and prestige of being recognized as regional champion," Meraz said.
The Missouri State team will move on to the SIFE National Competition, taking place in Chicago May 13 to 15.
For the national competition, Zirfas said, the team will give a presentation similar to the one given at the regional competition after making it stronger based on the judges' comments in Atlanta.
If the team wins the national competition, they will represent the United States in the SIFE World Cup, scheduled for mid-October in Singapore, Meraz said.
The regional competition was one of 16 SIFE USA regional competitions held in March and April. The Missouri State team competed against teams from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Missouri, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia.
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