KSU SIFE teams captures honors at national free enterprise competition
The Kennesaw State University Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) team took home first place for…
Georgia (May 21, 2003) — KSU SIFE teams captures honors at national free enterprise competition
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The Kennesaw State University Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) team took home first
place for National Entrepreneurship Month‚ first place for the Kauffman Foundation
Entrepreneurship Assistance program and second place for the Free Market Economics
Month Special Competition Awards at the 2003 SIFE USA National Exposition‚ hosted
by the Kansas City business community. Prizes included $8‚000. With the addition of
the SIFE team's regional winnings‚ the total cash awards for this year's
team was $11‚000. The money will be used to support next year's team projects.
Kennesaw State competed against more than 185 other teams representing two− and four−year
schools from around the country. Each team had previously won one of 22 regional competitions.
Winning projects for KSU included a school store at Belmont Hills Elementary School‚
Boy and Girl Scout badge workshops‚ an original on−line educational economics game‚
puppet shows to teach business ethics and an outreach visit to the Republic of Antigua.
Dr. Gary Roberts‚ KSU management professor and SIFE team adviser‚ was named Sam M.
Walton Free Enterprise Fellow in recognition of his leadership and support of the
SIFE program. "SIFE provides a wonderful opportunity for our students to apply their
academic knowledge in ways that make a difference in our community. No other experience
demonstrates how important the combination of 'know how' and 'know
who' is to business success. I'm proud of our students and what they do
each year‚" Roberts said.
While at the exposition‚ students had the opportunity to interview for jobs and internships
with representatives from more than 48 companies‚ and learn from keynote speaker Bernard
Marcus‚ co−founder and chairman of the board of Home Depot Inc.
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Founded in 1975 and active on more than 1‚400 college and university campuses in 33
countries‚ SIFE is a non−profit organization that works in partnership with business
and higher education to provide students the opportunity to make a difference and
to develop leadership‚ teamwork and communication skills through learning‚ practicing
and teaching the principles of free enterprise. For more information‚ contact SIFE
World Headquarters in Springfield‚ Mo.‚ at 1−800−677−SIFE or Dr. Gary Roberts‚ 770−423−6078
or visit http://coles.kennesaw.edu/pages/sife/.
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Kennesaw State University is a comprehensive‚ residential institution with a growing
student population of 15‚600 from 118 countries. The fifth largest out of 34 institutions
in the University System of Georgia‚ KSU offers 55 undergraduate and graduate degree
programs.
A leader in innovative teaching and learning, Kennesaw State University offers more than 150 undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degrees to its approximately 38,000 students. With 13 colleges on two metro Atlanta campuses, Kennesaw State is a member of the University System of Georgia and the third-largest university in the state. The university’s vibrant campus culture, diverse population, strong global ties and entrepreneurial spirit draw students from throughout the region and from 92 countries across the globe. Kennesaw State is a Carnegie-designated doctoral research institution (R2), placing it among an elite group of only 6 percent of U.S. colleges and universities with an R1 or R2 status, and one of the 50 largest public institutions in the country. For more information, visit kennesaw.edu.
