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(San Marcos, Texas – May 18, 2008) The Texas State University-San Marcos
Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) team placed in
the “Final Four” teams out of a field of over 140 teams who had
advanced to the national competition.
Over 900 teams initially competed at the regional level. The Texas State University SIFE team
had previously won their regional competition for the eleventh straight
year. The U.S.A. national champion was the
University of Arizona,
followed by LaSierra University, Graceland University
and Texas State University-San Marcos.
One of the highlights of the competition was the
recognition of Ms. Lidia Robles of Robles International, as the
“Outstanding Business Advisory Board Member” in the United States. Ms. Robles, a Texas State
alumnae on the International Championship SIFE team in 2000, was
instrumental in the creation and success of the signature outreach
project for the Texas State SIFE team in the 2007-2008 year.
In the individual topic competition category, which
measures the content of each university’s program, Texas State SIFE
brought home the first place trophy for Criterion 4, covering financial
literacy skills. A complex topic covering how to find
start-up capital for new businesses, “Capital Search” is an interactive
computer game which explains the seven major funding sources for
finding start-up capital for entrepreneurs.
Angela Bertero, past President of Texas State SIFE,
was also one of only five students nationally honored with a $1,000.
scholarship for her leadership role in the Texas State SIFE
organization.
In addition to competition, Texas State SIFE
students had the opportunity to interview for jobs and internships from
Fortune 500 companies, many receiving multiple offers. The Texas State
students have had a great deal of success at the national career fair,
and many former students are employed throughout the country as a
result of their involvement with the organization. Sponsoring companies such as Waste
Management, Nestles, Frito-Lay,
Del Labs, Finish Line,
Campbells and others regularly seek Texas State SIFE students for
employment with their companies.
SIFE is a non-profit organization active on more
than 1500 college and university campuses in 47 countries, involving
38,000 students in their outreach projects. SIFE 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: Vicki West at
512-245-3224 or vw03@txstate.edu or www.business.texasstate/sife.edu
National information: www.sife.org
or 1-800-235-9585 – Nancy Ellis
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