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About Our Team
SIFE's Learning Philosophy:
"Tell me
and I will forget, Show me and I might remember, Involve me and I will
understand."
What is SIFE?
Students in
Free Enterprise, (SIFE) is a not-for-profit organization supported by
individuals, foundations, and corporations whose mission is to build
collegiate SIFE Teams who teach free enterprise in order to better
individuals, communities, and countries.
SIFE's purpose is accomplished through the SIFE Team's outreach
projects where students and faculty involve the community in the free
enterprise system, providing the students with an opportunity to teach
others what they have learned.
History of SIFE
Started in 1975
and headquartered in Springfield, Missouri, SIFE's mission to teach free
enterprise is supported financially by the giants of American industry --
Wal-Mart, Johnson & Johnson, Kraft Foods, and AT&T to name only a
few. In the 2007-2008 academic
year, over 1,500 SIFE teams were fielded, including many international
teams.
History of SIFE at Texas State University – San
Marcos
Several
professors, including Dr. John McGhee, were initially involved with
SIFE. In the spring of 1994, Dr.
Jim Bell and the Texas State University – San Marcos SIFE Chapter
attended their first Regional Competition. In the 1996-1997 academic year, Mrs.
Vicki West became the second SIFE sponsor. In the 2001-2002 academic year, Dr.
Jana Minifie helped Professor West to co-advise the team. Vicki West has advised the team since
1996-97 and served as the sole advisor.
The following is a list of Texas State University – San Marcos
SIFE competition results.
Our Record
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Regional
Competitions
2008 Regional
Champion
2007 Regional
Champion
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(Inter)national
Competitions
Final
4 Team & ITC Winner
2007 Individual Topic Winners
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2006 Regional
Champion
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2006 Individual
Topic Winners
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2005 Regional
Champion
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2005 Top 8
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2004 Regional
Champion
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2004 Top 12
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2003 Regional
Champion
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2003 Top 16
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2002 Regional
Champion
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2002 Top 8
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2001 Regional
Champion
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2001 Top 8
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2000 Regional
Champion
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2000
International Champion
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1999 Regional
Champion
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1999 Top 16
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1998 Regional
Champion
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1998 Top 8
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1997 Regional
Champion
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1997 Top 20
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