About Students in Free Enterprise
SIFE is a nonprofit organization that gives students the tools to learn the free enterprise system in a real working situation. SIFE challenges students on more than 800 college campuses nationwide to take what they are learning in the classroom and use their knowledge to better their communities.
Guided by faculty advisors who are named Sam M. Walton Free Enterprise Fellows in honor of the late Wal-Mart founder, SIFE Teams establish a variety of community outreach programs that teach free enterprise. For example, they teach concepts such as budgeting, accounting, and supply and demand. They help budding entrepreneurs get their plans off the ground and mentor at-risk students, inspiring them to reach for their dreams.
About SIFE at St. Norbert College
St. Norbert SIFE was established in 2001, by five SNC students who wanted to help the local community. The team has come a long way and is now committed to the continual development of student designed programs, to teach the merits of free enterprise to people in the De Pere and greater Green Bay community.
We were named Rookie of the Year in 2003 and Regional Champion in 2004, 2005, and 2006. All three years our team also advanced on to take part in the National Exposition in Kansas City, where more than 164 schools competed in 2006. In 2005, the team took first place in the Ethics Individual Topic Competition and in 2006, took first place in Financial Literacy Individual Topic Competition.
Each year, the St. Norbert SIFE is recruiting new members to help create projects to help our local community. Each team member is responsible for brainstorming ideas, creating and leading projects, and overall having fun while helping others! |
