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SIFE Wins Regional Competition

April 8, 2008

Washington College's Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) team competed at the Philadelphia Regional Competition and came away as a Regional Champion. This win makes the team eligible to compete on the National level in Chicago in May. SIFE is a global organization that encourages university and college students to use what they are learning in the classroom to better the lives of people in their schools and their communities through educating them on the principles of free enterprise. Competing teams, divided into leagues, described their educational projects and results to panels of judges composed of executives and managers from major corporations. The one or two teams from each league deemed to have made the most impact were awarded a Regional Champion trophy.

WC SIFE consists of 28 active members. SIFE Team members attending Regional competition were:

Professors Susan Vowels and Karen Senecal are co-advisors for the group. You can find out more about SIFE at www.sife.org.

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SIFE team ready to go
SIFE team ready to go
Members of the SIFE team wait for the signal from the league coordinator to set up for their presentation.
Members of the SIFE team wait for the signal from the league coordinator to set up for their presentation.
Alysia Miller and Elise Conway
Alysia Miller and Elise Conway
Brandon Smith Austin Murphy Travis Myers
Brandon Smith, Austin Murphy, Travis Myers
Waiting to compete
Waiting to compete
Confidence personified
Confidence personified
Presenting team takes the floor
Presenting team takes the floor
Austin Murphy
Austin Murphy
Travis Myers
Travis Myers
Elise Conway
Elise Conway
Alysia Miller
Alysia Miller
Elise Conway
Elise Conway
SIFE members Travis Myers, Alysia Miller, Elise Conway and Austin Murphy describe the team's accomplishments in a 24 minute PowerPoint presentation. SIFE co-president Brenda Lucas provides technical assistance.
SIFE members Travis Myers, Alysia Miller, Elise Conway and Austin Murphy describe the team's accomplishments in a 24 minute PowerPoint presentation. SIFE co-president Brenda Lucas provides technical assistance.
Sandy Ropelewski, Travis Myers, Alysia Miller, Elise Conway, Austin Murphy, and Brenda Lucas take questions from the judges after the presentation.
Sandy Ropelewski, Travis Myers, Alysia Miller, Elise Conway, Austin Murphy, and Brenda Lucas take questions from the judges after the presentation.
Elise Conway, Austin Murphy, and Brenda Lucas take questions from the judges.
Elise Conway, Austin Murphy, and Brenda Lucas take questions from the judges.
Going up!
Going up!
Elise and Alysia discuss the competition
Elise and Alysia discuss the competition
Sandy Ropelewski and Tori Weitzel chat with a representative from Unilever at lunch.
Sandy Ropelewski and Tori Weitzel chat with a representative from Unilever at lunch.
Brandon Smith and Megan Jasion chat with a representative from Sealed Air at lunch.
Brandon Smith and Megan Jasion chat with a representative from Sealed Air at lunch.
Plenary session
Plenary session
Philadelphia landmark
Philadelphia landmark
A Career Fair featuring SIFE donor companies accompanied the competition. Here, Brandon Smith chats with a recruiter from Hershey Corporation.
A Career Fair featuring SIFE donor companies accompanied the competition. Here, Brandon Smith chats with a recruiter from Hershey Corporation.
During the awards program, faculty advisors, known as Sam Walton fellows, are introduced to the assembly by their students. Here, Professors Vowels and Senecal are greeted on stage by SIFE co-president Brenda Lucas.
During the awards program, faculty advisors, known as Sam Walton fellows, are introduced to the assembly by their students. Here, Professors Vowels and Senecal are greeted on stage by SIFE co-president Brenda Lucas.
Two happy Sam Walton Fellows
Two happy Sam Walton Fellows
Winning team with trophy
Winning team with trophy
Trophy
Trophy

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