I've been in SIFE for about about a year and half now and I must say that it is the best thing I have done in my life to date. There are often defining moments in a person's life which either empower or cripple him/her. For me that defining moment has occurred somewhere in my time with SIFE.
As I wrap up this 2010-2011 school year I have high ambitions for the future. As SIFE's Vice President of Marketing I am looking for new ways to engage the UNC Charlotte student body and tell them about the amazing things we are doing. This year alone we have started around a half a dozen new projects, added a ton of positions, and impacted the community tremendously. We have done everything from help women at a local battered women's shelter, taught high school students success skills, and loaned money to entrepreneurs in 3rd world countries among others. SIFE has stretched our resources and flexed our entrepreneurial skills by winning over $30,000 for unique projects that will make the campus more environmentally friendly.
SIFE this year has more than doubled in it's numbers. Last year our membership was around 25-30 students and this year we are at about 55 students with more joining every week. Simply put, SIFE is where its at!!!!
As a leader on campus, I've been in a number of different student organizations including the Student Alumni Ambassadors, Emerging Leaders, Resident Students Association, Student Media, Niner Nation Gold and a few others. After experiencing SIFE there is nothing else that compares. Our organizational and communication skills are far beyond those of students in other organizations. Our faculty advisors are amazing!!! After getting feedback and help from Dr Swartz you will wish she was the advisor for every other student organization you're in. I've found myself disappointed on many occasions because I have held other advisors to the same standards as Dr Swartz.
Not only is our SIFE team making a huge difference in the lives of those in our community(both on and off campus) but we are also reaping the rewards of our hard work. There are countless SIFE students that have won internships as a result of their experience in SIFE. Bank of America is one of our biggest recruiters and I can currently think of at least 3 or 4 people that have full time jobs at BoA upon graduation at the end of this semester. SIFE opens up doors like no other student organization does, and you can hold my word to that.
If you're reading this I urge you to see what our SIFE team has to offer. In the upcoming year we will be doing things on campus that other student organizations can only dream of. SIFE is my LIFE and I'm glad to say that.
-Matthew Murrow
2011-2012 VP of Marketing
2010-2011 Success for Teens Project Co-Leader
2010-2011 Competition Team Member
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