Sunday, May 1, 2011

The UNC Charlotte SIFE Team is gearing up for Summer Planning and Competition

In a little over a week there will be about half a dozen UNC Charlotte SIFE students who hit the plane on their way to Minneapolis, MN with the National EXPO in mind. This will be our 8th year reaching the National Exposition and hopefully our first to make it out of the room. Making it on the big stage would be a horribly frightening but amazingly exciting experience for me.

Over the past several years our SIFE team has witnessed incredible growth. Our 2010-2011 SIFE President, Rachel Williams, was speaking at her last meeting as President about how she has personally witnessed tremendous group in the five years she has been on our team. She said it was just three or four years ago that we only had around 15 students and were operating so many projects that each person on the team was expected to essentially over commit him/herself by taking on too many project and too many roles. Last year our membership had increased to a low 30s number. By the end of this year our membership has soared to about 55-60. Our goal for next year's membership is going to be 100. Going from 15 members to 100 members in a four year time span is amazing. It really is a testament to our SIFE team's dedication for perfection.

The level of organization that goes into our SIFE team is quite remarkable compared to other student organizations on our campus. This year we have created a lot of new positions, created new projects and forged new relationships. Some of these positions are the online marketing coordinator, the alumni relations coordinator, the VP of Human Resources, and graphic designers. We have also created a committee to help look for future revenue making opportunities. For the time being it is coined the "Financial Committee."

I am thrilled as we look into the future of our SIFE team, what we have accomplished and what we are setting out to accomplish. The possibilities are endless, let your imagination run wild.

-MGM
2011-2012 VP of Marketing
2010-2011 Competition Team


          

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