Charlotte, N.C. - The UNC Charlotte Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) team won the SIFE USA regional competition on Tuesday, March 27th. This is the ninth consecutive regional victory for the UNC Charlotte SIFE team! The team has won the SIFE Regional Competition every year since it was launched in 2003. Teams win based on the value of the community projects they conduct in order to help people in need by applying class knowledge and skills. UNC Charlotte SIFE was also awarded the 2012 Charlotte Regional All Star award.
The 2012 competition was held at the Westin in downtown Charlotte, NC, and served as a preliminary competition for the SIFE National Exposition. The UNC Charlotte SIFE team will attend the National Exposition in Kansas City, Missouri on May 22nd through the 24th to compete against more than 160 other university teams for the SIFE National Championship.
Brandon Bogan, SIFE’s Vice President of Competition, said “We have been preparing for SIFE Regionals for about two months now. Countless hours have gone into developing and memorizing our script and presentation, as well as creating the annual report. Our SIFE team contributed 5,296 hours this year and impacted 3,814 people, so it is a great accomplishment to be able to bring this trophy home for the team. It really was a complete team effort and we could not have won this title without the dedication that our team has displayed.
Matt Murrow, SIFE Vice President of Marketing and President-Elect, “SIFE competition is really where you get SIFE’d. Being around so many other energetic SIFE’rs is an awe-inspiring experience and it will change your life forever. Each year we develop and expand numerous community service projects and then compete against other teams to see if we empowered people the most. If your team is good enough, you get to compete at the SIFE National Exposition, which is held annually. If you win Nationals, then you get to go to the SIFE World Cup. The World Cup is in Washington, DC this year from September 30th to October 2nd and is being sponsored by the U.S. Department of State. At the World Cup, you’ll see about 40 teams from around the world competing to see who helped the most people. Expect an out of body experience if you go to DC that weekend.”
The members of the SIFE Competition Team are:
· Brandon Bogan (Junior majoring in Finance from Denver, North Carolina)
· Gerald Burgess (Senior majoring in International Business from Long Island, New York)
· Adam Arshed (Sophomore in International Business from Miami, Florida)
· Matt Murrow (Junior in Management and Marketing from Gastonia, North Carolina)
· Malcolm Carter (Freshmen majoring in Pre-Business and Dance from Greensboro, North Carolina)
· Brittany Black (Senior majoring in Management Information Systems and Finance from Greensboro, North Carolina)
For more information, contact Matt Murrow, SIFE Vice President of Marketing at mmurrow1@gmail.com.
SIFE Profile
Students in Free Enterprise is an international non-profit organization that works with leaders in business and higher education to mobilize university students to make a difference in their communities while developing the skills needed to become socially responsible business leaders. There are approximately 1,500 active SIFE teams in about 40 different countries around the world. The UNC Charlotte SIFE team’s mission is to leverage our business skills and entrepreneurial spirit to empower people in need to succeed.
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| Members of the 2012 UNC Charlotte SIFE Team |
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