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SIFE team heading to national exposition after winning league at regional competition

April 24, 2009

SIFE members next to the roasting machine in the factory that processes their Café Cameroon coffee beans.

From left: Jamie Greenberg, Brittany Fouskas and Michael Yatsko are next to the roasting machine in the factory that processes their Café Cameroon coffee beans.

The University's Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) team is heading to its second consecutive SIFE USA National Exposition next month, after winning its league at a regional SIFE competition in Tarrytown, N.Y. on April 3.

Rick Hirsch, an adjunct faculty member in the School of Business, is the chapter's adviser. The team will head to Philadelphia May 10-12 for the SIFE National Exposition.

The Quinnipiac team was also named a finalist in two of SIFE's topic competitions, Entrepreneurship and Clorox Market Economics. Quinnipiac will compete against teams from Syracuse University, Elmira College and Monroe College for the economics award.

The Quinnipiac students will compete against Centenary College, Elmira College, Monroe College, Robert Wesleyan College and St. Bonaventure University for the entrepreneurship award. The topic competitions winners will be announced at the national exposition.

During the regional competition, the Quinnipiac contingent made a presentation about Café Cameroon, the highly successful business the chapter founded in 2008 to help the people of Bawa, a village in Cameroon, Africa, to develop a market for their gourmet coffee beans. All proceeds from Café Cameroon are being used to help the people of Bawa to build a health care facility.

The students' presentation was judged by a panel of business leaders. The teams were evaluated based on their ability to create economic opportunities for others. The event was one of 16 SIFE USA Regional Competitions held across the United States in March and April.

SIFE is an international non-profit organization that brings together the leaders of today and tomorrow to create a better, more sustainable world through the positive power of business. Founded in 1975, SIFE has active programs on more than 1,300 college and university campuses in over 40 countries. Through projects that improve the lives of people worldwide, the university students, academic professionals and industry leaders who participate in SIFE are demonstrating that individuals with a knowledge and passion for business can be a powerful force for change.

For more information, contact SIFE World Headquarters at 417-831-9505 or visit www.sife.org.