SIFE WINS AWARD!!!!!

Surprisingly, the Anderson University SIFE team won the 2011 Dulaney award in a highly contested competition for favorite SIFE team within 2 miles of exit 26. "There was a lot to consider," the judges said, "but in the end, AU's SIFE team pulled it off once again."

Global Impact

I think its about time that the global side gets a little recognition over here ;) my fault entirely. This year is going to be such an awesome year for global we have two really solid projects that are already under way. Tonight is the third meeting for our TAPP project. TAPP is a grassroots organization that helps people with AIDS in Africa. Tonight we will be discussing how to get TAPP beads into stores and how TAPP can better market themselves. We had a meeting with Scott the director of TAPP last week and he is so excited about all the projects we are doing with TAPP this year

We also just had a meeting last night for Mulunda Miaka Orphanage which is an orphanage in Zambia Africa. I am excited to announce that the logo competition is going to begin October 10th at encore! This competition is going to be the begining of the branding process for the orphange which is so exciting becasue its one step closer to them opening!

Tune in for more about the upcoming events and updates in global
-kristina

2009-10 Here We Come!

Though many involved in SIFE have spent many hours over the summer working on the events for this upcoming school year, others are just getting back into the swing of things. Personally, I am excited for the year ahead of us. We have a strong team, as always, and I can't wait to hear about all of the fantastic ideas that have materialized over the past few months. Watch out, world! Here comes AU SIFE!

A New and Exciting Year for AU SIFE

Hello!
Our SIFE team is excited to be starting a new year of projects and opening up new opportunities. It will be a lot of work and a lot of fun. There are many great opportunities for students across the whole campus to get involved in positively impacting the community!

As the Vice President of Competition for the 09-10 school year, I'm looking forward to the new and unique ways we will display all the wonderful projects AU SIFE has instore for the year. I can't wait to see all the planning that has taken place so far be put into action. We are all looking forward to impacting those is our community as well as across the globe!

There are ways for everyone to be involved! I can't wait to see AU students building relationships with business men and women in the community while simultaneously having a positive influence on those in our community and abroad.
It's going to be a great year!

First Impressions

This is my first year as a Sam Walton Fellow with SIFE. I have been blown away with the entire SIFE organization and with AU's SIFE program specifically. The competitions last year were my first exposure to AU's SIFE, and I was so impressed with the level of professionalism of the students and with the impact that this program makes. SIFE impacts the adults, high school students, children, non-profit organizations, and for-profit businesses in the local community in addition to international organizations. There is a huge amount of work that gets done by lots of people doing their part. AU SIFE makes a significant impact and everyone is having fun and feeling good at the same time. The relationships that come out of this group are life-long and life-changing. That may be the biggest impact of all.

Seeing the achievements of this group makes me proud to be at AU and involved in such a worthwhile organization. I'm really understanding the "Changing Lives" theme from last year. I'm looking forward to a great year this year!

Community Impact Update

Greetings,

My name is Pam. I am the 09-10 Vice President of Community Impact, and I am very excited to get this school year started and our projects into gear. I began my SIFE career with the First Steps project 3 years ago, the first year we implemented First Steps. It was a busy time trying to get everything to work together just right to make that first year a success.

So far this summer my project managers are getting materials gathered, great team members recruited and scouting some new ventures. We are looking to possibly expand First Steps to go into more schools in the Anderson area.

With Second Chance, we are just looking to gather more information together to make the people involved even more marketable in today's economy. We are currently not working towards expanding this project, but that doesn't mean we can't or won't, we just want to gather materials to give a stronger presentation and have the ability to effectively expand.

Unfortunately, Community Impact has had a little set back this summer. My project manager for the Barter Game and CYNCY projects stepped down, feeling he would not be able to give 100 percent to the projects or SIFE. This year we are wanting to combine all aspects of CYNCY and the Barter Game to help make both more effective in the community. If anyone is interested in being involved as a project manager in SIFE, feel free to contact myself or any of our other great SIFE officers.

For now, I hope everybody enjoys the last few weeks of summer before we get back into the swing of classes, homework, and different activities.


Pam Fairall
pmfairall@anderson.edu

I Corinthians 10:31

SIFE gets mention in HB article

The Herald Bulletin ran an article on the Entrepreneurship Business Camp in the Sunday paper and spoke quite favorably of SIFE. You can find the article here and the winning video from the camp here ( or http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLZlhIT_ReE).

SIFE Reaches Out

Tonight I am going to be speaking about SIFE and some of the business plan competitions that I have been able to be a part of while at AU, to a group of high school students that are on campus for an Entrepreneurship Camp. When it comes to SIFE, I will be able to focus on our Flagship Enterprise Center Consulting Services program and our work with Think 60! Each of these programs reach out into the community to help grow or develop existing businesses.

Kyle
CEO

When you least expect it....

I had to stop at Men's Wearhouse this week to use up some Wearhouse Dollars before they expire. If you are not familiar with this chain, they have - in my opinion - the best loyalty program of any in existence today. About twice a year, they mail you certificates that can be used like cash for any purchase in the store. I always stop in intending to only spend that amount (which was $100 in this case) and end up spending 2 or 3 times that before I can get out of the store.

As I was checking out, the salesman asked me where I was from. Disappointed that I had already spent more than I intended and not wanting to make much small talk for fear of finding myself buying even more, I just mumbled, "Anderson." At that point, he came alive like I've not seen in many a year and said, "Did you know the university up there has a fantastic SIFE team?"

Convinced that he must be an AU grad from the FSB to say something like that, I asked what year he graduated. It turns out that he didn't go to AU at all and has never been in Anderson. In a previous career, he worked for Finish Line and was present when the team gave their presentation at the national meeting last year. It had made such an impact on him that in short order he told me as much about the AU SIFE program as any member of SIFE could (he knew the University of Arizona had beaten us in the first round, and more). We talked for quite a while...

Don't ever think that SIFE is only important to those currently in it, or find yourself being surprised time and time again.

eadulaney@anderson.edu

New Executive Staff for 2009-10

Going into the 2009-10 school year, the AU SIFE team is very excited about the new staff that will lead the way in changing the world.

For our complete executive staff roster, view our contact page on our team's website. You will find pictures and email addresses for each member.

Kyle

The Simple Way to Close a Balance Sheet

Through the naration of one of our Sam Walton Fellows, businesses can take advantage of Heb' XYZ Approach to Balance Sheet Closing. This tends to be the one area that catches people off guard, and this short video should coach you through the process with a few examples to lead you along.

Kyle

SIFE Brands Itself

In the midst of all the work that SIFE does for companies at the Flagship Enterprise Center and throughout the community, our team has recently undergone an effort to rebrand ourself. We set down and asked ourself the tough questions about who we are and how does the community and campus see us.

This led to a variety of designs but all centered around the idea of "lead. serve. impact." -- three words that we feel represents our team's mission of "developing passionate leaders who are positively impacting the world."

Stay tuned for a release of our new image this fall when school gets started back.
Kyle