News Release
April 1999
Students from the Moravian College Students in Free Enterprise
(SIFE) traveled to New Orleans to compete in the SIFE Regional Exposition
and Career Fair. Under the leadership of John D. Rossi of the Economics
and Business Department at Moravian College, the eleven students won
a cash prize of $1,500, a trophy, and went home with the titles "Regional
Champion" and "Rookie of the Year."
At the regional exposition, John D. Rossi, III has been
named a Sam M Walton Free Enterprise Fellow for the Moravian College
SIFE Team. SIFE encourages students to take what they are learning in
the classroom and apply it to real-life situations, and to use their
knowledge to better their communities through educational outreach projects.
The Moravian College SIFE Team presented their projects to a panel of
local and national business leaders and entrepreneurs who rated the
overall effectiveness of each team's efforts. Students also met with
dozens of corporate representatives from the business community to discuss
job opportunities.
The Fair took place over April 8 to 11. Most of the SIFE
team members are from the Amrhein Investment Club and made presentations
on their achievements in the club and other campus projects and activities.
The Moravian students also received an invitation to the
SIFE International Exposition and Career Fair in Kansas City, Missouri.
At the International Exposition, SIFE team members will have the opportunity
to network with hundreds of leading CEOs, presidents and executives
of major U.S. corporations and SIFE sponsoring organizations. In addition
to cash prizes and a trophy, winning teams at the International Exposition
will receive coverage in publications like Business Week, Fortune, Entrepreneur,
and Forbes.
The SIFE team members had the opportunity to meet with
human resource executives from a variety of businesses that are highly
interested in hiring SIFE students. At the exposition, SIFE team members
were required to document their campus activities in a written annual
report and make a professional presentation to a panel of corporate
executives and entrepreneurs who serve as judges.
The mission of SIFE is to provide college students the
best opportunity to make a difference and to develop leadership, teamwork,
and communication skills through learning, practicing, and teaching
the principles of free enterprise. SIFE is a nonprofit organization,
which challenges students to take what they’re learning in the
classroom and use this knowledge in a real working situation to better
themselves, their community and their country. Through SIFE, students
have, with hard work and creativity, the opportunity to win awards for
their team and recognition for their school and community.
Team members who have completed a minimum of 50 hours
on SIFE projects are eligible to become a "Certified SIFE Scholar."
SIFE uses the ResSearch electronic résumé software to
scan the résumés of Certified SIFE Scholars into a database
to be searched by SIFE donor companies for career opportunities. These
opportunities are for full-time careers, as well as internships and
summer employment. "The best part is that ResSearch is available
to Certified SIFE Scholars forever. Certified SIFE Scholars can utilize
this service any time they are interested in a new career," John
Rossi said.
For more information, call John Rossi at 861-1380 or visit
SIFE on the web at www.SIFE.org.
