December 5, 2006
Contact: Paul K. Logsdon, Director of Public Relations and Publications, 417-865-2815 ext. 7292
Springfield, MO. — Evangel University’s Students In Free Enterprise (SIFE) team is partnering with Truman and Weller Elementary Schools to provide 102 fifth grade students with a business learning experience, in two phases.
During the first phase, Evangel’s SIFE team went into the fifth grade classrooms of the two schools. They taught the students the basics of both good and bad business through the use of interactive exercises and skits. The students learned to identify how revenue is generated and the nature of expenses.
The Evangel SIFE team has committed to repeat this program for both the Truman and Weller fifth graders in the spring at another business. They are also planning to offer the program to additional elementary schools.
Evangel’s SIFE team is seeking corporate sponsors to help cover the cost of transportation and supplies for these learning events.
John Mayes, junior accounting major from Humble, Texas; and Scott Richer, junior management major from Sanford, Maine, are the project leaders. Co-sponsors of the SIFE team are Elizabeth Fletcher, chair of the Business and Economics Department, and Bernie Dana, assistant professor of business.
SIFE www.sife.org is an international nonprofit organization active on more than 1,800 university campuses in 40 countries. SIFE teams create economic opportunities in their communities by organizing outreach projects that teach market economics, entrepreneurship, personal financial success skills and business ethics. Their projects are judged at competition on creativity, innovation and effectiveness.
For additional information, contact Bernie Dana (417) 865-2815 ext. 8116, John Mayes at ext. 6302, or Scott Richer at ext. 6319.