Shorter University's SIFE named 2011 league champion

May 20, 2011 - Shorter University’s Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) Chapter is the 2011 Champion for its league, which comprises Southern schools of the same size and time working with the international non-profit organization. SIFE works globally to mobilize university students to make a difference in their communities while learning to be socially responsible business leaders.

 “The competition includes our presentation of our annual report that shows how we have addressed the three P’s of profit, people and planet,” said Nancy Mount, who, as the Sam Walton fellow at Shorter, heads the SIFE chapter.

SIFE’s activities during the past year include hosting a financial management seminar for sophomores, working to improve the environmental impact of the Homestead Restaurant through the Sam’s Environmental Challenge, and collecting more than 6,000 cans in the Campbell’s Let’s Can Hunger event. SIFE also worked to raise awareness of food waste on campus and in the community.

The award qualifies Shorter’s team to take part in SIFE’s national competition.

Founded in 1873, Shorter University is a Christian college committed to excellence in education. Since 2003, U.S. News & World Report has ranked Shorter among the South’s best baccalaureate colleges, and the Princeton Review annually includes Shorter on its lists of best value and best Southeastern colleges.The university offers traditional bachelor’s degrees in 48 major areas as well as undergraduate degree programs for working adults, the Master of Business Administration, the Master of Education and the Master of Arts in Leadership. General education and calculus courses are offered in an online format, and Shorter recently launched online programs that lead toward the Associate of Science, the Bachelor of Business Administration, and the Master of Accountancy degrees. For more information, visit www.shorter.edu.

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