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Spring 2010

NewsletterVUSIFE Business Advisory Board

The 2010 SIFE Competition Team

Im so proud o this years SIFE team and am optimistic that big thingsare going to happen at this years regional competition. As many o you

know, we compete against other SIFE teams in our region, presentinga 24-minute talk in ront o around 40 business proessionals andanswering their questions.

Regional Competition Invitation

Business advisors are invited to come watch the team present at thecompetition, though we need to know by February 26 o your interestin attending. For more inormation on the regional competition: http://sie.org/usacompetitions/orangeCounty.asp

Participate As A Mock Judge

We hope that even i you are not able to watch the students at theregional competition that you will be able to participate in the nalpresentation team practice as a mock judge.

Presentation Team Practice

Monday, March 8, 2010

6:10 - 6:50 pm

Email jranz@gmail.com i you are able to assist as a mock judge orthat evening

Thanks to all o our SIFE business advisors or your help in positioningthis years leadership team strongly or the annual competition. Weappreciate you helping us create economic opportunities or othersthrough community outreach projects.

Business Ethics - Addie Cofman

The Center or Womens Studies 2010 Justice in Actionconerence will explore the issues that surround themarginalization and exploitation o women andchildren, as well as teach the skills necessary to equipthe community to be a voice that makes a dierence.

On March 5-6, 2010, Dr. Ron Sider, a respected andpassionate advocate o holistic biblical aith in theChristian world as well as the ounder and presidento Evangelicals or Social Action, will be speakingon Gender Equality and the Church. CWS will bepartnering with SIFEs Business Ethics sector in holdinga silent auction and hosting a discussion panel or theconerence. The proceeds rom the auction will beused in urthering womens studies education andawareness both locally and globally.

Bulls & Bears - Christian Talbott

This year, I had the opportunity to recreate a SIFEproject rom last year: a board game based on theconcept o Chutes and Ladders that educates studentson the basics o the U.S. stock market. This game,called Bulls and Bears, was created entirely by SIFEmembers through a website called thegamecrater.com. The target audience or the game is Junior Highand High School students.

Thus ar, we have played the game with 30 students

rom an ater-school tutoring program called MIKA. Wecurrently have two more events with MIKA scheduledat the end o February. We are also planning to playthe game with kids rom the YMCA and Boys and GirlsClub. All events thus ar have gone very well and thekids have expressed their newound understandingor the stock market.

Bulls and Bears

We all know it is much more un to learn while playinga game, which is why weve decided to create a board

game that teaches kids ages 12-18 about investmentsand the stock market. We plan to visit variousorganizations and play the game with their at-riskyouth.

Project Highlights

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The Environmental SustainabilityConference on Friday, January29th was a huge success.Having Martin Diedrich oKean Coee as the keynotespeaker was one othe many highlightso the ull-day event.Many attendeeswere inspired byhis lie story andhow he has takenaction to be socially,

e n v i r o n m e n t a l l y ,and economicallyresponsible leader.

In the aternoon,there was a panel discussionhosted by Jamie Welsh o 10%Solution. One o the panelists,Derek Sabori, discussed his roleas Director o Sustainabilityand CSR at Volcom. Heemploys sustainable practicesand initiatives in an eort

to make Volcom a moresustainably minded companythat genuinely cares or theenvironment and uturegenerations. Alongside Sabori,Stephanie Barger o theEarth Resource Foundationdiscussed the importance oimplementing zero waste asa best business practice. She

Courtney WolfPresident, VU SIFELooking back, I am extremely proud

of what Vanguard Universitys SIFEteam has accomplished as a team thusfar. We have successfully combinedour talents andabilities to create,develop and exe-cute projects andevents that haveaccurately metthe needs of oursurrounding com-munity.

While remember-ing our accom-plishments, wewould like to personally thank each o

you or your involvement this p ast year.We never could have accomplished allthat we have without your leadershipand guidance. Together we have raisedawareness about ethical business prac-tices, educated our youth regarding thedynamics of our market, encouragedbusinesses to develop environmentallysustainable practices, and equippedunemployed adults with the skills theyneed to succeed in the workplace.

There are plenty o reasons to celebrateour achievements and we continue towork diligently on nishing projects aswell as preparing or the upcoming SIFERegional Competition on March 19. We

have an excellent group of writers aswell as presenters who will competewith the intention of qualifying forthe SIFE National Competition in May.With all we have accomplished thisyear, along with the sustainable teampractices we have established for theuture, we are condent our eforts willbe eectively displayed or the judges.We look forward to the opportunitiesthe future may bring and thank youonce again or helping make VanguardUniversitys SIFE team a continued suc-cess.

spends time educating otherorganizations and local youthon how to execute the zerowaste ormula.

Throughout the whole day,attendees enjoyed interactingwith 25 exhibitors, 2 breakoutsessions on eco-riendlytopics, and a delicious low-carbon lunch provided byBon Appetit.

As project manager o this

event, I would like to say thankyou to the whole VUSIFE teamor all their help and support.

Green Up Your DormI would like to announcethat the winner or the GreenUp Your Dorm Contest is

reshman, ChrisR a n d o l p hrom VanguardUniversity. He hadthe most votesrom our panelo judges andwill be receivinga complete eco-riendly dormmakeover by well-known interiordesigner, Rachel

Hulan rom Path Designs. Shewill be using products rom

The Container Store, WayBasics, Wall Words, and NewLea America.

In second place is Tiany Staley rom HopeInternational University. She

received environmentallyriendly products providedby Campus Footprint andMothers Market.

This is just the rst stepin getting our generationmotivated to help the Earth.

Congratulations to them both!

Environmental Sustainability

Financial LiteracyToby LabanowBudgetball

I learned that we should saveour money, and let it growand build up.

This quote comes rom Joey,a 12 year old boy who attendsan ater-school programcalled MIKA. He, along with20 other at-risk youths romMIKA, attended a gameo Budgetball, put on byVanguards SIFE team.

Beore playing Budgetball,these kids learned the basicso budgeting by participatingin a nancial lesson. Thistutorial taught the childrenabout what scal choices theywill need to make when theyare older and have a monthlyincome. For example, the kidswere given 5 dierent choiceso housing situations, rom

living with their parents orree to renting a house on thebeach, the most expensiveoption. Thanks to guidancerom SIFE volunteers, everysingle youth was able toeectively budget theirmoney, with some let over tosave in a bank account.

This training led to playingBudgetball, where students

not only had to run and passa volleyball down a eld toscore points, but also spendtheir Budget Bucks eectively.

The two teams were veryevenly matched, and it wasevident that the winnerwould be determined by howwell the teams used theircombination o Sacrices andPower-Ups. In the end, thanksto one team taking on some

difcult Sacrices, they wereable to clinch a win. In exitinterviews with the kids, manysaid that ater playing thegame, they were more awareo the money they spendand would aim to save theirnances better in the uture.We were very thankul orthis opportunity to serve andor an organization like SIFEto inspire lives through thepositive power o business.

Success SkillsHeather Hernandez

The One Step Forward Series will bethe next event or the SuccessSkills project category.Proessionals in variousindustries will be teachingskills such as resume writingand hosting mock interviewswith the participants. Therules pertaining to phoneand email etiquette aswell as the importance orst impressions will also

be addressed. The targetaudience or this event willbe the students in Vital Linkand the members o VictoryOutreach. Our hope is thatthe attendees learn valuableskills that they can apply toany job hunt in the uture. Iinterested in participating,please contact Heather.Hernandez@VUSIFE.org Theseries will be held February 25and March 4 rom 6:30-8:00PM on Vanguards campus.

Lisa Casimiro

Project Manager of Environmental Sustainability