The HPU Students in Free Enterprise Team will be one of more than 180 SIFE Teams from across the nation competing at the 2004 SIFE USA National Exposition hosted by the Kansas City Business Community, May 23-25. The winning team in the four-year college division will move on to represent the United States at SIFE World Cup 2004 in Barcelona, Spain, competing against national champions from more than 25 countries.

The HPU SIFE Team advanced to the SIFE USA Nationals by winning at the regional level on March 29 at the Marriott Hotel, Waikiki. Other four-year college teams that competed included: University of Hawai‘i-Hilo, Chaminade University, and Brigham Young University-Hawai‘i.

This is the fourth time HPU has advanced to the National Exposition. The team’s advisors included: Dr. Susan Fox-Wolfgramm, Mr. Ken Schoolland, Ms. Fran Lowell, and Ms. Carol Roberts.

At regional competition, the team was judged best in teaching people of all ages the principles of free enterprise. The HPU SIFE Team not only taught free enterprise, but team members made a difference in the Honolulu and international communities by developing projects to meet specific needs of community members. It is estimated that the team will reach nearly 1.4 million through its various projects.

For more info contact SIFE advisors Susan Fox-Wolfgramm 544-9349 or Ken Schoolland, 544-1177.