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2006-2007
The University of Nebraska at Kearney SIFE
team has completed 20 projects thus far in 2006-2007. The team has worked
with several community groups to provide educational outreach to a variety
of ages and interests. The 2006-2007 projects include:
| Project Title |
Brief Description |
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Entrepreneurship Day |
Partnered
with Midland Lutheran College SIFE team to teach high school students
about starting and owning a business. Activities included
applying for a business loan, selecting a location, filming a
commercial, analyzing an ethics case, and filing an income statement. |
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Financial Jeopardy! |
In collaboration with the UNK Financial Aid Office, presented a game
show, question and answer format to test college students on their
knowledge of financial matters. |
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$mart Money Kid Essay Contest |
Invited area elementary and middle school students to write essays
demonstrating their financial literacy. Business Advisory Board
members helped judge the essays and determine the winners. |
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Hometown Heroes |
Created a 30-minute video that profiles local entrepreneurs. The
video is available through the Nebraska Business Development Centers.
Click the link below to see our Hometown Heroes' advice to
entrepreneurs.
Hometown Heroes video
(25MB) |
2005-2006
The UNK SIFE team had a busy year in
2005-2006. The team offered 18 projects during the year, directly
impacting 12,713 people. At Regional Competition in Miami, the team
won the Financial Literacy Individual Topic Competition. The 2005-2006
projects included:
| Project Title |
Brief Description |
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One
World,
One
Market
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Developed
a learn-by-doing workshop to teach young people the concepts of free
trade, tariffs, quotas, currencies, and globalization. |
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Learning with Lemonade |
Taught middle school
students the basics of starting and owning a business, including both
challenges and potential benefits. Students have an opportunity
to operate an online lemonade stand that emphasized profit, marketing,
and management skills. |
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Etiquette Dinner |
In
collaboration with UNK Career Services, helped college students
develop skills necessary to succeed in a variety of business social
settings. |
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Penny Power |
Taught Girl
Scouts the basics of saving, budgeting, and how to spot counterfeit
money. |
2004-2005
During
2004-2005, the UNK SIFE team completed 13 projects that directly impacted
894 people. At Regionals Competition in Boston, the UNK SIFE team was
named Overall Regional Champion, with individual topic competition wins in
Financial Literacy, Market Economics, Ethics, Success Skills, and
Entrepreneurship. The 2004-2005 projects included:
| Project Title |
Brief Description |
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Dollars & Donuts |
A four-part series that coincided with SIFE's
National Personal Financial Success Skills Month, which
covered the personal finance topics of insurance, investing,
taxes and credit. |
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KBA Consulting |
Business consulting and business plan creation for a local non-profit,
the Kearney Boxing Association. |
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Ethics Debate |
Kearney High Forensics Team conducted a parliamentary procedure debate
that concerned gambling in Nebraska. |
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SIFE'd |
An entertaining, although unsettling, video of interviews with
ordinary people in which common personal finance and business
questions were posed, such as, "What does ATM stand for?" |
2003-2004
In its first year, the UNK SIFE team established an
impressive reputation for providing meaningful educational outreach projects
in the community. At its first regional
competition in 2004, the UNK SIFE team received '1st Runner Up' and
'Rookie of the Year' honors. The 2003-2004 projects included:
| Project Title |
Brief Description |
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Musical Downloads |
Challenged area high school students to consider and express their
views on the ethics of music downloads by participating in an essay
contest. |
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An Economic Way of Thinking |
Developed
children’s understanding of economic choices and the ramifications of
their choice. They also learned about the importance of saving and
investing money and became familiar with the concept of “opportunity
cost.” |
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World Free Markets |
Introduced
the main principles of free markets, concepts of competition,
international currencies, monopolistic trends, and types of economic
systems to middle school students. |
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Laser Business Plan |
Analyzed
whether a high-tech laser recently purchased by the college could be
used in a student-run business. |
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