Oregon State University
ER-T2-5: Sustainable Enterprise

Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) is an international organization focused on mobilizing university students to create economic opportunity for others while discovering their own potential. OSU SIFE is an opportunity for students to apply their classroom experiences to the real world with the help of faculty and advisors. Skills learned in market economics, entrepreneurship, personal finances, sustainability, and business ethics are applied to real life business situations. OSU SIFE participates in community outreach programs at OSU and around the world. At Oregon State University Students In Free Enterprise, we believe that we are a small group of thoughtful, committed people. Joined by students from across campus from Art to Zoology, OSU SIFE is a diverse group of students with one goal that all SIFE chapters share; to save the world. By building campus wide bridges and leveraging our corporate partnerships, OSU SIFE cultivates socially conscious students who empower individuals and communities through the delivery of free enterprise education. Empowerment sparks change. OSU SIFE Focuses on different program areas including: - Business Ethics - Entrepreneurship - Financial Literacy - Market Economics - Sustainability - Success Skills OSU also has the largest Residential College west of the Mississippi with the Austin Entrepreneurship program. The Austin Entrepreneurship Program at Weatherford Residential College is a unique living-learning environment for undergraduates offering entrepreneurship courses, hands-on experience, and the opportunity to explore business ideas. The Weatherford program focuses on four key initiatives: - Entrepreneurship and Innovation - Social Entrepreneurship and Social Initiatives - Sustainability - Professional Development Pangea Cafe is is a student run on-campus restaurant that is available Monday through Friday. They offer a low price healthy alternative with a focus on international menus and sustainability.