University of Arkansas Enactus Team Named Regional Champions

The University of Arkansas Enactus Team recently competed in a Regional Competition held in Dallas on Wednesday, April 10. The team was named Regional Champions and will compete at the Enactus U.S. National Exposition May 21 – 23, in Kansas City, Mo.

Team members participating in the Competition were:

• Ashley Avona – junior – advertising and public relations
• Christian Buechel – sophomore – supply chain management
• Tate Erickson – sophomore – management and communications
• Siqi Feng – senior – international business with a management concentration
• Michael Miller – graduate student – master of accountancy
• Melissa Ruiz – freshman – international business
• Brianna Turner – senior – psychology

University of Arkansas Enactus Sam Walton Fellows (faculty advisers): Susan Bristow and Renee Clay

Enactus is a community of student, academic and business leaders committed to using the power of entrepreneurial action to enable human progress. Enactus establishes student programs on college campuses across the nation. Enactus students apply business concepts to develop community outreach projects, transform lives and shape a better, more sustainable world. The organization has collegiate teams in 38 countries around the world and in the United States there are over 500 active universities with more than 21,000 student participants.  Enactus is formerly known as Students In Free Enterprise (SIFE).