Prairie View A&M University Students In Free Enterprise (SIFE) will take the issue of business ethics out of the boardroom and into the university community during SIFE National Business Ethics Month in October.Throughout October, the SIFE team will join more than 800 other SIFE teams across the nation to spread the message that ethical decision making is a key component to long term success for individuals, businesses and the economy.
As part of SIFE National Business Ethics Month, PVAMU SIFE students will sponsor the seminar “Business Ethics in a Global Economy” on Monday, Oct. 25 at 7 p.m. in the New Science Building, Room 104.
Dr. Henri Bailey, professor of marketing in the College of Business is the guest speaker. In the light of the issues surrounding Enron, MCI, TYCO and Martha Stewart, Bailey will address the ethical and unethical business practices and its impact on the world economy. The attendees will also receive information on the ethics that can be used in their daily personal and professional lives. Morris Woodard, a graduate student in community development at PVAMU, is coordinating the event.
Founded in 1975, SIFE is a non-profit organization that works in partnership with business and higher education o provide college students the opportunity to make a difference and to develop leadership, teamwork and communications skills through learning, practicing, and teaching the principles of free enterprise.
The PVAMU SIFE team was chartered at the university in 1986 and has made a significant impact on the campus through many programs.