San Antonio College
Students In Free Enterprise SIFE
1999-2000 Annual Report
|
Our Mission To Provide educational opportunities for students and citizens of all ages to foster a better understanding of how market economies and businesses operate, while developing the skills necessary to succeed in the Global Free Enterprise System. |
| The Students in Free Enterprise team at San Antonio College presents - our annual report of projects and accomplishments for the 1998-99 school year. We have had a challenging but exciting and interesting year and look forward to future success. San Antonio College is centrally located just north of beautiful historic downtown San Antonio and is easily accessible from all parts of the city. The college offers classes at the main campus, as well as more than 36 off-campus sites throughout the city and surrounding counties. San Antonio College responds to Bexar County's diverse community by providing high quality general education, liberal arts and sciences, career education, continuing education and developmental education programs. The college has an average semester enrollment of 22, 000 credit students, and an average annual enrollment of over 15,000 other-than-credit students. San Antonio College is the largest single-campus community college in Texas and the 10th largest in the United States. The enrollment figures of the student body at San Antonio College reflect a current Fall 98 enrollment of 20,093 students. | Demographics show that 57% of the student body as female and 43% male. The ethnic distribution is 51% Hispanic, 41% Anglo, 4% Black and 4% Other. The College also serves a large number of Special Population students including over 9,600 academically disadvantaged, over 12,000 economically disadvantaged, over 800 students with disabilities, 3,649 students with Limited English Proficiency, almost 500 displaced homemakers, and 3,335 single parents. San Antonio College SIFE team consisted of 10 active members. Our objectives for the 1998-99 year were: 1) To teach students and others in the general population how businesses operate. 2) To educate the general public about the free enterprise system. 3. To teach others the skills and motivation needed to succeed in a global market. |
|
Key
Financial Growth |
| VISA USA INC. RESPONSIBLE USE OF CREDIT: # 5,6,7 Our first project was to help victims of the Flood of 1998 (Oct 17). This flood was categorized the worst ever to hit San Antonio and South Texas. Entire neighborhoods were completely destroyed. Thousands of residents lost everything they owned including homes, furniture, clothing, cars, and animals. At the final count the rainfall measured over 20 inches, 28 people lost their lives, and the estimated property damage was valued at over $1billion. The SAC SIFE team decided to try and "Make A Difference" in the lives of these most unfortunate victims. The team met at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, October 24, 1998 and proceeded to the Clean-up Command Center in East San Antonio. We were given gloves and tetanus shots before we could proceed to a site. This project was designed to teach students corporate social responsibility, and the obligation businesses have to their customers and communities in which they do business. The San Antonio College SIFE team worked along with the office of City Councilman, Mario Salas (District 2) to assist in the clean up after the flood. Students worked alongside Military and civilian personnel to demonstrate teamwork ,corporate social, personal responsibility, and entrepreneurial spirit. | ASSESSED SUCCESS: This project taught students the importance of community service. Over 500 volunteers from the community contributed to the clean-up efforts. We were able to clean an entire neighborhood. The project received local as well as national media coverage. ZOO BOO: # 4,5,6,7 Our next project was to help the families at the Ronald McDonald House to have a happy Thanksgiving. The Ronald McDonald House that we chose houses twenty (20) families who have children that are critically ill and in need of medical care at one of San Antonio's facilities. The families all share something in common - a child with leukemia, cancer, or other serious illness. Families are charged room & board based on their ability to pay. The goal of the Ronald McDonald house is to provide a home away from home for the families, but depend heavily on donations and volunteers from the community. The SAC SIFE team, along with the Public Administration Club donated Turkey with all the trimming to the Ronald McDonald house. We worked with local businesses and received enough food for the entire Thanksgiving weekend for twenty families. |
| ASSESSED SUCCESS: We were able to secure donations of food from students and through the local HEB stores. The staff and residents were very grateful to receive these donations. This project will be ongoing in future years. JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT - TRAVIS ELEMENTARY: # 3,5,6,7 The SAC-SIFE team held a seminar on Income Tax Preparation. This workshop was designed so that students could learn about and take advantage of tax saving tips including the new Hope Credit for Education, new tax forms, additional child tax credit, and tax planning tips. ASSESSED SUCCESS: This workshop was well attended by students who showed an interest in tips that would help in completing their tax returns and Financial Aid paperwork. Students also gained basic knowledge about Tax laws and regulations that will help them well into the future. SIFE - BAKE SALE FUND - RAISER # 3,4,5,6,7 The SAC SIFE team decided that since we were learning about the Free Enterprise system, a project to help the team become financially independent would be an excellent start on our educational journey. In the past the team has had to depend on the good graces of the Deans and Vice president of the college to contribute funds for travel. While brainstorming on projects that would help us to raise money, we received a letter from Sprint Sales & Marketing Group (S&MG). The SAC-SIFE team decided to take Sprint up on the offer to sell long distance cards. The team held three fundraisers on campus and were successful in getting enough students to sign up for the Sprint card to net the team $250 dollars. | SIFE/SAN ANTONIO SPURS CAYOTTE VISIT TO CHRISTUS SANTA ROSA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL: #___ The SAMM Shelter in San Antonio was founded by the First Presbyterian Church in 1981 in San Antonio. The original quarters was the gymnasium of the church. The shelter was initially an overnight temporary shelter for homeless men. It represented the response of the Downtown Ministries Association to the growing needs of San Antonio's homeless men. Eventually a women's dorm was added. However, it soon became apparent that families also needed accommodations. After SAMM was incorporated as a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation in August 1983, the city located a structure that could be renovated for shelter use and leased it along with two adjourning buildings to the corporation - an arrangement that continues today. The SAMM Shelter asks for donations of clothing, bedding, toiletry items, and items for children including educational toys. They also have a special need for professional clothing for men and women going to work. The SAC SIFE team ran an advertisement in the San Antonio College Ranger newspaper, asking for donations of clothing to include sizes for children through adult. The team collected a truck load of clothing and donated it to the shelter. |