Berrien Springs, MI May 22, 2017 The Andrews University Enactus team placed 3rd place in their league at the Enactus United States National Exposition Competition held May 22, 2017 in Kansas City, MO.
The event is the culmination of a series of regional competitions that lead up to this large event. Our Andrews Enactus team placed in the top 10 percent in the U.S. this year, an honor that we are very proud of.
Stephen Robertson, Director of Programs for Enactus United States, said, “Our organization, Enactus, is committed to providing students with the opportunity for personal and professional development and it’s great to see institutions such as Andrews University committed to providing support to students as well as their community through Enactus. I congratulate them on this year’s competition success and know next year’s projects will be even more impactful.”
During this academic year, the Andrews University Enactus team organized 4 projects in the Berrien Springs community and a new international project: Operation Regenesis, a cancer awareness and education prevention program in Nicaragua. Andrews students travelled to Nicaragua earlier this May to help establish an organic model garden, hold a free clinic, and help educate women about cervical cancer. We raised over $17,000 for this project, and overall, 30 students volunteered over 2,800 hours in their community.
Andrews University Enactus is one of 457 teams in the United States. The culmination of the Enactus program is an annual series of competitions that provide a showcase for teams to present the results of their projects and be evaluated by business leaders serving as judges.
Teams compete first at the regional and national levels, then at the international level when the national champion teams from each country meet at the Enactus World Cup.
Enactus is a community of student, academic and business leaders committed to using the power of entrepreneurial action to transform lives and shape a better, more sustainable world. We establish 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.