Congratulations to Syracuse University's Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) team for their recent honor in receiving the Chancellor's Award for Public Engagement and Scholarship (CAPS) for their outstanding work in improving the quality of life in the greater Syracuse community. The team is comprised of 26 SU students from across campus, including many from Whitman's Retail Management Program. The CAPS awards dinner will be held on March 26 at 5:30 p.m. in the Schine Student Center to honor the SIFE students and other award recipients.

On April 12, the fifth annual Women Igniting the Spirit of Entrepreneurship (WISE) conference will take place at the OnCenter located in downtown Syracuse. Co-sponsored by the Falcone Center for Entrepreneurship, the event will include a variety of inspirational entrepreneurial speakers, break-out sessions, and many networking opportunities. Tickets can be purchased through April 9 for $50 or at the event for $60. For more information, contact Lindsay Wickham at 315-443-3550.

The Whitman iMBA Alumni Club recently began fundraising for a paving stone to be placed in the SU Orange Grove in memory of the late Rebecca Jarabek, a dear friend and fellow Whitman iMBA student. Jarabek, 28, graduated with honors from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 2000, and moved on to represent the United States Army in Korea, Germany, Kuwait, and Iraq as a Blackhawk medical evacuation pilot. One of nine children, and a twin, she is descibed as someone who loved to be outdoors, often participating in triathlons and riding her bike for 100 miles at a time. Jarabek passed away in 2007 after returning from Iraq.