(Texas State University-San Marcos, San Marcos, TX) – On Friday, November 14 2008, Texas State University student and member of the Texas State Students In Free Enterprise (SIFE) team, Muhammad Weusi, received monitors, CPU’s, and printers from Baker Surveying located in Blanco Texas, in an effort to recycle the non-functioning equipment.

The goal of “Project Green Earth” is to raise awareness of environmental dangers and their impact on our world. Our objective is to reach every SIFE team on the planet – 1,800 in all – with our Project Green Earth. Project Green Earth showed the necessary components to understand that the long-term success and prosperity of a market economy, businesses and individuals are dependent on ethical business practices.

SIFE is a global, non-profit organization that is literally changing the world through highly dedicated student teams on more than 1600 university campuses in 40 countries. SIFE offers these students the opportunity to develop leadership, teamwork and communication skills through learning, practicing and teaching the principles of free enterprise, thereby improving the standard of living for millions in the process. Texas State SIFE is one of the leading collegiate teams within the United States. Texas State SIFE has placed within the Top 20 at national competitions since 1997 and was the International Champion in 2000.

For more information contact: Vicki West, Texas State University-San Marcos, Phone: (512) 245-3224, E-Mail: vw03@txstate.edu