Success at Enactus National Exposition

By Andrew Carrothers

ENACTUS is an international organization committed to shaping generations of entrepreneurial leaders passionate about advancing economic development, and social and environmental responsibility. Each club utilizes the power of conscious capitalism for positive change; teams create and implement community empowerment projects and business ventures in communities coast to coast. Enactus Canada has over 73 academic institution members and 3,498 participating students. Enactus UPEI is a studentrun club with approximately 20 active members and two faculty advisors, Andrew Carrothers and Liufang (Sophia) Yao.

Students get the chance to compete against teams from other schools regionally and nationally each year. UPEI competed at the 2019 Regional Exposition in Halifax and won the title of Regional Champions, which qualified them for the National Exposition in Vancouver. The Enactus Canada National Exposition is a huge event with thousands of students, business leaders, educators, and politicians. Through rounds of live presentation-based competition, Enactus teams present the results of their community empowerment projects. Enactus UPEI has become another great example of UPEI students excelling at the highest level of competition. In Vancouver, UPEI’s team included students from biology, engineering, computer science, and business, and they earned unprecedented distinction at both the team and individual levels. Ashley Doucette, a UPEI BBA student, was named as the winner of one of ten $2,500 Founder’s Bursaries, selected from hundreds of nominations from 69 Canadian postsecondary institutions. Winners are students who exhibit outstanding leadership and superior communication skills, demonstrating the ability to be both team leaders and team players. “I was both humbled and pleased to be recognized for my involvement in Enactus,” said Ashley. “When I joined Enactus, I never could have imagined I would be where I am today, as President of Enactus UPEI, working with a talented