Wisconsin MBA Global Business Program All full-time Wisconsin MBA students have the opportunity to obtain international Through personal meetings with senior business executives, governmental leaders, nonprofit directors and respected educators, Wisconsin MBA students prepared themselves for global business by enhancing their knowledge and professional skills. In addition, by supplementing the business meetings with cultural and social activities, students acquire a holistic understanding of a foreign country or region while gaining an appreciation of foreign customs. The Global Business Program also allows students to develop friendships with other first- and second-year students across all of the career specializations. Nicholas Center Consulting Engagements Travel opportunities are also available to second-year Nicholas students in conjunction with the consulting projects. Typically teams are required to present their findings on-site, which usually involves travel as well as company tours of the various project sponsors' facilities. |
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Bradesco Historical Museum and Foundation |
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Rio - Brazil 2009 |
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Wisconsin MBA visit toCentral Japan Railway Chairman Mr. Yoshiyuki Kasai (pictured left) |
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Nathan Katorski (Nicholas 2010) & Courtney Carlovsky (Nicholas 2010) in front of Kinkakuji (Golden Pavilion) |
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Alyssa Robertson, Matt Weinman (Nicholas 2010), Heather Marx, Brad Welnick (Nicholas 2010) & Jihad Alilay |
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Matt Weinman (Nicholas 2010) |
QUALCOMM Visit |
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Nicholas QUALCOMM team: Sameer Balgi, Rachelle Roesler, Jake Gotta, Kevin Murphy, Chris MacLeod and Lanaye Dworak San Diego, California |
Wisconsin MBA Trip to Chile |
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| Wisconsin MBA students with Clemente Perez (Guerrero Olivos Novoa Errazuriz) during company visit in Chile |
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| Director Adams displays a bottle of Chilean Wine |
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| Karl Poehls, Patrick Hammes, Don Henken, Chris MacLeod, Pablo Fuenzalida and Robert Trainer |
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JJ Kern (Nicholas 2007), Mark Stuart (NIcholas 2007) and Pablo Fuenzalida (Real Estate 2007) |
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| Director Adams with MBA students in Chile |
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| Director Adams, Mark Stuart, and JJ Kern |
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Nicholas group meets with Procter & Gamble representatives in Chile |
Malawi Trip
On January 6, 2006, two Nicholas students, John Bradley and Patrick Hammes, met with the CEO of the Malawi Stock Exchange to discuss the capital market and regulatory environment in Malawi, Africa. They also had the opportunity to observe actual trading. The visit was part of the 2006 MBA Intersession Study Tour program which John and Patrick co-led with the assistance of the former Ambassador of Malawi to the United States.
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Nicholas students John Bradley and Patrick Hammes with Symon Msefula, CEO of the Malawi Stock Exchange |
Ten MBA students participated in the trip and had the opportunity to meet with the top business professionals and government officials in Malawi to get a hands-on, international business management learning experience. The trip concluded with a dinner at the U.S. Ambassador's residence in Malawi where the students discussed their observations of the Malawian economy with the U.S. Ambassador, his staff and senior Malawian government and business officials.
Nicholas Students Travel to New York City
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Nicholas Team travels to New York City to deliver their presentation to Deutsche Bank |
A debt of gratitude is owed to Nicholas board member, Doug Baird, who sponsored an all-access tour of the New York Stock Exchange trading floor for our MBA students, faculty and undergraduate assistants during the March 23rd trading session. Baird, a former Managing Director at Deutsche Bank Securities, organized the tour in conjunction with the final presentation the team of Nicholas students were giving to Deutsche Bank. A second team of students, those presenting to J.C. Flowers & Co., were also invited to attend.
Students were given the rare opportunity to tour the exchange floor with Deutsche Bank traders and floor brokers replete with thorough explanations of the processes and mechanics of the auction system. Since the events of September 11th, tours of the NYSE have been discontinued. With the help of Mr. Baird, Nicholas students were able to weave from one trading crowd to another, monitor numerous securities transactions and take in the bustling and often frenzied environment of 11 Wall Street.
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Robb Timme, Jennifer Rowntree and Center Director Cindie Adams |
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Professor Seward and Director Adams |
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Nicholas Team Mike Skelly, Patrick Hammes, Mafaz Maharoof, Supriya Amar, Jonathan Kern, John Weyers & Sean Hart travel to New York City to present their findings to Royalty Pharma |
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Nicholas group dines in New York City with Ben Braun (Merrill Lynch) |