Carolyn Breuer

My name is Carolyn and I am a junior in the Retailing program here at UW-Madison. I am looking forward to learning more about product development and the global supply chain process - what better way than through a firsthand experience in China! I have no doubt that this trip will be very beneficial in shaping my knowledge and perspective of the retail industry and, in addition, introduce me to the dynamic Chinese culture.
I want to thank everyone who is making this experience possible for us, especially Kohl's, Li & Fung, and Kohl's Center for Retailing Excellence. You are making such an impact on our education here at UW-Madison!

Michael Stallsmith

I am thrilled to have this once in a lifetime opportunity!  China is going to be amazing.  I am a senior majoring in marketing, and I am pursuing a career in retail.  I owe a lot of thanks to Kohl's and the Center for Retailing Excellence for giving me so many opportunities this past year to grow and develop myself.  I look forward to getting to know everyone on the trip better, immersing myself in Chinese culture, and seeing a side of retail I have yet to experience.

Melissa LaBorde

Hi everyone! My name is Melissa LaBorde and I’m a sophomore majoring in Retailing. I’m hoping to intern with Kohl’s next summer so I’m excited to explore a different side of their business. I’m extremely grateful for all of the unbelievable opportunities the Kohl’s Center for Retailing Excellence has provided to students and am especially looking forward to this amazing experience abroad. I’m excited to get to know all of you better and can’t wait for this incredible trip!

Katelynn Johnson

Hello everyone!  My name is Katelynn Johnson and I am a Junior majoring in Marketing and Management & Human Resources.  I am so looking forward to our trip to China.  This summer I will be interning at Kohl's so I am thrilled to have the opportunity to witness the other side of their business from the manufacturing and supply chain perspectives.  I am extremely grateful for this opportunity of a lifetime and would like to send my thanks to those at Kohl's, Li & Fung, and the Kohl's Center for Retailing Excellence.  I look forward to getting to know all of you better and  cannot wait to experience all China has to offer!  

Natalie Schuler

I am a senior majoring in Textile and Apparel Design at UW. Although most of my work is done with local materials and in conjunction with small local businesses, I am very interested in the global impact of the textile industry. The textile industry encompasses everything from very local handmade crafts that express the cultural traditions of a community, to global trade that affects the global economy.  I am so looking forward to this trip so that I might become more familiar with the influential textile industry as well as the rich culture of China.   

Pamela Regalado

Hi everyone! My name is Pamela Regalado and I am a Marketing and Management and Human Resources major. I am a senior graduating next December so this summer I will be interning in the product development office at Kohl's corporate. I am so excited to learn more about the product development process and I look forward to applying my knowledge this summer. Thank you so much to everyone involved in planning the trip, and especially to Kohl's and Li & Fung!

Leah DiPalma

Hi everyone!  I am a Junior majoring in Retailing here at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.  I am a member of the executive board for the Student Retail Association, a member of AKPsi business fraternity, and avid Rec-sports soccer player.  I am extremely excited to explore a new culture and learn more about the supply chain in China!

Anna Lautmann

Hi guys,

My name is Anna Lautmann and I am a junior majoring in Marketing.  To be able travel with UW faculty and students to  one of the world's most vibrant economies this spring break is a once in a lifetime opportunity. In addition, to be sponsored and accompanied by Kohl's, arguably the most successful middle market retailer in the US, and Li & Fung, one of the most dominant retail sourcing/supply chain companies in China, makes the trip all that more amazing! I am so excited to learn more about  the complexities behind supply chain management and how a product is actually taken from concept to reality. 

Thank you again for the amazing opportunity!

Anna Turner

As a junior in the Textile and Apparel Design program, I am looking forward to learning about production and retail. I also cannot wait to meet new people and experience Chinese culture! Thank you so much to Kohl's, Li & Fung, and the faculty of UW-Madison for this unique and exciting opportunity.

Kailey Smith

Hello, my name is Kailey Smith and I am a junior majoring in Textile and Apparel Design at UW-Madison. I am unbelievably grateful to Kohl's, Li & Fung, and the Center for Retailing Excellence for the chance to discover the world of Chinese business and culture. I am very enthusiastic about this opportunity, as I believe such a firsthand look at the retailing industry will give me a remarkable advantage in my future career of designing and producing textiles. Furthermore, I cannot wait to explore all that China has to offer!

Jacqueline Rudzinski

It's hard to believe that we leave for China in less than 2 weeks! As a textile and apparel design major, I am so excited to be able to witness the apparel industry through a global perspective and in a large scale. With my curiosity and enthusiasm in tow I know I will learn a lot and make connections with everyone on the trip.

Abby Forecki

Hi everyone! My name is Abby Forecki and I am a junior marketing and supply chain major at UW-Madison. I am very excited to see Kohl's supply chain up close as well as take in some amazing sight-seeing. I cannot wait for this life changing, nerve-racking, once in a lifetime experience to begin and I'm also looking forward to forming some new friendships.

Jairus Shaw

My name is Jairus Shaw I am a senior Retailing major. I am currently 21 and looking forward to my first trip to China. I can already tell this will be an amazing trip and will open my eyes to the true globalization of our nation’s economy. The trip is rapidly approaching and I believe I will take away memories from this voyage that will affect my framework on the rest of my career.

Monica Klein

Hello! My name is Monica Klein and I am a junior Textile and Apparel Design student here at UW. I am beyond excited to travel to China and I cannot believe the trip is less than 3 weeks away! Having the opportunity to see the other side of retail and design will be invaluable to my future design career. I cannot imagine the great sites we will see, people we will meet, and memories we will make. See you all on the other side!

Vicky Opitz

Hi, my name is Vicky Opitz and I am a senior majoring in Political Science, Communication Arts, and Anthropology.  I am so incredibly excited to be a part of this program and to have the opportunity to experience China both from a business and cultural perspective.  I am also looking forward to learning about the retail process in a country that has such a strong presence in the global market.  In addition I can’t wait to experience a new culture and meet many new friends.

Thank you to everyone at Kohl’s, Li & Fung, and the UW faculty for making this once-in-a-lifetime experience happen.

Avery Wine

My name is Avery Wine.  I am sophomore in Industrial Engineering with a certificate in business.  It still hasn’t hit me yet that I am going to China. This will definitely be a once in a lifetime opportunity and I am so grateful for all the people at Kohl’s, Li & Fung, and UW that have made it possible. I am looking forward to emerging myself in the culture and learning as much as I can. As, an industrial engineering student, my focus is supply chain. Some of the most advanced supply chains are in China so this will be an amazing learning opportunity for me. I hope to take all I learn from this trip, and apply it to my classes and future careers.

Carly Miller

Hello, my name is Carly Miller. I am a proud Badger majoring in Marketing, Management & Human Resources in the Wisconsin School of Business. On this trip, I am excited to learn through first hand observation. It is a truly unique experience to combine travel, company visits, and an applicable case into one class. I am ready to soak up this new culture and learn about business practices in a different country. The location is very exciting as China is an especially relevant country to study within the retail industry today.

I am so grateful to the people and organizations that make this trip possible. Thank you to Kohl’s, Li & Fung, and Kohl's Center for Retailing Excellence for planning and supporting this trip. Your commitment goes above and beyond to provide an amazing experience for all of the students. 

Preston Knapp

I am extremely excited for my first trip to China, and I can not think of a better way to experience everything China has to offer than with fellow Badgers!

My name is Preston Knapp and I am a Junior majoring in Marketing and Management and Human Resources.  I've always been interested in what it takes for American businesses to maintain successful global supply chains.  Kohl's and Li & Fung are perfect examples of companies that does this well, and I can't wait to witness their processes firsthand.

Thank you to Kohl's, Li & Fung, and the faculty and staff at UW-Madison for making this opportunity a reality for all of us.  I look forward to gaining a once-in-a-lifetime experience, learning about a new culture, and meeting plenty of new friends.

Preston

Jenny Wenzlaff

Hello,

My name is Jenny Wenzlaff and I am a sophomore majoring in Consumer Affairs with a Certificate in Business. I love to travel and am thrilled to be going on the China: Business, Culture, & Retail Industry Trip! Since retailing is a global industry and China plays a significant role, I am excited to see the steps of the supply chain first-hand. Not only am I excited to see the retail and business industry in China, but I also look forward to experiencing the culture and meeting many new friends.

Thank you to Kohl’s, Li & Fung, the UW faculty, and everyone else involved in this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! I cannot wait for the journey to begin!

- Jenny

Logan Floyd

Hi, my name is Logan Floyd, and I am majoring in Consumer Science with a certificate in Entrepreneurship.  I can't say enough how excited I am to be going to China with the Center - it really is a dream come true!  I'm most looking forward to studying the supply chain process first-hand, as well as taking a thorough look at the "Concept-to-Customer" experience.  It will be the trip of a lifetime, and I can't wait to go!  Thank you so much to everyone who made the trip possible - especially Kohls, the Center, and Li&Fung!

Bethany Mielke

Hi my name is Bethany Mielke.  I am a junior studying retailing here at Madison.  I am so excited to go to China and get to know everyone on the trip!  I have never been out of the country before so China will definitely be an eye opening experience.  I am excited to learn more about their culture and as much as I can about China's retailing industry.  Thank you so much to everyone who made this trip possible!

Julia Vasylenko

Hello,

My name is Julia Vasylenko. I am a senior double majoring in accounting and risk management. One of the main reasons I am excited for this trip is to see the Chinese supply chain processes in action. We learn a lot about business-to-business interaction, but to actually be able to see it for ourselves, in China, will be a great learning experience. This will be an eye opening trip that will put into perspective everything I’ve learned during my four years at UW-Madison.

I would like to thank everyone at Kohl’s and UW for making this trip possible!

On Wisconsin!

Benjamin Wood

"Surreal" is not quite strong enough a word. As a business major at the UW and a technology buff, there really is no place more exciting to be visiting than China, and I could not be more thankful for the opportunity to go. Thank you Kohl's! I am looking to merge business with advanced technology solutions to improve the accuracy and efficiency of ordering tools, unit sales forecasts, you name it! Going to China and studying one of the more advanced supply chains in the history of world trade should be very interesting and educational. If anyone out there wants to send a group of students to Brazil or India next, I'm all for it!

Benjamin Wood, UW-Madison BBA 2011

2011 China Study Trip Itinerary

Below is a preliminary itinerary for the 2011 Study Abroad trip to China!   


Friday, March 11           - Depart Chicago

Saturday, March 12      - Arrive Beijing, Coach pick up to hotel
                                     - Free time to shop, explore, relax, and have
                                        fun!

Sunday, March 13        - Beijing local tour - Forbidden City, Tiananmen
                                       Square
                                    - Great Wall

Monday, March 14       - Beijing local tour - Summer Palace, Wu Tong,
                                       Olympic Grounds, Tombs
                                     - Chnese Acrobat Show
                                     - Dinner with group

Tuesday, March 15       - Early flight to Shanghai
                                     - Li&Fung Office at Shanghai
                                     - Shanghai local tour
                                     - Dinner with group
                                     - Back to hotel

Wednesday, March 16  - Depart to Wu Xi
                                     - Kohl's Factory Visit
                                     - Free time after return to Shanghai from Wu
                                        Xi

Thursday, March 17      - Depart to Hangzhou
                                     - Kohl's Woven/Printing mills visit

Friday, March 18          - Free Time
                                     - Coach pick up to airport
                                     - Depart to Hong Kong
                                     - Arrive in Hong Kong, coach pick up to hotel

Saturday, March 19      - Presentation: Li&Fung Retailing and Marketing
                                     - Free time to shop, explore, relax, and have
                                       fun!

Sunday, March 20        - Presentation and Brunch
                                     - HK Local Tour - Stnley, the Peak, Big Buddha,
                                       Boat Trip

Monday, March 21       - Poly U: 4D Presentation
                                     - Tour: technical, testing, knitting, and sewing
                                        labs
                                     - Presentation: Li&Fung Hong Kong
                                     - Lunch
                                     - Sustainability
                                     - Coach pick up to Central Denim Mill
                                     - Sweater Factory
                                     - Cocktail hour
                                     - Dinner with group

Tuesday, March 22       - Depart to ShenZhen
                                     - Kohl's End-to-End Product Supply
                                        Chain/Product Development
                                     - ShenZhen Li&Fung office/factory visits

Wednesday, March 23  - Coach pick up to airport
                                     - Depart to Chicago