Residential Seminars

There are three off-site residential seminars in the program: San Diego, an international experience and Washington D.C. Each is designed to enhance different aspects of the program.

The San Diego residential is the starting point for the program. This residential, entitled "Creating and Sustaining Competitive Advantage," focuses on the requirements for sustaining superior firm performance. Topics include competitive advantage and venture analysis, performance measurement, international strategy, leadership, and ethics. The seminar includes a day visit to manufacturing plants in Mexico.

Midway through the program, the class will travel to an international location. Recently students experienced China, specifically Hong Kong, Guangzhou and Beijing. This was an opportunity to gain first-hand exposure to the global business environment. Classes have met with both Chinese and American businesses, such as Levi's, Boeing, Bank of America and Nam Tai. Trips have also included factory tours, presentations by government leaders, and a day spent at Peking University meeting with university officials and students.

View a video from last year's trip in Quicktime format (24MB).

The public policy class in the last semester culminates in the final residential in Washington D.C. Students choose a group project involving a legislative issue and meet with those individuals in Washington who have an impact on that issue. The trip includes meetings with legislators, researchers at think tanks, lobbyists and government administrators.