PARTNERSHIP
Partners at this level will:
Add value to the education and future lives of the graduates of the University by:
- Generously providing access to company expertise and financial resources to the Center
- Aiding in the promotion of the retailing profession and ensuring a steady stream of diverse and qualified graduates prepared to lead, innovate, and succeed
Gain meaningful and easy recruiting access to students from all over campus by:
- Using the Center as a portal to the University that will connect partners with a wide selection of diverse students from all majors
- Developing internships that add value to students' education
- Providing executive mentors to students
Link their brand to the University of Wisconsin-Madison by:
- Being listed as a partner of the Center on the website and other affiliated social networking sites
- Promoting sponsored events and becoming a consistent presence on campus
Benefits come from this access through:
- The University's efforts to advance industry practices and promotion of retailing as a profession
- Membership on our BoA
- Opportunities to display brand logos within the Center
- The prospect to provide advice to the dean and the faculty on the curriculum
- Expanded and improved access to students by making "executive professors" available to five real world insights to our students in the classroom
- The opportunity to make one annual presentation at the Retail Leadership Symposium Course
- Regular occasions to network with and exchange strategies with other partners for common knowledge and benefits of all
Some of our cherished gold partners already include:
Maurices, The Diamond Center, Christopher & Banks, NARMS, Sears, Lands' End, Macy's, Duluth Tradings Company, Farm & Fleet, TREK, Crate&Barrel, Firestone, at&t, Roundy's
