Each year 2nd year Oregon MBA students have the option of traveling to China to visit with companies in their track of study. The theme of the study tours reflect the missions of the Centers that are participating. In the spring before these trips, students and faculty participate in a weekly seminar. During the past year the topics addressed the development of markets and economies in China, history, language and philosophy, considerations of market entry, and cross-cultural management. This course marshals the diverse and diffuse scholarly and pedagogical resources of the University of Oregon by tapping the expertise of East Asian specialists in the humanities and social sciences, and using that knowledge to illuminate the practical challenge of doing business in China. It provides the students with the basic cultural, historical, linguistic, and societal background and understanding necessary to navigate the terrain of a very foreign business, labor, and political environment, thus bridging the educational gap that commonly separates the liberal arts from business training.