On Thursday, January 26, the students and faculty of the Canfield Business Honors Program came together for the Canfield BHP Community BBQ, a pre-COVID tradition featuring dinner, conversations with corporate recruiters, and trivia. Taking place at Scholz Garten, the event gave all Canfield BHP students the opportunity to network with recruiters from Dell, H-E-B, and PwC. Canfield BHP freshman Victoria Gong and her friends, for example, sat with two recruiters from Dell—both UT Austin alumni—and had a wide-ranging conversation touching on everything from college life to their favorite restaurants around Austin.
The highlight of the night, though, was the trivia contest. The two-time reigning champion, the Canfield BHP staff, was hoping to extend its winning streak, but they faced stiff competition from Canfield BHP students. After six rounds of trivia covering everything from popular songs to wildlife, Team PwC came out on top.
“It was very fun to be able to have that interaction with both company representatives and upperclassmen in an environment like trivia that broke the ice quickly and helped us to get to know everyone on our teams,” said Santiago Landero, a member of the victorious Team PwC. Rest assured, the Canfield BHP staff eagerly awaits its opportunity to reclaim its title at next year’s trivia contest.