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Student Spotlight: Caleb Yu

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Caleb Yu

Major: Canfield BHP, Texas Computer Science and Business Honors, Finance

Topics of Interest: Finance, Computer Science, Amazon

Caleb Yu is a sophomore and founding class member of the Texas Computer Science and Business Honors (Texas CSB) program and currently triple majoring in Canfield BHP, finance, and computer science. We recently caught up with Caleb to hear about his experience at Texas CSB and to talk about his upcoming summer plans as an intern at Amazon.

“Originally, I’m from Plano, Texas and because of my majors, I’ve been set up pretty well in terms of finding my passion.” Caleb’s studies lay at the intersection of technology and business and understanding how technology drives businesses to improve and become more efficient as a result. Ultimately, Caleb would like to know how businesses that become more efficient improve the world – a lesson Caleb believes he can learn at Texas CSB.

“(Texas CSB) has given me a pretty versatile array of classes. I’ve taken classes like data structures, computer architecture, operating systems, algorithms, which is what I’m currently in, and then I’ve also taken business classes like financial and managerial accounting. I’m in the intro to business finance class and also taking statistics and modeling right now. I appreciate the balance between taking both business and computer science classes.” Continue reading

Student Spotlight: Bernardo Barron

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Bernardo Barron

Major: Canfield BHP, Quantitative Finance, Risk Management Certificate

Topics of Interest: Finance, Real Estate, Commodity Trading, Latin America

After deciding he wanted to be surrounded by an environment that fosters growth in his academic life and then later, being admitted into two different competitive academic programs at UT like the Cockrell School of Engineering and the Canfield Business Honors Program, senior Bernardo Barron made the momentous call to enroll at Canfield BHP.

When Bernardo got to UT he was an undeclared student and like many of our freshmen, did not know what he wanted to pursue but Bernardo had bigger goals in mind and ultimately decided business was the academic route for him. Bernardo explained, “it was more about the decision of how I wanted to pursue college. Canfield BHP (CBHP) was a must for me, because of the people around me and really, the environment at CBHP that incentivized that academic growth.”

Keeping busy is something Bernardo enjoys and like a lot of our students in the program, he is quite competitive. Bernardo has been busy at work lining up his internships over the years and now he knows what he has in store for the next two, working at Citibank in Houston in its two-year rotational program.

“I’m going to be doing commodity trading at Citibank and that’s a two-year rotational program and one of the cool things that they have there is their Latin American desk in Houston.” 

With plans to work in the Latin American market soon, Bernardo says, “I think it would be awesome to work throughout all of Latin America, to trade agricultural goods and precious metals while flexing and working out my language skills, and hopefully even expanding into Portuguese.” Continue reading

New Admits Experience the CBHP Life at Discover Canfield BHP

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Written by Jennifer Cho and Justin Zhang

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Each year in March, the Canfield Business Honors Program hosts Discover Canfield BHP, an all-day event dedicated to helping admitted students get a feel for their experience as a Longhorn and CBHPeer. This year, the special event was held virtually and included a welcome by Interim Dean Lillian Mills and Canfield BHP Faculty Director Dr. Andres Almazan, student and parent panels, mock lectures, a keynote speech by Mr. Phil Canfield, and opportunities for the admitted students to chat with current students.

The welcome address highlighted the strong drive and high caliber of Canfield BHP students as well as the abundance of opportunities, resources, and experiences available to current and future students. Most importantly, the large showing of volunteers for the event was a strong testament to the spirit, passion, and involvement of Canfield BHP culture.

During the keynote address, Mr. Canfield also spoke about the high quality of education offered by the program both inside and outside of the classroom. He strongly believes that education is the single most important investment that society can make in its members and that the Canfield Business Honors Program, as the No. 1 undergraduate business program in the nation, is the whole package: a degree, a community, and a plethora of opportunities. His generous donation of $20 million in 2018 is a strong testament to this belief, and he hopes to provide every student that comes through the program a scholarship in the future with his and others’ contributions. Continue reading

Student Spotlight: Rodrigo Rivera

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Rodrigo Rivera

Major: Canfield BHP, Finance, Minor in MIS

Topics of Interest: finance, statistics, policy research, global markets, Python coding

Finance major, data wiz, numbers guru. Rodrigo Rivera, a talented Canfield BHP senior with a knack for numbers, transferred to the program his sophomore year seeking a more comprehensive education and has majored in finance with a minor in MIS ever since. An international student, Rodrigo comes to us as a native of Mexico, born and raised in Tampico, who came to the states just after being accepted to UT. Now a senior in Canfield BHP, Rodrigo recalls his time interning at Goldman Sachs and shares his experience during the pandemic, working with the Salem Center for Policy, a center that helps students, business leaders, and policymakers apply data-driven insights to complex problems. 

Read on to hear about his experience and research!

Tell us about where you have been and where you are now.

Last spring, I studied abroad in Prague. We were called back in March because of the COVID pandemic but it was still a great experience. I don’t regret going. I spent at least one month and a half meeting people from all over and getting to know Europe.

Then during the summer, I interned with Goldman Sachs in their global markets division. I ended up accepting a full-time offer with them and once I graduate, I’ll go back and move to New York and work full time there in July. 

Now, I have been working with the Salem Center for Policy since last semester. I found out about the role through one of my very close friends. He was already working there while I was studying abroad. To help with expenses at home while at UT, I started working part-time and was looking for similar roles when I eventually got interviewed by my boss, TJ. They were looking for students who already had some coding experience, like Python experience, which I had because of my MIS Minor. I got interviewed and got the role.  Continue reading

Partner Spotlight: Campbell Ingraham at Dell Technologies

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Campbell Ingraham

Name: Campbell Ingraham

Major(s): Supply Chain Management and Business Honors with a certificate in Risk Management

Grad year: December 2021

Intern role/title: 2020 Digital Enablement Intern (Finance); 2021 Supply Chain Intern

As many of our Canfield BHP students begin their respective career journeys, internships become more important than ever. Students often find themselves fascinated with the unique positions they have gone on to fill and some even stay on board full-time well after their internship has been completed. As a business honors program, we are very proud of the relationships we have built with our corporate partners throughout the years that enable these internship opportunities to expand. One corporate partner we are pleased to highlight, Dell Technologies, is a popular company with many of our students.

Canfield BHP Junior, Campbell Ingraham, had the opportunity to intern with Dell Technologies as a Digital Enablement Intern within Finance. Additionally, he is continuing his journey with the company as he returns for a second internship within Supply Chain this summer. Hear what Campbell has to say about his experience at Dell Technologies:

Tell us about your intern experience at Dell Technologies.

I enjoyed my internship experience as I learned so much in a short amount of time. From the very first week, I was able to start the primary research necessary for my data analysis project along with my team members. My team was always willing to help and answer questions, and my manager set me up for success from the beginning. When I wanted to meet people from other areas of the business outside of Finance, my manager referred me to people I could connect with. Everyone I reached out to was willing to meet for a 1:1, and the culture was encouraging and collaborative. The Finance internship team was organized, and they coordinated several great events and workshops for the interns focused on providing useful advice and developing necessary skills. Despite the internship being virtual, it truly felt like I knew my coworkers personally due to the company culture. Continue reading