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New Dual Degree Honors Program at The University of Texas at Austin Combines Business, Electrical and Computer Engineering

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Newswise — Austin, Texas- The University of Texas at Austin will offer a new integrated business and engineering honors degree program. The rigorous four-year undergraduate curriculum in the Cockrell School of Engineering and the McCombs School of Business will prepare students for competitive engineering leadership careers.

The Texas Honors Electrical and Computer Engineering and Business degree (Texas ECB) combines two of UT Austin’s most highly regarded programs in a more efficient format than a traditional double major. The two top-five ranked programs, the Cockrell School’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and McCombs School’s Canfield Business Honors Program (CBHP) are highly ranked both nationally and internationally.

“Business and electrical and computer engineering students like to solve important problems and, in today’s world, very few problems are more challenging than those faced by businesses in which computers and information technology are key,” said Andres Almazan, Canfield BHP faculty director at the McCombs School of Business. Continue reading

Talking Optionality with Phil Canfield at Lyceum

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“Optionality.” This term is one that Phil Canfield advises students to keep in mind when pursuing a career in business. Canfield recently spoke to the sophomore Business Honors students in their Lyceum class. Canfield, who spent 28 years at the Chicago-based private equity firm GTCR and is now managing his own firm called Ariet Capital, explains how important it is to have “multiple paths,” whether it be in an interview, an investment, or a career.

For Phil Canfield, business had always been a career path he was destined for, even before he attended the University of Texas and studied in the Business Honors Program. “I was just drawn to the idea of how you bring people together to try to accomplish something.”

After studying in the Business Honors Program at UT, Canfield pursued a career in private equity with the firm GTCR. Canfield also attained his MBA from the Booth School of Business at the University of Chicago. According to Canfield, his undergraduate degree from the Business Honors Program and his MBA from Booth put him in a secure position and afforded him the “optionality” that he so values.

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Canfield Business Honors Welcomes Three New Team Members

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We’re pleased to announce the addition of three new team members to the Canfield BHP staff! Hannah Johnson, Catherine Campbell, and Sahil Maherali have joined the Canfield BHP team and will be filling important roles to support the program’s goals and objectives. All three team members come to us with extensive experience in their fields and we’re incredibly ecstatic to have them on board. Please join us in welcoming them to the team!

Read on to learn more about Hannah, Catherine, and Sahil.

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Tips to Unleash Your Work Performance with Arjun Desai

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Topics of Interest: Productivity tips, career advice, webinar, advertising, marketing

We often catch up with our alumni to hear their stories about their ups and downs, what drives them, and what inspires them to do more. Many of them chat with us about their experiences, which often range from topics like crisis management to the latest merger deal they closed. Several offer great tips of advice that students can act on in class or on the job. In any case, the benefit goes to our readers who gather great insights from our chats. Recently, we had the opportunity to meet with an alum who has a knack for providing helpful advice to students and professionals alike who seek to be more efficient in their careers – with an impressive track record to boot.

Canfield BHP alum, Arjun Desai, is a 2012 graduate with a degree in business honors and marketing. With a stellar career in marketing and digital advertising spanning almost 10 years, Arjun has worked with big-name companies such as LinkedIn, Apple and Sabre. Since graduating, he has built up an incredible list of accomplishments and knows a thing or two about how to boost your work performance.

Fortunately, we booked Arjun to share his tips in a webinar on Tips to Unleash Your Work Performance for the benefit of our current students and recent alumni (or any professional for that matter!). Read on to hear from Arjun about his career path and snag a sneak peek into some of the tips he’ll be talking about in the webinar. Be sure to catch it on Tuesday, July 20 at 6 pm CT. RSVP by clicking the image above or register at bit.ly/3xo29Kk. 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