Monthly Archives: March 2021

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

Canfield BHPers Look Back on a Fun, COVID-safe Spring Break

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After over a full year of the coronavirus pandemic and the winter weather that recently hit Texans hard, students across campus are eager for a break. It’s been a long year and a mental health break is needed, but students had to keep public health guidelines in mind when enjoying their time off. All things considered, Canfield BHPers were able to make the best of their spring break– a small group of roommates spent a few days at the beach, students involved in Texas 4000 for Cancer went on a camping trip, and another tight-knit friend group took a visit to Miami.

Roommates Nivva Emmi, Lexi Thorson, Amy Cox, and Andrea Ocañas traveled to Port Aransas for the majority of the week where they’ve been enjoying the beach and quality time together. As seniors ready to graduate, they wanted to do something outside of Austin but stay COVID-safe in the process. 

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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

Student Spotlight: Kisara Dang

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Written By: Celesia Smith

Name: Kisara Dang

Major: Canfield BHP, Sustainability Studies, Geography, Humanities 

Topics of Interest: social impact, sustainability, agriculture, economic development

In addition to her traditional studies and organizations, Canfield Business Honors sophomore Kisara Dang has spent hours upon hours working on a project with the President’s Award for Global Learning, an accolade that prepares UT Austin students to conduct research and innovate internationally. As a Canfield BHP, Sustainability Studies, Geography, and Humanities quadruple major, Kisara has made a point to devote her time towards impact initiatives on and outside the Forty Acres.

When Kisara came to UT, she wanted to explore opportunities in social justice and equity, the campus community, and environmentalism. She joined the Sustainability Investment Group (SIG), The Daily Texan, Liberal Arts Council, SELL Fellowship, and more in an attempt to find her home at UT. 

“My freshman year was like more of an exploratory experience. (I was) trying to better understand myself and what I wanted to do, because I always knew I wanted to do something that was intersectional and that was connected to environmentalism,” Kisara said. “Saying yes to so many different things freshman year just really benefited me because it allowed me to meet so many people and pursue many different things.” Continue reading

Student Spotlight: Diavione Williams

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Name: Diavione Williams

Major: Canfield BHP, Finance + Minor in Sociology

Previous Internship: Texas Education Agency

Position: Grant Compliance and Administration Intern

Topics of Interest: social impact, early childhood education, studying to lofi beats

While some students searched Recruit McCombs for internships in supply chain management, investment banking, consulting, and more, Canfield BHP junior Diavione Williams searched for opportunities in education, whether it be social enterprise or government-related. Diavione ended up interning at the Texas Education Agency as a Grant Compliance and Administration Intern. In addition, Diavione is currently building her own education-based nonprofit, working to help close the opportunity gap throughout her time at UT. 

Diavione’s passion for education stems from her own classroom experiences as being labeled a “gifted student” from an early age, something she says in-part is simply due to her parents’ high expectations. As she got older, Diavione said she realized that intelligence didn’t set her apart from non-gifted students, but rather environmental factors and opportunity. 

“When I was super young, like in preschool, my family instilled in me the importance of education. My parents weren’t really involved in my academic life. It was simply an expectation that I was going to work hard– and I did,” Diavione said. “When you approach education from that standpoint, especially being really young, you’re seen as a gifted student, and then the myth of the gifted student (is formed). As I got older and older I started thinking, ‘What about the kids that aren’t considered gifted students? What makes them so different from me?’ and I realized there’s no difference at all. I realized that there’s just a really big disparity in the amount of education, opportunity, and classroom attention that lower-income or underprivileged students are given compared to their counterparts, so I’ve always made it a personal mission to do something about that.” Continue reading