Written by Jena Mrochek “Your head plus your heart equals your hustle.” This quote from Lexi Heller, a representative of Teach For America, is emblematic of the passion of those who work in the nonprofit sector.[…]
Category: Event Recaps
New Interdisciplinary BHP Case Competition Tackles Austin Traffic Issues
The Business Honors Program in partnership with Women in Computer Science (WiCS), hosted its first interdisciplinary case competition focused on Austin traffic this past weekend. Given the population explosion, record number of crashes, and insufficient[…]
HBA Company Field Trip Takes Students to Boston
written by James Rodriguez This weekend, 24 BHP students braved the wrath of Winter Storm Jonas and traveled to Boston for the Honors Business Association’s annual company field trip. Over the course of three days,[…]
Sophomores Shine in 151H Case Competition
This past Friday, every BHP sophomore competed in the BA151 Sophomore Lyceum Case Competition. The case, presented by Accenture, focused on KIPP Austin and identifying strategies that would increase persistence rates in post-secondary institutions for their[…]
Competition Funds Charities Close to Students’ Hearts
The Universities Securities Investment Team (USIT) recently held their 2nd annual Texas Charity Pitch competition. Student teams presented charities to a panel of judges in a competition for a $6,000 pool of donations. Teams are[…]