UTEP Woody L. Hunt College of Business - Undergraduate Programs

Join us for COBA's Welcome Back Event! Come learn more about our college programs while enjoying free food and drinks.

The College welcomed incoming freshmen to the UTEP campus during the first in-person orientation last week. Students enjoyed teambuilding activities, learned about business majors and professional development events and registered for their first classes. Take the first step to prepare for success at the College of Business Administration by visiting utep.edu/orientation.

We concluded the USC Emerging Leaders Program with a lecture on venue risk, followed by a tour and networking dinner at SoFi Stadium, the largest and the first indoor-outdoor stadium in the NFL. On the final day of the program, students competed to be the top team to present their capstone projects analyzing corporate risk. Congratulations to Max Vega, UTEP risk management student, for being part of the winning team!

Professionals from Prudential spoke to students about personal branding, diversity in the workplace, and how to bring their most authentic self to work during day 3 of the USC Emerging Leaders Program. We had an engaging conversation to help students navigate the professional settings they will be entering at their internships next week. In the words of panelist Mary Ann Jackson, VP of Process Management, “There is power in being confident in who you are.” For more information about how Prudential supports our students, visit utep.edu/riskmanagement.

Day 2 of the USC Emerging Leaders Program started with a keynote speech by Armand Wandji, Vice President & Actuary at Prudential, where he shared wisdom about the one habit he practices every day. Students then took an exclusive tour of Disney Studios to learn about the role of risk management in the entertainment industry. For more information about this opportunity, contact Pamela Prieto at [email protected].

The USC Emerging Leaders Program kicked off on Monday! Two UTEP students, Jazmin Jayme and Max Vega, were among the 19 selected to participate in a week-long professional development event and a summer internship for risk management students. Pamela Prieto, Director of the Prudential Risk Management Program, also led a StrengthsFinder workshop to help them understand how to make a big impact as they start their careers. To learn more about the risk management program at UTEP, visit utep.edu/riskmanagement.

The College congratulates our Spring 2022 banner bearers and student marshals. Go Miners!

The College congratulates Adrian Tippit, who completed his Ph.D. in Finance this semester and And Yilu Wang, who completed his Ph.D. in Management. Adrian Tippit's dissertation was titled "Two Essays on Employee Litigation Risk;" Yilu Wang's dissertation was titled "Not all i-deals are the same: Examining a process model linking content-specific i-deals to employee performance outcomes"

One San Jacinto Plaza and WestStar Tower will be lit in orange and blue to honor COBA students graduating this weekend. Go Miners!

Good luck, COBA students! You've got this!

The College of Business Administration and UTEP Scholarships Office are now accepting scholarship applications for the 2022-23 academic year. This opportunity is available for undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in various Business programs at UTEP. Don't wait, apply today!
For more information go to utep.edu/coba/scholarships

Students from Pebble Hills Sparta Business Academy visited the College of Business Administration and UTEP this week to learn more about college life. Through presentations and games hosted by COBA’s program leads, these future business students learned about COBA majors and professional development opportunities offered by the College. They also got to tour campus and enjoy pizza after the morning’s activities!