Alumni

Ask Adonis Abdullah, a freshman at UNC Charlotte, what the Belk Scholars Program means to him. He will tell you it’s more than the full scholarship or the quality education in the burgeoning field of analytics. It’s the fact that the program gave him a feeling he hadn’t experienced before. In 2017, Abdullah was a […]

The North Carolina economy will continue to grow in 2018, especially in metro areas along the I-85

As part of UNC Charlotte’s Homecoming celebrations, the Belk College of Business honored four alumni and friends for their accomplishments, service and dedication to the college on Oct. 17 during its second annual Alumni Awards celebration. View the images from the Belk College Alumni Awards The UNC Charlotte Belk College Alumni Awards recognize alumni and […]

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Sept. 7, 2017 – The North Carolina economy is expected to continue the slow growth pattern of the past eight years, with strong indicators from low unemployment rates and long-term projections for GDP growth, UNC Charlotte professor and economist John Connaughton says. In 2017, the North Carolina economy is expected to increase […]

By: Jabbar Jamison, MBA ’12 (Originally published in the Charlotte Business Journal) I once read an article about what CEOs credited to their success. Jamie Dimon, the CEO of JPMorgan, said he took time to read everything he could to get additional information. More recently, business leaders from Berkshire Hathaway asked what it is like […]

By: Jeannette Kuda, MBA ’08 (Originally published in the Charlotte Business Journal) I just celebrated my 40th birthday, and with age comes wisdom – at least I hope. I always thought of myself as just a late bloomer. I was happy with my mediocre job, mediocre relationships and a mediocre bank account. I felt there […]

The North Carolina economy is expected to continue the slow growth pattern of the past eight years, UNC Charlotte professor says. In 2017, the North Carolina economy is expected to increase by an inflation-adjusted rate of 2.4 percent over the 2016 level, said UNC Charlotte economist John Connaughton during the Mid-Year Economic Update at The […]

The Belk College of Business at UNC Charlotte recently presented awards to faculty and staff recognizing their accomplishments in teaching, research and service. The 2017 Faculty and Staff Awards were presented by Dean Steven Ott on April 21 to: Weidong Tian, MAFI Program Director and Professor of Finance and Distinguished Professor in Risk Management and […]

By: Jaime Bochantin (Originally published in the Charlotte Business Journal) While navigating the murky waters of career development, being able to express one’s personal brand is important. Millennial job seekers need to ask themselves, “What sets me apart?” This differentiation piece is vital. Thinking that you’re too early in your career to have a personal […]

By: Scott Lieberman ’12 (Originally published in the Charlotte Business Journal) I was honored to participate on the #NextGenCLT panel, which focused on effective personal branding. This is a topic which means a lot to me, not just because part of my full-time job revolves around it, but because of what personal branding has been […]