Finance

‘Exceptional’ veteran receives graduate assistantship for Mathematical Finance

Categories: Alumni, Finance, MAFI, News

In 2014, Tyler Crone spent nine months in Bagram, Afghanistan, overseeing computer hardware networks and software systems handling highly sensitive data during Operation Enduring Freedom. This fall, he will report to the Center City Campus of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte to begin his graduate education, thanks to university financial support earmarked for […]

Dean Ott to young business leaders: Engage with your community

By Dean Steven Ott (Originally published in the Charlotte Business Journal) As the dean of the business school in the fastest-growing university of the UNC system, I have the opportunity to meet inspirational and successful alumni every single day. In fact, because of our location in one of the most vibrant business cities in the […]

College honors faculty and staff during 2016 awards

The Belk College of Business at UNC Charlotte recently presented annual awards to faculty and staff who have excelled in teaching, research and service. The 2016 Faculty and Staff Awards were presented on April 22 to: Dmitry Shapiro, associate professor of economics, received the Best Paper Award for his article “Microfinance and Dynamic Incentives” published […]

Risk management and insurance team wins insurance Jeopardy tournament

Categories: Finance, News

Four UNC Charlotte students recently won the annual Risk Management and Insurance Jeopardy Competition hosted by the North Carolina Surplus Lines Association (NCSLA), while also taking home a trophy for the third win in five years. The team consisted of seniors Jesse Fuery, Alexandria Bose, Charles Eisenhauer, and Christopher Wescott. Fuery, Bose, and Eisenhauer are […]

Graduating senior featured in local publication

Categories: Finance, Management, News

Graduating senior Brittany Nunn is among five graduates from around the Queen City featured by Charlotte Five about her future plans in Charlotte. Nunn is graduating in May. She is a double major in finance, with a risk management and insurance concentration, and management with a talent management concentration. She was president of the Business […]

CEO of Lowe’s Gives $2.5 Million to Belk College of Business

Robert A. Niblock is alumnus of the college

UNC Charlotte’s M.S. in Mathematical Finance program ranked No. 24 by QuantNet

Categories: Finance, News

UNC Charlotte’s Master of Science in Mathematical Finance program ranked No. 24 in the QuantNet 2015 Rankings of Best Financial Engineering Program. This is the second national ranking for the Mathematical Finance program, which currently enrolls more than 100 students. The rankings are calculated based on a series of factors, including placement success, student selectivity, […]

Alumna receives AACSB Influential Leaders Award

Today, AACSB International (AACSB), the global accrediting body and membership association for business schools, revealed that Susan DeVore, a graduate of UNC Charlotte, has been recognized as one of the first 100 AACSB Influential Leaders. DeVore’s work exemplifies the innovative mindset and meaningful contributions to society that UNC Charlotte graduates display around the world and […]

UNC Charlotte’s undergraduate business programs ranked among nation’s top schools by U.S. News

UNC Charlotte’s undergraduate business programs rank in the top 24 percent nationwide, according to the 2016 edition of U.S. News & World Report’s Best Colleges published this week. UNC Charlotte’s undergraduate business programs are ranked No. 114 out of 478 schools, in a tie with 16 other business schools nationwide. Statewide, UNC Charlotte ranks No. […]

Real estate student bikes across the country to help build affordable housing

Categories: Finance, News

This fall, Michael Maynard will be a Master of Science in Real Estate student with a full scholarship at UNC Charlotte. This summer, he explored urban planning from coast to coast – on his bike. Maynard is an incoming master’s student who participated in Bike and Build, a national group that organizes cross-country bicycle trips […]