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A June 2016 article by US News and World Report reveals, “The CEOs who run the top 100 companies in the nation, according to the 2016 Fortune 500 list, attended a variety of colleges” to build a strong academic foundation. Notably, UNC Charlotte is one of only eight U.S. schools to have multiple alumni serving […]

By Joanna Gammon, ’05 (Originally published in the Charlotte Business Journal) Last week, I was in good company as a panelist of the first #NextGenCLT event. The topic was community engagement, near and dear to my heart. Serving on boards and being involved in the community can help build a resume and network, make you […]

The Childress Klein Center for Real Estate (CKCRE) received more than $4,000 toward an endowed scholarship from real estate industry partner, CoreNet Global Carolinas. At its annual fundraiser, CoreNet Global Carolinas – a professional association dedicated to the advancement of the corporate real estate industry – raised $4,320 for the CoreNet Carolinas Scholarship benefiting students […]

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 […]

The North Carolina economy continues to grow, but at a lackluster pace, UNC Charlotte economist John Connaughton reported today in the Babson Capital Management/UNC Charlotte Economic Forecast. “The N.C. economy is growing slightly more than expected and continues the trend of growth in N.C. Gross State Product for the past four years. Indicators have adjusted […]

More than 100 graduate students will receive their master’s degrees from the Belk College of Business Friday. We asked some of those graduates about their new jobs, post-graduation plans, and the effect their new degrees have had on their professional careers. Here’s what they had to say: BARBORA SILOVSKA What degree are you receiving? MACC […]

Jonathan Rasmussen, a senior majoring in operations and supply chain management, received $250 and second-place honors in the undergraduate division of the student competition at Innovate Carolina. Innovate Carolina is an annual innovation conference organized by the Product Development and Management Association (PDMA) Carolinas chapter. Rasmussen’s concept is to improve public transportation through new technologies […]

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 […]

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 […]

To cap off his year spent studying in the M.S. in Economics program in Charlotte, Scandinavian student Konstantin Ekstrom proudly took third place in the oral sessions for Business, Public Health, and Social Sciences at UNC Charlotte’s 16th Annual Graduate Research Symposium on April 2. As a dual-degree student, Ekstrom is simultaneously earning an M.S. […]