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‘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 […]

UNC Charlotte pioneers first Doctorate in Business Administration in the Carolinas

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Aug. 4, 2016 – UNC Charlotte and the Belk College of Business will pioneer the first Doctorate in Business Administration (DBA) program in the Carolinas. Led by Professor and Addison H. and Gertrude C. Reese Endowed Chair Franz Kellermanns, the DBA program is a professional doctoral degree taught in an executive format. […]

Generous gift funds innovative student-managed real estate investment fund

Categories: MS Real Estate, News

For the first time in the history of the Childress Klein Center for Real Estate (CKCRE), graduate students have the opportunity to gain valuable experience by investing in public and private equity real estate securities. Students in the M.S. in Real Estate (MSRE) program work together to identify and analyze investment opportunities before pitching their […]

List of Fortune 100 Company CEOs Includes Two UNC Charlotte Alumni

Categories: Alumni, MACC, MBA, News

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 […]

Alumna: How volunteering can advance your career

Categories: Alumni, MACC, MAFI, MBA, MS Economics, News

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 […]

Industry partner funds Childress Klein Center for Real Estate scholarship

Categories: MS Real Estate, News

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 […]

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 […]

Sluggish Economy Forecast for Rest of 2016 and 2017

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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 […]

Newest Graduate Programs alumni talk about what’s next

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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 […]

Student receives 2nd place award in innovation competition

Categories: BISOM, News

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 […]