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Lindsay Baran,a student in the Finance Ph.D. program in the Belk College of Business, has beenrecognized as a Philanthropic Educational Organization Scholar. Philanthropic Educational Organizationis a national organizationdedicated to the advancement and education of women. Theorganization conducts a Scholars Award competition for female doctoral students who are at the dissertation stage. The awardcarries a scholarship […]

Lloyd Blenman, professor of finance in the Belk College of Business, has been elected president of the Midwest Finance Association, the second oldest academic finance association in North America. Blenman, who joined the UNC Charlotte faculty in 1999, holds a Ph.D. from Ohio State University. His work has been published in Journal of Money, Credit […]

Craig A. Depken II, associate professor of economics in the Belk College of Business, recently waselected vice president of the North American Association of Sports Economics for 2009-2010. The NAASE promotes and facilitates research and teaching in the economics of sports. Dr. Depkenjoined the Belk Collegein2007.Prior to coming to UNCCharlotte, he was an associate professor […]

A team from the UNC Charlotte chapter of Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) will travel to Philadelphia to participate in the organization’s annual exposition and national competition May 10-12. This is UNC Charlotte’s sixth appearance in SIFE’s national competition. The team has won the regional competition every year since its founding in 2004. At the […]

A team of UNC Charlotte accounting students has placed in the top ten in a national tax competition. Katie Condit, Mark Ramirez, Ashley Saddock and Irka Templeton – all students in the Master of Accountancy program in the Belk College of Business – participated last month in the Deloitte Tax Case Study Competition, sponsored by […]

UNC Charlotte economist John Connaughton will present his quarterly forecast for the North Carolina economy at a luncheon and press conference Tuesday, Sept. 15, at UNC Charlotte Uptown. Connaughton’s presentation begins at noon. Connaughton, a professor of economics in the Belk College of Business, is a highly-regarded expert on regional economics and has closely monitored […]

Belk College Dean Joseph Mazzola has been appointed to the International Scientific Committee of the HEC Management School at the University of Liège, Belgium (HEC-ULg). The International Scientific Committee evaluates and sets the strategic direction for the research conducted by HEC-ULg faculty. Committee members include top academics and business professionals from Sweden, France, Canada, Belgium, […]

The Leon Levine Foundation is funding the largest individual gift commitment in UNC Charlotte’s history, establishing a major new merit scholarship program – the Levine Scholars Program – that will enable the school to recruit exceptional student-leaders from around the United States. “The Levine Scholars Program will prove to be transformational for UNC Charlotte,” said […]

John Connaughton, professor of economics in the Belk College of Business and director of the UNC Charlotte Economic Forecast for North Carolina, has been elected president of the Southern Regional Science Association (SRSA) for 2009-10. Founded in 1962, the Southern Regional Science Association provides intellectual leadership in the study of social, economic, political and behavioral […]

The University of North Carolina at Charlotte is well-known for its public art, but the recent arrival of a larger-than-life pickax at the traffic circle near the campus’ Dickson Gate entrance goes beyond the aesthetic. The pickax’s installation and that of two identical sculptures around the city are symbols that visually reinforce the University’s “Stake […]