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UNC Charlotte Trustees Approve Financing Plan For Football Plan Raises Fees, Offers Distinct and Tangible Advantages UNC Charlotte’s Board of Trustees onDec. 11unanimously approved plans to move forward with a football program in 2013. The proposal calls for the university to borrow $40.5 million to construct a permanent stadium and field house. The decision came […]

From March 29 to April 2, the Belk College Dean’s Fellows are leading a drive to raise funds for a Senior Class Gift to UNC Charlotte. The students, led by committee chair Kathryn Thorn, haveworked with college staffto developpromotional materials and a marketing campaign to support their fundraising efforts. Based on the theme “Enhancing Your […]

Ateam of UNC Charlotte students recentlyrepresented North Carolina in a national investment research challenge in New York City. Lee Bowles, Jarrod Green, Brian Schiffer, Suken Shah and Bruce Silberman qualified by having the top report and oral presentation in a state challenge in February, where they competed against teams from UNC Chapel Hill and Duke, […]

Two students in the Belk College’s undergraduate program in Risk Management and Insurance have been selected to attend an industry conference through a prestigious scholarship program. Senior Ryan Smithandjunior LoganStoutwill attend the Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc.(RIMS) 2008 Annual Conference in San Diego from April 27to May 1 through the Anita Benedetti Student Involvement […]

Curt Fochtmann, managing partner for the Carolinas at Ernst & Young and a member of the Belk College’s Business Advisory Council, was recently named 2007/08 Business Person of the Year by Charlotte Business Leader magazine. “With a passion for finance, Fochtmann sees success through leadership initiatives that bring out the best in people, and the […]

Faculty and staff in the Belk College of Business celebrated diversity today at the first annual Heritage Feast, a potluck celebration of ethnic, regional and cultural foods. Attendees provided a favorite dish and voted on their favorites. Congratuations to the winners: John Gandar, associate dean,for his traditional New Zealand kiwi dessert Sak Bhamornsiri, associate professor […]

The Belk College of Business has awarded the following faculty research grants: Hwan Lin (Economics) received the BarclaysAmerican Summer Research Grant. Ellen Sewell, Ted Amato and Carol Swartz (Economics) received theJohnson Awards for Teaching Research and Development. Kelly Zellars (Management), Christie Amato (Marketing), Ram Kumar (Business Information Systems & Operations Management) and Dmitry Shapiro (Economics) […]

Belk College professors Richard Buttimer (Finance), Craig Depken (Economics) and Doug Pugh (Management) participated in Charlotte’s “24 Hours of Booty” fundraiser July 25-26. 24 Hours of Booty is a 24-hour road cycling charity event that raises funds for the Lance Armstrong Foundation.The event originated in 2002 and adopted the nickname of a popular biking and […]

UNC Charlotte economist presents state economic forecast

Student organization lauded for outreach programs