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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 […]

The Belk College of Business welcomes the following new faculty members this fall 2015: Accounting Gregory Martin – Assistant Professor Gregory Martin is an assistant professor in the Department of Accounting in the Belk College of Business at UNC Charlotte. Dr. Martin’s teaching and research focuses on financial accounting. Dr. Martin has won numerous teaching […]

L. Howard Godfrey receiving Academic Leadership Award

Dr. Steven Rogelberg’s research on the strategic use of meetings not only documents the negative of impact of poorly run meetings on employee engagement and well-being, but identifies key practices to unlock the potential of meetings to promote innovation and critical decision making. This week, his research was featured in The Wall Street Journal in […]

Under the direction of Dr. John Connaughton, the UNC Charlotte Economic Forecast has provided invaluable economic data for North Carolina since 1981. Babson Capital Management joined the Forecast as a sponsor in 2010. The Belk College of Business hosts a quarterly luncheon and press conference for the business community and the media. Connaughton presented the […]

The North Carolina economy is in its sixth consecutive year of economic growth in 2015, UNC Charlotte economist John Connaughton reported today in his quarterly forecast for the state. Connaughton presented the Babson Capital Management/UNC Charlotte Economic Forecast on June 3. In his talk, he highlighted five areas of the economy to watch in the […]

On Thursday, May 14, the Belk College hosted a reception at the UNC Charlotte Harris Alumni Center at Johnsons Glen to celebrate alumni service and generosity over the past year in support of the College and our students. Dr. Steven Ott, Dean of the Belk College, shared, “Support from our alumni directly impacts the scholarships, […]

Belk College economist Dr. John Connaughton will present his quarterly forecast for the North Carolina economy at a luncheon and press conference Wednesday, June 3 at UNC Charlotte Center City (320 E. 9th Street). Dr. Connaughton’s presentation begins at noon in the Auditorium on the 2nd floor. Lunch will be available beginning at 11:30 AM […]

Luke Fore, a graduate student in the M.S. in Economics program, received a second place award and $400 cash prize in the 15th annual Graduate Research Symposium hosted at UNC Charlotte’s Atkins Library in April. Fore presented in the Health and Social Sciences research category competing against research papers authored by graduate students from different […]

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 2015 Faculty and Staff Awards were presented on April 24 to: Ethan Chiang, assistant professor of finance, and Keener Hughen, assistant professor of finance, received the Best Paper award for […]