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Dr. Victor Zitian Chen, assistant professor of international management in the Belk College of Business, has received the 2015 Young Professional (YP) Educator award from the Charlotte Chamber of Commerce Young Professionals (YPs). The Charlotte Chamber YPs honored 24 finalists between 21 and 39 years of age from a competitive and diverse pool of nominees […]

Bryson Allen, a Business Honors Program freshman in the Belk College of Business, has won two awards for development of the SmartBrush, a health monitoring toothbrush. He received the 2015 J. Chris Murphy Award and $500 on March 30. The J. Chris Murphy Award is presented annually to the top UNC Charlotte Undergraduate team by […]

UNC Charlotte students Yancey Hicks and Andrew Miner, both Finance majors, have been selected as national Anita Benedetti Student Involvement Program Scholars by the Risk Management Society (RIMS). This award provides Hicks and Miner the opportunity to attend the RIMS 2015 Annual Conference in New Orleans. RIMS is providing 30 outstanding students studying risk and […]

Student organization UNC Charlotte Enactus has received multiple grants for an initiative to help women in Charlotte make the transition from incarceration to freedom. The grants from The Walmart Foundation and The Coca-Cola Foundation are providing support for the student group and women to develop and market a handmade jewelry line called Forward Accessories. The […]

The Belk College of Business is proud to recognize alumni and faculty members receiving UNC Charlotte Alumni Awards. The UNC Charlotte Alumni Association is commemorating accomplishments and contributions of UNC Charlotte alumni, faculty, and friends to the University’s mission of promoting excellence and engagement as an urban research institution. The Alumni Awards Celebration is Tuesday, […]

The North Carolina economy is expected to experience its sixth consecutive year of economic growth in 2015, UNC Charlotte economist John Connaughton reported today in his quarterly forecast for the state. N.C. Gross State Product (GSP) is forecasted to record an annualized real growth rate of 3.0 over the 2014 level. The 3.0 percent growth […]

The new Women in Business Leadership Program is featured in AACSB’s Enewsline this month as one of several examples of efforts being made to help change the statistics of women in business. In early 2015, MetLife Foundation contributed $100,000 to start the Women in Business Leadership Program in the Belk College of Business. AACSB International […]

The Belk College of Business is proud to recognize alumni who are recipients of the Charlotte Business Journal’s Forty Under 40 Awards. The Charlotte Business Journal is recognizing 40 of the region’s brightest and most talented up-and-comers on March 12 at the historic McGlohon Theater. These are 40 individuals under the age of 40 who […]

Dr. Denis Arnold, Professor of Management and Surtman Distinguished Professor of Business Ethics, shares tips for management about fairness and bonuses in BBC Capital’s Work Ethic column, considering the ethical and interpersonal dilemmas that workers face around the world. Arnold’s research focuses on business ethics, sustainability, and public policy. He has published extensively on ethical […]

UNC Charlotte’s five-student team has earned honorable mention at the 2015 Deloitte FanTAXtic national tax case competition. The Deloitte FanTAXtic finals included nine teams from colleges and universities across the U.S. who vied for the top spot by working on a complex, issues-driven business tax case. Deloitte FanTAXtic originated in 2002 and is designed to […]