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Babson Capital Management has renewed its sponsorship of the UNC Charlotte Economic Forecast with a new three-year agreement. Babson Capital has sponsored the program since 2010. The forecast will continue to be known as the Babson Capital/UNC Charlotte Economic Forecast, and Forecast Director John Connaughton (right) will continue to hold the title of Babson Capital […]

UNC Charlotte is expanding its “Big Data” initiative into executive education with a two-day seminar in October focused on customer analytics and data science, organized by the Belk College of Business and the College of Computing and Informatics. “Know Your Customers,” which takes place Oct. 17 and 18 at UNC Charlotte’s Center City campus, is […]

Ted Amato, professor of economics, and Hui-Kuan “Alice” Tseng, associate professor of economics, were two of the five finalists for the Bank of America Award for Teaching Excellence, the University’s highest teaching honor. All of the finalists were profiled on the Inside UNC Charlotte website in advance of the awards ceremony. To read Dr. Amato’s […]

The North Carolina economy continues its slow trek to recovery, with 2014 poised to be a “breakout year,” UNC Charlotte economist John Connaughton reported today in his quarterly forecast for the state. According to Connaughton, N.C. Gross State Product (GSP) is expected to reach a level of $480,071.0 million in 2013, a real (inflation-adjusted) increase […]

Steven Rogelberg, professor of management and director of the Ph.D. in Organizational Science program, has been appointed the inaugural University Professor of UNC Charlotte. The title recognizes outstanding scholarly achievement in a professional field as well as demonstrated ability to excel at interdisciplinary research, teaching and service. The University Professor is recommended to the Board […]

Belk College Dean Steve Ott recently announced that Dr. Scott Frame has been appointed Belk Distinguished Professor of Business. Dr. Frame received his Ph.D. and M.A., both in Economics, from the University of Georgia and his B.S. in Economics from Arizona State University. Prior to joining the Belk College in 2012, he was a financial […]

The Belk College of Business NEXT speaker series returns Sept. 17 and 18 with an inside look at the role of analytics in the 2012 presidential election, and how lessons learned on the campaign trail can be used in business. Andrew Claster, who served as deputy chief analytics officer for the 2012 Obama campaign, will […]

Belk College alumnus Kevin Cobb ’85 recently received the Charlotte Business Journal’s CFO of the Year award in the Private Company category. The CFO of the Year Award honors executives for their financial and operational input at their organizations. Cobb is CFO of Camber Ridge, a company that tests automotive tires founded by former UNC […]

The UNC Charlotte Solar Decathlon 2013 team will celebrate the completion of its competition house, “UrbanEden,” on Friday, August 23, with a media preview at 3:30 pm, followed by a commissioning ceremony at 5:30 pm. The events will take place at UrbanEden’s construction site at the University’s Energy Production and Infrastructure Center (EPIC). UNC Charlotte […]

Belk College alumni David Hauser MBA ’77 (left) and Mary Ann Rouse ’80 (right) were recently reappointed to the UNC Charlotte Board of Trustees. Hauser, a former chair of the Belk College Board of Advisors, was reappointed by N.C. Governor Pat McCrory. Rouse, vice president for finance at Carolinas Healthcare System, was reappointed by the […]