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Dr. W. Scott Frame has joined the Belk College as professor of finance. Dr. Frame comes to the Belk College from the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, where he was a financial economist and senior policy advisor. While at the Federal Reserve, Dr. Frame was involved in the response to the financial crisis in various […]

The North Carolina economy will continue its lackluster recovery through 2013, UNC Charlotte economist John Connaughton reported today in his quarterly economic forecast for the state. Connaughton expects the state economy to grow by an inflation-adjusted rate of 1.5 percent in both 2012 and 2013, matching the growth rate for 2011 but lower than the […]

The Belk College of Business welcomes Corey Henderson as the new assistant director of the Student Center for Professional Development (SCPD). Corey is originally from Arkansas and received a B.S. in Health Education from the University of Central Arkansas and a M.S. in Professional Counseling from Georgia State University. She also received her National Counselor […]

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

Belk College junior Austin Halbert will have both a front-row seat and a behind-the-scenes glimpse of the excitement of the Democratic National Convention (DNC), as an intern for CNN during the convention. Austin, a Management major, is participating in the Washington Center program as part of the 49er Democracy Experience. His internship will consist of […]

Three graduate programs in the Belk College of Business have new faculty advisors for the 2012-13 academic year. Dr. Chris Kirby, professor of finance and economics, is the new director for the Ph.D. in Business Administration, Finance major. Dr. Kirby joined the Belk College faculty of the in 2011. Before coming to UNC Charlotte, he […]

UNC Charlotte economist John Connaughton will present his quarterly forecast for the North Carolina economy at a luncheon and press conference Tuesday, September 11 at UNC Charlotte Center City (320 E. 9th Street). Connaughton’s presentation begins at noon in the Auditorium on the 2nd floor. Connaughton, the Babson Capital professor of financial economics in the […]

The Belk College’s Student Center for Professional Development (SCPD) will host the first annual New Freshman Picnic on Friday, Aug. 24 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the lawn between the Cato and Fretwell buildings on campus. Freshmen will be admitted by wearing their Belk College t-shirts. The purpose of the picnic is to […]

Jeremy Abig, a 1995 Accounting graduate from the Belk College, was recently named CFO of the Year by the Charlotte Business Journal. Jeremy, CFO of Wyndham Capital Mortgage, bested five other finalists in the Small Private Company category. In his nomination, Jeremy was credited with helping Wyndham develop a new business model following the collapse […]

Dr. Denis Arnold, the Surtman Distinguished Scholar in Business Ethics in the Belk College of Business, delivered the Presidential Address at the 32nd annual meeting of the Society of Business Ethics in Boston on August 4. His address, “Global Justice and International Business” focused on the relationship between business ventures in developing nations and the […]