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The Belk College’s Risk Management and Insurance (RMI) program hosted a residential property insurance symposium in May, bringing together students, faculty, regulators and industry professionals to discuss current problems and trends and identify potential solutions within the residential property insurance market. Speakers from North Carolina as well as Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, New York, Ohio, South […]

The North Carolina economy will grow modestly in 2013 after a relatively flat performance in 2012, but the state is positioned for stronger growth in 2014, UNC Charlotte economist John Connaughton reported today in his quarterly forecast for the state. Connaughton expects the North Carolina economy to increase by an inflation-adjusted rate of 1.9 percent […]

CoreNet Global, Carolinas Chapter has donated proceeds from a recent golf tournament to the Belk College and the Center for Real Estate. The $3,700 gift will fund scholarships for students studying corporate real estate at UNC Charlotte. CoreNet Global’s 11th annual golf tournament was held May 24. Dr. Craig Depken, associate professor of economics, represented […]

The UNC Charlotte chapter of Beta Gamma Sigma, the international honor society serving business programs accredited by AACSB International, recently honored two Charlotte business executives for their involvement with and service to the Belk College of Business. John Tuders, product and payments innovation executive at Bank of America and Anu Brookins, vice president of customer […]

The Belk College recently presented its annual awards to faculty and staff who have excelled in teaching, research and service. Denis Arnold, associate professor of management and Surtman distinguished scholar in businee ethics, received the Best Paper award for his paper “The Politics and Strategy of Industry Self-Regulation: The Pharmaceutical Industry’s Principles for Ethical Direct-to-Consumer […]

This spring, senior marketing majors in the Belk College of Business put their talents to the test in a strategic marketing challenge presented by Charlotte-based Chiquita Brands. The students, who were enrolled in the capstone course for the marketing major, worked in teams on marketing challenges developed by the company in partnership with marketing faculty […]

Noire Naturals, the company founded by Belk College senior and Dean’s Fellow Ashleigh Thornton (left), won the undergraduate student category in the annual Charlotte Venture Challenge, held May 1 at the NASCAR Hall of Fame. Ashleigh also received the J. Chris Murphy Award, presented annually to the top UNC Charlotte student-led team. Now in its […]

Denis Arnold, Surtman Distinguished Scholar in business ethics and associate professor of management in the Belk College of Business, is a featured panelist on an upcoming UNC-TV program on business ethics. The program, “Business Ethics: Challenges for a Changing World,” was taped at N.C. State University in January before a live audience. In addition to […]

UNC Charlotte’s Master of Business Administration (MBA) program is ranked among the top 50 part-time programs in the nation, according to the 2014 edition of Best Graduate Schools by U.S. News Media Group. UNC Charlotte tied for 50th place among 325 part-time programs in the annual ranking, moving up five spots from last year. The […]

The North Carolina economy will grow modestly in 2013 after losing some traction in 2012, UNC Charlotte economist John Connaughton reported today in his quarterly forecast for the state. Connaughton expects the North Carolina economy to increase by an inflation-adjusted rate of 1.5 percent during 2013. The first quarter Gross State Product (GSP) is expected […]