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Belk, Inc. and The University of North Carolina at Charlotte today announced that Belk, Inc. will donate $5 million to the university’s Belk College of Business over five years. This gift is the largest in the history of the Belk College, which was named in honor of the Belk family and organization in 1990. The […]

North Carolina will have its fourth year of slow but uninterrupted economic growth in 2013, UNC Charlotte economist John Connaughton reported today in his quarterly forecast for the state. However, Connaughton cautioned that economic uncertainty in Europe and the ongoing negotiations on tax increases and the “fiscal cliff” may have a negative impact on the […]

A group of UNC Charlotte students won a Target Case Study Competition in business communication in November. The team used primary and secondary research to write a proposal and present it to Target store executives. The case focused on possible ways to attract more cross-channel shoppers into Target; shoppers who shop both online in-store generate […]

The Master of Science in Real Estate (MSRE) program at UNC Charlotte will offer six full-tuition scholarships to students beginning in the 2013-14 academic year. The scholarships, which each have a value in excess of $20,000 over the course of the program, are named in honor of three real estate industry leaders with close ties […]

Belk College graduates Dennis N. Bunker III (left) and John P. Derham Cato (second from left) were recently inducted into the UNC Charlotte Alumni Hall of Fame. Dennis is a 1981 graduate with a B.A. in Economics. He is principal of Bunker Land Group, LLC in Charlotte. An enthusiastic 49er, Dennis has served as president […]

Belk College senior Ashleigh Thornton is featured in the November 2012 issue of Seventeen magazine, in an article spotlighting young entrepreneurs. Ashleigh, a double major in Marketing and Spanish, started making all-natural hair-care products at home during her sophomore year. She had decided to stop processing her hair and was dismayed by the additives found […]

IBM’s transformational Watson technology took center stage at UNC Charlotte Oct. 29 and Nov. 2, through the Belk College of Business NEXT speaker series. The Watson artificial intelligence system revolutionized technology when it was introduced in 2011. Perhaps best known for its appearances on the television quiz show Jeopardy!, Watson is now being used to […]

The UNC Charlotte/ Eta Alpha chapter of Beta Alpha Psi, the honorary society for accounting students and professionals, has been designated as a Superior Chapter by the national organization. “Recognition as Superior Chapter is a significant accomplishment,” said Blane Ruschak, 2012-13 president of Beta Alpha Psi. “The Eta Alpha Chapter has far exceeded the baseline […]

Jessica Rollins has joined the Belk College of Business as the new academic advisor for undergraduate students with last names from D to I. Rollins earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees at Florida State University. Before coming to UNC Charlotte, she served as the director of special graduate programs in the Florida State College of Business. […]

For the seventh consecutive year, the Belk College of Business at UNC Charlotte has been included in The Princeton Review’s annual guidebook on top business schools. The 2013 edition, titled “The Best 296 Business Schools,” was published by Random House earlier this month. “We select the schools we profile in this book based on our […]