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UNC Charlotte named an
U.S. News and World Report has named UNC Charlotte one of the top ten “up and coming national universities” in its annual Best College issue. According to Robert Morse at U.S. News, the magazine asked top academics as part of the regular U.S. News peer assessment survey to name the schools that they think are […]
UNC Charlotte’s Student Managed Investment Fund outperforms S&P 500 at mid-year
While Wall Street ended last year in the doldrums, the UNC Charlotte students administering the Student Managed Investment Fund (SMIF) in the Belk College of Business ended 2007 with a return that most investors would envy. As of December 26, 2007 the SMIF had returned 8.725% since August 22, the start date for the current […]
Alumnus Matthew Johnson to participate in international road race
Matthew Johnson, a 1999 graduate of the Belk College with an undergraduate degree in international business, has been invited to participate in a prestigious rally-car road race in Mexico later this month. In Rally racing,drivers and their co-drivers take modified road cars over courses that cover hundreds of miles of gravel, dirt or snow-covered roads. […]
University plans conference for alumni in career transition
In an effort to reach out to alumni affected by the current economic crisis, UNC Charlotte is planning a career-transition conference Saturday, Nov. 15 at the Harris Alumni Center on campus. The conference, which will run from 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM, is open to all UNC Charlotte alumni and their spouses/partners. Keynote speakers will […]
UNC Charlotte to construct iconic building in center city
In the fall of 2011, students in UNC Charlotte’s M.B.A. program and other graduate programs will be attending classes in an iconic 12-story addition to downtown Charlotte’s skyline. Construction is slated to get under way later this spring on the new $50.4 million Center City Building, which is the only University of North Carolina classroom […]
Shao gains new title, responsibilities in Belk College
Alan T. Shaohas assumed additional administrative responsibilities in the Belk College of Business and now holds the title of Associate Dean for Professional Graduate and Global Business Programs. He has served as associate dean for international programs since 2005. In addition todeveloping anddirectingthe Belk College’s academic programs in Europe, Latin America and Asia, Shao will […]
UNC Charlotte Forecast: Modest economic recovery should begin in 3rd quarter for North Carolina
The North Carolina economy declined by 0.3 percent during 2008 and is expected to fall another 1.8 percent in 2009, UNC Charlotte economist John Connaughton reported today in his quarterly economic forecast for the state. However, Gross State Product (GSP) should begin to stabilize during second quarter and may signal a technical end to the […]
UNC Charlotte chancellor recommends adding football
Dubois gives thumbs up; trustees have final say
Kohut appointed to leadership positions in MBA and executive education
Dr. Gary Kohut, professor of management, has been appointedas interim Director of the M.B.A. Program andinterim director of executive education for the Belk College of Business at UNC Charlotte. Both of these appointments are effective immediately and will last through June 30, 2010. “We arefortunate to have inGary Kohut a facultyleaderwho has the vision, abilities, […]
Connaughton studies impact of film industry on Charlotte economy
John Connaughton, professor of economics in the Belk College of Business at UNC Charlotte, recently conducted an economic impact study for the Charlotte Regional Partnership to determine the contribution of the film and video production and distribution industry to the regional economy. Connaughton determined that the impact was more than $468 million per year, and […]