News
MBA student wins forecasting contest; featured in Charlotte Business Journal
Vinay Sharma, an M.B.A. student at UNC Charlotte and a member of the Student Managed Investment Fund, wasnamed the winner of the CFA North Carolina Society’s annual forecasting competition. His accomplishment was mentioned in the widely-read “Table Talk” column in the Charlotte Business Journal. To read more, visit stories=. (Registration may be required.)
Advisory board member Todd Mansfield honored as a Charlotte innovator
Todd Mansfield, the CEO of Crosland Inc. and a member of the advisory board for the Belk College’s Center for Real Estate, recently was recognized by Charlotte Magazine in their issue focused on innovation. Called “the environmentalist developer,” Mansfield was noted for his commitment to smart growth and the development of a consistent vision for […]
UNC Charlotte SIFE chapter to host etiquette dinner Nov. 12
The Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) team at UNC Charlotte will host their sixth annual Etiquette Dinner Thursday, Nov. 12, from 6:30 to 9:00 PM at the Barnhardt Student Activity Center on campus. More than 150 students from the Belk College of Business will attend along with 50 business professionals from the Charlotte region, representing […]
Plath answering reader questions about the economy on CharlotteObserver.com
Dr. Tony Plath, associate professor of finance, has been putting his expertise on banking and the financial services industry to work on the Charlotte Observer website, answering reader questions on the economy and recent shakeups in investment banking. The feature, “Ask The Professor,” is available through the Observer website at CharlotteObserver orCharlotteObserver Blogspot. Plath participated […]
Belk College to host TEDxCharlotte viewing stations Sept. 24
The Belk College of Business is a lead sponsor of TEDxCharlotte , an event affiliated with www.ted.com aimed to inspire, educate and bring together TED followers and other innovative thinkers in Charlotte and the surrounding area. TEDXCharlotte takes place Friday, Sept. 24 from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM The agenda and speaker info is available […]
“Apprentice” star Kwame Jackson to speak March 20
Kwame Jackson, a Charlotte native who was one of the breakout stars of the first season of the hit TV show “The Apprentice,” will share hishis “Lessons from the Boardroom” with UNC Charlotte students on Tuesday, March 20. Jackson’s appearance is part of UNC Charlotte’s Conversations in Leadership series andis co-sponsored by the Belk College […]
Data confirms decline in N.C. economy, Connaughton reports
Data Confirms Decline in N.C. Economy, Connaughton Reports “Modest” Recovery Could Begin in Second Half of 2009, says UNC Charlotte Economist CHARLOTTE – March 17, 2009 – The North Carolina economy is expected to show a decline of 0.4 percent during 2008, UNC Charlotte economist John Connaughton reported today in his quarterly economic forecast for […]
Observer editor to discuss ethics of journalism at Barnhardt Seminar Oct. 23
Glenn Burkins, assistant managing editor of The Charlotte Observer, will be the keynote speaker at UNC Charlotte’s 18th annual Barnhardt Seminar on Ethics and the World of Business on Tuesday, Oct. 23. Burkins will discuss the ethical issues he faced as a reporter, specifically his experiences in Ebola-plagued Africa in the mid-1990s. The seminar will […]
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 […]