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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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