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The Belk College of Business at UNC Charlotte has maintained its business and accounting accreditation by AACSB International—The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. Only 649 schools of business, or less than five percent worldwide, have earned this distinguished hallmark of excellence in management education. Of these, only 178 institutions have earned specialized accreditation […]

Richard Buttimer, associate dean for faculty and research in the Belk College of Business, has been elected to the Board of Directors of the American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association (AREUEA). AREUEA was founded in 1964 to advance the scope of knowledge in the fields of real estate development, planning and economics and to […]

The Risk Management & Insurance (RMI) program in the Belk College of Business co-hosted an automobile insurance symposium at UNC Charlotte March 23. More than 150 people attended, including students, faculty and staff from UNC Charlotte and co-host Appalachian State University, as well as many industry professionals. “Automobile insurance is the largest property and casualty […]

Howard Godfrey, professor of accounting, is one of the recipients of the UNC Board of Governors (BOG) Awards for Teaching Excellence. Established in 1994, the BOG Teaching Excellence Awards emphasize the importance of teaching and rewards good teaching across the UNC system. Recipients are nominated by special committees on their home campuses and selected by […]

The UNC Charlotte Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) team won the SIFE USA regional competition March 27, marking their ninth consecutive regional championship. The victory at the regional competition makes UNC Charlotte eligible to attend the SIFE National Exposition in Kansas City, Mo., May 22 – 24, where they will compete against more than 160 […]

Dr. Kelly Zellars (left), professor of management, and Dr. Tammy Beck (right), assistant professor of management, have been recognized by Emerald Group Publishing as an Outstanding Author Contribution Award winner at the Literati Network Awards for Excellence 2012. Drs. Zellars and Beck published a chapter entitied “Resilience: New Paths for Building and Sustaining Individual and […]

Dr. Gary Kohut, professor of management and director of the M.B.A. program in the Belk College of Business, has been selected by the N.C. Society of CPAs as the Outstanding Conference Speaker of 2011. The award was based on feedback and reviews from members attending NCSCPA events. Dr. Kohut will be showcased along with other […]

Deanna Rella has joined the Belk College as an academic advisor in Undergraduate Programs. A native of New Jersey, Rella earned a B.S. in Psychology from James Madison University and an M.Ed. in Higher Education & Student Affairs from the University of South Carolina. Her professional experience includes work with undergraduate students related to advising, […]

For the second consecutive year, the Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) program in the UNC Charlotte Belk College of Business is among the top tier of part-time programs in the country, according to the 2013 edition of Best Graduate Schools by U.S. News Media Group. UNC Charlotte tied for 55th place among 326 programs in […]

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – March 13, 2012 – The North Carolina economy continues to slowly recover from the 2008-09 recession and job growth is the key to a faster recovery, UNC Charlotte economist John Connaughton reported today in his quarterly forecast for the state. Connaughton cites several areas of concern which may impact the recovery in […]