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Charlotte Venture Challenge launches its 2012 business plan competition
Top team will receive $100,000; deadline to apply is Feb. 29
Belk College receives $250,000 grant from Belk Foundation
Gift will help launch professional-development initiative for undergraduate students
Friday Building classroom numbers have changed
Effective immediately, the classrooms in the Friday Building have been given new numbers, to bring the building in compliance with the University standard. Please reference the chart below for the updated numbering scheme and to locate your classroom for Spring 2012 classes beginning Monday, January 9. There are also detailed maps on each floor of […]
Forecast: N.C. Economy Continues Sluggish Recovery Through 2012
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Dec. 6, 2011 — Despite slow job growth, declines in consumer confidence and the impact of excess reserves on the banking system, UNC Charlotte economist John Connaughton reported today in his quarterly forecast that the North Carolina economy will continue a pace of slow recovery through 2012. For 2011, Connaughton estimates that […]
Belk College team wins ‘Insurance Jeopardy’
A team of undergraduate students from the Belk College of Business won the 2011 “Insurance Jeopardy” competition held recently at Appalachian State University. Team members from the Belk College’s undergraduate program in risk management and insurance were James Howe, Ben Huffman, Charles Lindsay and Rayshawn Watson. They defeated squads from App State and East Carolina […]
Connaughton to present Economic Forecast, Dec. 6
UNC Charlotte economist John Connaughton will present his quarterly forecast for the North Carolina economy at a luncheon and press conference Tuesday, Dec. 6 at UNC Charlotte Center City (320 E. 9th Street). Connaughton’s presentation begins at noon in the Lecture Hall on the 2nd floor. This is the first Forecast event to be held […]
Belk College launches graduate degree in Real Estate
Building on its reputation as one of the most productive universities in the area of real estate research and its strong relationships with the real estate industry, the Belk College of Business at The University of North Carolina at Charlotte is launching an interdisciplinary Master of Science in Real Estate (MSRE) degree. The MSRE was […]
UNC Charlotte among Princeton Review’s outstanding business schools
UNC Charlotte’s M.B.A. program is featured in The Princeton Review’s 2012 edition of “The Best 294 Business Schools.” “We recommend UNC Charlotte to readers of our book and users of our site, www.PrincetonReview.com, as one of the best institutions they could attend to earn an M.B.A.,” said Robert Franek, Princeton Review senior VP-publisher. “We chose […]
Chick-fil-A president speaks to students Nov. 15
Dan Cathy, president and chief operating officer of Chick-fil-A, will speak to more than 500 undergraduate students from the Belk College of Business on Tuesday, Nov. 15. Mr. Cathy’s presentation during the 9:30 – 10:45 AM class period will take place in McKnight Hall in the Cone Center. He plans to use his “leadership toolkit” […]
Belk College students learn from VIP speakers
Undergraduate students in the Belk College had the opportunity to hear from three distinguished business leaders this fall as part of the college’s VIP speaker series. N.C. Treasurer Janet Cowell spoke to four undergraduate classes in September on the role of the Treasurer’s Office, the economic outlook for North Carolina and the impact of the […]