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New campus entrance opens June 26; be aware of new traffic patterns
The construction of the new main entrance to the UNC Charlotte campus onUniversity City Boulevard is nearing completion. The new main entrance will be open to incoming and outgoing traffic on Thursday, June 26. A traffic signal has been installed at the new entrance and will be fully operational when the new entrance opens. The […]
Charlotte ranks among top cities in Business Week career survey
In a recent survey published by Business Week magazine, Charlotte was ranked as one of the top three cities in the U.S. for eight careers. Working with Payscale.com,Business Weeklooked at the 25 largest metro areas in the U.S. to determine which offered the best results for 20 jobs, ranging from architects to veterinary technicians. Charlotte […]
Gene Johnson ’73 named Carolinas Entrepreneur of the Year
Gene Johnson, chairman and CEO of FairPoint Communications and a 1973 graduate of the Belk College of Business, was named an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year for theCarolinas Region at a black-tie event in Charlotte on June 12. Gene was recognized as the top entrepreneur in the Telecommunications category. He is now a […]
Belk College of Business to dedicate reading rooms March 12
UNC Charlotte’s Belk College of Business will dedicate two renovated reading rooms for students in the Friday Buildingon Wednesday, March 12. The rooms, which were refurbished with funds donated by BB&T Corporation, will be named in honor of Objectivist writer Ayn Rand. The rooms will contain complimentary copies of Rand’s best-known novels that students may […]
Tootsie Roll Industries President to speak to MBA students Oct. 17
Ellen R. Gordon, president of Tootsie Roll Industries, will speak to students in UNC Charlotte’s M.B.A. program on Wednesday, Oct. 17 from 5:30 to 7:00 PM at the Westin Hotel (601 S. College Street). Gordon will discuss Tootsie Roll’s strategy for the future. Her role in the acquisition of competitors and globalization of her company […]
Connaughton releases quarterly economic forecast
The North Carolina economy is expected to grow by 2.6 percent during 2007, UNC Charlotte economist John Connaughton reported today in his TIAA-CREF/UNC Charlotte Economic Forecast for North Carolina. The growth forecast for 2007 is lower than the growth rate of 2.9 percent experienced during 2006. The forecast, funded by TIAA-CREF and published quarterly by […]
Gray joins Belk College as executive-in-residence
Carroll Gray has joined the Belk College of Business at UNC Charlotte as an executive-in-residence for the 2007-08 academic year. Gray, who retired as president of the Charlotte Chamber in 2005, currently is president of Design Strategies, a consulting firm with offices in Charlotte and Greenville, S.C. As Executive-in-Residence, Gray will collaborate with Interim Dean […]
Madsen named finalist for Bank of America Teaching Award
Ron Madsen, professor of economics, has beennamed one of this year’s five finalists for UNC Charlotte’s top teaching honor, the Bank of America Award for Teaching Excellence. Madsenis profiled in the Sept. 12 issue of Campus News: newsletter Madsen, who joined the UNC Charlotte faculty in 1977, has twice won the Belk College’s teaching award […]
MBA students to participate in national case-study competition
A team of UNC Charlotte M.B.A. students will participate in the National Black M.B.A. Association’s annual case competition in Orlando, Fla., this weekend. Jabbar Jackson, Mike Guerin and Nakiya Cohen have been working with Dr. Linda Swayne, chair of the Department of Marketing, to prepare their case presentation. In the competition, teams are given four […]
Buttimer cited in article on real estate derivatives
Richard Buttimer, professor of finance and real estate development, was quoted in a recent article published by SNL Financial, the premier multisector-focused information and research firm in the financial information marketplace. The article, entitled ‘Will subprime shocks make real estate derivatives a hot property?,” is available at snl.