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Dr. Joseph B. Mazzola assumed his new position as dean of the Belk College of Business on July 1. Dean Mazzola comes to UNC Charlotte from Georgetown University, where he was a member of the faculty of the McDonough School of Business andserved athree-year term as the executive dean of faculty and senior associate dean. […]

The Belk College of Business has launched an alumni affinity group on the LinkedIn online networking site, and graduatesof allBelk College programs are invited to join. The groupallows participantstoidentify and contact other Belk College of Business alumnimembers on LinkedIn. The goal of this group is to help members: Reach other members of the Belk College […]

The Belk College of Business at UNC Charlotte is partneringwith the Golden Key International Honour Society toofferone $10,000 scholarship to a Golden Key member who is accepted into the UNC Charlotte M.B.A. program. The UNC Charlotte M.B.A. program is offered in two formats: a full-time, fast track cohort program with courses offered during the day, […]

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 […]

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, 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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]