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Belk College Dean Claude Lilly recently announced that Dr. Beth Rubin,professor of management,has beenappointeddirector of research for the College. Inthis role, Rubin will be responsible for the College’s efforts inobtaining externally funded research. Rubin, who joined the Belk College faculty in 2002,recently heldatwo-year appointmentat the National Science Foundation in Washington, D.C. “Beth’s experience at NSF […]

The North Carolina economy is expected to grow by 1.5 percent during 2006, UNC Charlotte economist John Connaughton reported today in his TIAA-CREF/UNC Charlotte Economic Forecast for North Carolina. This growth forecast for 2006 is lower than the 2.2 percent growth rate projected in Connaughton’s June forecast. The forecast, funded by TIAA-CREF and published quarterly […]

Gretchen Burleson has joined the Belk College of Business as the Assistant Director of the M.B.A. Program for Career and Professional Development. In this newly created role,Burleson will focus ondeveloping extracurricularprograms for M.B.A. students, includingthe Executive Speaker Series, mentoring program, job coachingandprofessional development workshops.Burleson also willbe the primary liaison between the M.B.A. Program and the […]

James Woodward, chancellor emeritus of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, has been appointed chair of Mecklenburg Citizens for Public Education, a new citizens group. The organization will serve as an advocate for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools and will ensure the accountability of the school system. Woodward’s first task will be to select a board for […]

For his dedication to and excellence in teaching throughout his career, UNC Charlotte has nominated Dr. Ed Malmgren for the 2006 U.S. Professors of the Year Award. According to his students and colleagues, Malmgren’s impact on his students has been tremendous. One of his former students, Erik Cobb, said, “A professor’s legacy and impact is […]

Peter M. Schwarz, professor of economics and senior faculty fellow in the UNC Charlotte Global Institute of Energy and Environmental Systems (GIEES) was awarded the 2006 Contemporary Economics Policy Editor’s Choice Award for his paper, “Multipollutant Efficiency Standards for Electricity Production” (Contemporary Economic Policy, July 2005). Schwarz’s study contains a simulation of a coal-fired electric […]

Belk College Business Advisory Council members Barbara Desoer and Vicki Wilson-McElreathhave been honoredby the Charlotte Business Journal for their achievements in business. Desoer, the global technology, service and fulfillment executive for Bank of America,was among the recipients of theannual Women in Business Achievement Award. McElreath, who recently retired as managing partner for the Carolinas at […]

UNC Charlotte’s Belk College of Business will offer a graduate certificate in real estate finance and development beginning in January 2007. The program is for individuals who have already earned a graduate degree (either master’s or law) who wish to pursue advanced study in real estate finance and real estate development. Students will take one […]

Four graduates of the Belk College and one member of the College’s Business Advisory Council were recently recognized by the Charlotte Business Journal in theirannual “40 Under 40” feature. Each year, the Business Journal identifies 40 people under the age of 40 who are “making major strides in their careers and impacting their communities.” The […]

The UNC Charlotte SIFE (Students in Free Enterprise) team recently participated in the organization’s national competitionin Kansas City, Missouri. The team, who qualified fornationals by winning the regional competition, placed assecond runner-up in theirfirst-round league competition. This wasthe UNC Charlotte team’stop finish in itsthree-year history. The team dedicated their presentation and this year’s projects to […]