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NOTE: Some of the details about the Sports M.B.A. program have changed since this press release was written in March 2006. For current information about the program, visit www.sportsmba.uncc.edu. —————————————————— While the City of Charlotte prepares to build the NASCAR Hall of Fame, the Belk College of Business at The University of North Carolina at […]

Fund will benefit undergraduates studying risk management and insurance

The Charlotte Business Journal and the Diversity Council of the Carolinas are seeking nominations for the 2006 Diversity in Business awards event. The award honors individuals who are catalysts in advancing the cause of diversity in business. Diversity promotes inclusiveness and respect for the uniqueness and differences of all employees. The recipients of this year’s […]

Award to be presented March 15

Belk College Business Advisory Council (BAC) member Tim Flanagan Jr. was recently featured in the Charlotte Observer’s “Entrepreneur: How I Got My Start” column. Flanagan is president and CEO of Hinrichs Flanagan Financial, a financial services firm founded by fellow BAC member Ivan Hinrichs. Flanagan’s profile is available online at charlotte business. Registration may be […]

The Center for Real Estate at UNC Charlotte and the Department of Land Economy at the University of Cambridge (UK) will host a symposium on property derivatives and risk management, June 12 to 14, 2006 at Madingley Hall at the University of Cambridge. According to Richard Buttimer, associate professor of finance and real estate in […]

Financial services organization TIAA-CREF hascreated a fund at UNC Charlotte tosupport thenew Ph.D. program in business administration in the Belk College of Business. Thefund will support a doctoral fellowship program that will providerecipients with a $25,000 stipend,tuition support,health insurance and the opportunity to pursue a paid internship with TIAA-CREF during the course of their studies. […]

To read a follow-up article about this event that appeared in the University Times,click here. Richard Moore, treasurer of the State of North Carolina, will speak to undergraduate business students Wednesday, Feb. 22, from 3:00 to 4:00 PM in the Lucas Room of the Cone Center. The event is open to the UNC Charlotte community. […]

Two members of the Belk College faculty recently participated in the 2006 Emerging Issues Forum, “Financing the Future,” at NC State University. John Connaughton, TIAA-CREF professor of economics, was a member ofthe “Options for theFuture”panel discussion, along with other academic and business leaders. Ben Russo, professor of economics, contributed a briefing paper, “State Tax Reform: […]

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