Kristine Hopkins to lead Student Center for Professional Development

Kristine Hopkins has been selected to serve as the first director of the new Student Center for Professional Development (SCPD).

Hopkins, currently the director of undergraduate advising in the Belk College, will begin her new duties April 30. In her new role, she will develop programs and services for the SCPD, an innovative initative that will supplement the classroom experience and help students develop personal and professional skills for career success.

Hopkins earned an MBA and a B.S. in Communications with a concentration in Public Relations from Western Carolina University. She has been with the Belk College of Business since 2003, serving in a variety of positions, including academic advisor, assistant director of the Business Honors Program, coordinator of the Business Learning Community and Sam Walton Fellow/Advisor for SIFE (Students in Free Enterprise).

Hopkins is currently a member of the Academic Advising & Re-Design Team and Student Success Work Group at UNC Charlotte. Under Hopkins’ leadership, the Business Advising Center recently won the Provost’s award for Excellence in Academic Advising.