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Charlotte Business Buzz: Leadership in Tumultuous Times

Charlotte Business Buzz: Leadership in Tumultuous Times

Janaki Gooty is leading a team of University researchers studying COVID-19’s impact on the workplace
   August 14, 2020

While change is a natural part of business evolution, the level of stress and anxiety that the COVID-19 pandemic is bringing is not.

Janaki Gooty, associate professor in the Department of Management in the Belk College of Business and in the interdisciplinary Organizational Science Ph.D. program, says many business leaders are scrambling...

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Charlotte Business Podcast Series Launched

Charlotte Business Podcast Series Launched

Podcast is pooling the resources and partners of UNC Charlotte to help Queen City businesses.
   July 28, 2020

A new podcast mini-series is pooling the resources and partners of UNC Charlotte to help Queen City businesses weather the financial storm brought on by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. 

Charlotte Business Buzz, which launched recently...

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CKCRE Issues State of Housing in Charlotte Update

CKCRE Issues State of Housing in Charlotte Update

Demand for housing in Charlotte region remains strong despite COVID-19 pandemic
   July 23, 2020

After seeing a drop in April and May due to the COVID-19 pandemic, single-family home sales in the Charlotte region are surging back, according to an update from UNC Charlotte’s Childress Klein Center for Real Estate (CKCRE), part of the Belk College of Business...

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College Announces 2020 Faculty and Staff Award Recipients

College Announces 2020 Faculty and Staff Award Recipients

Awards recognize accomplishments in teaching, research and service
   July 2, 2020
The Belk College of Business at UNC Charlotte presented awards to faculty and staff recognizing their accomplishments in teaching, research and service. The 2020 Faculty and Staff Awards were presented to Judson Russell, Craig Depken, Tom Marshall, Yongqiang Chu, Dave Mauer, Steven Rogelberg and Allison Sigmon.

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Belk College Named  a 2020 Leading School for Real Estate

Belk College Named a 2020 Leading School for Real Estate

The Belk College is the only business school in the Carolinas to make the list
   June 30, 2020

UNC Charlotte’s Belk College of Business is one of 2020’s “Leading Schools for Real Estate,” according to a national industry publication.

The Belk College is the only business school in the Carolinas to make...

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NC Economic Forecast: Recovery could take years

NC Economic Forecast: Recovery could take years

The NC economy experienced its biggest decline since the Great Depression due to COVID-19 pandemic
   May 28, 2020

Just three months ago, the United States was seeing its longest economic expansion on record, a period of growth that started in 2010 and continued through February 2020. 

“Just three months ago, our major worries were whether a looming trade war with China was going to slow the economy down in 2020,” said ...

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Faculty Focus: Preparing Students for the Next Global Crisis

Faculty Focus: Preparing Students for the Next Global Crisis

Dr. Victor Chen has created engaging virtual lessons from his home
   May 25, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has created never-before-seen circumstances for business leaders. 

Dr. Victor Z. Chen, an associate professor of international management, incorporated these current events into his courses, helping to make...

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Belk College of Business Celebrates Inaugural Doctorate in Business Administration Graduates

Belk College of Business Celebrates Inaugural Doctorate in Business Administration Graduates

UNC Charlotte Doctorate in Business Administration program awards its first degrees.
   May 15, 2020

The first class of Doctorate in Business Administration (DBA) graduates from UNC Charlotte’s Belk College of Business have reached a significant milestone. The 16 graduates in the first AACSB-accredited DBA...

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Virtual ‘Cheers!’ for the Belk College Class of 2020

Virtual ‘Cheers!’ for the Belk College Class of 2020

Faculty and staff share their pride and congratulate the College's graduates.
   May 12, 2020

Although the May 2020 UNC Charlotte Commencement Ceremony has been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Belk College of Business faculty and staff still wanted to share their pride and congratulate the College's 819 graduates. 

On Wednesday, April 22, over 60 faculty and staff assembled via WebEx to record a “virtual cheer...

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Dr. Jennifer Troyer Named Belk College of Business Dean

Dr. Jennifer Troyer Named Belk College of Business Dean

Troyer has shown interdisciplinary leadership in a variety of roles at UNC Charlotte.
   May 6, 2020

Dr. Jennifer Troyer – who has served at UNC Charlotte for 20 years – has been appointed dean of UNC Charlotte’s Belk College of Business.

Troyer, interim dean of the Belk College since October, will move into the permanent role this summer. She is the seventh dean in the college’s 50-year history and the first...

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