1. Home
  2. About Us
  3. News

News

Generous gift funds innovative student-managed real estate investment fund

Generous gift funds innovative student-managed real estate investment fund

   July 15, 2016
For the first time in the history of the Childress Klein Center for Real Estate (CKCRE), graduate students have the opportunity to gain valuable experience by investing in public and private equity real estate securities. Students in the M.S. in Real Estate (MSRE) program work together to identify and analyze investment opportunities before pitching their recommendations, in a “Shark Tank”-like...

Read More

List of Fortune 100 Company CEOs Includes Two UNC Charlotte Alumni

   July 15, 2016

A June 2016 article by US News and World Report reveals, "The CEOs who run the top 100 companies in the nation, according to the 2016 Fortune 500 list,...

Read More
Alumna: How volunteering can advance your career

Alumna: How volunteering can advance your career

   July 7, 2016
Last week, I was in good company as a panelist of the first #NextGenCLT event. The topic was community engagement, near and dear to my heart. Serving on boards and being involved in the community can help build a resume and network, make you a more rounded individual and help with skills that can advance your career. While community engagement is important to me, why should it be top of mind for...

Read More
Industry partner funds Childress Klein Center for Real Estate scholarship

Industry partner funds Childress Klein Center for Real Estate scholarship

   June 29, 2016

The Childress Klein Center for Real Estate (CKCRE) received more than $4,000 toward an endowed scholarship from real estate industry partner, CoreNet Global Carolinas.

CoreNetFundsScholarship

Read More
Dean Ott to young business leaders: Engage with your community

Dean Ott to young business leaders: Engage with your community

   June 15, 2016
As the dean of the business school in the fastest-growing university of the UNC system, I have the opportunity to meet inspirational and successful alumni every single day. In fact, because of our location in one of the most vibrant business cities in the country, UNC Charlotte has an impressive list of alumni who are business leaders and innovators, including many C-suite executives in Fortune...

Read More

Sluggish Economy Forecast for Rest of 2016 and 2017

   June 2, 2016
The North Carolina economy continues to grow, but at a lackluster pace, UNC Charlotte economist John Connaughton reported today in the Babson Capital Management/UNC Charlotte Economic Forecast. “The N.C. economy is growing slightly more than expected and continues the trend of growth in N.C. Gross State Product for the past four years. Indicators have adjusted downward slightly over last quarter...

Read More

Newest Graduate Programs alumni talk about what’s next

   May 12, 2016
More than 100 graduate students will receive their master’s degrees from the Belk College of Business Friday. We asked some of those graduates about their new jobs, post-graduation plans, and the effect their new degrees have had on their professional careers.

Read More
Student receives 2nd place award in innovation competition

Student receives 2nd place award in innovation competition

   May 4, 2016
Jonathan Rasmussen, a senior majoring in operations and supply chain management, received $250 and second-place honors in the undergraduate division of the student competition at Innovate Carolina. Innovate Carolina is an annual innovation conference organized by the Product Development and Management Association (PDMA) Carolinas chapter. Rasmussen’s concept is to improve public transportation...

Read More

College honors faculty and staff during 2016 awards

   April 26, 2016

The Belk College of Business at UNC Charlotte recently presented annual awards to faculty and staff who have excelled in teaching, research and service. The 2016 Faculty and Staff Awards were presented on April 22 to:

Read More
Risk management and insurance team wins insurance Jeopardy tournament

Risk management and insurance team wins insurance Jeopardy tournament

   April 21, 2016

Four UNC Charlotte students recently won the annual Risk Management and Insurance Jeopardy Competition hosted by the North Carolina Surplus Lines Association (NCSLA), while also taking home a trophy for the third win in five years.  

The team consisted of seniors Jesse Fuery, Alexandria Bose, Charles Eisenhauer, and Christopher Wescott. Fuery, Bose, and Eisenhauer are all finance...

Read More