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UNC Charlotte SIFE awarded Lowe's community improvement grant

   September 23, 2011
Last year, thanks to a $1,200 Lowe's Community Improvement Challenge Grant, the UNC Charlotte Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) team improved the classroom security and provided essential supplies for one teacher’s classroom at West Charlotte High School. Their efforts have been recognized by Lowe's with a second...

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Dustin Read named Center for Real Estate director

   September 20, 2011

Dr. Dustin ReadDr. Dustin Read has been appointed director of the Center for Real Estate at UNC Charlotte.

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Howard Godfrey wins Bank of America Teaching Award

   September 19, 2011

Bank of America Teaching AwardDr. Howard Godfrey, professor of accounting, is the 2011 recipient of the highest teaching honor bestowed by UNC Charlotte, the Bank of America Award for Teaching Excellence.

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Ph.D. student receives travel award from American Finance Association

   September 19, 2011

Jun ChenJun Chen, a student in the Ph.D. in Business Administration program, has recieved a 2012 Student Travel Grant Award from the American Finance Association (AFA). The award provides funding for Chen to...

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State Treasurer Janet Cowell speaks to students Sept. 22

   September 9, 2011

Janet CowellJanet Cowell, state treasurer of North Carolina, will speak to undergraduate students in the Belk College on Thursday, Sept. 22, from 11:00 AM to 12:15 PM in McKnight Hall in the Cone Center.

The...

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Forecast: North Carolina economy continues meager recovery through 2012

Forecast: North Carolina economy continues meager recovery through 2012

   September 7, 2011

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Sept. 7, 2011 — The North Carolina economy will register slight increases in output and job growth in 2011 and 2012, UNC Charlotte economist John Connaughton reported today in his quarterly Babson Capital/UNC Charlotte Economic Forecast for the state.

For 2011, the state’s real Gross State Product (GSP) is expected to increase by 1.7 percent over the 2010 level. This...

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Graduate Programs and Center for Real Estate move to UNC Charlotte Center City campus

   August 29, 2011

The opening of UNC Charlotte’s Center City campus this fall marks the beginning of a new and lasting presence in Uptown Charlotte for the Belk College's high-profile graduate programs and UNC Charlotte’s Center for Real Estate.

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Bank of America Applied Technology Program plans info sessions for prospective students

   August 29, 2011

The Bank of America Applied Technology Program (ATP), an innovative program that gives students the opportunity to work for the bank while pursuing their undergraduate degrees, will hold information sessions in September for students interested in learning more about the program.

Information sessions will be held on the following dates:

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Connaughton to present Economic Forecast Sept. 7

   August 25, 2011

Dr. John Connaughton, the Babson Capital Professor of Financial Economics in the Belk College of Business, will present his quarterly forecast for the North Carolina economy at a luncheon and press conference Wednesday, Sept. 7, beginning at noon at the Westin Charlotte (601 S. College St.).

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UNC Charlotte Center City open for business

   August 22, 2011

UNC Charlotte's center city campus, the new home for several Belk College graduate programs, officially opens for business with the start of UNC Charlotte’s fall semester, August 22.

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