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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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Advisory Board member Brian Marley, alumna Janet Stoner named CFOs of the Year

   August 19, 2011

Brian Marley, chief financial officer and executive vice president of Belk Inc., and Janet Stoner, finance director for the Town of Huntersville, were among the recipients of the Charlotte Business Journal's CFO of the Year Award, announced at a luncheon Aug. 18.

Mr. Marley, who recently joined the Board of Advisors for the Belk College of Business, was...

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Craig Depken receives Best Paper award from national real estate society

   August 18, 2011

Craig DepkenA paper by Dr. Craig Depken, professor of economics, received the "Thinking Outside the Box" best-paper award for innovative thinking at the 2011 annual meeting of the American Real Estate Society (ARES...

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Howard Godfrey nominated for Bank of America Teaching Award

   August 17, 2011

Dr. Howard GodfreyDr. Howard Godfrey, professor of accounting, has been nominated for the Bank of America Teaching Award, UNC Charlotte's most prestigious recognition of teaching excellence. 

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