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GMAT prep course scholarship program extended

   August 27, 2007

The UNC Charlotte M.B.A. program is again partnering with the National Black M.B.A. Association and The Princeton Review to offer scholarships for Graduate Management Aptitude Test (GMAT) preparation courses.

The goal of the scholarship program, which began last fall, is to assist high-potential candidates whose backgrounds are traditionally underrepresented in M.B.A. programs.

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Marketing professor named Observer sales-expert columnist

Marketing professor named Observer sales-expert columnist

   August 26, 2007

Tom Stevenson, professor of marketing in the Belk College, has been appointed to a team of experts who will write the new "In Closing" column in The Charlotte Observer.

The column, which runs in "Moneywise" section on Sundays, will offer advice on aspects of sales including persuasion, influence, organization, communication and skill-building. The five columnists will...

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Randolph joins Center for Real Estate as research associate

Randolph joins Center for Real Estate as research associate

   August 25, 2007

Sonye Randolph has joined the Center for Real Estate at UNC Charlotte as a research associate. Ms. Randolph earned a Master of Public Affairs from UNC Greensboro and a Bachelor’s in Public Policy Analysis and Economics from UNC Chapel Hill before entering UNC Charlotte’s Public Policy Ph.D. program in the fall of 2007. She has gained professional experience in policy research and analysis...

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Belk College reminds students of closed-class policy

   August 19, 2007

The Belk College Advising Center has issued a reminder that students will not be added to any closed classes, but shares several strategies that will increase a student’s chance of adding a course that is currently closed:

1. Continue to monitor the online Schedule of Classes. Sometimes students will drop a class the closer it gets...

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University Convocation recognizes promoted, new faculty

   August 18, 2007

UNC Charlotte officially opened the academic year August 14 with the University Convocation.

At the ceremony, Belk College faculty members Gary F. Kohut (Management) and Benjamin Russo (Economics) were recognized for 25 years of service to the University.

Richard Buttimer (Finance and Business Law) was recognized for promotion to...

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UNC Charlotte remembers John M. Belk

UNC Charlotte remembers John M. Belk

   August 17, 2007

The Belk College of Business sends its sincere condolences to the family of John Montgomery Belk, former mayor of Charlotte andfriend and benefactorof the Belk College of Business, who died August 17.

The Belk family and Belk Stores organization have been longtime supporters of UNC Charlotte;the College of Business was named in their honor in 1980. In 2003, The Belk Foundation donated $...

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Charlotte CREW raises scholarship funds for Belk College

   August 16, 2007

The Commercial Real Estate Women of Charlotterecentlyraised $3,000 for a scholarshipfund to benefitstudentsstudying real estate finance and development in the M.B.A. program at UNC Charlotte.

CREW Charlotte's Community Relations Committee organized the Red, Black and White Casino Night on May 17. More than 140 people attended the event, which was held at the historic Palmer Building in...

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Belk College adopts new progression requirements for undergraduates

   August 12, 2007

The Belk College of Business has implemented a change in its undergraduate Progression Requirement effective Monday, August 13, 2007.

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The Belk College of Business was at full capacity in almost all 3000-level required core courses for undergraduate majors in Fall 2006. The College is implementing an additional requirement related to the Progression...

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Economics professor's research cited in Wall Street Journal editorial

   August 9, 2007

A study by Craig Depken, who recently joined the Department of Economics, was cited in an August 7 editorial in the Wall Street Journal about ticket scalping.

Depken, who came to UNC Charlotte from the University of Texas Arlington and conducted his study there, found that "cities with anti-scalping laws average per-game season ticket prices $2 greater in...

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Belk College alumnae among Charlotte's top women in business

   July 17, 2007

Belk College graduates Kelley Earnhardt Elledge '95 and Michelle Luhr Menard '97received the Charlotte Business Journal's Women in Business Achievement Award at a luncheon July 16.

Elledge is vice president and general manager of JR Motorsports, a company owned by her brother, NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. Elledge, who earned a bachelor's...

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