Jeremiah Nelson has joined the Belk College M.B.A. Program as Associate Director. He has more than seven years of experience working with business undergraduate and graduate programs. Most recently, Nelson was an associate director with Wake Forest University's Charlotte M.B.A. programs. Prior to relocating to North Carolina, he was assistant dean of the Barney School of Business at University...
The Belk College of Business will host a guest lecture by Professor Vijay Kapur from the University of Delhi, India, on Wedesday, March 29. Prof. Kapur's lecture, entitled "The Changing Dimensions of the Consumer/Retail Market in Today's India--Cultural Traditions versus Technological Modernism," will take place in Room 16 of the Friday Building from 4:30 to 5:30 PM
Dr. Kapur is the...
Howard Godfrey, professor of accounting in the Belk College of Business, has been elected to serve as president-elect of the Southern Carolinas chapter of Financial Executives International (FEI), a professional organization for financial managers. After serving as president-elect next year, Dr. Godfrey is slated to hold the office of president the following year.
To read Dr. Godfrey's...
NOTE: Some of the details about the Sports M.B.A. program have changed since this press release was written in March 2006. For current information about the program, visit www.sportsmba.uncc.edu.
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The Young Agents Committee of the Independent Insurance Agents of North Carolina (IIANC) have endowed a scholarship in the Belk College of Business.
Young Agents Chairman Leamon Clemmons Jr.and Vice Chairman Kenny Richardson presented a check for $54,515 to UNC Charlotte Chancellor Philip L. Dubois and Belk College Dean Claude Lilly at a luncheon on March 8.The endowmen twill benefit...
The Charlotte Business Journal and the Diversity Council of the Carolinas are seeking nominations for the 2006 Diversity in Business awards event. The award honors individuals who are catalysts in advancing the cause of diversity in business. Diversity promotes inclusiveness and respect for the uniqueness and differences of all employees.
The recipients of this year's awards...
Belk College Business Advisory Council (BAC) member Cynthia Carlson has been named a finalist for the Charlotte BusinessWoman of the Year award. Presented annually by Wachovia and Queens University of Charlotte, the award recognizes Charlotte's most outstanding women in the for-profit business sector.
Belk College Business Advisory Council (BAC) member Tim Flanagan Jr. was recently featured in the Charlotte Observer's "Entrepreneur: How I Got My Start" column. Flanagan is president and CEO of Hinrichs Flanagan Financial, a financial services firm founded by fellow BAC member Ivan Hinrichs.
Flanagan's profile is available online at...
The Center for Real Estate at UNC Charlotte and the Department of Land Economy at the University of Cambridge (UK) will host a symposium on property derivatives and risk management, June 12 to 14, 2006 at Madingley Hall at the University of Cambridge.
Financial services organization TIAA-CREF hascreated a fund at UNC Charlotte tosupport thenew Ph.D. program in business administration in the Belk College of Business.
Thefund will support a doctoral fellowship program that will providerecipients with a $25,000 stipend,tuition support,health insurance and the opportunity to pursue a paid internship with TIAA-CREF during the course of...