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Recovery underway but job growth will be slow, Connaughton reports
Recovery Underway but Job Growth will be Slow, Connaughton Reports Job Growth Began in January after Two Years of Decline CHARLOTTE – March 16, 2010 — The North Carolina economy is forecast to increase by 3.5 percent in 2010, UNC Charlotte economist John Connaughton reported today in his quarterly forecast for the state. This marks […]
Jeff Kane joins Belk College as Executive-in-Residence
Jeffrey S. Kane, a UNC Charlotte trustee who retired last year as the officer in charge of the Charlotte branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, has joined the Belk College of Business as Executive-in-Residence. In this role, Kane will work closely with Dean Joe Mazzola and college leadership on a variety of special […]
Center for Real Estate board chair earns key promotion at Bank of America
Ron Curtis, the chair of the advisory boardfor the Center for Real Estate at UNC Charlotte, has been promoted to president of commercial real estate banking at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. Mr. Curtis most recently served as the commercial real estate executive for the east division. In his new position, he will be responsible […]
It’s a “Seven-Peat”: UNC Charlotte SIFE team wins regional competition, again
The UNC Charlotte Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) team won the SIFE USA regional league competition on March 29. This is the seventh consecutive regional championship victory for the UNC Charlotte SIFE team. The team has won the SIFE regional competition every year since thechapterlaunched in 2003. The regional competition served as a preliminaryround for […]
Alumni entrepreneurs inspire students
The Belk College extends sincere gratitude to alumni JohnOwens ’90 from Ameritrust, Michelle Menard ’97 from Choice Translating and Brian Hamlett ’04 from mPower Consulting for speaking to the Introduction to Entrepreneurship class this month. “There’s no better inspiration for a student than learning from a successful business owner who started out just like them,” […]
Mynatt receives Turner Award
Pat Mynatt, lecturer in accounting, has been named the 2010 recipient of the Thomas C. Turner Distinguished Teaching Lectureship by the Department of Accounting. Dr. Mynatt earned her Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She currently teaches courses in financial and managerial accounting and also serves as the faculty advisor for […]
Belk College hosts Harvard workshop on case-method teaching
On October 15, faculty from the Belk College of Business participated in a workshop on participant-centered learning, facilitated by a noted Harvard professor. The workshop, “Art and Craft of Discussion Leadership,” was led by Dr. William J. Bruns, the Henry R. Byers Professor of Business Administration Emeritus at the Harvard Business School. Dr. Bruns taught […]
Cynthia Carlson appointed chair of Belk College board of advisors
Cynthia Carlson, principal of CampbellCarlson Executive Search and a UNC Charlotte graduate, has been appointed chair of the Belk College Board of Advisors. Carlson has been a member of theboard for more than 10 years. As chair, she will preside overboard meetings and serve as a key advisor to Belk College Dean Mazzola on issues […]
Management student Darius Law named A-10 Student-Athlete of the Year
Darius Law, a junior management major in the Belk College of Business, has beennamed the Atlantic 10 Conference’s Indoor Men’s Student-Athlete of the Year.Darius has won the award three times, as he was named to the same honor last season for the indoor and outdoor season. The Raleigh, N.C., native has earned a perfect 4.0 […]
UNC Charlotte tax team places in national top ten
A team of UNC Charlotte students has placed in the top ten in the nation in the annualDeloitte Tax Case Study Competition, sponsored by the Deloitte Foundation. The team consisted of Aaron Cohen, Jessica DeSantis, Russell Griffin, and Maaike Mulders. All are students in the Master of Accountancy program in the Belk College of Business. […]