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Guest speakers enhance the classroom learning experience for Belk College students.The Belk College thanksSean Graham ’97, COO of TIAA-CREF Trust Co., and David Chapin, CEO and chief strategist of Forma Life Science Marketing, for sharing their professional experiences with students this week. If you are a business executive interested in speaking to students at either […]

Belk College junior Lilia Shaforostov, along with three other UNC Charlotte undergraduate students, has received a prestigious Benjamin Gilman International Scholarship to study abroad during the 2010-11 academic year. Lilia and her fellow recipients – Jessica Craig, Hugh Kinsey, and Eber Pena – will receive awards between $3,000 and $5,000. Lilia, a junior pre-business major, […]

John Connaughton, professor of economics in the Belk College of Business and director of the UNC Charlotte Economic Forecast for North Carolina, has been elected president of the Southern Regional Science Association (SRSA) for 2009-10. Founded in 1962, the Southern Regional Science Association provides intellectual leadership in the study of social, economic, political and behavioral […]

Lloyd Blenman, professor of finance in the Belk College of Business, has been elected president of the Midwest Finance Association, the second oldest academic finance association in North America. Blenman, who joined the UNC Charlotte faculty in 1999, holds a Ph.D. from Ohio State University. His work has been published in Journal of Money, Credit […]

Craig A. Depken II, associate professor of economics in the Belk College of Business, recently waselected vice president of the North American Association of Sports Economics for 2009-2010. The NAASE promotes and facilitates research and teaching in the economics of sports. Dr. Depkenjoined the Belk Collegein2007.Prior to coming to UNCCharlotte, he was an associate professor […]

UNC Charlotte economist John Connaughton will present his quarterly forecast for the North Carolina economy at a luncheon and press conference Tuesday, Sept. 15, at UNC Charlotte Uptown. Connaughton’s presentation begins at noon. Connaughton, a professor of economics in the Belk College of Business, is a highly-regarded expert on regional economics and has closely monitored […]

The University of North Carolina at Charlotte is well-known for its public art, but the recent arrival of a larger-than-life pickax at the traffic circle near the campus’ Dickson Gate entrance goes beyond the aesthetic. The pickax’s installation and that of two identical sculptures around the city are symbols that visually reinforce the University’s “Stake […]

Belk College Dean Joseph Mazzola has been appointed to the International Scientific Committee of the HEC Management School at the University of Liège, Belgium (HEC-ULg). The International Scientific Committee evaluates and sets the strategic direction for the research conducted by HEC-ULg faculty. Committee members include top academics and business professionals from Sweden, France, Canada, Belgium, […]

The Charlotte Business Journal recently honored two Belk College graduates and the college’s development director in their annual “40 Under 40” feature: • Beth Fischer – director of development, Belk College of Business • Jessica Brown ’03 – vice president, brokerage, CB Richard Ellis • Jessica Dill ’00, MAcc ‘01 – advisory services manager, Grant […]

Muhammad Zaffar and Haya Ajjan, both students in the Ph.D. in IT program in the Belk College of Business,had co-authoredpapers presented at the International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS), held in Paris last December. CIS is the premier, selective, international conference on information systems. Only about 20 percent of the papers submitted are accepted. UNC […]