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The Belk College of Business has awarded the following faculty research grants: Alice Tseng (Economics) received the BarclaysAmerican Summer Research Grant. Tony Stylianou (BISOM) received the Johnson Award for Teaching Research and Development. Kelly Zellars (Management) and Dough Pugh (Management) each received a Childress Klein Research Fellowship. Kevin Zhou (Marketing) received the Wachovia Fund Fellowship. […]

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, […]

Tammy Beck, who joins the Belk College this fall as an assistant professorof management, received theAcademy of Management Journal‘sBest Paper Award for 2007. Her coauthored article, “Radical Change Accidentally: The Emergence and Amplification of Small Change,”was deemedbest amongwork published in Volume 50 (year 2007) ofthe journal. The Academy of Management Journal is widely considered to […]

UNC Charlotte is the education sponsor of a new, year-long exhibit at the Levine Museum of the New South. The museum debuted “Changing Places: From Black and White to Technicolor,” Saturday, Feb. 14. The multipart project will explore how people in the Charlotte region are dealing with the growing cultural diversity and change created by […]

Denis G. Arnold, Surtman distinguished scholar in business ethics and associate professor of management in the Belk College of Business, will make the keynote presentation at the annual symposium of the Nottingham University Business School (UK) International Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility. The conference, titled “Spheres of Influence/Spheres of Responsibility: Multinational Corporations and Human Rights,” […]