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CREW Charlotte, a professional organization for women and men engaged in commercial real estate and related service industries, recently announced that proceeds from their annual Casino Night will fund a scholarship in the Belk College this coming year. Event proceeds of $4,000 will be combined with funds donated from past events to provide two $2,500 […]

Responding to the need for highly-trained leaders in Charlotte’s growing energy industry, UNC Charlotte has added an Energy concentration to its nationally-ranked part-time MBA program. A cooperative effort between the Belk College of Business and the Lee College of Engineering, the program is thought to be the first MBA in the country focused on the […]

The UNC Charlotte chapter of Enactus (the student organization formerly called SIFE) achieved its first top national 20 ranking at the organization’s annual competition in May. The UNC Charlotte team was a fourth runner-up in the semi-final round of competition, winning $1,500 in prize money. They qualified for the national competition by winning a regional […]

The Belk College’s Risk Management and Insurance (RMI) program hosted a residential property insurance symposium in May, bringing together students, faculty, regulators and industry professionals to discuss current problems and trends and identify potential solutions within the residential property insurance market. Speakers from North Carolina as well as Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, New York, Ohio, South […]

The North Carolina economy will grow modestly in 2013 after a relatively flat performance in 2012, but the state is positioned for stronger growth in 2014, UNC Charlotte economist John Connaughton reported today in his quarterly forecast for the state. Connaughton expects the North Carolina economy to increase by an inflation-adjusted rate of 1.9 percent […]

CoreNet Global, Carolinas Chapter has donated proceeds from a recent golf tournament to the Belk College and the Center for Real Estate. The $3,700 gift will fund scholarships for students studying corporate real estate at UNC Charlotte. CoreNet Global’s 11th annual golf tournament was held May 24. Dr. Craig Depken, associate professor of economics, represented […]

The UNC Charlotte chapter of Beta Gamma Sigma, the international honor society serving business programs accredited by AACSB International, recently honored two Charlotte business executives for their involvement with and service to the Belk College of Business. John Tuders, product and payments innovation executive at Bank of America and Anu Brookins, vice president of customer […]

This spring, senior marketing majors in the Belk College of Business put their talents to the test in a strategic marketing challenge presented by Charlotte-based Chiquita Brands. The students, who were enrolled in the capstone course for the marketing major, worked in teams on marketing challenges developed by the company in partnership with marketing faculty […]

The Belk College recently presented its annual awards to faculty and staff who have excelled in teaching, research and service. Denis Arnold, associate professor of management and Surtman distinguished scholar in businee ethics, received the Best Paper award for his paper “The Politics and Strategy of Industry Self-Regulation: The Pharmaceutical Industry’s Principles for Ethical Direct-to-Consumer […]

Noire Naturals, the company founded by Belk College senior and Dean’s Fellow Ashleigh Thornton (left), won the undergraduate student category in the annual Charlotte Venture Challenge, held May 1 at the NASCAR Hall of Fame. Ashleigh also received the J. Chris Murphy Award, presented annually to the top UNC Charlotte student-led team. Now in its […]