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Alumnus Matthew Johnson to participate in international road race
Matthew Johnson, a 1999 graduate of the Belk College with an undergraduate degree in international business, has been invited to participate in a prestigious rally-car road race in Mexico later this month. In Rally racing,drivers and their co-drivers take modified road cars over courses that cover hundreds of miles of gravel, dirt or snow-covered roads. […]
Commercial Real Estate Women to host fundraiser to benefit Belk College of Business scholarship
CREW Charlotte, the local chapter of a professional organization for women in commercial real estate, will host a casino-night benefit to raise funds for a scholarship in the Belk College of Business at UNC Charlotte. The event will take place Thursday, May 17 from 6:00 to 9:00 PM at the Palmer Building, 2601 E. 7th […]
Belk College sponsors wheelchair basketball shootout Jan. 27 & 28
Charlotte Rollin’ Bobcats to compete against four other teams
Road closures affect traffic near UNC Charlotte main campus
Visitors to UNC Charlotte should be aware of a major construction project in the area which will affect traffic flow in the University City area. Specifically, southbound NC 49 (University City Boulevard)is closed at the intersection of US 29 (North Tryon Street) and is expected to remain closed through most of 2011. Southbound traffic is […]
Carolina Pad CEO to discuss business, personal transformation Sept. 29
The Belk College of Business at UNC Charlotte welcomes Clay Presley, president and CEO of Carolina Pad, who will speak to graduate students and invited guests on Tuesday, Sept. 29. The event will take place from 6:00 to 9:00 PM at the Westin Hotel, 601 S. College Street. Presley, who took over as CEO in […]
End of recession for North Carolina may be approaching, Connaughton reports
The North Carolina economy is expected to contract by 1.5 percent during 2009, UNC Charlotte economist John Connaughton reported today in his quarterly economic forecast for the state. The current year’s decline follows a falling-off of 0.3 percent experienced during 2008. Overall, Connaughton expects the North Carolina economy to decline during the first two quarters […]
Belk College insurance students sought-after by employers
While the employment outlook may be bleak for some sectors of the economy, students in UNC Charlotte’s undergraduate program in risk management and insurance (RMI) find themselves in demand in the job market. Ten employers will visit campus Wednesday, Feb. 25 to participate in the program’s annual Career Day, looking for candidates to fill 16 […]
Plath: Loss of Wachovia headquarters doesn’t spell doom for Charlotte’s economy
Dr. Tony Plath, associate professor of finance in the Belk College of Business, was featured on the “Viewpoint” page of the July 31 issue of the Charlotte Business Journal. Plath’s editorial, “The decline of a banking powerhouse?” is available at bizjournals (registration may be required).
University plans conference for alumni in career transition
In an effort to reach out to alumni affected by the current economic crisis, UNC Charlotte is planning a career-transition conference Saturday, Nov. 15 at the Harris Alumni Center on campus. The conference, which will run from 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM, is open to all UNC Charlotte alumni and their spouses/partners. Keynote speakers will […]
Ott Named ULI Academic Fellow
Steve Ott, the John Crosland Sr. Distinguished Professor of Real Estate at UNC Charlotte, has been named an Academic Fellow of the Urban Land Institute (ULI). Ott becomes one of 24 academics worldwide from various disciplines who will provide intellectual leadership for the ULI, a nonprofit education and research institute which focuses on issues related […]