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New television series features conversations with top business leaders

Belk College M.B.A. alumnus and advisory board member David Hauser, chief financial officer at Duke Energy Corp., was one of four CFOs who recently participated in a roundtable discussion sponsored by the Charlotte chapter of Financial Executives International (FEI). Hauser, along with the CFOs of National Gypsum, Lance Inc. and Compass Group North America, answered […]

Kwame Jackson, a Charlotte native who was one of the breakout stars of the first season of the hit TV show “The Apprentice,” will share hishis “Lessons from the Boardroom” with UNC Charlotte students on Tuesday, March 20. Jackson’s appearance is part of UNC Charlotte’s Conversations in Leadership series andis co-sponsored by the Belk College […]

Tony Plath, associate professor of finance in the Belk College of Business, hasdeveloped an outstanding reputation amongregional media for his expertise on banking and the financial services industry and his uncensored observations on the decisions made by industry leaders. Withrecent economic turmoil turning the spotlight to Charlotte, Plath has become sought after by national media […]

UNC Charlotte re-launches its successful “Community Conversations: Changing Times…Changing Minds” speaker series with a panel discussion focused on jobs and the economic recovery, hosted by the Belk College of Business. The event takes place Wednesday, March 17, at the Levine Museum of the New South.Registration and a reception begin at 5:30 PM and the program […]

The Center for Real Estate at UNC Charlotte is partnering withthe Urban Land Institute (ULI) to introduceULI’s “Urban Plan”program intoUNC Charlotte’s M.B.A. curriculuminreal estate. Urban Plan is a business-simulation programin whichteams of students develop a planfor the redevelopment of a blighted neighborhood in a hypothetical community. Each team member assumes one of five roles: finance […]

Belk College Associate Dean Alan Shao announced today that Cindy Fox hasbeen namedAssistant Director of International Business Programs. Foxearned an M.B.A. from UNC Charlotte and was a lecturer in the Belk College’s Department ofMarketingfor 14 years. During this time, she taught International Marketing and other courses,led summer student tripsto Paris,served asadvisor to the Niner Chapter […]

by Meghan Graham, SIFE chapter vice president for public relations The UNC Charlotte Students In Free Enterprise (SIFE) teamwon its fourth annual SIFE regional competition onMarch 22. Thecompetition was heldCharlotte and served as a preliminary competition for SIFE Nationals. The UNC Charlotte SIFE team will attend SIFE Nationals in Dallas, TexasMay 6 – 8and will […]

Craig Depken II, associate professor of economics, was recently quoted in”Hot ticket: Seats at Sunday’s Patriots-Jets game going for up to $1,450,” an article published in the Providence (R.I.) Journal. Depken’s research focuses on the economics of sports, and he is frequently consulted by media from across the country to comment on current topics in […]

UNC Charlotte’s Five Ventures business competition celebrates its tenth anniversary this year. This annual contest, sponsored by the Charlotte Research Institute, Belk College of Business, Office of Technology Transfer and the Ben Craig Center, includes a series of events beginning with a business planning workshop on Wednesday, Feb. 2. It will culminate in a gala […]