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Ott to lead community panel discussion on infrastructure and growth

Ott to lead community panel discussion on infrastructure and growth

   June 21, 2012

UNC Charlotte Community Conversation to Discuss Infrastructure with National and Regional Experts

The UNC Charlotte “Community Conversations: Changing Times…Changing Minds” speaker series continues Wednesday, May 20, at 6:00 PM at the Levine Museum of the New South. [Directions]

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Ott to lead ULI professional development workshop in Charlotte

Ott to lead ULI professional development workshop in Charlotte

   June 21, 2012

Dr. Steven Ott, the John Crosland Jr. professor of real estate in the Belk College of Business and director of the Center for Real Estate, is leading a professional development workshop for the Urban Land Institute (ULI) May 11 and 12 in Charlotte.

The program, "Equity Capital for Commercial Real Estate: Understanding and Navigating the Private and Public Options," is...

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Shao gains new title, responsibilities in Belk College

Shao gains new title, responsibilities in Belk College

   June 21, 2012

Alan T. Shaohas assumed additional administrative responsibilities in the Belk College of Business and now holds the title of Associate Dean for Professional Graduate and Global Business Programs. He has served as associate dean for international programs since 2005.

In addition todeveloping anddirectingthe Belk College's academic programs in Europe, Latin America and...

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Joe Price elected to UNC Charlotte Board of Trustees

Joe Price elected to UNC Charlotte Board of Trustees

<br>Bank of America CFO is 1983 graduate of Belk College of Business
   June 21, 2012

The University of North Carolina Board of Governorshas elected Joe Price, chief financial officer at Bank of America Corp., to UNC Charlotte’s board of trustees.

Price was recommended by the UNC Charlotte board’s nominating committee, chaired by trustee Jim Babb. A 1983 graduate of UNC Charlotte’s Belk College of Business, Price fills the position vacated by Carl Belk,...

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Scholarships available for GMAT preparation courses

</br>UNC Charlotte MBA program partners with National Black MBA Association and The Princeton Review
   June 21, 2012

The UNC Charlotte M.B.A. program is partnering with the National Black M.B.A. Association and The Princeton Review to offer scholarships for Graduate Management Aptitude Test (GMAT) preparation courses.

The goal of the scholarship program is to assist high-potential candidates whose backgrounds are traditionally underrepresented in M.B.A. programs.

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UNC Charlotte, CCIM Institute partner for professional development

   June 21, 2012

The Center for Real Estate at UNC Charlotte has entered into an agreement with the CCIM Institute that will allow graduates of UNC Charlotte’s M.B.A. program with a concentration in real estate to receive credit towards the CCIM (Certified Commercial Investment Member) designation.

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UNC Charlotte named an

   June 21, 2012

U.S. News and World Report has named UNC Charlotte one of the top ten "up and coming national universities" in its annual Best College issue.

According to Robert Morse at U.S. News, the magazine asked top academics as part of the regular U.S. News peer assessment survey to name the schools that they think are "Up-and-Coming Institutions."

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Economics professor published in Taipei Times

Economics professor published in Taipei Times

   June 21, 2012

Hwan C. Lin, associate professor of economics in the Belk College of Business, recently wrote an editorial for the Taipei (Taiwan) Times.

In"The Figures are Able to Speak for Themselves," Lin discusses the revitalization of the Taiwan economy.Lin isa research fellow at the Taiwan Public Policy Council in addition to his faculty appointment at UNC Charlotte.

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UNC Charlotte begins email transition

   June 21, 2012

Beginning today, the default email domain for UNC Charlotte faculty and staff will change from @email.uncc.edu to @uncc.edu. Faculty and staff are encourged to update their Outlook signatures, webpages and listserv memberships to reflect this change. (All internal listservs will be automatically updated.)

When reprinting publications, letterhead and business cards,be...

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UNC Charlotte Forecast: Modest economic recovery should begin in 3rd quarter for North Carolina

UNC Charlotte Forecast: Modest economic recovery should begin in 3rd quarter for North Carolina

   June 21, 2012

The North Carolina economy declined by 0.3 percent during 2008 and is expected to fall another 1.8 percent in 2009, UNC Charlotte economist John Connaughton reported today in his quarterly economic forecast for the state.

However, Gross State Product (GSP) should begin to stabilize during second quarter and may signal a technical end to the recession, according to...

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