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Spring 2020 CEO Speaker Series: 5 Reasons to Attend

Spring 2020 CEO Speaker Series: 5 Reasons to Attend

Here's how students can benefit from attending the speaker series featuring Dontá Wilson '97
   January 14, 2020

The Belk College of Business will present the Spring 2020 CEO Speaker Series on Wednesday, Jan. 29, featuring Donta’ Wilson ’97, chief digital and client experience officer for Truist Financial Corp. 

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Belk College Looks Back at 2019

Belk College Looks Back at 2019

Relive a few memorable moments from 2019 with this short video
   January 10, 2020

From innovative faculty research to events and partnerships that connected our region, 2019 was another milestone year for UNC Charlotte's Belk College of Business. 

As 2020 gets underway, Belk College is taking a look back at a few memorable moments from 2019 with this short video.

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Belk College Pushing for More Technology in the Classroom

Belk College Pushing for More Technology in the Classroom

New policy will require upper-level business students to have a laptop for their courses
   January 6, 2020

Beginning in fall 2020, all upper-level undergraduate and graduate Belk College of Business students will be required to bring their own laptop to class.

The new "bring your own device" policy begins in August with the start of the 2020-21 academic year. 

“This is an opportunity to bring more technology...

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Gaining a Global Perspective in the Belk College MBA

Gaining a Global Perspective in the Belk College MBA

Student Insight: Matthew Hillman, MBA Ambassador, discusses his international experiences
   January 2, 2020

For all of my adult life, I’ve been passionate about travel, language and culture. As my undergraduate degree program came to an end, I made a bold decision to travel and see more of the world, instead of settling into a conventional 9-to-5 desk job that would boost a career path I was not certain I even wanted at the time. I began...

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Recent Accounting Grad is Bowl Bound with Charlotte Football

Recent Accounting Grad is Bowl Bound with Charlotte Football

Linebacker Jeff Gemmell is excited about graduating and going to the Bahamas Bowl with the 49ers
   December 20, 2019

From the Belk College to the Bahamas, recent grad Jeff Gemmell’s dream is coming true as he joins 49er Football on a trip to the Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl. Since joining the program, Gemmell has experienced many of its “firsts,” and just one week after graduating, his last experience will be the program’s first bowl.

Gemmell reflected on his experiences...

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Buttimer on NBC News to Discuss Affordable Housing

Buttimer on NBC News to Discuss Affordable Housing

Dr. Richard Buttimer talks about the affordable housing crisis in Charlotte
   December 16, 2019

Dr. Richard Buttimer, interim associate dean and director of the Childress Klein Center for Real Estate (CKCRE)appeared on NBC News affiliates across the nation to discuss his research ...

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Belk College Graduate Students Give Back

Belk College Graduate Students Give Back

Student Insight: During the season of gratitude, students volunteer in the Charlotte community
   November 26, 2019

UNC Charlotte Belk College of Business graduate students recently had the opportunity to volunteer at Second Harvest Food Bank of...

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Belk and Levine Scholar Joined Archaeological Excavation Team in Mount Zion

Belk and Levine Scholar Joined Archaeological Excavation Team in Mount Zion

Excavation team finds evidence of Babylonian conquest of Jerusalem during study abroad trip
   November 21, 2019

Researchers digging at UNC Charlotte’s ongoing archaeological excavation on Mount Zion in Jerusalem have announced a second significant discovery from the 2019 season–clear evidence of the Babylonian conquest of the city from 587/586 BCE.

The discovery is of a deposit including layers of ash, arrowheads dating from the period...

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MBA Student-Athletes Bring Lessons of Teamwork and Commitment into the Classroom

MBA Student-Athletes Bring Lessons of Teamwork and Commitment into the Classroom

Learn how three Belk College MBA students are propelling their business careers forward
   November 20, 2019

Q&A WITH CURRENT GRADUATE STUDENTS

Vikas Gowda, Meredith Harris and Evan Shirreffs open up about how athletics, paired with graduate student life, has strengthened their experience as Belk College MBA students....

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Belk College Student and Family Keep Up Father's American Dream

Belk College Student and Family Keep Up Father's American Dream

Two UNC Charlotte students help manage family restaurant after tragedy
   November 14, 2019

Shortly after moving to the United States from Cuba in 2015, Manny Pérez Ochoa and his family were struck with a tragedy. His father, Idael Pérez Maldonado, was killed instantly in a fatal car crash.

Pérez Maldonado had a dream of owning a restaurant and keeping his family close together. Just one month before his passing, the...

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