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Welcome new and returning students

Fall semester begins today
   August 18, 2014

The fall semester has begun, and the Belk College of Business wishes everyone a productive fall semester. 

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Belk College welcomes faculty members

7 new faculty members begin this fall semester
   August 18, 2014

The Belk College of Business welcomes seven new faculty members this fall 2014 semester:

"I plan to leverage my industry experience to help the students connect classroom learning with real world application," Gabriel said.

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Belk College Advisory Board member receiving CFO Lifetime Achievement Award

Belk College Advisory Board member receiving CFO Lifetime Achievement Award

5 finalists for Charlotte CFO of the Year are UNC Charlotte Accounting alumni
   August 4, 2014

Brian T. Marley will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award at Charlotte Business Journal's CFO of the Year Awards on August 19. Marley is a member of the Board of Advisors of the Belk College of Business.

Marley is the retired Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Belk, Inc.  Belk, with revenues of approximately $3.5 billion, is...

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Dr. John Connaughton gives economic update on WFAE

Dr. John Connaughton gives economic update on WFAE

Podcast available of latest Babson Capital/UNC Charlotte Economic Forecast
   July 10, 2014

Listen to faculty member John Connaughton's podcast on WFAE Charlotte Talks about the latest Babson Capital/UNC Charlotte Economic Forecast.

Under the direction of Dr. John Connaughton, the UNC Charlotte Economic Forecast has provided invaluable economic data for North Carolina since 1981. Babson Capital...

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Economic effects of the World Cup may result in losses, say researchers

Analysis over 50 years: Distracted workers pay attention to the game instead of work
   July 7, 2014

The World Cup has an economic effect on countries, according to an analysis of 50 years of nations' economic data compared with their Cup success over the same time period. UNC Charlotte Professor of Economics Craig Depken collaborated with Dennis Wilson of Western Kentucky University on the working paper entitled “The Long-Run Impacts of the World Cup...

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Faculty member's research with Harvard, Columbia in The Quarterly Journal of Economics

Study examines school segregation, education and crime in Charlotte schools
   July 3, 2014

Associate Professor Stephen Billings' work with colleagues from Harvard University Graduate School of Education and Columbia University Graduate School of Business looks at "School Segregation, Educational Attainment, and Crime: Evidence from the End of Busing in Charlotte-Mecklenburg." 

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Alumni and friends honor Professor Emeritus Thomas C. Turner

More than $230,000 raised for scholarship, faculty teaching award and conference room renovation
   July 1, 2014

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Signs point to slight N.C. economic slowdown

   June 3, 2014

Several diverse factors will likely slow the U.S. and North Carolina economies during 2014, UNC Charlotte economist John Connaughton reported today in his quarterly forecast for the state.

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UNC Charlotte Offers Professional Science Master’s Degree in Data Science and Business Analytics

   May 27, 2014

Big data is changing the way we do business – and UNC Charlotte is preparing students for the job market with a new master’s program integrating business and technology.

The UNC System Board of Governors has approved UNC Charlotte’s request to offer a Professional Science Master’s degree in Data Science and Business Analytics starting in fall 2014. This groundbreaking curriculum is the...

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Belk College honors outstanding faculty, staff

   April 25, 2014

The Belk College recently presented its annual awards to faculty and staff who have excelled in teaching, research and service.

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