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BAC member David Hauser appointed to UNC Charlotte Board of Trustees

BAC member David Hauser appointed to UNC Charlotte Board of Trustees

   June 21, 2012

FairPoint Communications CEO David Hauser recentlywas sworn in as a member of the UNC Charlotte Board of Trustees.

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Freakonomics authors to launch Belk College’s new speaker series, Nov. 4

Freakonomics authors to launch Belk College’s new speaker series, Nov. 4

   June 21, 2012

PLEASE NOTE: THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT

The authors of the best-selling Freakonomics books will take center stage as the Belk College of Business at UNC Charlotte inaugurates a new speaker series.

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Plath answering reader questions about the economy on CharlotteObserver.com

Plath answering reader questions about the economy on CharlotteObserver.com

   June 21, 2012

Dr. Tony Plath, associate professor of finance, has been putting his expertise on banking and the financial services industry to work on the Charlotte Observer website, answering reader questions on the economy and recent shakeups in investment banking.

The feature, "Ask The Professor," is available through the Observer website at...

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Belk College to sponsor national award

   June 21, 2012

The Belk College of Business has signed on as a sponsor of The National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association's 48th annual awards weekend, which will take place in Salisbury, N.C.,April 28-30.

The Belk College of Business will launch an M.B.A. in sports marketing and management this fall. The sponsorship is designed to promote the new degree as...

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Belk College, Alumni Affairs plan fall career development series

   June 21, 2012

The Belk College of Business and the UNC Charlotte Office of Alumni Affairs are collaborating to present two "Super Saturday" career development events this fall.

The first, "Marketing Yourself," will take place Saturday, Sept. 12 at the Harris Alumni Center.

The second, "Super Charge Your Job Search and Networking Skills," will take place Oct. 3 in the Friday Building, room 15...

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N.C. economy to grow for seventh straight year, UNC Charlotte economist reports

   June 21, 2012

UNC Charlotte economist John Connaughton expects the North Carolina economy to continue expanding in 2008, but cautions that rising energy prices, the sub-prime credit crisis and falling consumer confidence may impact the state’s seven-year economic expansion.

In Connaughton’s latest quarterly snapshot of the state economy, he expects the state’s economy to show growth...

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Shao to keynote immigration seminar Sept. 11

Shao to keynote immigration seminar Sept. 11

   June 21, 2012

Dr. Alan Shao, associate dean for professional and global programs, will be a keynote speaker at "Immigration, Collaboration and Its Impact on the U.S. Workforce," a seminar taking place Sept. 11, 2008.

Dr. Shao will address "Companies and Business Schools: Growth of Global Partnerships" at the seminar, which is sponsored by Alan Gordon Immigration...

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UNC Charlotte among Princeton Review's best business schools

   June 21, 2012

UNC Charlotte's M.B.A. program has been featured in The Princeton Review's new 2011 edition of its book, "The Best 300 Business Schools."

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UNC Charlotte, Bank of America announce Applied Technology Program

   June 21, 2012

UNC Charlotte and Bank of America have launched an innovative new program for the next generation of knowledge workers.

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Belk College to co-sponsor business ethics lecture Feb. 22

   June 21, 2012

The Center for Professional and Applied Ethics, the Department of Philosophy, and the Belk College of Business are co-sponsoring a public lecture by Patricia H. Werhane, Ph.D., on Feb. 22 at 4 p.m. in Storrs 110. Her lecture is titled “Moral Imagination, System Analysis, and Globalization.”

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