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Alumnus Matthew Johnson to participate in international road race

Alumnus Matthew Johnson to participate in international road race

   June 21, 2012

Matthew Johnson, a 1999 graduate of the Belk College with an undergraduate degree in international business, has been invited to participate in a prestigious rally-car road race in Mexico later this month.

In Rally racing,drivers and their co-drivers take modified road cars over courses that cover hundreds of miles of gravel, dirt or snow-covered roads. The sport is part of the ESPN X...

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Commercial Real Estate Women to host fundraiser to benefit Belk College of Business scholarship

   June 21, 2012

CREW Charlotte, the local chapter of a professional organization for women in commercial real estate, will host a casino-night benefit to raise funds for a scholarship in the Belk College of Business at UNC Charlotte. The event will take place Thursday, May 17 from 6:00 to 9:00 PM at the Palmer Building, 2601 E. 7th Street in Charlotte. Admission is $25.00 and includes food, beverages and...

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Uptown students: Be aware of Speed Street, May 22 - 24

   June 21, 2012

Students taking courses at UNC Charlotte Uptown should be aware that the annual Food Lion 600 Festival will impact motor and pedestrian traffic near the uptown campus May 22 to 24.

"Speed Street" will shift this yeartoTryon Street north of Trade, closing Tryon between 3rd and 8th Streets and closing severalcross streets between College and Church Streets.

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Belk College sponsors wheelchair basketball shootout Jan. 27 & 28

Charlotte Rollin' Bobcats to compete against four other teams
   June 21, 2012

The Belk College of Business and UNC Charlotte's Division of University Relations and Community Affairs are sponsoring the Winter 2007 Charlotte Shootout, a wheelchair basketball competition, Jan. 27 and 28 in the Belk Gymnasium. Admission is free.

The Shootout features five wheelchair basketball teams from across the nation, including the Charlotte Rollin' Bobcats. Belk College alumnus...

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Belk College economist to discuss the economy on WFAE, WJZY-TV

Belk College economist to discuss the economy on WFAE, WJZY-TV

   June 21, 2012

UNC Charlotte economist John Connaughton will be making the rounds in local media to discuss the current turbulence in the U.S. economy.

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Dean Lilly leads Arts & Science Council campaign

Arts group aims to raise $11.2 million, increase community participation
   June 21, 2012

Claude Lilly, dean of the Belk College of Business, has been appointed chair of the Arts...

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MBA student awarded Zonta Scholarship

   June 21, 2012

Belk College M.B.A. student Debi Wessinger has been awarded the Zonta Club Fellowshipat UNC Charlotte. The fellowship is awarded to a non-traditional prospective graduate or undergraduate student, withpreference given to a student returning to formal education after some time away from school. The scholarship coversfull tuition for one year. Debiwill be a full-time M.B.A. student and is...

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University plans conference for alumni in career transition

   June 21, 2012

In an effort to reach out to alumni affected by the current economic crisis, UNC Charlotte is planning a career-transition conference Saturday, Nov. 15 at the Harris Alumni Center on campus.

The conference, which will run from 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM, is open to all UNC Charlotte alumni and their spouses/partners.

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Ott Named ULI Academic Fellow

   June 21, 2012

Steve Ott, the John Crosland Sr. Distinguished Professor of Real Estate at UNC Charlotte, has been named an Academic Fellow of the Urban Land Institute (ULI).

Ott becomes one of 24 academics worldwide from various disciplines who will provide intellectual leadership for the ULI, a nonprofit education and research institute which focuses on issues related to real estate, land use and...

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Carolina Pad CEO to discuss business, personal transformation Sept. 29

Carolina Pad CEO to discuss business, personal transformation Sept. 29

   June 21, 2012

The Belk College of Business at UNC Charlotte welcomes Clay Presley, president and CEO of Carolina Pad, who will speak to graduate students and invited guests on Tuesday, Sept. 29.

The event will take place from 6:00 to 9:00 PM at the Westin Hotel, 601 S. College Street.

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