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Belk College recognizes outstanding faculty and staff

   May 23, 2011

The Belk College of Business recently presented its annual faculty awards for teaching, research and service and recognized the staff member of the year.

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Accounting Department receives $10,000 grant from PricewaterhouseCoopers

   May 20, 2011

The Belk College has received a $10,000 grant from the PricewaterhouseCoopers Charitable Foundation to fund curriculum design and revision in the Department of Accounting.

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UNC Charlotte SHRM chapter wins Superior Merit Award

   May 17, 2011

The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) has presented the UNC Charlotte student chapter with its 2010-2011 Superior Merit Award. SHRM is a professional human resources association that promotes the role of HR; this award recognizes chapters for outstanding activities and programs.

“This is the highest honor awarded to a SHRM student chapter,” noted chapter advisor Paula Harvey...

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Carolinas chapter of RIMS earns student-membership award; Belk College students benefit

   April 18, 2011

As a result of increased student enrollment in their chapter, the Carolinas chapter of the Risk and Insurance Management Society (RIMS) was recognized with the 2010 RIMS Student Membership Growth Award by the national organization. UNC Charlotte was a beneficiary of this award as well, receiving a complimentary student conference registration from the national organization and $2,000 in travel...

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Ph.D. student earns Best Paper award

Ph.D. student earns Best Paper award

   April 14, 2011

Jun Chen, a student in the Ph.D. in Business Administration program in the Belk College of Business, will receive the Outstanding Paper Award at the 2011 Eastern Financial Association annual meetings. His paper, “REIT Performance and Market Timing Ability,”  was co-authored with Belk College professors Richard Buttimer and Ethan Chiang.

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Belk College professor, NEXT speaker series spotlighted in UNC Charlotte magazine

   April 7, 2011

The latest issue of the UNC Charlotte magazine includes an article about Dr. Jim Oakley's research on consumer behavior, as well as a recap of the Belk College's NEXT speaker series event with Daniel Pink.

Read the magazine online at UNC Charlotte magazine

 

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Belk College alumna named one of Charlotte's "40 Under 40"

Belk College alumna named one of Charlotte's "40 Under 40"

   March 24, 2011

Andrea Howard, a 1998 graduate of the Belk College with a major in finance, was recently recognized by the Charlotte Business Journal's "40 Under 40" program, which celebrates the accomplishments of young professionals in the community.

Andrea is senior vice president for real estate investments for Grubb Properties in Charlotte.

The Belk College was the title...

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UNC Charlotte ranked among top part-time MBA programs by U.S. News

   March 16, 2011

The M.B.A. program at UNC Charlotte’s Belk College of Business has ranked in the top tier of part-time programs in the country, according to the 2012 edition of Best Graduate Schools by U.S. News Media Group.

UNC Charlotte tied for 59th place among 295 programs in the annual ranking, which is compiled from responses by business school deans and M.B.A....

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N.C. economy continues slow recovery through 2011, Connaughton reports

   March 15, 2011

N.C. Economy Continues Slow Recovery through 2011, Connaughton Reports
Job Growth will be the Major Challenge for State and U.S. 

After recording only a slight expansion in 2010, the North Carolina economy is expected to grow by nearly 3 percent in 2011, UNC Charlotte economist John Connaughton reported March 15 in his quarterly Babson Capital/UNC...

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RMI student featured on NCAA.com

RMI student featured on NCAA.com

   March 3, 2011

Cory Tilton, a senior in the Risk Management...

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