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Tootsie Roll Industries President to speak to MBA students Oct. 17

   September 30, 2007

Ellen R. Gordon, president of Tootsie Roll Industries, will speak to students in UNC Charlotte’s M.B.A. program on Wednesday, Oct. 17 from 5:30 to 7:00 PM at the Westin Hotel (601 S. College Street).

Gordon will discuss Tootsie Roll's strategy for the future. Her role in the acquisition of competitors and globalization of her company has kept Tootsie Roll at the top of its industry...

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Connaughton releases quarterly economic forecast

   September 28, 2007

The North Carolina economy is expected to grow by 2.6 percent during 2007, UNC Charlotte economist John Connaughton reported today in his TIAA-CREF/UNC Charlotte Economic Forecast for North Carolina. The growth forecast for 2007 is lower than the growth rate of 2.9 percent experienced during 2006.

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Gray joins Belk College as executive-in-residence

Gray joins Belk College as executive-in-residence

   September 13, 2007

Carroll Gray has joined the Belk College of Business at UNC Charlotte as an executive-in-residence for the 2007-08 academic year. Gray, who retired as president of the Charlotte Chamber in 2005, currently is president of Design Strategies, a consulting firm with offices in Charlotte and Greenville, S.C.

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Madsen named finalist for Bank of America Teaching Award

Madsen named finalist for Bank of America Teaching Award

   September 12, 2007

Ron Madsen, professor of economics, has beennamed one of this year’s five finalists for UNC Charlotte’s top teaching honor, the Bank of America Award for Teaching Excellence.

Madsenis profiled in the Sept. 12 issue of Campus News: newsletter

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MBA students to participate in national case-study competition

   September 7, 2007

A team of UNC Charlotte M.B.A. students will participate in the National Black M.B.A. Association's annual case competition in Orlando, Fla., this weekend.

Jabbar Jackson, Mike Guerin and Nakiya Cohen have been working with Dr. Linda Swayne, chair of the Department of Marketing, to prepare their case presentation.

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Buttimer cited in article on real estate derivatives

Buttimer cited in article on real estate derivatives

   September 1, 2007

Richard Buttimer, professor of finance and real estate development, was quoted in a recent article published by SNL Financial, the premier multisector-focused information and research firm in the financial information marketplace.

The article, entitled 'Will subprime shocks make real estate derivatives a hot property?," is available at...

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GMAT prep course scholarship program extended

   August 27, 2007

The UNC Charlotte M.B.A. program is again partnering with the National Black M.B.A. Association and The Princeton Review to offer scholarships for Graduate Management Aptitude Test (GMAT) preparation courses.

The goal of the scholarship program, which began last fall, is to assist high-potential candidates whose backgrounds are traditionally underrepresented in M.B.A. programs.

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Marketing professor named Observer sales-expert columnist

Marketing professor named Observer sales-expert columnist

   August 26, 2007

Tom Stevenson, professor of marketing in the Belk College, has been appointed to a team of experts who will write the new "In Closing" column in The Charlotte Observer.

The column, which runs in "Moneywise" section on Sundays, will offer advice on aspects of sales including persuasion, influence, organization, communication and skill-building. The five columnists will...

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Randolph joins Center for Real Estate as research associate

Randolph joins Center for Real Estate as research associate

   August 25, 2007

Sonye Randolph has joined the Center for Real Estate at UNC Charlotte as a research associate. Ms. Randolph earned a Master of Public Affairs from UNC Greensboro and a Bachelor’s in Public Policy Analysis and Economics from UNC Chapel Hill before entering UNC Charlotte’s Public Policy Ph.D. program in the fall of 2007. She has gained professional experience in policy research and analysis...

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Belk College reminds students of closed-class policy

   August 19, 2007

The Belk College Advising Center has issued a reminder that students will not be added to any closed classes, but shares several strategies that will increase a student’s chance of adding a course that is currently closed:

1. Continue to monitor the online Schedule of Classes. Sometimes students will drop a class the closer it gets...

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