Calvin Brock, a 1999 graduate of UNC Charlotte, will compete for the title of world heavyweight boxing champion on Saturday, Nov. 11 at Madison Square Garden in New York.
Brock, who earned a degree in finance and worked in banking before pursuing boxing full-time, willtake onWladimir Klitschko, the current title holder. The fight will be televised on HBO beginning at 10:00 PM Additional...
The Belk College of Business at UNC Charlotte has formed an advisory council for its new M.B.A. program in Sports Marketing and Management.
Council members will provide guidance and support to Belk College administrators as they prepare to launch the Sports M.B.A., which will enroll its first class in August 2007. The Council will review curriculum, provide internship...
The Belk College's Department of Finance and Business Law will host "In Search of the Midas Touch: How to Create, Realize and Manage Business Wealth in a Flat World," on Friday, Nov. 3, from 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM
UNC Charlotte's M.B.A. program has been featured in The Princeton Review's 2007 edition of its “Best 282 Business Schools.”
The UNC Charlotte chapter of Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) will host its annual “Career Day” for undergraduate business students on Monday, Oct. 23.
From 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, business executives from companies throughout the Charlotte region will take over for professors in junior- and senior-level classes in the Belk College of Business. They will discuss topics related to career...
Belk College Dean Claude Lilly recently announced that Dr. Beth Rubin,professor of management,has beenappointeddirector of research for the College. Inthis role, Rubin will be responsible for the College's efforts inobtaining externally funded research.
Rubin, who joined the Belk College faculty in 2002,recently heldatwo-year appointmentat the National Science Foundation in Washington,...
The North Carolina economy is expected to grow by 1.5 percent during 2006, UNC Charlotte economist John Connaughton reported today in his TIAA-CREF/UNC Charlotte Economic Forecast for North Carolina. This growth forecast for 2006 is lower than the 2.2 percent growth rate projected in Connaughton’s June forecast.
Gretchen Burleson has joined the Belk College of Business as the Assistant Director of the M.B.A. Program for Career and Professional Development.
James Woodward, chancellor emeritus of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, has been appointed chair of Mecklenburg Citizens for Public Education, a new citizens group.
The organization will serve as an advocate for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools and will ensure the accountability of the school system. Woodward's first task will be to select a board for the organization, which...
For his dedication to and excellence in teaching throughout his career, UNC Charlotte has nominated Dr. Ed Malmgren for the 2006 U.S. Professors of the Year Award.
According to his students and colleagues, Malmgren’s impact on his students has been tremendous. One of his former students, Erik Cobb, said, “A professor’s legacy and impact is determined by the quality of students they...