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Paper by Ph.D. student selected as finalist for Best Paper award

   July 26, 2012
A paper by Yiying Cheng, a student in the Ph.D. in business administration program, has been selected by the the Financial Management Association International (FMA) as a semifinalist for one of four best paper awards to be presented at the 2012 FMA...

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Read to serve on June 27 panel with U.S. Housing Secretary

   June 22, 2012
U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Shaun Donovan will be among the speakers for the discussion “Strengthening Neighborhoods and Making Affordable Housing Possible,” scheduled for 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, June 27, in McKnight Hall in the Cone...

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Belk College to co-sponsor annual Five Ventures business competition

   June 21, 2012
UNC Charlotte’s Five Ventures business competition celebrates its tenth anniversary this year. This annual contest, sponsored by the Charlotte Research Institute, Belk College of Business, Office of Technology Transfer and the Ben Craig Center, includes...

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Belk College to debut "Smart Talk" on Jan. 12

New television series features conversations with top business leaders
   June 21, 2012
The Belk College of Business will debut a new television program Jan. 12 on UNC Charlotte Television. "Smart Talk: Conversations with Claude Lilly" will feature the dean of the Belk College conducting one-on-one interviews with top business and community...

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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,...

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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. Hauser, a 1977 graduate of the Belk College M.B.A. program, is a member of the College's Business Advisory Council.He joined FairPoint...

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Ott to lead ULI professional development workshop in Charlotte

   June 21, 2012
Dr. Steven Ott, the John Crosland Jr. professor of real estate in the Belk College of Business and director of the Center for Real Estate, is leading a professional development workshop for the Urban Land Institute (ULI) May 11 and 12 in Charlotte. The...

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Center for Real Estate, Urban Land Institute partner for curriculum development

   June 21, 2012
The Center for Real Estate at UNC Charlotte is partnering withthe Urban Land Institute (ULI) to introduceULI's "Urban Plan"program intoUNC Charlotte's M.B.A. curriculuminreal estate. Urban Plan is a business-simulation programin whichteams of students...

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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...

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Charlotte Regional Partnership to honor UNC Charlotte for public-sector partnerships

   June 21, 2012
The Charlotte Regional Partnership will honor UNC Charlotte and California financier David Murdock with its 2009 "Jerry" Awards at a luncheon May 28. The awards recognize contributions to the Charlotte region by individuals and organizations from the...

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