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Arnold gives presidential address at Society for Business Ethics

   August 8, 2012
Dr. Denis Arnold, the Surtman Distinguished Scholar in Business Ethics in the Belk College of Business, delivered the Presidential Address at the 32nd annual meeting of the Society of Business Ethics in Boston on August 4.  His address, "Global...

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Karina Franco joins Belk College as Director of Undergraduate Advising

   August 7, 2012
Karina Franco has joined the Belk College of Business as director of undergraduate advising.  A native of Mexico, Missouri, she earned a B.J. in Advertising from the University of Missouri and a M.A. in Student Development in Postsecondary Education...

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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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Connaughton studies impact of film industry on Charlotte economy

   June 21, 2012
John Connaughton, professor of economics in the Belk College of Business at UNC Charlotte, recently conducted an economic impact study for the Charlotte Regional Partnership to determine the contribution of the film and video production and distribution...

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UNC Charlotte among Princeton Review's best business schools

   June 21, 2012
UNC Charlotte's M.B.A. program has been featured in The Princeton Review's new 2011 edition of its book, "The Best 300 Business Schools." According to Robert Franek, Princeton Review senior VP of publishing, "We are pleased to recommend UNC Charlotte and...

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Observer editor to discuss ethics of journalism at Barnhardt Seminar Oct. 23

   June 21, 2012
Glenn Burkins, assistant managing editor of The Charlotte Observer, will be the keynote speaker at UNC Charlotte’s 18th annual Barnhardt Seminar on Ethics and the World of Business on Tuesday, Oct. 23. Burkins will discuss the ethical issues he faced as...

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UNC Charlotte’s Student Managed Investment Fund outperforms S&P 500 at mid-year

   June 21, 2012
While Wall Street ended last year in the doldrums, the UNC Charlotte students administering the Student Managed Investment Fund (SMIF) in the Belk College of Business ended 2007 with a return that most investors would envy. As of December 26, 2007 the...

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Belk College conference to examine role of ethics in credit crisis

   June 21, 2012
Two of the nation's top experts in business ethics and a retired executive from the Federal Reserve Bank will be the keynote speakers at an upcoming UNC Charlotte conference on "Business Ethics and the Credit Crisis." Jeff Kane, the UNC Charlotte Trustee...

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Troyer to serve on panel focusing on women's involvement in policy-making

   June 21, 2012
Jennifer Troyer, associate professor of economics in the Belk College of Business, will serve on a panel April 28 examining the role of women in community involvement and political activism. The panel discussion is part of a larger program, "A Woman at...

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