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MBA students visit Germany in summer course

   June 28, 2011
Twenty Belk College graduate students visited Munich, Frankfurt, Stuttgart, Mannheim, and Heidelberg June 4 - 11 as part of the summer M.B.A. course “Doing Business in Germany.” Led by Dr. Jim Nebus in the Department of Management, students visited BMW,...

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Russo to participate in Federal budget forum

   June 23, 2011
Dr. Ben Russo, professor of economics, will participate in a roundtable discussion hosted by U.S. Senator Kay Hagan on the Federal budget deficit. The event, part of the Senator's statewide "Fighting For Our Future Budget Listening Tour," will take place...

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Belk College announces appointment of new department chairs

   June 7, 2011
Belk College Dean Steven Ott recently announced the appointment of new chairs for the college’s six academic departments: Hughlene Burton, Accounting – Dr. Burton joined UNC Charlotte in 1996 and most recently served as director of the Master of...

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Forecast: North Carolina economy continues slow recovery through 2012

   June 1, 2011
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – June 1, 2011 — The North Carolina economy will continue its sluggish recovery from the recession through 2011 and 2012, UNC Charlotte economist John Connaughton reported today in his quarterly Babson Capital/UNC Charlotte Economic...

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Connaughton to present Economic Forecast June 1

   May 27, 2011
UNC Charlotte economist John Connaughton will present his quarterly forecast for the North Carolina economy at a luncheon and press conference Wednesday, June 1 at the Westin Charlotte (601 S. College St.). Connaughton's presentation begins at noon....

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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. Dr. Moutaz Khouja, professor of operations management, received the Distinguished Scholarship Award...

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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. The grant, funded by the PWC INQuires program, will support a team of faculty who...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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