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Mazzola joins Belk College as dean

   July 3, 2008
Dr. Joseph B. Mazzola assumed his new position as dean of the Belk College of Business on July 1. Dean Mazzola comes to UNC Charlotte from Georgetown University, where he was a member of the faculty of the McDonough School of Business andserved athree-...

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Belk College launches LinkedIn alumni group

   July 2, 2008
The Belk College of Business has launched an alumni affinity group on the LinkedIn online networking site, and graduatesof allBelk College programs are invited to join. The groupallows participantstoidentify and contact other Belk College of Business...

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UNC Charlotte announces partnership with global honor society

   June 20, 2008
The Belk College of Business at UNC Charlotte is partneringwith the Golden Key International Honour Society toofferone $10,000 scholarship to a Golden Key member who is accepted into the UNC Charlotte M.B.A. program. The UNC Charlotte M.B.A. program is...

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New campus entrance opens June 26; be aware of new traffic patterns

   June 19, 2008
The construction of the new main entrance to the UNC Charlotte campus onUniversity City Boulevard is nearing completion. The new main entrance will be open to incoming and outgoing traffic on Thursday, June 26. A traffic signal has been installed at the...

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Charlotte ranks among top cities in Business Week career survey

   June 17, 2008
In a recent survey published by Business Week magazine, Charlotte was ranked as one of the top three cities in the U.S. for eight careers. Working with Payscale.com,Business Weeklooked at the 25 largest metro areas in the U.S. to determine which offered...

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Gene Johnson '73 named Carolinas Entrepreneur of the Year

   June 13, 2008
Gene Johnson, chairman and CEO of FairPoint Communications and a 1973 graduate of the Belk College of Business, was named an Ernst...

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Belk College of Business to dedicate reading rooms March 12

   March 5, 2008
UNC Charlotte’s Belk College of Business will dedicate two renovated reading rooms for students in the Friday Buildingon Wednesday, March 12. The rooms, which were refurbished with funds donated by BB...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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