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Economics Dept. hosts guest speaker April 7

James Kahn will discuss environmental economics
   April 5, 2006
James R. Kahn, director of the environmental studies program and the John F. Hendon professor of economics at Washington and Lee University, will present an Economics Department seminar on Friday, April 7, from 3:00 to 4:30 PM in Room 009 of the...

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Belk College to dedicate trading room

Interactive classroom features state-of-the-art technology
   March 24, 2006
UNC Charlotte’s Belk College of Business will dedicate a new, interactive trading room at a reception on Tuesday, March 28. The trading room will be used by business and finance students, including participants in the Student Managed Investment Fund (...

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Nelson joins Belk College as associate director of MBA program

   March 22, 2006
Jeremiah Nelson has joined the Belk College M.B.A. Program as Associate Director. He has more than seven years of experience working with business undergraduate and graduate programs. Most recently, Nelson was an associate director with Wake Forest...

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Visiting professor to present lecture on India's consumer market

   March 21, 2006
The Belk College of Business will host a guest lecture by Professor Vijay Kapur from the University of Delhi, India, on Wedesday, March 29. Prof. Kapur's lecture, entitled "The Changing Dimensions of the Consumer/Retail Market in Today's India--Cultural...

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Godfrey elected to leadership position in FEI chapter

   March 17, 2006
Howard Godfrey, professor of accounting in the Belk College of Business, has been elected to serve as president-elect of the Southern Carolinas chapter of Financial Executives International (FEI), a professional organization for financial managers. After...

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Belk College plans graduate degree in sports marketing management

   March 10, 2006
NOTE: Some of the details about the Sports M.B.A. program have changed since this press release was written in March 2006. For current information about the program, visit www.sportsmba.uncc.edu. ------------------------------------------------------...

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Insurance agents endow Belk College scholarship

Fund will benefit undergraduates studying risk management and insurance
   March 8, 2006
The Young Agents Committee of the Independent Insurance Agents of North Carolina (IIANC) have endowed a scholarship in the Belk College of Business. Young Agents Chairman Leamon Clemmons Jr.and Vice Chairman Kenny Richardson presented a check for $54,515...

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Charlotte Business Journal seeks nominations for Diversity in Business Awards

   March 2, 2006
The Charlotte Business Journal and the Diversity Council of the Carolinas are seeking nominations for the 2006 Diversity in Business awards event. The award honors individuals who are catalysts in advancing the cause of diversity in business. Diversity...

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BAC member Cynthia Carlson named finalist for BusinessWoman of the Year

Award to be presented March 15
   February 27, 2006
Belk College Business Advisory Council (BAC) member Cynthia Carlson has been named a finalist for the Charlotte BusinessWoman of the Year award. Presented annually by Wachovia and Queens University of Charlotte, the award recognizes Charlotte's most...

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BAC member Tim Flanagan featured in Charlotte Observer

   February 23, 2006
Belk College Business Advisory Council (BAC) member Tim Flanagan Jr. was recently featured in the Charlotte Observer's "Entrepreneur: How I Got My Start" column. Flanagan is president and CEO of Hinrichs Flanagan Financial, a financial services firm...

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