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Belk College notes passing of sculptor Jim Gary

Artist's "Twentieth-Century Dinosaurs" exhibited at UNC Charlotte in 2004
   January 15, 2006
Jim Gary, a sculptor who became known internationally for his fine, architectural, landscape, and whimsical monumental art, diedJanuary 14. He was 66 and lived in Farmingdale, New Jersey. Gary's famous dinosaur sculptureswere on display in Charlotte in...

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Kerr appointed director of undergraduate student affairs

   January 5, 2006
Daryl Kerr, formerly an associate professor of management in the Belk College, has accepted the position of director of undergraduate student affairs. In this position, Kerr will supervise the Advising Center staff, serve as director of the Business...

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Connaughton releases latest economic forecast

The North Carolina economy is expected to grow by 3.9 percent during 2005, UNC Charlotte...
   December 13, 2005
The North Carolina economy is expected to grow by 3.9 percent during 2005, UNC Charlotte economist John Connaughton reported today in his TIAA-CREF/UNC Charlotte Economic Forecast for North Carolina . This growth forecast for 2005 is stronger than the...

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BISOM faculty receive university grant for curriculum development

Sungjune Park andChandrasekar Subramaniam, both assistant professors of management information systems, have been awardeda grantfor their pedagogical project, “The Use of Virtualization Technologies in Information Systems Education.” The...

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Belk College to offer dual-degree economics program with Copenhagen Business School

The Belk College of Business at UNC Charlotte and the Copenhagen Business School in Denmark are collaborating on a new master's degree program in economics. Graduates of the program will receive both an M.S. in Economics with an Economics/Finance...

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Feb. 27 economics seminar postponed

The Economics seminar scheduled for Friday, Feb. 27, has been cancelled due to inclement weather in the speaker's home city. Additional information will be available on the Belk College website when the seminar is rescheduled.

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It's a "Seven-Peat": UNC Charlotte SIFE team wins regional competition, again

The UNC Charlotte Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) team won the SIFE USA regional league competition on March 29. This is the seventh consecutive regional championship victory for the UNC Charlotte SIFE team. The team has won the SIFE regional...

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Belk College alumna, supporters recognized by Charlotte Business Journal

The Charlotte Business Journal will honor three women with Belk College connectionsthrough their annual Women in Business recognition program. Congratulations to Madie Burch, Paragon Commercial Bank, Class of1997; Janet Malzone, Grant Thornton, a member...

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Alumni entrepreneurs inspire students

The Belk College extends sincere gratitude to alumni JohnOwens ’90 from Ameritrust, Michelle Menard ’97 from Choice Translating and Brian Hamlett ’04 from mPower Consulting for speaking to the Introduction to Entrepreneurship class this...

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Cathey named interim chair of Department of Accounting

Dr. Jack Cathey has been appointed as the Interim Chair of the Department of Accounting in the Belk College of Business. Dr. Cathey joined the Belk College faculty in 1988.He is a Certified Public Accountant in North Carolina whose professional...

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