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UNC Charlotte students compete in national investment challenge

Ateam of UNC Charlotte students recentlyrepresented North Carolina in a national investment research challenge in New York City. Lee Bowles, Jarrod Green, Brian Schiffer, Suken Shah and Bruce Silberman qualified by having the top report and oral...

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Tammy Beck wins best paper award

Tammy Beck, who joins the Belk College this fall as an assistant professorof management, received theAcademy of Management Journal'sBest Paper Award for 2007. Her coauthored article, “Radical Change Accidentally: The Emergence and Amplification of...

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UNC Charlotte SIFE team to participate in national competition

A team from the UNC Charlotte chapter of Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) will travel to Philadelphia to participate in the organization’s annual exposition and national competition May 10-12. This is UNC Charlotte’s sixth appearance in...

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Connaughton: N.C. economy shows strong growth in 2006; expansion expected through 2007

UNC Charlotte economist presents state economic forecast
The North Carolina economy is expected to grow by 3.5 percent during 2006, UNC Charlotte economist John Connaughton reported today in his TIAA-CREF/UNC Charlotte Economic Forecast for North Carolina. The growth forecast for 2006 is slightly lower than...

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Belk College professor moderates CFO roundtable

Dr. Jack Cathey, interim chair of the Department of Accounting and interim associate dean for finance and operations for the Belk College of Business, recently moderated the annual CFO Roundtable program for the Charlotte Chapter of Financial Executives...

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Community Conversation discusses employment, economic trends with industry experts

UNC Charlotte re-launched its successful “Community Conversations: Changing Times…Changing Minds” speaker series this spring with a panel discussion focused on jobs and the economic recovery, hosted by the Belk College of Business at...

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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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SIFE receives Charlotte Saves partnership award

Student organization lauded for outreach programs
The UNC Charlotte chapter of Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) recently receivedan award from Charlotte Saves, a not-for-profit organization that promotes financial security and wealth-building in Charlotte. Charlotte Saves presents itsCommunity...

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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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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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