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Business leaders join Belk College advisory council

   April 7, 2006
Charlotte business leaders Dale Boyles, Curt Fochtmann, Michael Smith and Jon Wierda have joined the Business Advisory Council of the Belk College of Business at UNC Charlotte. Boyles is a partner at KPMG, LLC, focusing on industrial and consumer market...

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UNC Charlotte SIFE team wins regional competition

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   April 6, 2006
The UNC Charlotte SIFE (Students in Free Enterprise) team won the organization'sregional league competitionon April 3. This is thethirdconsecutive championship year for the UNC Charlotte chapter, which was formed three years ago. The UNC...

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Kohut named outstanding speaker

Management professor will be honored by CPAs
   April 5, 2006
Gary Kohut, professor of management in the Belk College of Business, has been named a recipient of the "Outstanding Chapter Speaker Award" by the North Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants (NCACPA). He will be recognized by the...

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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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