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Leticia Foster is a marketing professional at Sealed Air and an MBA graduate of the Belk College of Business at UNC Charlotte featured in Faces of Belk College.

Alumna: What it means to be a millennial woman in business

   October 7, 2016
Millennials are a “hot” topic in today’s business world. Though the exact demographics have been debated, some define millennials as those born between 1980 and 2000. Within this 20-year span, I barely make the cut. Yet there is a part of me that is a part of every millennial. This unique generation has changed how and what we expect our voice to influence, how we interact with consumer brands,...

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One year after naming, UNC Charlotte Childress Klein Center for Real Estate raises $5.1 million

   September 30, 2016
One year ago, the UNC Charlotte Childress Klein Center for Real Estate celebrated the naming of the center and a $2.5 million gift by real estate firm Childress Klein. Today, the center reached another milestone. Over the past 12 months, almost 100...

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One year after naming, UNC Charlotte Childress Klein Center for Real Estate raises $5.1 million

   September 30, 2016
One year ago, the UNC Charlotte Childress Klein Center for Real Estate celebrated the naming of the center and a $2.5 million gift by real estate firm Childress Klein. Today, the center reached another milestone. Over the past 12 months, almost 100 companies and individuals from the Charlotte business community have raised a total of more than $5.1 million in support of the center. In September...

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UNC Charlotte pioneers first Doctorate in Business Administration in the Carolinas

   August 8, 2016
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Aug. 4, 2016 –  UNC Charlotte and the Belk College of Business will pioneer the first Doctorate in Business Administration (DBA) program in the Carolinas.  Led by Professor and Addison H. and Gertrude C. Reese Endowed Chair...

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UNC Charlotte pioneers first Doctorate in Business Administration in the Carolinas

   August 8, 2016
UNC Charlotte and the Belk College of Business will pioneer the first Doctorate in Business Administration (DBA) program in the Carolinas. Led by Professor and Addison H. and Gertrude C. Reese Endowed Chair Franz Kellermanns, the DBA program is a professional doctoral degree taught in an executive format. The Belk College program will enroll its first class in the fall of 2017 and will be...

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Generous gift funds innovative student-managed real estate investment fund

   July 15, 2016
For the first time in the history of the Childress Klein Center for Real Estate (CKCRE), graduate students have the opportunity to gain valuable experience by investing in public and private equity real estate securities. Students in the M.S. in Real...

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Generous gift funds innovative student-managed real estate investment fund

   July 15, 2016
For the first time in the history of the Childress Klein Center for Real Estate (CKCRE), graduate students have the opportunity to gain valuable experience by investing in public and private equity real estate securities. Students in the M.S. in Real Estate (MSRE) program work together to identify and analyze investment opportunities before pitching their recommendations, in a “Shark Tank”-like...

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Industry partner funds Childress Klein Center for Real Estate scholarship

   June 29, 2016
The Childress Klein Center for Real Estate (CKCRE) received more than $4,000 toward an endowed scholarship from real estate industry partner, CoreNet Global Carolinas. At its annual fundraiser, CoreNet Global Carolinas – a professional association...

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Industry partner funds Childress Klein Center for Real Estate scholarship

   June 29, 2016
The Childress Klein Center for Real Estate (CKCRE) received more than $4,000 toward an endowed scholarship from real estate industry partner, CoreNet Global Carolinas.

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Dean Ott to young business leaders: Engage with your community

   June 15, 2016
By Dean Steven Ott (Originally published in the Charlotte Business Journal) As the dean of the business school in the fastest-growing university of the UNC system, I have the opportunity to meet inspirational and successful alumni every single day. In...

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