STERIS - Mock Interviews/Networking Opportunity

ATTENTION: Juniors and Seniors In The College of Business!

STERIS is the world’s pre-eminent infection prevention, decontamination, and surgical and critical care company, with a long list of first-to-market products and industry-leading service innovations and thousands of customers in more than 60 countries.

They are seeking juniors and seniors from the Belk College of Business to help conduct MOCK (practice) interviews!

Wednesday, April 20th

9:00 am – 12:00 pm

at the Renaissance Suites Hotel

2800 Coliseum Centre Drive

Charlotte, North Carolina

STERIS is coming to Charlotte to host a variety of training sessions for our home based sales leaders. For one of their trainings, they are certifying many of their hiring managers to be DDI Behavioral Based interviewers. To do so, they need to put their professionals through a series of mock interviews so that they can be assessed. We seek junior/senior level business majors interested in getting interviewing practice to assist us in our employee’s certification.

Interested students should register for the event in Hire-A-Niner; the University Career Center will be in touch with additional information. 

*If you register, you must be able to commit to the morning of Wednesday, April 20th from 9am - 12pm.

Marketing Fun! Upcoming Opportunity to Connect with Faculty

The Marketing Department hosted a "Breakfast for Champions" where Professor Cohen talked about marketing opportunities and the major at UNC Charlotte. Students were treated to breakfast and two students walked away with gift cards.

Couldn't make it to breakfast?

Mark your calendar to attend "Lunch for Stars," on Wednesday, April 13th from 12:30 - 1:30pm in the Reading Room, 2nd Floor of Friday. Drop in or feel free to stay the whole time.

This is another opportunity for students interested in marketing to connect with faculty and advisors as you work towards graduation. Snacks will be provided.

Learn more about the Bank of America Applied Technology Program! Info Session on Wed., April 6th

Belk College Students:

Earn course credit and get great internship experience with Bank of America’s Applied Technology Program.  This program is offered exclusively to juniors interested in technology and financial services holding a 3.0 GPA or higher with a May 2018 graduation date. Check out the ATP website and attend an information session to learn more. The intern info session will be held Wednesday, April 6th from 12:30pm-1:45pm in Friday, room 153.

The ATP is an outstanding opportunity to begin your career with a leading financial services organization while obtaining your undergraduate degree. The program is a strategic partnership between UNC Charlotte and Bank of America and has been nationally recognized as the model program for internships and co-ops because of its success.  

Best regards,

Robert A. Niblock Student Center for Professional Development

UNC Charlotte | Belk College of Business

9201 University City Blvd. | Charlotte, NC  28223

Phone: 704-687-7661| Fax: 704-687-1388

stcenterpd@uncc.edu | http://www.uncc.edu

Going to need to Repeat a Business Course?

If you earn a D in a business course, you will need to retake it for a better grade. To retake it, you need to fill out a Repeat Authorization Form. The form is For current Belk College students only who earned a “D” in a course and plan to retake it in the upcoming semester or summer session.  This is not a grade replacement request.  See this link for grade replacement information.

Marketing Breakfast March 30th

Interested in Marketing? Upcoming Breakfast for Champions sponsored by the Marketing department.

Undergraduate business students majoring in or interested in marketing are invited to drop in to meet with marketing faculty, learn about marketing careers, and learn about upcoming marketing elective offerings. This is a great opportunity to network and ask questions. Food will be provided and we will be giving away door prizes!

Wednesday, March 30^th

9:00 – 10:30am Drop In Anytime!

Reading Room, 2^nd Floor of Friday

Networking Night 2016 - April 20th

Great opportunity for students to learn how to network and connect with UNC Charlotte alumni.  There will be refreshments and prizes for those who network.  Professional attire (interview attire) is required for this event.  This event is most useful for juniors and seniors.

Company Trek: Bank of America

Bank of America is welcoming a limited number of Belk College of Business students to participate in a Company Trek. Students will have the opportunity to learn about and network with Bank of America employees on the Charlotte Middle Office team, which is responsible for the accounting and financial reporting for multiple trading desks. The products range from Agency CMOs, Agency Pass-Throughs, Agency Arms, Reverse Mortgages, Residential Whole Loans, and Non-Agency CMOS. They monitor trades in the portfolios and act as a primary control function. Product Controllers need to consistently track the P&L impact of the trades being booked by the front office/sales teams and analyze the P&L figures for risk and market trends as well as product performance.

The Bank of America Company Trek will take place on Tuesday, April 19th from 10:30 am – 1:30 pm; lunch will be provided. Students must provide their own transportation to and from Bank of America. Business professional attire is required.

Interested students should send their resumes to Jessie Carter (jcart101@uncc.edu), Business Career Advisor in the University Career Center. Again, space is limited; preference will be given to juniors and seniors.

How to Find your Midterm Grades

Midterm Grades have been posted and are a good indicator of your success in a course. To find your Midterm Grades please log into Starfish at starfish.uncc.edu. There, under your student profile, you should be able to see Courses. Select Courses and you should see all the courses you are currently enrolled in for spring 2016.

Under each course you should see Midterm Grade. If your professor has posted your midterm grade, it will be posted there. Remember, professors are not required to post your Midterm Grade and it is ultimately up to you to know where you stand academically in the course.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact your assigned academic advisor. Remember that the last day to drop a course is Monday, March 21st at 11:59 PM.

FINN-RMI Curriculum Change

Finance - Risk Management/Insurance majors:

FINN 3275 (Advanced Risk Management) has now become FINN 4275 (Corporate Risk Management). FINN 4275 is now on Banner for Fall 2015 (and it will be offered fall and spring). FINN 3271 is still the pre-req for FINN 4275.

Company Trek: Dassault Systemes

Attention Belk College students in Marketing, Human Resources, or International Business!

Dassault Systèmes is offering a limited number of students the opportunity to get a behind-the-scenes look at the inner workings of their innovative office here in Charlotte. Students will tour the building, learn more about the company from inside leadership, and network with Dassault Systèmes’ current employees, some of whom are proud UNC Charlotte alumni.

This Company Trek will take place on Wednesday, April 13 from 9:00 am – 1:00 pm; lunch will be provided. Students must provide their own transportation to and from Dassault Systèmes. Professional business attire is required.

To be eligible for consideration, interested students must email their professional resumes to Jessie Carter, Assistant Director and Business Career Advisor in the University Career Center (jcart101@uncc.edu), by Wednesday, April 6.

Read on for more detail about Dassault Systemes:

Dassault Systèmes, the 3DEXPERIENCE Company, provides end-to-end software, content and services, designed to support companies’ innovation processes. Dassault Systèmes is the world leader of the global Product Lifecycle Management market based upon end-user software revenue (source: CIMdata), a position which it has held since 1999. Its software offerings address users all across a company’s product development loop enabling the Group to provide companies with a comprehensive perspective: from the product idea and specification; to design with early 3D digital models to full digital mock-ups; to virtual testing of products; to virtual production and manufacturing operations management; to operations planning and optimization; and lastly to digital marketing and sales to end-consumer shopping experience.

Dassault Systèmes’ customers include companies in 12 industrial sectors: Aerospace & Defense; Transportation & Mobility; Marine & Offshore; Industrial Equipment; High-Tech; Architecture, Engineering & Construction; Consumer Goods & Retail; Consumer Packaged Goods & Retail; Life Sciences; Energy, Process & Utilities; Financial and Business Services; and Natural Resources.

Students interested in Information Technology, Engineering, International Business, Business-to-Business Marketing, Business-to-Business Sales or Technical Sales and Human Resources will benefit from attendance.

Dassault Systemes is located at 10715 David Taylor Drive Suite 450, Charlotte, NC 28262.

Probation Students: Don’t Forget your 2nd Probation Contract Meeting!

All Belk College of Business Students on Academic Probation have to have two appointments with their assigned academic advisor and a completed probation contract before they can register for summer and fall classes.

Registration opens on March 28th, 2016. If you need to schedule your 1st or 2nd appointment with your assigned Academic Advisor, please call 704-687-7585 or log into starfish.uncc.edu. All requirements have to be meet before your Academic Advisor will release the Probation Contract Hold.

For any other probation questions, please contact Paul Millard at pmillard@uncc.edu.

Bank of America’s Applied Technology Program

Dear Belk College Students:

Earn course credit and get great internship experience with Bank of America’s Applied Technology Program.  This program is offered exclusively to juniors interested in technology and financial services holding a 3.0 GPA or higher with a May 2017 graduation date. Check out the ATP website and attend an information session to learn more. The intern info session will be held Wednesday, April 6th from 12:30pm-1:45pm in Friday, room 153.

The ATP is an outstanding opportunity to begin your career with a leading financial services organization while obtaining your undergraduate degree. The program is a strategic partnership between UNC Charlotte and Bank of America and has been nationally recognized as the model program for internships and co-ops because of its success.  

For more info, contact:

Robert A. Niblock Student Center for Professional Development

UNC Charlotte | Belk College of Business

9201 University City Blvd. | Charlotte, NC  28223

Phone: 704-687-7661| Fax: 704-687-1388

stcenterpd@uncc.edu | http://www.uncc.edu