Welcome to Day 1: Student Advice to Incoming Students

Welcome to Day 1, the start of a new school year with the Belk College of Business. To start the year off strong, we asked current business students to share their best tips for new students:

• Join a business focused organization on campus as soon as possible! This is the best way to get advice on what business classes to take and get tutoring on business classes that you find difficult. (Arjun Nag, Pre-Business, Class of 2021) 

• Don't be afraid to get to know your professor. They have your best interest in mind. Also, get to know upperclassmen as they have great advice and can become great friends, too. 

• Go and get lost on campus. That way you will learn your campus and won't get lost when it actually matters! (Ryan Croat, Pre-Accounting, Class of 2021)

• Your next year will be decorated with a plethora of amazing experiences! However, in the flurry of excitement that is freshman year, don't forget why you came in the first place: to better yourself through education. So no matter what amazing experiences you have this year, make sure you make your priority what it should be: education... Don't waste time that could be better spend in these next four amazing years. Good luck! (Joe Mulligan, Pre-Business, Class of 2021)

• Always look for internship opportunities and speak to other students about their internship experiences to get a better understanding of what you may want to do as a career. (Dalton Pearman, Pre-Accounting, Class of 2020)

• Go out of your way to familiarize yourself with those around you. Make connections with people and go the extra mile to get to know those around you in class, your professors, and your Academic and Career Coach. These are the people who can help you grow as a student, but you must first establish these connections and foster them. (Makayla Craig, Pre-Accounting, Class of 2021)

• Don't be afraid to branch out and get involved in as many opportunities as possible. It will pay off in the long run. (Chase Thompson, Pre-Business, Class of 2021)

• The more you get acclimated with your university, college, organizations, peers and professors, the more you get out of your experience. If you are committed to being successful, professors are looking for students like you, but they won't just hold up a sign.

• Stay on top of your work. Find a system that works for you and stick to it. You will thank yourself later when you're watching your peers frantically trying to finish a quiz just before the deadline. (Shanna Rizzo, Pre-Business, Class of 2021) 

• Don't be afraid to meet people and make friends. One of the best things a freshman can do in their first week of college, especially if they do not know anyone, is to make friends with one or two people (maybe other BCOB students!). If you have one, two, or more people going through it 'with' you, it will make the college experience much easier in the beginning. (Chris Jorgensen, Finance, Class of 2020)

Thanks to all who submitted their best advice. Along with your peers, the Niblock Student Center is here to support you. Stop by for an appointment or attend a workshop to learn additional tips and tricks. We all wish you the best start to the fall semester!

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Internship for Credit: Reactions from Belk College of Business Students

What happens when you participate in an internship for academic credit? Internships can be an opportunity to gain real world experience, expand your network, and determine your personal goals. In the internship for credit course, you can do all of that with the support of an instructor to offer advice and guide the documentation and purpose of your intern journey.

In the words of real BCOB internship for credit students, you can…

Gain valuable experience:

“The internship experience exceeded my expectations. A lot of my friends ended up serving coffee, and this is one thing my employer said would not happen. I was given the experience and I loved it.”

Figure out what is next:

 “I am now certain this could be a long-term career option for me.”

“I know that I chose the correct career path.”

“I realized after this internship that I do not want to work for a big corporation.”

“I was confused at first [about my next step] but the networking here allowed me to find an answer.”

Learn workplace norms:

“It helped shape my view of how corporate culture operates and what to expect if I continue to pursue a career in this field.”

Get experience that complements classroom learning:

“The most significant thing I learned from this experience is that you cannot get this type of field experience in a business class.”

Here is more information about eligibility for internship for credit in the Belk College of Business.

To learn more about the internship for credit process, please join an internship for credit information session:

·         August 13 5pm- 6pm

·         September 26 12:15pm- 1:15pm

If you have questions, please email Meagan Glasco (Management, International Business, Marketing, Business Analytics, MIS, & Operations & Supply Chain Management) at mglasco@uncc.eduor Sarah Haley (Economics, Finance, Accounting, & to receive Honors credit) at sarah.haley@uncc.edu.

Learn More About Creative Mornings CLT

By Sarah Haley Sarah.Haley@uncc.edu

On Friday, August 3, Meagan Glasco, Sarah Haley, and Kimberly Lawrence from the Niblock Student Center attended Creative Mornings. Creative Mornings CLT is a part of a larger global initiative to bring a diverse group of people together to talk monthly about a particular topic. Every Creative Mornings CLT event starts with open networking, which is a great way for the Niblock Student Center staff to make connections with people in the community that may have an opportunity for our students. For example, there were FIVE marketing internships that came out of connections from Creative Mornings CLT just this past March. 

The global theme for August is Community. Creative Mornings CLT invited Andrew Au to speak on the topic and discuss his own experiences. He charged the audience with thinking about how their engagement with a community can create opportunity for those around them. 

As a student, you have a community too! It might be on campus, at your job or internship, or even online. How are your interactions on campus and in your own community lifting up those around you and creating opportunity for others? 

Creative Mornings is a free event held once a month on Friday mornings in Charlotte. To find out more information about the next Creative Mornings CLT event, visit  https://creativemornings.com/cities/clt. Follow them on Instagram at @cm_clt.

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The UCC is having an Instagram Internship Photo Contest! #Ninerintern

The University Career Center is sponsoring a summer internship contest. Let's show Niner Nation all of the amazing internship experiences Belk College of Business Students participate in! Contest Instructions (1) take a picture of yourself at your internship, (2) post to Instagram, (3) tag @ninercareers, and (4) use hashtag #NinerIntern  All submissions will be entered into a drawing to win a $25 Amazon gift card. The contest will run all summer and there is no post limit per student. The winner will be notified on August 17th! Get to posting and showing that Belk College and 49er pride!

August 2nd was National Coloring Book Day! How do you Practice Self Care?

Did you know that August 2nd was National Coloring Book Day? Niblock Student Center staff got together to celebrate and practice thisfun example of self care.