| Real Estate Center Hosts Career Fair & Back to School Reception |
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To ensure that our real estate students are armed with the knowledge to choose a career path that's right for them, we invited several of our alumni to talk with students about their own transitions from student to real estate professional.  Panelists included (left to right in photo): Matt Tramel, Marketing Manager, Centerpoint Properties; Amber Hopp, Senior Consultant,Virchow & Krause; Beth King-Forstneger, Director, Grubb & Ellis; and Jon Gilfillan, Senior Vice President, Park National Bank.
Following the Career Expo, The Real Estate Center celebrated the beginning of the 2007/2008 academic year at the annual fall reception with sponsors, students, faculty and staff.
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| DePaul Student Real Estate Organization Tours Sears Tower |
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DePaul's student Real Estate Organization held its first event of the 2007/08 academic year with a site visit to the Sears Tower. Students were given a behind the scenes tour by management which included viewing the building's commercial and retail space as well as the amenities available to their tenants. The highlight of the site visit was gaining access to the roof on the 90th floor where students experienced first hand the sheer height of the building. The tour concluded with a question and answer session with the management team: Jessica Linford, Assistant Property Manager; Tom Keaty, Director of Operations and Tom Dempsey, General Manager.
Garrett Schultz, REO President; Jessica Linford, Assistant Property Manager; Tom Keaty, Director of Operations; Tom Dempsey, General Manager; Daniel Graca, REO Vice President; Dan StJohn, REO Vice President |
| Dress for the Job You Want |
 Noelle Cellini (left), personal stylist, spoke with students about the importance of a first impression--it takes 7 seconds to make a first impression and can take up to 5 years to change a negative first impression. To help students start off on the right foot, Cellini brought in models to show the difference between appropriate and inappropriate attire for the office for both men and women. In addition, she left male and female students with a list of core wardrobe items to ensure that they have the basic elements as they begin building a professional wardrobe. Most importantly, Cellini emphasized that individuals should dress for the job they want--not the job they have. |
| Fall CPE Courses |
The Real Estate Center will be offering the following CPE courses:
CONSTRUCTION LAW & CONTRACTS
Instructor: John S. Mrowiec, Founding Partner,
Conway & Mrowiec
Date/Time: October 12/ 9:00am-5:00pm
Fee: $300
Course Description
Construction projects are complicated, requiring the participation of construction professionals and other consultants. Find out about the law and contracts before you start the process.
Registration closes October 5th. No walk-ins or day of registrations will be taken.
SUSTAINABLE BUILDING: CONCEPTS, BENEFITS & RISKS
Instructor: Ujjval K. Vyas, Ph.D., J.D. 
Principal, Alberti Group
Dates/Time: October 30 & 31/9:00am-5:00pm
Fee: $600
Course Description
Sustainability has become inescapable in the language of business and the media. What does it mean and how can a decision-maker separate fact from fiction? This two-day course provides a highly focused and challenging introduction to the conceptualization and delivery of sustainable buildings. Created for professionals and decision-makers in real estate, architecture, engineering, government and the private sector, the program covers the intellectual fundamentals of sustainability, real estate valuation of sustainable buildings, rating systems, legal and business risk management for sustainable practices, and cost-benefit analysis.
Registration closes October 23rd. No walk-n or day of registrations will be taken.
For more information, contact Kathleen O'Hare at kohare@depaul.edu. |
| Building Business Etiquette for Students |
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DePaul real estate students are not only prepared academically for a successful career in real estate; they are also armed with skills that will help them make a positive and lasting first impression at interviews, business meetings and networking receptions. To build students' awareness of business etiquette and protocol, The Real Estate Center is hosting :
Networking & Dining Tutorial presented by Gloria Petersen,  President of Global Protocol, Inc. This combination program includes exercises for mixing and mingling strategically at networking receptions, along with an etiquette dinner to review table manners, business protocol, selecting the right utensil, eating difficult food, ordering and tasting wine, managing problems with service and the bill, and leading conversation at a client dinner.
Date: October 2, 2007, 6:00-8:30pm
Location: Loop Campus, DePaul Center
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| Upcoming Degree Information Sessions |
The Real Estate Center will be hosting several information sessions for those who are interested in earning an MBA -Real Estate Finance & Investment degree; a Masters of Science in Real Estate degree or a Bachelors of Science in Commerce Real Estate Major. These informal meetings will be a prime opportunity for prospective students to meet faculty and admissions staff while gaining a greater understanding of the real estate graduate degree programs.
Graduate Info. Sessions:
October 11, 5:00-6:00pm
November 7, 5:00-6:00pm
December 6, 5:00-6:00pm
Undergraduate Info. Sessions:
October 10, 3:30-4:30pm
December 5, 3:30-4:30pm
The above sessions will take place in the DePaul Center on the Loop Campus. For more information or to RSVP, please contact Olinda Rios at orios@depaul.edu. | |
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| Calendar of Events |
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User Decision Analysis
October 2
Student Event: Networking & Dining Tutorial
October 10
Undergradate Info. Session
October 11
Graduate Info. Session
October 12
CPE Course:
October 29-November 2
October 30 & 31
CPE Course:
November 20
Annual Fall Sponsor Meeting
December 3-7
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| Endowment Donors |
| Douglas & Cynthia Crocker
George L. Ruff
Michael J. Horne Education & Healthcare Assistance Foundation |
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