| New Sustaining Sponsor Partners with the REC |
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Tony Haddad recently joined The Real Estate Center as a sustaining sponsor. Mr. Haddad chose to support real estate education as a way to invest in the future leaders of Chicago's vibrant real estate industry. As a real estate entrepreneur and business owner, he looks forward to mentoring students as they transition from the academic to the business world. |
| SIOR Announces Scholarship |
The Society of Industrial and Office Realtors Chicago Chapter (SIOR) is offering one scholarship award in the amount of $2,500 to an undergraduate or graduate student who is a declared real estate major at DePaul University.
Award recipients will be eligible to attend SIOR-Chicago Chapter business meetings, as long as they remain in their academic program. Award recipients are also encouraged to attend the scholarship presentation to be held during SIOR's Holiday Luncheon on December 7, 2007.
Interested students should contact Shawn Frick at fshawn@depaul.edu. |
| DePaul MBA Program Receives High Ranking |
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In a recent Crain's survey, DePaul's MBA program was ranked third in Chicago by recruiters and alumni. Alumni rated it best for real estate finance and investment. Recruiters like DePaul because "students do a lot of work outside class, so they have a more realistic view of business once they graduate."
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| Final Fall CPE Course |
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-ins 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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The Real Estate Center hosted a Networking & Dining Tutorial for real estate students on October 2. The well-attended event included exercises on mixing and mingling; shaking hands gracefully while juggling an hors d'oeuvres plate and a beverage; exiting a conversation tactfully and understanding the proper usage of each element of the table place setting.
Gloria Petersen, President of Global Protocol, Inc., presented this three-hour combination program that featured an actual networking reception and a served three-course meal so students could put their newly learned skills into practice. |
| 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:
November 7, 5:00-6:00pm
December 6, 5:00-6:00pm
Undergraduate Info. Sessions:
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 Shawn Frick at fshawn@depaul.edu. | |
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| Calendar of Events |
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CPE Course:
November 6
DePaul Real Estate Alumni Association Kick-Off Event
November 7
Graduate Info. Session
November 20
Annual Fall Sponsor Meeting
December 3-7
December 5
Undgergraduate Info. Session
December 6
Graduate Info. Session
January 15
Mixed Use Development Conference
January 28-February 1
Financial Analysis | |
| Endowment Donors |
| Douglas & Cynthia Crocker
George L. Ruff
Michael J. Horne Education & Healthcare Assistance Foundation |
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