| New Corporate Sponsor Supports The Real Estate Center |
Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP (NGE), a Chicago-based law firm, has joined the ranks of The Real Estate Center at the Corporate Sponsor level with a three year commitment of support. Some of the benefits of corporate sponsorship include shaping the future leaders of the real estate industry by mentoring DePaul real estate students; attending the annual exclusive Sustaining & Corporate Sponsor Speaker Series and bringing their expertise to the classroom as guest lecturers. View a full list of sponsorship levels and benefits.
 About Neal, Gerber & EisenbergNGE provides legal services to a diverse group of clients in a wide array of domestic and global business transactions and litigation matters. Their client base reflects virtually every business industry, including a number of Fortune 100 companies. NGE is a firm of 200 attorneys spanning 22 practice groups who share common values of integrity, a dedication to high quality legal services and a commitment to diversity. Their culture of teamwork, focus on client needs and practical solutions, willingness to adapt quickly to meet marketplace demands and drive to be the best providers of legal services are key factors behind the firm's success. |
| Futures Academy Promotes Strategic Conversations in Real Estate |
The Futures Academy of the Dublin Institute of Technology, funded by the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors and King Sturges, is conducting a comparative study between the three global 'spheres of influence:' Europe, Asia-pacific and North America, with the intention of ultimately developing a number of propositions that will guide global real estate professionals in addressing the sustainable development imperative. To date, workshops and strategic interviews have occurred in Europe and Asia-pacific, and, on June 5th, the study was complete with the US workshop hosted by DePaul's Real Estate Center in conjunction with Purdue University's Building Construction program.
The goal of the strategic sessions was to bring together a number of key real estate professionals to identify the major forces of change affecting the real estate industry over the next two decades, focusing on the trends relating to sustainability that are likely to have a significant impact. More than 30 prominent real estate and construction professionals representing Chicago and the region participated in the workshop, which involved a number of interactive exercises.
The photographs show several of the participants working to cluster ideas around a set of themes that emerged from earlier conversations.
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| Institute for Housing Studies Featured at Research Showcase |
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The University recently hosted a Research Showcase for members of the DePaul Board of Trustees. The purpose of the showcase was to introduce the Trustees to a selection of grant funded research projects that are being conducted across the University. The Real Estate Center's Institute for Housing Studies project which focuses on affordable housing in Chicago and is funded by the MacArthur Foundation was among the select few featured at the presentation.
Susanne Cannon, the Douglas and Cynthia Crocker Endowed Director of the Real Estate Center, represented the project with student worker, Philip Freyre (pictured below). When asked about his experience with the members of the Board, Freyre said, "The meeting with the Board of Trustees was a great way to learn about the research projects going on at DePaul. I was pleasantly surprised by the scope of these undertakings; the case of affordable housing in the Chicago region is particularly well-linked with DePaul's mission to serve the urban and less privileged. It was a great experience to share that with the Trustees."
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| DePaul Real Estate Alumni Alliance Happy Hour & Graduation Celebration |
DREAA is using its quarterly happy hour event to congratulate new graduates of the real estate program and introduce them to the opportunities that are available in their new role as alumni of DePaul. The event will be on Thursday, June 25th on DePaul's loop campus. Registration is $20 for DePaul Alumni and graduate students (free to new graduates) and $30 for non-DePaul real estate professionals.
DREAA is the only professional networking organization that offers all event attendees the opportunity for structured, small group and one on one networking at the beginning of each event to provide a unique opportunity for former and current students to come together, exchange ideas and advance themselves professionally.
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| Calendar of Events |
June 25
DREAA Happy Hour and REC Graduation Party
July 15
Sustaining Sponsor Meeting
July 20-24
User Decision Analysis
September 8
Fall Reception
September 14-16
Investment Analysis
October 19-23
Financial Analysis
November 16-20
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| Endowment Donors |
| Douglas & Cynthia Crocker
George L. Ruff
Michael J. Horne Education & Healthcare Assistance Foundation
Charles H. Wurtzebach
Studley Inc.: Jacque Ducharme Faculty Fellow Fund |
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