Annual Fall Reception
| The Real Estate Center held its annual fall reception to celebrate the start of the 2011/2012 school year on Tuesday, September 6, 2011. We were joined this year by nearly 100 current students, alumni, faculty, sponsors and friends of the Real Estate Center. The audience was treated to a taste of the intriguing research that some of our faculty members have done in the past year and got to see $30,000 in scholarships handed out to our students.
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Tarun Gupta (Student) and Dr. Helmut Epp (University Provost)
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New Executive Director for the Institute for Housing Studies
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 In his new role as executive director of the Institute for Housing Studies (IHS) at The Real Estate Center, Geoff Smith will direct the institute's research and data collection efforts that will identify indicators of vulnerability which may lead to loss of rental housing in communities throughout Chicago. The research and data will be utilized by city planners, financial institutions, developers and organizations working to preserve affordable rental housing.
Smith, former senior vice president at the Woodstock Institute, has authored and co-authored research published in leading journals, testified on predatory lending issues and community reinvestment policy at hearings held by the U.S. House Financial Services Committee, the Federal Reserve Board, the Illinois Department of Professional Regulation and the Chicago City Council. He has been quoted in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and the Chicago Tribune, and he has appeared on "NBC Nightly News."
Read the full press release here. |
Annual DePaul/REIA Back-to-School Update
| For the seventh consecutive year, The Real Estate Center and REIA are joining forces to provide a mid-year look at the current state of affairs in the real estate industry on Tuesday, September 27at Maggiano's Little Italy. This year's morning program, coordinated by E. James Keledjian, Chairman, REIA and Principal, Pathway Senior Living, LLC; Neil Freeman, Director, REIA and President, Aries Capital, LLC; Susanne Cannon, Chairman, Department of Real Estate and Douglas & Cynthia Crocker Endowed Director, The Real Estate Center at DePaul University, will feature a keynote speech from DePaul Real Estate Professor, James Shilling, Ph.D. regarding the outlook and future of REIT's.
Two panel discussions will follow the keynote address:
SPECIALTY FINANCE Moderator: Susanne Cannon, Ph.D., Chairman, Department of Real Estate and Douglas & Cynthia Crocker Endowed Director, The Real Estate Center at DePaul University
Speakers: John Markowski
President, Community Investments Corp.
Michael Qualizza
CFO, Urban Development Fund, LLC - Aries Capital LLC
Brian Lignelli
Managing Partner, Continuum Capital Funding LLC
INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS: OUTLOOK AND OPPORTUNITIES
Moderator: Charles H. Wurtzebach, Ph.D., George L. Ruff Visiting Professor in Real Estate Studies, DePaul University Department of Real Estate
Speakers: John D. Cobb
Senior Vice President/CEO, Ventas Inc.
Christopher Kosonen
Vice President, Starwood Capital Group
James Clewlow
Executive Vice President/CIO, CenterPoint Properties
Matt Wakenight
Senior Vice President-Investments, Equity Residential
Properties
Meeting Details:
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Breakfast 7:45 a.m.
Program 8:15 - 10:30 a.m.
Maggiano's Little Italy
111 W Grand, Chicago
Member $35 - Non-Member $55
Register today. |
2011/2012 Academic Year Scholarship Winners
| Travel Scholarships
The Charles H. Wurtzebach and Susan M. Marshall Endowed Scholarship Fund subsidizes students' travel expenses so they may attend some of the major real estate conferences that take place throughout the United States. This is a wonderful opportunity for real estate students to expand their knowledge of the industry outside of the classroom without expending their own resources. The scholarship covers conference registration fees, airfare and hotel expenses.
Pension Real Estate Association
Chicago, IL | October 18 & 19
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Urban Land Institute
Los Angeles, CA | October 25 - 28
Adam Rybka
National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts
Dallas, TX | November 15 - 17
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Recipients: Emily Modick, Aaron Rosdal, Adam Short, Nicole Drewery, Peter Kravaritis and Ross Allen (not pictured) with Sue Marshall and Charlie Wurtzebach
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Urban Land Institute's Spring Council Meeting
Charlotte, NC | May 8 - 10
Eitan Horwitz
International Council of Shopping Centers
Las Vegas, NV | May 20 - 23
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Recipients: Xiaoyu Gu, Ben Palone, Emily Modick, Kendell Winegar, Nicole Drewery, Jeremy Teresi and Adam Devlin-Brown (not picutred) with Sue Marshall and Charlie Wurtzebach
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Academic Scholarships Robert and Howard Weitzman Endowed Scholarship
The Robert and Howard Weitzman Scholarship Endowement Fund was established as a tribute to Bob Weitzman.
Bob's passion for education, for the DePaul Real Estate Center and for the role he played as an active mentor to countless students inspired the objective of this scholarship - to provide financial assistance to DePaul University real estate students who demonstrate outstanding aptitude in their academic pursuit of a real estate degree.
This year's Weitzman scholarship was awarded to Jeremy Teresi.
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Arden Weitzman-Powers, Jeremy Teresi and Howard Powers
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Michael J. Horne Endowed Scholarship
The Michael J. Horne scholarship was created by the MJH Education and Healthcare Assistance Foundation to honor the legacy of Michael Horne, who had been a successful real estate broker in Los Angeles.
 | | Horne scholarship graduate recipients: Emily Modick, Jon Boyajian, Aaron Rosdal, Derek Fohl, (not pictured: Christine Brown and Nick Fulton) with Susanne Cannon |
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Horne scholarship undergraduate recipient: Christina Maksimovic with Susanne Cannon
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Anthony J. and Jane E. Lydon Scholarship Fund
The Anthony J. and Jane E. Lydon scholarship provides recognition and financial assistance to undergraduate and/or graduate students studying real estate.  | |
Adam Rybka and Erica Champer (not pictured: James Waller) with Susanne Cannon
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Kenneth McHugh Endowed Scholarship Ken McHugh was the Executive Vice President for Operations at DePaul and served the university for 30 years. He played an integral role in getting the Real Estate Center up and running. This year's McHugh scholarship was awarded to Adam Devlin-Brown. |
Fall Professional Education Courses
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 Buildings and Construction Part 1Date: Friday, September 30, 2011
Time: 9:00am-5:00pm
Location: DePaul Center, 1 E Jackson Blvd
Fee: $300
Instructor: Paul Bodine, Licensed Architect Buildings and Construction Part 2 Date: Friday, October 7, 2011
Time: 9:00am-5:00pm
Location: DePaul Center, 1 E Jackson Blvd
Fee: $300
Instructor: Paul Bodine, Licensed Architect Professional Project Management in Practice: Means and Methods
Dates: October 11, 12, 18 and 19, 2011
Time: 6:30pm-8:30pm
Location: DePaul Center, 1 E Jackson Blvd
Fee: $300
Instructor: Neil Pendleton, Managing Director, Project Management Team at CB Richard Ellis  Commercial Real Estate Valuation
Date: Friday, October 14, 2011
Time: 9:00am-5:00pm
Location: DePaul Center, 1 E Jackson Blvd
Fee: $300
Instructor: Ron DeVries, Vice President of Appraisal Research Counselors
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Join the Conversations on the Real Estate Center Social Networking Websites
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You no longer have to wait for our monthly newsletter to be up to date with the Real Estate Center. The Real Estate Center has recently joined the social networking movement on both Facebook and LinkedIn. Consider joining these groups to receive up to the minute information about the Real Estate Center.
 
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| Endowment Donors | | Douglas & Cynthia Crocker
George L. Ruff
Michael J. Horne Education & Healthcare Assistance Foundation
Charles H. Wurtzebach & Susan M. Marshall
Studley Inc. Jacque
Ducharme Faculty Fellow Fund
Robert & Howard Weitzman Endowed Scholarship
Kenneth McHugh Endowment Fund
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| Calendar of Events | |
September 27 REIA/DePaul Back to School Update
September 30
CPE: Buildings & Construction Part 1
October 7
CPE: Buildings & Construction Part 2
October 1, 12, 18, 19
CPE: Professional Project Management
October 14
CPE: Commercial Real Estate Valuation
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