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March 2000
Wharton MBA Real Estate Club
The backbone to student involvement with the Zell/Lurie Real
Estate Center is the Wharton MBA Real Estate Club. Headed by
Co-Presidents John Randall and Alex Virtue, the Wharton Real
Estate Club has approximately 60 first and second year MBA
members and hosts a very active schedule of social,
educational and professional events.
Some of the activities organized by the Club in the Fall
Semester at Wharton include:
- A series of four career panels highlighting the distinct
and exciting career opportunities available to Wharton students.
The first panel, held in October was entrepreneurial in its
focus and explored careers available in private firms including
development, asset/fund management and opportunistic investing.
Next, a real estate finance and investment panel explored the
more traditional careers in investment banking and principal
investing as well as careers in the rapidly-expanding area of
professional real estate services. Responding to the student
appetite for e-Commerce issues, the third panel of the semester
focused on the exciting opportunities created by the Internet
explosion and how some successful entrepreneurs are capitalizing
on the boom in this sector. Finally, a fourth panel was hosted by
second year MBAs regarding the myriad summer job opportunities
available to first year MBA Students.
- A site visit and tour of the historic PSFS building in
downtown Philadelphia: an architecturally-significant 585 room
hotel redevelopment project being undertaken by Loews Hotels
International.
- Frequent midweek social hours featuring visits with members
from the Wharton Real Estate Department’s faculty as well as
professionals and firms representing various parts of the real
estate industry.
In addition to the Club events, Wharton real estate-focused
students are regular attendees of the Center’s Claude M. Ballard
Executive Speaker Series. Held throughout the year, this series
hosts a formidable roster of visiting professionals drawn from the
Zell/Lurie Center membership, giving students a unique opportunity
to interact closely with some of the most relevant minds in the
business. In conjunction with the Zell/Lurie Center, the Club also
publishes a student resume book in the Fall and organizes the Real
Estate Mentor program, thus forming a integral link between the
student body and professional sponsors and members of the Center.
As recruiting kicks-off for the first-year MBA students, the Club’s
second-year members are sustaining the tradition of "mock-interviews"
in the Spring semester to prepare Club members for their summer
internship interview schedules. A full schedule of social, educational
and professional events are also planned, making The Wharton Real
Estate Club one of the most active professional clubs in the Wharton
Community.
Please contact John Randall
or Alex Virtue with any
questions or for additional information about upcoming events of The
Wharton Real Estate Club. The Real Estate Club wishes to gratefully
acknowledge The Zell/Lurie Real Estate Center and the continued
support of its directors and members.
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