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Real Estate Student Club News and Events
Students Gain Valuable Insights at Real Estate Career PanelMore than 80 students attended a morning of Real Estate Career Panels on Friday, October 25. The panels provided students with the opportunity to gain advice and learn from the experiences of recent graduates and long-time industry leaders. Associate Director Asuka Nakahara welcomed the students and moderated the "Development" panel. Guest professionals who graciously served on this panel were: Kevin Donohoe - The Kevin F. Donohoe Company, Eric Kuczarski - National Trust for Historic Preservation, Douglas Grayson - Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust and Jeffrey J. Rhodes - The Rhodes Company. Nakahara also served as moderator for the "Real Estate Investment Management and Operations" panel. The panelists were Sara E. Bleier - Roseland Property Company, Paula Charles - General Growth Properties, Hether Smith - Julien J. Studley, Inc. and Jim Mazzarelli - Liberty Property Trust. Associate Professor Chris Mayer was the moderator for the final panel of the morning on "Real Estate Finance." His guest panelists were Dean Adler - Lubert-Adler Partners, LP, Christophe Terlizzi - Citizen’s Bank and Alan R. Braxton - Banc of America Securities. The Zell/Lurie Real Estate Center is extremely grateful to all the panelists who took time out from their busy schedules to share their unique and invaluable insights with our students.
Zell/Lurie Center Helps Inaugurate the "Opportunities for Women in Real Estate" SeriesThe first ever "Opportunities for Women in Real Estate" panel took place on Thursday evening, November 7. The Zell/Lurie Real Estate Center’s Associate Director, Asuka Nakahara, welcomed the students and guests. Panelists included Julie Bauch - Merrill Lynch, Karen Dorigan - CarrAmerica, Leslie Wohlman Himmel - Himmel + Meringoff Properties, and Sarah Peck - Progressive Housing Ventures. The panel was well received by the almost three dozen students in the audience. The Zell/Lurie Real Estate Center, the women of the MBA Real Estate Club and Wharton Women in Business would like to thank the panelists who ensured a successful inauguration of this program.
A Panel Discussion on the Cira CentreThe Graduate School of Fine Arts Real Estate Club hosted a panel discussion on the proposed Cira Centre, a 32-story office building at 30th Street Station, Philadelphia. The event took place in Meyerson Hall on Tuesday evening, November 12. The panelists were Jerry Sweeney - Brandywine Realty Trust, Jack Shannon - University of Pennsylvania, Mark Shoemaker - Cesar Pelli Architects, and Sally Bellet - Amtrak Real Estate Development. The Zell/Lurie Real Estate Center sincerely thanks the panelists for taking time from their hectic schedules to come to campus and share their vision of the Cira Centre with our students.
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