The Student Experience
The Samuel Zell and Robert Lurie Real Estate Center at the Wharton School was established in 1983 to promote excellence in real estate education and research. Our members are leading real estate professionals from the United States and abroad. We transform learners into leaders by bringing academia and captains of of industry together to create a unique resource for students, faculty, and members. Here are some of our programs and the opportunities they offer.
Build Your Network @ Members’ Meetings
Through the Real Estate Clubs, students are invited to attend both the Fall Members’ Meeting Endowed by the Ina and Lewis Heafitz Fund for the Zell/Lurie Real Estate Center and Spring Members’ Meeting. These Meetings bring together hundreds of real estate professionals, academics and students for a program involving panels, speakers and student awards.
Learn From The Leaders
The Ballard Executive Luncheon Series
Each year the Center invites a number of executives to come speak to our student club members as part of the Ballard Program. Industry leaders and students talk over an informal lunch provided by the Center. Afterwards, the speaker typically offers office hours to individual students who meet with the professional for one-on-one sessions of 10 to 20 minutes.
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The Schlager Lecture Series
The Eric and Beth Schlager Lecture Series brings in outstanding real estate entrepreneurs to deliver lectures to the Wharton community about their unique experiences.
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The Career Mentor Program
Every fall we pair real estate students with industry leaders who offer insights gained from their professional experience. Students face unique challenges and greatly benefit from the assistance of career mentors who counsel them on what it means and what it takes to be a real estate professional.
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The Helfand/Bluhm Fellowship
For students whose financial need prohibits them from participating in career-related activities and who do not have resources to meet this financial need, this flagship fellowship program distributes individual grants to help defray the cost of real estate career search activities including travel, networking, interviews, conferences, and more.
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Career Fair
The Center’s annual in-person Real Estate Career Fair and virtual Career Connections fair attract executives from the nation’s leading real estate and financial firms, as well as hundreds of students.
Student Resume Book
A registry of the University’s best and brightest seeking summer internships and full-time positions in real estate, this is where our members go to find qualified applicants for positions.
Job Postings · Competitions · Scholarships
We regularly send out postings for internships and full-time positions to the club presidents or send them directly to the students. We gather and send information to the clubs about competitions that are available as well as scholarships relevant to club members. Additionally, in the Spring Zell/Lurie awards many scholarships on their own to club members.
Resources
Inform your search with these lists of member companies, jobs, professional associations, and other useful links.