Center for Real Estate
Center for Real Estate
Mission, Vision, Goals
The Marquette University Center for Real Estate's mission is to provide the commercial real estate community with innovative, effective, ethically committed applied real estate decision-makers through a superior student experience, quality research, and community outreach.
The Center’s vision is to be a nationally recognized leader among applied commercial real estate programs. As the only Jesuit university in the country offering a commercial real estate curriculum, the program is uniquely grounded in a solid foundation of business principles, ethics and an environment that engages students, professionals and academics alike.
The Center for Real Estate's main goals are to:
- Enhance the applied learning experience;
- Engage students, professionals, and academics via applied research and innovative real estate problem solving; and
- Expand our network and reputation, be a resource to the commercial real estate industry, and serve our local community.
History
In 2002, the College of Business Administration initiated efforts to establish a major program in the area of commercial real estate by hiring Dr. Mark Eppli as the Bell Chair in Real Estate. Under his leadership, these efforts have been highly successful, attracting students, outreach, research, and relationship building with the industry. The Center for Real Estate was established in 2008 through the efforts of Founding Members who contributed more than $800,000 in initial operating funds. Work continues on building an endowment to permanently fund and operate the Center for Real Estate.