DANIEL M. DILELLA CENTER FOR REAL ESTATE
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BUILDING LEADERS THROUGH EXPERIENCE
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The Daniel M. DiLella Center for Real Estate was established to provide outstanding academic and professional development opportunities to ÎÞÂëרÇø students in the field of commercial real estate. The DiLella Center supports faculty research and teaching, ensuring relevance in the curriculum through the incorporation of site visits, case competitions, experiential learning projects, industry-standard tools and the perspectives of industry experts.
Through the DiLella Center, undergraduate business students can pursue a major or minor in real estate—with real estate focused courses including investments, law, development, modeling, accounting, capital markets and economics—while students within ÎÞÂëרÇø’s College of Engineering also have the opportunity to pursue a minor in real estate development. Students within ÎÞÂëרÇø’s College of Engineering also have the opportunity to pursue a minor in real estate development. The DiLella Center also supports VSB’s student-run Real Estate Society and the Daniel M. DiLella and Thomas M. Mulroy Real Estate Student Managed Fund, also known as the DiLella Mulroy Fund.
The DiLella Center connects and mobilizes the ÎÞÂëרÇø real estate community—through educational programs, thought leadership initiatives and networking events—to expand the horizons of a new generation of real estate leaders and to generate vibrant conversations on issues facing the real estate industry.
Director's Message
Benjamin Scheick, PhD, ’03 VSB
The Hovnanian Family Endowed Chair in Real Estate; Associate Professor, Finance & Real Estate; and Faculty Director, DiLella Center for Real Estate
DiLella Mulroy Real Estate Student Managed Fund
In the fall of 2018, VSB and the Daniel M. DiLella Center for Real Estate launched the Daniel M. DiLella and Thomas M. Mulroy (DiLella Mulroy Fund) Real Estate Student Managed Fund. ÎÞÂëרÇø is the first university to offer undergraduate students the opportunity to manage a real estate investment fund.
Daniel M. DiLella Center for Real EstateÌý
ÎÞÂëרÇø School of BusinessÌý
800 East Lancaster AvenueÌý
ÎÞÂëרÇø, PA 19085Ìý
vsb.realestate@villanova.edu
Benjamin Scheick, PhD, '03 VSBÌý
The Hovnanian Family EndowedÌý
Chair in Real EstateÌý
Associate Professor, Finance & Real EstateÌý
Faculty Director, DiLella Center for Real EstateÌý
benjamin.scheick@villanova.edu
Jessica TaylorÌý
DirectorÌý
jessica.taylor@villanova.edu
Carly Gulasarian ConradÌý
Assistant DirectorÌý
carly.gulasarian@villanova.edu
Nova Next members are rising leaders within their organizations with 5-to-10 years of relevant industry experience. Nova Next serves to provide strategic guidance on the Center’s mission and activities, its impact on curricula at VSB, and the expansion of professional development opportunities available to VSB students in the field of real estate.
BECOME A MEMBER
Participate within the DiLella Center and stay in touch with classmates and form valuable relationships with other ÎÞÂëרÇø alumni.
SUPPORT THE CENTER
Your donations enable the DiLella Center to advance experiential learning opportunities, alumni engagement and thought leadership initiatives.
VILLANOVA REAL ESTATE
ALUMNI DATABASE
The DiLella Center values our alumni and is eager to stay connected. Please help us build our ÎÞÂëרÇø Real Estate Alumni Database by completing our survey. Survey participants will gain access to the database, allowing you to connect with fellow ÎÞÂëרÇøns and explore opportunities to support our undergraduate real estate students.