I am pleased to report that our program had another excellent year. After receiving approval from Clemson University’s Board of Trustees, we kicked off the Fall 2023 semester with a major curriculum revision designed to strengthen our core courses and accelerate our students’ time-to-degree. Full-time students can now complete their graduate studies in as little as one year and part-time students in as little as two years, all while participating in trade organization meetings, market tours and a host of other extracurricular activities. We sincerely believe the curriculum revision preserves the best aspects of our program, while making it accessible to a greater number of aspirant real estate developers.
As our program evolves, the one thing that stays the same is the quality of our students. Beau Good, Zion Kaauwai and Jordan Smith set an impressive example for their peers graduating in Summer 2024 by being selected as finalists in the Colvin Case Study Competition hosted by the University of Maryland. Arden Hamilton and Baker Reese experienced similar success by receiving industry-sponsored scholarships to attend the SIOR World Conference in Amelia Island, FL. These are but a few of the things our students have achieved in the past twelve months.
Another notable change to our program came in the form of the Clemson University Real Estate Summit, which was launched in the Spring 2024 semester to provide a forum for the exchange of ideas among members of the real estate development industry. The inaugural event attracted an audience of well over 250 people and included an economic forecast, panel discussion, and networking reception. We plan to hold the summit on an annual basis long into the future and reach a larger audience each year.
Heading into the summer, we would like to thank all our stakeholders for their ongoing support. Without it, our program would simply not be what it is today.
Sincerely,
Dustin C. Read, Ph.D., J.D.
Professor and Director
