Walter “Ted” Carter Jr. President at Ohio State University | Wikipedia
Walter “Ted” Carter Jr. President at Ohio State University | Wikipedia
A new speaker series launched by The Ohio State University’s Center for Real Estate is providing students with opportunities to engage with industry professionals. The Brutus Luminaries Series, led by Donald D. Sheets, the center’s executive director, brings experts in real estate to the Columbus campus.
Ally M. Irwin, senior program administrator with the Center for Real Estate, explained that the strategic plan focuses on creating programming and events for students, alumni, and professionals. “A lot of what we do is through an interdisciplinary lens,” she stated.
The series aims to unite the Ohio State community with industry leaders to discuss current trends. “What’s driving us as the Center for Real Estate is to produce timely, relevant and unique topics for all of our stakeholders,” Irwin added.
The Fisher Real Estate Society collaborated with the center to organize a recent event on February 5th. Daniel Lyner, president of the organization and a student majoring in real estate and urban analysis, shared that these events go beyond classroom learning by offering additional educational activities.
Lyner and Sheets co-moderated a session titled “Cornering Capital,” where panelists discussed capital raising strategies. Panel members included Bryan Falk from Vorys; Jay Morgan from StepStone Group; Lou Prabell from Park National Bank; and Doug Lyons from Pearlmark.
Lyner highlighted that such events allow students to connect directly with experienced professionals during subsequent networking sessions. “It’s an incredible opportunity to talk to CEOs and executives,” he said.
More events are planned under the Brutus Luminaries Series umbrella. The next session will take place on March 19th focusing on “Pathfinding: Nonlinear approaches to careers in real estate.” According to Irwin, these series help bridge academia and industry.
“They learn a lot in the classroom... but there’s kind of a bridge that needs to happen – some bridge building between academia and industry,” Irwin concluded.
For more details, visit the Center for Real Estate's website.
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