News and Updates

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Penn State Team Wins Boston College Case Competition

Penn State Smeal College of Business sent a team of four to the 4th annual Boston College 2022 Corcoran Center Case Competition held by the Boston College Joseph E. Corcoran Center for Real Estate and Urban Action. Emma Shaw, Alycia Fournier, Lauren Knopf, and Hope Urbanovsky took 1st place out of 31 teams.

Penn State Team Places 2nd in Mulroy Real Estate Challenge

Penn State Smeal College of Business sent two teams to the 13th Annual Mulroy Real Estate Challenge, hosted by Villanova University's Daniel M. DiLella Center for Real Estate on April 1st, 2022 in Philadelphia, PA. One Penn State team placed 2nd, claiming $3,000 in prize money. The team consisted of senior real estate students, Thomas Bennett, Colin Morrison, Alex Karanikolas and junior, Collin Stevenson. Penn State's second team, which made it to the semi final round, included senior, Ty Dillman and juniors, Brennan Pearson, Mike Ro, and Jared Hicks.

Real Estate Boot Camp Resume Portfolio

Every fall, the Real Estate Boot Camp participants submit their current resumes. In an effort to make recruiting easier, while allowing our alums the opportunity to see the diverse experiences of our classes, we have put together a resume portfolio.

Case Competition Teams Wins Maryland RE Competition

A team of three undergraduate students from the Penn State Smeal College of Business combined to take first place in the 2018 Colvin Case Study Challenge, a national intercollegiate real estate competition hosted by the University of Maryland’s Colvin Institute of Real Estate Development.