{"id":26431,"date":"2016-03-08T11:59:02","date_gmt":"2016-03-08T16:59:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/?p=26431"},"modified":"2016-03-24T15:36:28","modified_gmt":"2016-03-24T19:36:28","slug":"commercial-real-estate-leaders-visit-fiu-to-support-women-and-men-at-hollo-school-of-real-estate_","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/2016\/03\/commercial-real-estate-leaders-visit-fiu-to-support-women-and-men-at-hollo-school-of-real-estate_\/","title":{"rendered":"Commercial Real Estate Leaders Visit FIU to Support Women \u2013 and men \u2013 at Hollo School of Real Estate."},"content":{"rendered":"
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FIU Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW) members<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Last month, 20 Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW) members left work early to travel to FIU\u2019s Frost Art Museum for U CREW, a real estate networking event that is an annual highlight for Hollo School of Real Estate students, faculty, alumni and guests.<\/p>\n

For former FIU undergrad Wendy Hernandez, now a capital markets analyst at Colliers International, the event was reminiscent of one where she made a contact that led to her current job. It also reminded her of the value of her FIU education and faculty connections. And she was proud to give back.<\/p>\n

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Suzanne Hollander<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cThe FIU program prepared me with the real estate fundamentals for the analytical work I do today,\u201d Hernandez said. \u201cThe education prepares students to contribute and compete in the work force.\u201d<\/p>\n

Over 100 undergraduate and graduate real estate students and alumni, equally split between women and men, participated in the Feb. 2 event co-sponsored by CREW and FIU.<\/p>\n

\u201cU CREW is one of our premier events \u2013 for FIU and for the Hollo School,\u201d said professor Suzanne Hollander, a real estate attorney and broker who teaches at the Hollo School of Real Estate\u2019s undergraduate and graduate programs. Hollander also serves as the U CREW Chair. \u201cWhat FIU is trying to foster are connections in the community that are meaningful and lead to mentorship and jobs,\u201d said Hollander. Hollo School Adjunct Professors Eileen Cardelle and Paul Black also participated in the event.<\/p>\n

While the purpose was serious, the event was fun, and included speed networking, with each 12-minute round marked by Hollander ringing a bell like the one that opens Wall Street\u2019s trading day.<\/p>\n

\u201cI heard since the event that some of my students have followed up with those they met for jobs,\u201d said Hollander.<\/p>\n

Hernandez gives much credit for her success to her former professor. \u201cSuzanne has been such a great mentor throughout the years,\u201d Hernandez said. She encourages students to say \u2018yes!\u2019 to new opportunities and has helped place many students with jobs.\u201d<\/p>\n

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From left to right: Wendy Hernandez, Kirenia Balan and Suzanne Hollander<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Promoting women in the field <\/em><\/p>\n

It\u2019s no secret that women are under-represented in commercial real estate. CREW was started to help women enter, flourish, and support one another in the field.<\/p>\n

As Marti Mang, CREW past president and senior VP of Corporate Lending at TotalBank, explained, the group \u201cgives you a network throughout the United States,\u201d including engineers, accountants, attorneys and others who work in commercial real estate.<\/p>\n

Mang pointed out that the majority of commercial real estate professionals remain male, though that is changing. A recent National Association of Realtors review found that while three quarters of those in the field are male, about half of new field entrants are women.<\/p>\n

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From left to right: William G. Hardin, Suzanne Hollander and Paul Black<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Mang noted that commercial real estate encompasses professions from finance and engineering to law, architecture and real estate brokerage.<\/p>\n

\u201cMany are higher-paying fields that women have not been able to break into as much,\u201d she said. Attracting more women means helping them become more comfortable in the risk-taking business environment.<\/p>\n

\u201cPart of what we are trying to do (at CREW) is provide education and insight, and encourage people to see the working world for what it is,\u201d she said. Mang sees that happening at FIU: \u201cI think FIU has a good program and a good role model in Suzanne Hollander.\u201d<\/p>\n

At the end of the event, Hollander shared a favorite quote. \u201cAs Ben Franklin said,\u201d she told the crowd, \u2018An investment in education pays the best interest\u2019– and all of our CREW guests and students are making that investment tonight as they spend their free time with us to network for the purpose of real estate education.\u201d<\/p>\n

William G. Hardin, director of the Hollo School,\u00a0agreed about the importance of the event. \u201cOnce\u00a0again, our UCREW event has been a great success in bringing the real world to our students.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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