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Housed within the
W. Frank Barton School of Business, the Center for Real
Estate
has a mission to strive to be the premier provider of real estate related news, data, research,
and analysis for Wichita and the State of Kansas. In
order to fulfill its mission the Center engages in a number of research, community
networking, and student support activities, which include: * Collecting and analyzing data on real estate activity in Wichita and the state of
Kansas;
* Promoting academic research on real estate and land use policy issues of
particular relevance to Kansas;
* Circulating news, data, research, and analysis through the extensive website,
press releases, media, and mailing lists;
* Developing and maintaining networks between real estate professionals, public
officials, and the general public;
* Serving the real estate community through continuing education and professional
development programs;
* Enhancing the classroom and on-the-job educational opportunities available to
WSU real estate students; and
* Bring together WSU real estate students with employers who are looking for
graduates with a background in real estate.
Wichita State University is the only university in Kansas to offer a
four-year bachelors degree in real estate. Moreover, by offering its real
estate degree through four different major departments, WSU's program is unique
among real estate schools in the United States, allowing students to tailor
their curricula to suit their particular interests and career goals. Leveraging the Center's close ties to the real
estate community, the real estate degree programs at WSU also give students the unique
opportunity to gain educational, technical, and practical experience by working
and interacting with some of the areas best and brightest real estate professionals.
This unique blend of education and networking give students the foundation they
need to get started started in their career, and to propel them to the top of their profession. |
