Program helps youth of color learn about real estate over the summer | Local News

Drexel University, in partnership with NAIOP, the Commercial Real Estate Development Association, is hosting a summer youth program for current high school students and Juniors of Color that introduces youth to careers in the commercial real estate (CRE) industry including architecture, development and investing. , Construction, mediation and urban planning / design.

The experiences are hosted by Drexel and sponsored by NAIOP to promote and support a more diverse pipeline for CRE talent.

The NAIOP Drexel Summer Program is an academically challenging week of activities aimed at introducing high performing high school color students to the commercial real estate (CRE) industry. Students receive face-to-face contact with local CRE executives, tours of Philadelphia real estate projects, classes on various relevant topics, and group project activities.

“The NAIOP summer program that Drexel University hosted brought me to my full potential, and without it I wouldn’t be who I am today. The program taught me how to argue and solve problems in different ways. It has also exposed me to future jobs that I had never thought of before and connections that are overpowering. Now, in the fall of 2021, I will be attending Drexel University with a major in biology on the pre-medicine track. I’m so glad I went to the camp because without it I wouldn’t have the connections, scholarships, and memories I have now, “said a former student’s feedback.

NAIOP, the Commercial Real Estate Development Association, is an organization for developers, owners, and investors of office, industrial, retail, and mixed-use real estate.