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Welcome

Welcome to the Colvin Institute of Real Estate Development and the Graduate Programs in Real Estate Development at the School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation at the University of Maryland.

You are embarking on an exciting journey in a unique program that combines academics and practice, professors and practitioners in a joint effort to enhance, or jumpstart, your career in real estate development. The MRED program here at Maryland embraces a comprehensive and multi-disciplinary approach to real estate education addressing all facets of the industry from planning to property management, finance to construction. As our tag line announces, we are all about "Collaborative Education for a Sustainable Future." We educate our real estate students to develop for a Quadruple Bottom Line concerned not only with the old-fashioned financial bottom line, but more broadly for Economic Viability, Environmental Respect, Social Responsibility and Beautiful Design.

Besides undertaking the work in your courses, you will find multiple opportunities to interact with industry professionals, many of whom will come to lecture in your classes or work with you on your capstone project. In addition, we encourage early and frequent involvement with one of the many development trade associations located in this region. Moreover, you should take advantage of the enrichment you can find at the School's Wednesday night lectures, the Kibel Gallery exhibitions, as well as field trips and weekend forums.

So, again, welcome! I look forward to many formal and informal exchanges during your time here at Maryland. Please don't hesitate to contact me by email, phone (301-405-6790), or in my office (Arch Faculty Wing 1243) before or after class to discuss your particular program and interests, as well as concerns or suggestions for how we can make this the most valuable and rewarding education for you. I look forward to welcoming you back as one of our honored alumni.

Regards,
Margaret McFarland, JD, Director
Graduate Programs in Real Estate Development
Email
301-405-6790

Handbooks:
Real Estate Development Student Handbook 2011-2012
Student Guide 2011-2012

Real Estate Development News

• Spring 2012 Commencement for the School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation

  Spring Commencement
  Monday, May 21, 2012 | 11:30 am 
  Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center
  Dekelboum Concert Hall
  

• First Certification through "Sustainable Maryland Certified" Program received by Berlin, Maryland

  The Environmental Finance Center (EFC) has recognized the town of Berlin as the first municipality in Maryland to complete its certification through the “Sustainable Maryland Certified” program (SMC)

• SAVE THE DATE TO CELEBRATE: MAPP's 40th Anniversary

  Join Dean Cronrath, faculty, alumni, students and friends October 12-13th as we mark the School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation's 40th Anniversary.

• Spring 2012 Lecture Series: Alaa el-Habashi

  Marvin Breckenridge Patterson Lecture:
  Thursday, April 26, 2012 | 6:00pm
  Architecture Auditorium
  Lecture by Alaa Elwi el-Habashi
  "Community Participation and Conservation:
  Selecting World Heritage Sites in the Arab Region"