EVENTS

SIGNATURE EVENTS

The center offers a wide variety of events that help students discover the importance of Real Estate. 

MULROY REAL ESTATE CHALLENGE AT VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY

This national real estate development case competition gathers 16 teams comprised of the next generation of real estate leaders with judges and sponsors representing leading real estate firms. 

REAL ESTATE CAREER CONFERENCE

Students hear from a panel of young alumni and sit with professionals to learn about various career paths in the commercial real estate industry. The Conference allows students to begin building critical industry relationships.
 

DILELLA CENTER GOLF OUTING

Every August, the DiLella Center hosts its annual Golf Outing and Clinic at Union League National Golf Club in Cape May, NJ, which supports Center programs and funds student scholarships for the upcoming academic year.  
 

THE CLOSING DINNER

Brings real estate community members together in support and celebration of the DiLella Mulroy Real Estate Student Managed Fund and real estate education at Villanova.  

IGNITE CHANGE CASE COMPETITION

The competition focuses on a social or environmental issue within the built environment and gives students of all backgrounds and majors a chance to connect, think creatively, and initiate conversations about real-world problems.
 

REAL ESTATE TREKS

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Each year, the DiLella Center takes students on one and two-day treks to NYC, Philadelphia, Boston, Washington, DC, Baltimore and more to visit alumni at leading real estate organizations and tour local development projects.


FALL 2026 EVENTS

AUG 25: Annual Scholarship Golf Outing



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Sept 24: 20th Annual Real Estate Career Conference


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Oct 1: Alumni Reception Celebrating RE Faculty Retirements


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Oct 28: Data Center Program



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Nov 5: Fall NYC Real Estate Trek


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Nov 17: PwC Emerging Trends in Real Estate


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SPRING 2027 EVENTS

Feb 2: Women in Real Estate (WIRE) Dinner


Invitation Only

Feb 4: Spring NYC Real Estate Trek


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Feb 17: CBRE/Villanova RE


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Apr 8/9: Mulroy Real Estate Challenge


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Apr 13: Year-End Student Recognition Dinner


Invitation Only

Apr 20: Real Estate CFO Panel


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Daniel M. DiLella Center for Real Estate 
Villanova School of Business 
800 East Lancaster Avenue 
Villanova, PA 19085 
vsb.realestate@villanova.edu

Benjamin Scheick, PhD, '03 VSB 
The Hovnanian Family Endowed 
Chair in Real Estate 
Associate Professor, Finance & Real Estate 
Faculty Director, DiLella Center for Real Estate 
benjamin.scheick@villanova.edu

Jessica Taylor 
Director 
jessica.taylor@villanova.edu

Carly Gulasarian Conrad 
Assistant Director 
carly.gulasarian@villanova.edu

SUPPORT THE CENTER

Your donations enable the DiLella Center to advance experiential learning opportunities, alumni engagement and thought leadership initiatives.

VILLANOVA REAL ESTATE
ALUMNI DATABASE

The DiLella Center values our alumni and is eager to stay connected. Please help us build our Villanova Real Estate Alumni Database by completing our survey. Survey participants will gain access to the database, allowing you to connect with fellow Villanovans and explore opportunities to support our undergraduate real estate students.

Nova Next members are rising leaders within their organizations with 5-to-10 years of relevant industry experience. Nova Next serves to engage with students and actively participate in and develop Center events and programs throughout the academic year.


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