DANIEL M. DILELLA CENTER FOR REAL ESTATE

BUILDING LEADERS THROUGH EXPERIENCE


The Daniel M. DiLella Center for Real Estate was established to provide outstanding academic and professional development opportunities to Villanova students in the field of commercial real estate. The DiLella Center supports faculty research and teaching, ensuring relevance in the curriculum through the incorporation of site visits, case competitions, experiential learning projects, industry-standard tools and the perspectives of industry experts.

Through the DiLella Center, undergraduate business students can pursue a major or minor in real estate—with real estate focused courses including investments, law, development, modeling, accounting, capital markets and economics—while graduate students can specialize in real estate through the Villanova MBA program. Students within Villanova’s College of Engineering also have the opportunity to pursue a minor in real estate development. The DiLella Center also supports VSB’s student-run Real Estate Society and the Daniel M. DiLella and Thomas M. Mulroy Real Estate Student Managed Fund, also known as the DiLella Mulroy Fund.

The DiLella Center connects and mobilizes the Villanova real estate community—through educational programs, thought leadership initiatives and networking events—to expand the horizons of a new generation of real estate leaders and to generate vibrant conversations on issues facing the real estate industry.

Director's Message

shawn howton

Welcome to the Daniel M. DiLella Center for Real Estate at the Villanova School of Business. We are dedicated to producing tomorrow’s leaders in the commercial real estate industry at both the undergraduate and graduate level and fostering a community that shares knowledge and experiences.



DiLella Mulroy Real Estate Student Managed Fund

In the fall of 2018, VSB and the Daniel M. DiLella Center for Real Estate launched the Daniel M. DiLella and Thomas M. Mulroy (DiLella Mulroy Fund) Real Estate Student Managed Fund. Villanova University is the first university to offer undergraduate students the opportunity to manage a real estate investment fund.


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Daniel M. DiLella Center for Real Estate
Villanova School of Business
800 East Lancaster Avenue
Villanova, PA 19085
(610) 519-4476
vsb.realestate@villanova.edu

Shawn Howton, PhD
Faculty Director
shawn.howton@villanova.edu

Jessica Taylor
Director
jessica.taylor@villanova.edu

Benjamin Scheick, PhD
Associate Professor & Associate Department Chair
benjamin.scheick@villanova.edu

Charlie Davidson
Associate Professor of the Practice
charles.davidson@villanova.edu

Carly Gulasarian
Assistant Director
carly.gulasarian@villanova.edu

Tony Ziccardi
Center Fellow
anthony.ziccardi@villanova.edu

The Nova Next Council is a group of young and ambitious members of the Villanova real estate community who provide strategic guidance on the Center's mission, activities, curricula and professional development opportunities.


STUDENT SHAREPOINT SITE

Direct access to real estate jobs, internships, scholarships, industry resources, and DiLella Center news & events.

BECOME A MEMBER

Participate within the DiLella Center and stay in touch with classmates and form valuable relationships with other Villanova alumni.

SUPPORT THE CENTER

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

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