Jason Newcomer, a CU-Boulder MBA student, has been selected to receive the Urban Land Institute's Graduate Student Fellowship.
The fellowship program encourages top real estate students to become involved in the ULI and allows them to participate in professional events and educational activities at a formative point in their careers. In addition to receiving a two-year membership to the ULI, fellows are also given fee waivers and travel allowances to attend ULI-sponsored conferences and events.
CU Real Estate Council member Bruce Etkin sponsored the Leeds School's ULI endowment. Prospective fellows are evaluated by the ULI staff and ULI's Student Fellowship Committee.
"ULI's emphasis on environmental responsibility aligns well with the Leeds School's focus on the connection between business and society," said Leeds School Dean Steven Manaster. "We are proud to be part of this program."
The ULI is headquartered in Washington, D.C., and consists of 17,000 members working in real estate development and land use policy-making in the public and private sectors. The organization was founded in 1936.