I have been waiting for this moment for 2 years. This particular event was on my 2015 Leadership CREW vision board and I am thrilled that my vision is coming to fruition.
This year Whitney and I were the chairs for UCREW 2016...woohooo!! CREW Atlanta invited students to attend our annual UCREW educational program for college students interested in building a career in real estate.
I must say the event set-up was beautiful, everything really came together.
We had a small budget and asked for many donations from our members. From space and signage to beverages and gift cards. Everyone was very generous and together we threw a wonderful event for the students.
We invited students from all the local colleges & universities- Emory, UGA, Morehouse, Georgia Tech, Kennesaw, Superman, SCAD, GSU, Georgia Perimeter. Over 100 students registered for the event with only half making an appearance the day of the event.
There were 28 summer internships offered which the students could submit their resumes.
All the presenters did an amazing job. Claire Ross, CREW Atlanta's emerging young leader, kicked off the program.
Followed by a fabulous panel presentation feating Sarah Ellis- American Sun Control, Courtney Santry- Leanly Construction, Sofia Mendoza- JLL and Kimberly Morton-Ford-Colliers International.
Jamie Standard, Director of Human Resources from The Shopping Center Group gave a great keynote address outlining the job process from A-Z.
The students had an opportunity to sit with industry leaders to learn about the different careers in commercial real estate. There were 12 roundtables featuring 15 different disciplines and 1 table designated for CREW Atlanta.
There were 41+ CREW Members volunteers on the day of the event.
This year we added a photographer who offered to take professional head shots for the student attendees. We though offering professional photos to the students might help them create LinkedIn pages as they prepare for interviews for summer internships and begin the networking process in commercial real estate.
Finally, we got humorous, yet serious look at how to interview featuring Bruce Kellogg- MG Valuations, Jamie Standard and Sofia Mendoza.
The positive feedback is already during in and our memberships numbers are rising!
"Congrats on a fabulous UCREW event ladies! You have certainly raised the bar moving forward. The energy and interest of the students was so inspiring. Loved the space and the headshots were a major hit!
We changed lives today.
Well done. You made CREW Atlanta proud.
Have a great weekend."
Denise S. Meng
"It was very nice to meet you at the UCREW event today. I thoroughly enjoyed the event. I was inspired to attend after meeting Diana Robinson from Colliers at a GSU business club meeting earlier this week. I think feed back is important, and I wanted to let you know how I heard about CREW. I am especially interested in the mentoring and leadership aspects of CREW. I am joining CREW today."
Kindest Regards,
Angelina Amoye
Georgia State University, Alpharetta Campus
Business Administration Major
My 2016 vision board includes gaining CREW Network exposure. Recently Whitney and I were asked to be on the 2016 CREW Network Foundation Scholarship Selection Committee, this is a huge honor! I feel blessed to have wonderful opportunities to represent my Leadership class and CREW Atlanta.
