51°µÍø

Supporting students is critical to Folsom's mission and to the broadening of the DFW real estate market. By fostering growth of students about to enter the industry, we build a network of 51°µÍø Cox change-makers.

Student Offerings

The Folsom Institute offers students and alumni networking and personal development opportunities; some of the latest include:

• The Institute’s LINKs (Leadership-Insight-Networking-Knowledge) Board Mentorship Program connected members and students by way of 176 mentoring breakfast, lunch and coffee sessions in the spring semester alone.
• The Folsom Institute offered students, Board members, alumni and industry guests75 engagement and educational events.
• The Institute celebrated its largest annual Real Estate Mock Interview Day,welcoming31 industry coaches that offered a record 68 mock interviews.
• 335 students were introduced to 37 commercial real estate firms at the fall and spring Real Estate Roundtable events.
• In addition to on-campus CRE company introductions, the Institute offered students Dallas and Southern California corporate treks.
• The Institute underwrote 75% of Real Estate Club members’ professional organization fees.
• The Institute offers 20-30 student registration and travel scholarships to the annual ULI Fall Meeting.

Supporting Student Success

A hub of knowledge and center for market-leading research, the Folsom Institute is fostering the next generation of real estate leaders with programming that includes:

• Scholarships and awards: in one recent academic year, students received close to $100,000 in funding.
• Internships and access to full-time employment opportunities
• Hands-on learning: company visits, info sessions and career treks
• Case study competitions and travel subsidies
• Membership dues in key industry organizations
• Travel costs for participation in industry conferences
• Mock interviews and career coaching
• Technical training in industry software: Argus, Tableau and many more
• Unparalleled networking opportunities: board mentorship; executive speaker series; breakfasts and coffees

Connect With Leaders In DFW Real Estate

A core tenet of the Folsom Institute is offering students access to thought leaders and industry titans in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. One of those thought leaders is on faculty at 51°µÍø Cox. Mark Roberts, staff at Folsom Institute and the Crow Holding's Director of Research, pushed for graduate and undergraduate courses through the 51°µÍø Real Estate Program (a student-run organization that supplements students' learnings alongside the curriculum in the Master of Science in Real Estate), such as the course: Real Estate Analysis and Strategy.

Roberts continues to write and publish white papers on the DFW market. You can view those here.

Outside of the 51°µÍø Real Estate Program and graduate and undergraduate coursework, students increase their skills by attending on-campus training in ARGUS, ArcGIS, Tableau, Advanced Market Analysis, CRE Analyst Program, and Adventures in CRE Accelerator Real Estate Financial Modeling.

As well, a community investment was started, having raised $4M of the $10M goal was raised for the first 51°µÍø Real Estate Impact Fund. This is due to Folsom's recognition of the importance and growth of the DFW market.