Memberships & Networking

Students interact with an expert network of professionals and organizations. The MRED program is actively involved with many regional and national organizations, including the Urban Land Institute (ULI), National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), ICSC, NAIOP, the Commercial Real Estate Development Association, Society of Industrial and Office Realtors (SIOR), Congress for New Urbanism (CNU), Counselors of Real Estate (CRE), and Commercial.Real.Estate.Women (CREW Upstate).

We are an accredited institution for fast track application to be a Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM). We have been a proud and honored recipient of annual financial support from the SIOR Foundation and the Carolinas SIOR Chapter since 2004.

We are involved with the development industry through roundtables, presentations, tours and conferences. The result is an MRED graduate who has had exposure to all aspects of the industry and has unlimited networking opportunities. Tuition includes the costs of several memberships, conferences, and trips.

All of our students are members of:
Urban Land Institute (ULI)
NAIOP
ICSC

We are a Founding Sponsor of the SC District Council of ULI. The Clemson MRED program closely follows the principles of the Urban Land Institute (ULI), which believes that development is a public-private partnership and that quality development requires integrating the perspectives of community, environment and economics. So it is a vital part of our study to attend regional ULI conferences and opportunities where students can be exposed to all the benefits and learning what the organization has to offer.