Research Briefs

The Shea Speakers Series is a forum for students to interact with and learn from real estate professionals and alumni.

Lunch will be held in the Lewis Hall Courtyard from 12:00 to 12:20 pm. The speaker presentation will be held in Lewis Hall room 101, starting at approximately 12:30 pm.

There is no charge for MRED students and GREA members to attend. A $5 fee is charged to all others. To reserve a place, please contact Janet Bustillo, (213)821-2202 or jbustill@usc.edu

SPPD will host the Alumni Guardian Awards Dinner on Tuesday, October 24. The event will be from 6 to 10 p.m. The honorees are Sheriff Leroy D. Baca (MPA '73, Doctor of Public Administration '93), John Bedrosian (LLB '59), and the Honorable Joyce L. Kennard (BA '71, MPA/JD '74). Join SPPD alumni and friends for what is sure to be a memorable evening. All proceeds from the event support the SPPD Annual Fund. Please see the website for more information.

http://www.usc.edu/schools/sppd/alumni/guardian/

Please join Senator Alan Lowenthal (D) Long Beach, Wally Baker of LAEDC, Jeff Kightlinger of the Metropolitan Water District, and Mark Pisano of SCAG for breakfast as they discuss the results of the November 7, 2006 infrastructure bond initiative. Over $42 Billion - the largest amount in state history - in General Obligation Bonds to fund transportation, flood protection, school construction, housing, and water supply protection will be subject to voter approval.

Regardless of the outcome of these initiatives, state and local governments and business interests will be affected.

Join USC Marshall alumni and friends to network and be one of the first to tour the University’s newest sports venue, the Galen Center.

“The Neighborhood Dynamics of Hospitals as Land Owners”

This Seminar will take place on September 8, 2006 in JKP 102 from 12:00-1:30 PM

RICS, LA Architect Magazine, USC Architectural Guild, APT and the USC School of Policy, Planning, and Development’s Master of Real Estate Development program present a panel discussion exploring whether development and historic preservation are inherently in conflict.