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Connect & Contribute

As a Weiser Center alum, your experience and insight are invaluable to the next generation of real estate leaders. Discover the many ways to stay connected — through networking events, mentorship, guest speaking, board service, and more.

Ways To Get Involved

Be a Guest Speaker

Share your career insights with current students. Speak to a class, panel, or student group and pass along the lessons you’ve learned along the way. Email um.realestate@umich.edu with your background and availability.

Support A Competition

Help bridge the gap between the classroom and the industry. Attend, judge, or sponsor a student competition and share your real-world perspective with current students. Reach out at um.realestate@umich.edu to learn more.

Apply For Board

Help shape the future of the Weiser Center. Advisory Board members strengthen the connection between alumni and current students through hands-on involvement. We’d love to hear from you — Reach out below to get started.

Listen to The Inside Deal Podcast

Exciting news — our alumni-hosted podcast is officially launching its first episode this Thursday, 6/18!

The Inside Deal Podcast

If you’ve ever wondered what it really takes to build something extraordinary — not from a textbook, but from the trenches — this is The Inside Deal. Hosted by fellow alum Sam Schneider, Managing Partner at Imperium Capital, the show sits down with operators, investors, entrepreneurs, and dealmakers who’ve built remarkable careers from the inside out.

Real estate is in the show’s DNA, but the conversations go far beyond it — these are candid, tactical, and deeply human stories about risk, resilience, and the decisions that changed everything.

Tune in and hear lessons that rarely make it into conference panels or social media posts — straight from people who’ve lived it.

Mentorship Program

Join the Weiser Center community as a mentor by getting paired one-on-one with a current student for the year. It’s a chance to reconnect with Michigan, share your experience with the next generation, and build a lasting relationship with a future real estate professional.

Networking Events

Stay connected to the Weiser Center community by joining us at alumni networking events throughout the year. These gatherings are a chance to reconnect with classmates, meet current students, and build relationships with fellow professionals across the real estate industry.

Check out Bisnow, the world’s leading B2B platform serving the commercial real estate industry, led by Michigan alum Gregg Mayer.

Regional Networking

Detroit

Connect with local alumni in real estate. Reach out to Justin Glanda or Max Olive to learn more about Detroit networking events.

Chicago

Connect with local alumni in real estate. Reach out to Nate Cronin or Kevin Gerbie to learn more about Chicago networking events.

New York City

Connect with local alumni in real estate. Reach out to Lea Voytovich or Komal Sankla to learn more about NYC networking events.

Miami

Connect with local alumni in real estate. Reach out to Robbie Frankel to learn more about Miami networking events.

Los Angeles

Connect with local alumni in real estate. Reach out to Langston Sholl or Sam Resnick to learn more about LA networking events.

Boston, Dallas/Austin, Colorado

These regional groups are forming soon — check back or reach out if you’d like to help launch one.

Alumni Resources

Stay informed about the latest news, stories, and opportunities from the Weiser Center community. Explore the alumni resource page for updates on fellow graduates, industry trends, Center events, and exciting opportunities.