Members of the Burnham-Moores Center Real Estate Committee and Policy Advisory Board recently attended an exclusive event that featured a panel discussion on artificial intelligence. The event was an opportunity for both groups to hear from experts on AI applications within the real estate industry. The event also featured a live presentation by USD real estate student and NAIOP University Challenge team member Sophie Hilton, '24 who presented a live demonstration of Open AI's Dall-E2, a program the team utilized in the competition this year. Hilton, who was logged into the Open AI platform during the meeting, collected ideas from the audience to create a custom rendering of a 300,000 sf mixed-use, water-front office complex with specific amenities like "dock and dine" restaurant space for boats. Policy Advisory Board member Dennis Cruzan shared, "Sophie's presentation showcased both the power of the Open AI platform, and the ingenuity of USD's real estate students - it was a powerful combination".

In an announcement by USD's Academic Director of the Master of Real Estate Program, Dr. Charles Tu, PhD, shared news that Real Estate has now become the third largest (most popular) major on campus at the University of San Diego. With over 425 undergraduate students with a major (or minor) in real estate, the program has seen 30% growth, year-over-year for the past six years. "The growth of the program has largely been due to the strong collaboration that we have with the real estate industry", says Tu of the program's success.

The 12th Annual USD Real Estate Alumni Association Bowling Tournament and Scholarship Fundraiser took place on June 13th at Tavern+Bowl San Diego. The event was a success as evidenced not only by the sell out crowd, but also by the scholarship funds that were raised to support USD real estate students. "It was one of the best alumni events we've seen" says Stath Karras, Executive Director of the Burnham-Moores Center for Real Estate. "I am so pleased to see such strong support and engagement from our real estate alumni". In addition to revenue from attendee registrations, the Event Sponsor, Onyx Construction, along with Food and Beverage Sponsor, Cavanaugh Properties helped to establish several new scholarships for USD's Real Estate students. The winning team for this year's tournament included BMC team members, Stath Karras and Joe Bertocchini, '01 along with Greg Bechtold, '01, Caleb McKinley, '02 and Alex Leonard, '12.