Real Estate Practitioner's Institute Signs 10-Year Agreement
for On-Campus Location at C.W. Post
(Brookville, N.Y. May 21, 1998) -- The Long Island University Real Estate
Practitioner's Institute (REPI) today announced the signing of a 10-year
agreement with the C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University for an on-campus
location at its Brookville campus. The Real Estate Institute will be headquartered
at Lorber Hall, a magnificent, two-story mansion that was once the home
of financier William E. Hutton, Jr.
The Long Island University Real Estate Practitioner's Institute was
founded in 1973 to serve the needs of the Long Island real estate community
by providing continuing education services, seminars, white papers and
luncheons featuring speakers addressing topics of interest to Long Island
real estate practitioners.
According to REPI Chairwoman Kathleen Giamo, the substantial growth
in the size and sophistication of the real estate community on Long Island
and the continuing changes in its composition required the organization
to establish a permanent on-campus location.
"The facility will consist of an administrative office and classrooms
so that we may continue to provide the essential continuing education programs
which are the cornerstone of the mission of the Real Estate Practitioner's
Institute," Giamo said.
Long Island University President David J. Steinberg said he is delighted
with the agreement. "The real estate industry has provided decades
of vital leadership for Long Island. In a changing business environment,
it is critical for professionals in the field to stay current with new
trends and technology. We are privileged to create an environment where
this can happen. This is our community and performing this function is
a key part of our bond to the island," Dr. Steinberg said.
The mission of the Institute is to promote professionalism, ethics and
education within the various segments of the real estate industry. It
works with Long Island University to design state-approved real estate
certificate programs that focus on commercial, industrial and residential
real estate sales, real estate financing, and ethics and standards of professional
practice.
For additional information about the Real Estate Practitioner's Institute,
call the Long Island University School of Continuing Studies at (516) 299-2236.
For more information call the C.W. Post Public
Relations Office at (516) 299-2333 or e-mail cwpostpr@aurora.liunet.edu
or send mail to: Long Island University, C.W. Post Campus, 720 Northern
Blvd., Brookville, New York 11548-1300.
