Program Overview

• Students: Middle school students who are actively engaged in the Boys and Girls Club of the Austin Area
• Volunteers: ULI Austin members
• Schedule: Nine-months; two semesters; typically 6 sessions in the fall and 8 sessions in the spring (follows local academic calendar)
• Professions Represented: Architecture, civil engineering, landscape architecture, construction, development, finance, real estate law and others
• Programming:
  • Fall Semester: Field trips to visit local ULI members’ offices and learn about profession overviews
  • Spring Semester: Interactive project providing students the opportunity to work in teams to create a hypothetical real estate development

Leadership Opportunities

ULI member volunteers will have the opportunity to educate and mentor small groups of 4-5 BGC students on the diverse career opportunities in commercial real estate and provide them with professional skills to become industry leaders and contributing members of their community. Under the guidance of ULI member volunteers, BGC students will meet weekly for educational and/or work sessions, where they will work toward developing and eventually presenting a real estate related case-study project.

Volunteer Professions Needed:

• Architecture
• Landscape Architecture
• Civil engineering
• Construction
• Finance
• Development

Time Commitment:

• Estimated 2-4 hours per month of preparation and educational sessions with BGC students
• 18 total sessions over the course of the fall (September-December) & spring (February-May) semesters.
• End of Year celebration and prizes

Let us know if you’re interested in volunteering for the program.

Be sure to let us know your expertise and the amount of time you can commit to the program.