Experiential Learning and the Freeman College of Management Student Advisory Board invite you to the 2024 Senior Celebration and Walling Lecture Dinner during Freeman Week.
RSVP Here: https://forms.gle/S8cgLfnvvPkFBykC8
Thursday, April 11, 5:30-7 PM, Bucknell Campus, ELC, 2nd Floor, Terrace Room
We will celebrate the class of 2024 with select award winners and hear from our 2024 Walling Lecturer:
Lauren Gilchrist ’07, Executive Vice President, Market Leader at Newmark
Lauren Gilchrist is the Executive Vice President and Market Leader of the Greater Philadelphia Region for Newmark, a global leader in commercial real estate services. Lauren is responsible for the firm’s full suite of service offerings in the region, managing strategic planning, revenue growth and profitability, recruitment, and business development in the company’s Philadelphia, Wayne, Southern New Jersey, and Delaware offices.
Lauren holds appointments to the Board of Directors for the Philadelphia Facilities Management Corporation/Philadelphia Gas Works, Philadelphia Orchestra, Old City Community Fund, M&T Bank Director’s Advisory Council, Bucknell University Real Estate Advisory Board, and the Greater Philadelphia Chapter of NAIOP—where she served as Chapter President from 2019 to 2020. In addition, she has been recognized by the Philadelphia Business Journal as a 40 Under 40 honoree and a Woman of Distinction, as a Philly Power Woman by Bisnow, as a 2023 “Above and Beyond” Honoree by City & State Pennsylvania, and as one of the 150 Most Influential Philadelphians in 2023.
Prior to joining Newmark, Lauren was the Managing Director of Research at Longfellow Real Estate Partners, where she directed research strategy, content creation, and thought leadership, and provided market research to drive project underwriting and execution. Previously, she also held roles as Senior Vice President of Research at JLL, Manager of Research & Analysis at the Center City District and Program Manager at the Center for Regional Economic Competitiveness. Lauren received her BS in Business Administration from Bucknell University and her MS in Public Policy and Management from Carnegie Mellon University’s Heinz College.
Contact Missy Gutkowski, Assistant Dean for Experiential Learning at mmg019@bucknell.edu with questions.
Please RSVP here by Monday, April 3. Google calendar invitations will be sent to all individuals who RSVP “yes.” Should you need to cancel your reservation, please contact Missy as soon as feasible.
Suggested dinner attire is business.