Our Mission
The over-reaching aim of the Harvey Lindsay School of Real Estate and the E.V. Williams Center for Real Estate is to provide a comprehensive, integrated and innovative approach to real estate education, one that serves our students, Old Dominion University and the Hampton Roads community.
We are dedicated to excellence in real estate research and teaching.
We provide thought leadership, engaging current and future industry leaders.
We are committed to educational excellence by fostering collaboration across our students, faculty & staff and the Hampton Roads community.
Embracing an inter-disciplinary approach, our mission is to provide a dynamic and rigorous educational experience that will prepare our students for the real estate environment of today and of the future.
Our core external stakeholders, such as our advisory board members, donors, center members, employers, affiliate faculty, alumni and mentors are central to our mission. They support our core faculty in ensuring that we provide the best educational experience possible to our students.
We are dedicated to excellence in real estate research and teaching.
We provide thought leadership, engaging current and future industry leaders.
We are committed to educational excellence by fostering collaboration across our students, faculty & staff and the Hampton Roads community.
Embracing an inter-disciplinary approach, our mission is to provide a dynamic and rigorous educational experience that will prepare our students for the real estate environment of today and of the future.
Our core external stakeholders, such as our advisory board members, donors, center members, employers, affiliate faculty, alumni and mentors are central to our mission. They support our core faculty in ensuring that we provide the best educational experience possible to our students.
Our Objectives
- Provide a dynamic and rigorous educational experience that will prepare students for the real estate environment of the future.
- Produce high impact research of relevance to scholarly and industry audiences.
- Engage the community in addressing the challenges of creating and sustaining the built environment in the midst of the challenges of the 21st century.
- Facilitate the coming together of students, faculty and industry leaders to examine current issues and the challenges and opportunities facing real estate.
- Collaborate effectively with key partners in the Strome College of Business and ODU and with external public, nonprofit and private sector organizations to achieve our strategic aims.
The Harvey Lindsay Legacy
From Harvey Lindsay, students find an inspiring model for their own success. The Harvey Lindsay name is synonymous with family, integrity, dedication, service and innovation. Since 1919, the Harvey Lindsay Commercial Real Estate company has represented integrity and fairness coupled with bold and innovative approaches to real estate marketing. The naming of the Harvey Lindsay School of Real Estate honors the establishment of the family's legacy by Harvey Lindsay, Sr. while also representing the forward-thinking ideals of Harvey Lindsay, Jr.
The substantial support of the Lindsay family in naming the Harvey Lindsay School of Real Estate enables the Strome College of Business to make significant enhancements to its real estate and finance program. The result is that ODU produces the critical adaptive and analytical thinkers who will lead the high-growth real estate industry, while also fashioning their own successful careers.
2018 Darden Awards Honoree: Harvey Lindsay
Learn more about Harvey Lindsay in this inspirational review of his life.
Facilities
The Harvey Lindsay School of Real Estate is committed to student success. In the fall of 2016, Strome College of Business students welcomed the expansion of new interactive facilities to include a state-of-the-art sales and communications lab and collaborative spaces for project work and group exercises. Students enrolled in the Harvey Lindsay School of Real Estate will have access to facilities to engage in sales, negotiations, and pitch presentations, while interfacing with alumni and business executives through interactive technologies.