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Chicago Network Members in the News
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ORAL HISTORY OF CHICAGO'S RIVER WALK WITH CAROL ROSS BARNEY
Adrienne Samuels Gibbs hosted the Morning Shift on WBEZ and sat down with Riverwalk architect Carol Ross Barney to discuss Chicago's changing architectural landscape and waterfronts
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Don't miss Carol at her r-barc studio in conversation with fellow architect and Chicago Network member Margaret McCurry on September 17! RSVP now - GUESTS WELCOME.
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JANET FOUTTY ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-DRIVEN LEADERSHIP
Janet Foutty, CEO, Deloitte Consulting LLP, and Thomas H. Davenport wrote an article in MIT Sloan about the
seven attributes of leaders at the forefront of A.I.
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They learn the technologies.
It helps a lot in leading with AI to know what AI is and does. Yes, this sounds obvious, but by tradition, leaders outside of IT fields have rarely felt the need to understand technologies beyond the surface level. AI is different. It is not just one technology, but many - each with its own application types, stage of development, strengths, and limitations." Read more...
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GLORIA CASTILLO FEATURED IN CRAIN'S CHICAGO BUSINESS
Crain's recently published an op-ed
written by Chicago United President and CEO, Gloria Castillo. She takes a bold position on advancing inclusion in Chicago's business ecosystem and teases the release of Chicago United's biennial research report,
Inside Inclusion
, which benchmarks racially and ethnically diverse leadership in the top 50 publicly held corporations in the city of Chicago. Read the entire piece
here
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LONGTIME ADVOCATE DIANA RAUNER SIZES UP THE CHALLENGES AHEAD FOR EARLY EDUCATION IN ILLINOIS
Diana Rauner, President, Ounce of Prevention Fund, recently spoke to
Chalkbeat Chicago's Cassie Walker Burke about big developments for early childhood advocates, as Mayor Rahm Emanuel is touting the rollout of an ambitious universal pre-K program in Chicago, and the state is set to release data on kindergarten readiness later this month.
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NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL RANKED BEST HOSPITAL IN ILLINOIS
For the seventh year in a row, Northwestern Memorial Hospital (Julie Creamer) has been named the best in the state by U.S. News & World Report.
Northwestern was also the only Illinois hospital to crack the top 20 in the country, settling into the No. 13 spot for the second year in a row.
The Shirley Ryan AbilityLab (
Joanne C. Smith
) in Chicago also received top honors, ranked as the No. 1 hospital for rehabilitation in the country for the 28th year.
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SYLVIA PUENTE AND LISA MADIGAN AMONG OFFICIALS ENSURING CENSUS ACCURATELY COUNTS IMMIGRANTS
Sylvia Puente, Executive Director of the Latino Policy Forum, was quoted in a Chicago Tribune article about Aurora officials that are counting on help to ensure the next census accurately counts immigrants.
"The Latino population is driving Illinois growth, it is imperative we get an accurate account or the state is in danger of losing representation in Congress," said Sylvia Puente.
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan was also mentioned in the article, as she is among those in a coalition of 18 states, the District of Columbia, nine cities, four counties, and the U.S. Conference of Mayors, that have filed a lawsuit to block a citizenship question from being included with the 2020 U.S. Census.
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NOTEBAERT NATURE MUSEUM TRIES REPOPULATING A HABITAT, ONE LARVA AT A TIME
The Chicago Academy of Sciences/Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum (Deb Lahey) was featured in a Chicago Tribune article covering the release of endangered Baltimore Checkerspot larvae. The article gives an in-depth description of the Nature Museum and Dr. Doug Taron's process at the fen and highlights the Museum's excellent work lab, along with the Illinois Butterfly Monitoring Network.
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ADP ACQUIRES CELERGO, STRENGTHENING GLOBAL PAYROLL CAPABILITIES
ADP® has acquired Celergo (Michele Honomichl), a leading provider of global payroll management services. The acquisition will enhance ADP's international payroll offerings with a strong platform and new solutions, including cross-currency and expatriate payment services. Read more...
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 KENDALL COLLEGE'S CULINARY HOSPITALITY PROGRAMS ACQUIRED BY NATIONAL LOUIS UNIVERSITY
National Louis University (
Nivine Megahed) recently closed on its acquisition of Kendall College's acclaimed culinary and hospitality programs, a deal that also transfers Kendall's entire student body to National Louis.
National Louis owns five floors in the 107-year-old, Daniel Burnham-designed Peoples Gas Building at 122 S. Michigan Ave. The school is hoping to add a sixth floor for the Kendall programs.
"We've been doing a lot of careful planning around what we need to build," Nivine Megahed said. "We are essentially constructing kitchens, a dining room, cafeteria, classrooms, a wine room - a full floor that has all the program requirements for culinary and hospitality." Read more...
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LAURA WASHINGTON NAMED TO CHICAGO WOMEN'S JOURNALISM HALL OF FAME
Laura Washington, columnist for the Sun-Times, political analyst for ABC 7, is among five women who have been named the first honorees in the new Chicago Women's Journalism Hall of Fame.
All five were inducted Wednesday, August 15 by the Association for Women Journalists Chicago, founder of the online tribute to "individuals who have made outstanding career contributions to Chicago journalism in areas which uplift and support women." Read more...
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 VALERIE JARRETT TO SPEAK AT 2019 MLK CELEBRATION IN PEORIA
Valerie Jarrett will serve as the 2019 guest speaker at the annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Luncheon on January 21 in the Peoria Civic Center exhibit hall. Valerie Jarrett is a senior adviser for the Obama Foundation and a senior distinguished fellow at the University of Chicago Law School.
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 LEAP PARTNERING WITH DONORSCHOOSE.ORG TO LAUNCH CONTEST
LEAP Innovations (Phyllis Lockett) is partnering this month with DonorsChoose.org to launch a
contest
that will allow educators to propose personalized learning projects on the DonorsChoose crowdfunding platform. The winning projects, which will be funded up to $2,500, will be announced by DonorsChoose CEO Charles Best on August 28 in Chicago, at the
LEAP Summit
. Educators have until Friday, August 17 to enter their projects on DonorsChoose.org.
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 ANGELA KOROMPILAS TO SPEAK AT LEADERSHIP SUMMIT IN SINGAPORE
Angela Korompilas, President & CEO of American Hotel Register Company, will speak at the 2018 World Edition of Break the CCeiling Touch the Sky® - the success and leadership summit for women, to
be held at the Shangri-La in
Singapore
on
September 10, 2018
. More than 500 leaders are expected to attend this fourth annual world edition in
Singapore
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For the 2018 World Edition discussion topics include the CEO's viewpoint on the forces affecting your world and career; unlocking the power of gender diversity on your business; understanding unconscious bias and working to overcome it; how I broke the glass ceiling; answering the toughest career questions you ever had, etc.
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