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Rowan Offers Incentives to Get Vaccinated
May 7, 6:15 a.m. Rowan University has announced a vaccine requirement for students who live or study on campus, and some incentives for getting the vaccine,
“Our message today is simple. We believe the path to normalcy is through widespread vaccination and we want our entire community to commit to reaching the goal of widespread vaccination,” Rowan president Ali A. Houshmand said in a letter. “If we work together, we can reach this goal and offer the Rowan University experience that our students and employees deserve.”
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McKissack & McKissack announces two midwest leadership roles May 7, 2021
National architecture, engineering and construction management firm McKissack & McKissack is adding depth to its team by hiring Sam Boye Jr. as operations manager for the Midwest and West regions of the country and promoting Girard Jenkins to project executive for the Midwest.
These architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industry veterans will lead their regional teams in producing results on high-profile prime contracts and joint ventures in architecture, engineering, construction- and program management across a range of industries. Boye and Jenkins are based in McKissack’s Chicago office.
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Sophie Rodgers
Sophie Rodgers has joined the research team that serves Crain s Chicago Business and sister publications in three cities.
Rodgers comes to Crain s from investment firm William Blair, where she did research for investment bankers and analysts.
She earned her bachelor s degree in English and a master s in library and information sciences with a concentration in competitive intelligence at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. In graduate school, Rodgers did research internships with John Deere, the Business Intelligence Group and State Farm Insurance.
At Crain s, Rodgers will be part of the team that researches and creates the award-winning lists that give Crain s readers exclusive insights into the city s business scene everything from our list of Chicago s largest privately held companies to the biggest foundations to the largest law firms.
CA Student Living announces new CFO and COO May 7, 2021
Rob Saunders
CA Student Living, the vertically integrated student housing investment management company, has announced the hiring of Robert Saunders as chief financial officer and promoted Steve Boyack, a three-year veteran of the firm, to chief operating officer. The two will play a pivotal role in driving CASL’s growth, innovation and strategy over the coming years.
Saunders brings more than twenty years of real estate finance and investment management experience to CASL. Prior to joining the firm, Rob was President of Kaufman Jacobs, a multi-strategy real estate investment manager, where he served as the firm’s managing principal, overseeing all aspects of the firm’s operations, including capital sourcing, acquisitions, development, and financial reporting. Rob has also held senior leadership roles in both public and private real estate companies and holds an MBA from the Kellogg Schoo