Dear Colleagues, The fall season is officially here! The leaves are starting to change color, classes are in full swing, and a lot is happening around the school. I want to start by thanking everyone who attended the State of the School yesterday, where we talked about our accomplishments over the past year and our…
Dear Colleagues, I hope everyone enjoyed the summer and is excited by the buzz of the new academic year. Over the past few weeks, we have hosted many orientation sessions for our new students — from Online MBAs to Full-Time MBAs and BBAs. Our program teams and faculty did an excellent job of building positive…
Dear Colleagues, I hope you are all enjoying the summer and looking forward to the start of the new academic year. July brought many different visitors to campus, and was also a productive time to work together on some of our longer-term goals for the school, especially in light of the changes artificial intelligence is…
Dear Colleagues, I hope your summer is going well so far and that you are surviving this heat! Despite our students being off on internships, and many faculty traveling to conferences to present their work, there is still a lot going on here on campus. At the end of May, we had an open house…
Dear Colleagues, I want to start by acknowledging the change of presidential leadership at the University of Michigan. As Santa Ono moves on from his role, Dominico Grasso, PhD ’87, is now serving as our university’s interim president while the Board of Regents launches the search for the permanent replacement. President Grasso is well-respected across…
Dear Colleagues, I am very excited for this week! Our Michigan Ross Commencement is Friday, May 2, at 3:30 p.m. in Crisler Center. This year’s invited speaker is André Branch, MBA ’99, a C-suite executive with more than 25 years of experience leading and building brands in the consumer packaged goods and luxury sectors. Additionally,…
Dear Colleagues, I hope you enjoyed a little downtime at the start of this month when our students were on winter break. With that behind us, it is hard to believe commencement season is just around the corner, and we are already gearing up to celebrate launching our graduates into their next chapter. This has…
Dear Colleagues, I appreciate that issues related to the presidential transition are on all of our minds. I met with student leaders to gain their perspectives and discussed transition issues in recent faculty and staff meetings. President Ono’s messages have noted that the campus is monitoring and reviewing federal actions and working to understand their…
Dear Colleagues, I hope your semester is moving forward smoothly. I appreciate that the wildfires in southern California and the changes associated with the U.S. Presidential transition have been top of mind for many over the past few weeks. With regard to LA, our hearts go out to those impacted by the fires, especially given…
Dear colleagues, As 2024 comes to a close, I hope you have plans for a bit of downtime and special activities that mark the holiday season. This is always a time of reflection as we head into a new calendar year. As I reflect on the year, I am grateful for everyone’s hard work and…
