Dear colleagues, I hope your new year is off to a great start! I, like many of you, am still elated over the national championship game win against Washington on Jan. 8. It was definitely an exciting way to kick off the new year. I am especially thrilled about 2024 as it is our school’s…
Dear colleagues, Happy holidays! Winter break is almost here, and I hope you will be able to spend some relaxing time with family and friends. Seeing so many of you at the Ross Holiday Party earlier this month was such a great reminder of the strength of community. We had a great turnout, and our…
Dear colleagues, I hope everyone had a fun and relaxing Thanksgiving break. I am thankful for each of you and your contributions that help to make Michigan Ross one of the top business schools in the world. I also want to thank you for the many ways that you support each other and members of…
Dear colleagues, During the difficult times we are in, it is gratifying to be able to share some positive news to hopefully give you a bit of a break from the very serious events taking place on the world stage. Before I do that, just a gentle reminder that these events are deeply impacting many…
Dear colleagues, I hope the fall is off to a great start for you, and I appreciated seeing many of you at the State of the School. Thanks for attending, and I appreciate your ongoing involvement as we work together on our strategic priorities. In particular, I want to thank the staff and faculty who…
Dear colleagues, I hope everyone enjoyed the summer. I have very much enjoyed welcoming faculty and students back to campus for the start of the new academic year, despite the internet connectivity issues of the last few days. Thanks to all for your adaptability and help as we sorted out workarounds related to this. There…
Dear Colleagues, I hope you are all enjoying the summer so far. I got to experience the Ann Arbor Art Fair a couple of weeks ago for the first time, and I very much enjoyed that. Having so many things to do in Ann Arbor over the summer is great. As we roll into our…
Dear colleagues, I hope your summer is going well so far. It was great to see many of you at our first summer gathering earlier this month and talk about what everyone is up to this summer. We have two more coming up — on July 11 and Aug. 9 — so if you are…
Dear colleagues, Happy start of the summer! It was great to see many of you participating in the host of celebrations related to graduation. I want to also extend my heartfelt thanks to our Staff Recognition Committee for planning and coordinating the annual faculty and staff awards event. Congratulations again to all who were honored….
Dear colleagues, What an exciting time of year! I look forward to seeing many of you at tomorrow’s Michigan Ross Commencement. Between our commencement ceremony and the diversity, equity, and inclusion awards event this week, there has been a lot to celebrate. I want to thank everyone for all you have done for our graduating…
