Staff News

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    The Michigan Ross Centennial: 100 Years of Impact

    On Dec. 20, 1923, the regents of the University of Michigan approved establishing a School of Business Administration as an institutional unit at U-M. On July 1, 1924, the Michigan Business School was officially founded, offering only one degree — the Master of Business Administration. 100 years later, Michigan Ross has become one of the…

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    A Michigan Ross Tradition: The Holiday Sharing Program

    A great example of community and impact at Michigan Ross is the seventh annual Holiday Sharing Program, which wrapped up earlier this month, filling every request for the 29 children in nine families from Ann Arbor Public Schools. In addition, extra donated money was used to purchase gift cards for other students’ needs. All of…

  • Recent Staff Hires & Service Milestones

    Over the last month, Michigan Ross has welcomed four new hires. You may see these new faces around the school, so be sure to give them a warm welcome. Cynthia Cowen, assistant director of student administration, Tauber Institute Isslam Dia, assistant director of donor relations, Office of Advancement Anna Laird, facilities project manager and designer,…

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    Q&A: Michigan Ross Faculty and Staff Celebrate the Holidays and Promote Team Building Year-Round

    The holidays are a special time of the year when many of us get together and celebrate with our family, friends, and colleagues. In addition to the annual Ross Holiday Party hosted by our events team, many of our faculty and staff hold fun events and activities within their units to encourage team building and…

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    Michigan Ross HR Expands on Supporting and Recognizing Faculty and Staff

    At the University of Michigan, the central University Human Resources office provides overarching support and a distributed approach that allows individual schools and colleges to tailor their HR strategies to their specific needs. “The beauty of that is that we get to design what our general HR practices, programs, and initiatives will be,” said Anna…