Staff News

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    Q&A: The Administrative Core Team Provides a Foundation of Excellence for Michigan Ross Units

    Administrative support professionals play a vital role in organizations, working behind the scenes to keep daily operations running smoothly. Michigan Ross has an Administrative Core Team that provides essential administrative support services to departments across the school. The nine-member team is led by Director Lisa Frye and Supervisor Sheila Patton. To learn more about ACT,…

  • 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. Nigel Berry, assistant director of student programs and administration, Tauber Institute Marvin Mejia, facilities assistant, Operations Teresa Purnama, human resources manager, Office of Human Resources Matthew…

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    Q&A: Faculty and Staff Share Their Interesting Hobbies

    Especially since the pandemic, more people are cultivating interests and passions outside their professional lives. This is true for many Michigan Ross faculty and staff who have interesting hobbies and talents that they pursue outside of work. Recently, we asked some of our colleagues to share about their interesting hobbies, talents, and passion projects they…

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    Juneteenth 2024

    A huge thank you to the Black @ Ross Employee Resource Group for hosting the Juneteenth celebration on June 19 in the Corner Commons. Juneteenth is a day of restoration, recognition, and reflection, and we had a great turnout with food, fellowship, music, games, giveaways, and more! On Jan. 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln issued…

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    Q&A: The Marketing and Communications Team Employs Strategy and Creativity to Propel the Michigan Ross Mission

    Led by Jennifer Monaghan, chief marketing officer, the Marketing and Communications team is made up of 32 strategic, collaborative individuals. Located on the fourth floor of Kresge Hall, the team comprises five teams: Brand, Creative, Content, Events, and Marketing Intelligence. Altogether, they act as a strategic arm of the school with extensive knowledge of the…

  • Farewell to our Retirees

    At Michigan Ross, we’re happy to celebrate the staff and faculty in our community who are retiring. After contributing years of service and impactful work to the school, the following individuals will be departing for retirement: Below, Kalp has shared reflections on her time at Michigan Ross and her plans for the future. Deborah Kalp,…