{"id":148,"date":"2022-06-15T16:46:15","date_gmt":"2022-06-15T20:46:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/theme-dev-microsite\/?page_id=148"},"modified":"2024-09-12T12:37:07","modified_gmt":"2024-09-12T16:37:07","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to the Ross Report"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Welcome to the Michigan Ross faculty and staff news page. This page is a resource to convey important school news, recognize individuals for exceptional work, celebrate the achievements and milestones of faculty and staff, and share other valuable information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Featured Story<br><\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-kadence-posts kb-posts kadence-posts-list kb-posts-id-148_e721d7-0a content-wrap grid-cols kb-posts-style-boxed grid-sm-col-1 grid-lg-col-1 item-image-style-beside\"><li class=\"kb-post-list-item\">\n\t<article class=\"entry content-bg loop-entry post-6170 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-faculty category-staff tag-featured ep_post_type-post\">\n\t\t\t\t<a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"post-thumbnail kadence-thumbnail-ratio-inherit\" href=\"https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/2026\/03\/20\/qa-faculty-and-staff-share-how-community-partnerships-strengthen-michigan-ross-and-southeast-michigan\/\" aria-label=\"Q&amp;A: Faculty and Staff Share How Community Partnerships Strengthen Michigan Ross and Southeast Michigan\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-thumbnail-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/03\/ross-report-cover-photo-10-768x432.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Melissa Zaksek, Gregg Latterman, and Megan Anda\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/03\/ross-report-cover-photo-10-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/03\/ross-report-cover-photo-10-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/03\/ross-report-cover-photo-10-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/03\/ross-report-cover-photo-10-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/03\/ross-report-cover-photo-10.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a><!-- .post-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-taxonomies\">\n\t\t<span class=\"category-links term-links category-style-normal\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/category\/faculty\/\" class=\"category-link-faculty\" rel=\"tag\">Faculty News<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/category\/staff\/\" class=\"category-link-staff\" rel=\"tag\">Staff News<\/a>\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-taxonomies -->\n\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/2026\/03\/20\/qa-faculty-and-staff-share-how-community-partnerships-strengthen-michigan-ross-and-southeast-michigan\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Q&amp;A: Faculty and Staff Share How Community Partnerships Strengthen Michigan Ross and Southeast Michigan<\/a><\/h2>\t<div class=\"entry-meta entry-meta-divider-dot\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-03-20T15:18:02-04:00\">March 20, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-03-23T09:23:03-04:00\">March 23, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t<div class=\"entry-summary\">\n\t\t<p>At Michigan Ross, maintaining strong connections with organizations across Ann Arbor and Southeast Michigan is central to our mission of building a better world through business. Through action-based learning, student-led ventures, and collaborative projects, community engagement enriches the educational experience and drives positive change across the region. In this Q&amp;A, faculty and staff share why&#8230;<\/p>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t<footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-actions\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"more-link-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/2026\/03\/20\/qa-faculty-and-staff-share-how-community-partnerships-strengthen-michigan-ross-and-southeast-michigan\/\" class=\"post-more-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRead More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Q&amp;A: Faculty and Staff Share How Community Partnerships Strengthen Michigan Ross and Southeast Michigan<\/span><span class=\"kadence-svg-iconset svg-baseline\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kadence-svg-icon kadence-arrow-right-alt-svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"27\" height=\"28\" viewBox=\"0 0 27 28\"><title>Continue<\/title><path d=\"M27 13.953c0 0.141-0.063 0.281-0.156 0.375l-6 5.531c-0.156 0.141-0.359 0.172-0.547 0.094-0.172-0.078-0.297-0.25-0.297-0.453v-3.5h-19.5c-0.281 0-0.5-0.219-0.5-0.5v-3c0-0.281 0.219-0.5 0.5-0.5h19.5v-3.5c0-0.203 0.109-0.375 0.297-0.453s0.391-0.047 0.547 0.078l6 5.469c0.094 0.094 0.156 0.219 0.156 0.359v0z\"><\/path>\n\t\t\t<\/svg><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-actions -->\n\t\t<\/footer><!-- .entry-footer -->\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id148_d9d724-1e alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column148_b31a4d-3a inner-column-1\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Faculty &amp; Staff News<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-kadence-posts kb-posts kadence-posts-list kb-posts-id-148_e11789-f4 content-wrap grid-cols kb-posts-style-boxed grid-sm-col-1 grid-lg-col-1 item-image-style-beside\"><li class=\"kb-post-list-item\">\n\t<article class=\"entry content-bg loop-entry post-6204 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-faculty ep_post_type-post\">\n\t\t\t\t<a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"post-thumbnail kadence-thumbnail-ratio-inherit\" href=\"https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/2026\/03\/23\/faculty-research-accomplishments\/\" aria-label=\"Faculty Research Accomplishments\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-thumbnail-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/11\/shutterstock_2217753001-768x450.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Four paper cutouts holding up a yellow star\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/11\/shutterstock_2217753001-768x450.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/11\/shutterstock_2217753001-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/11\/shutterstock_2217753001.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a><!-- .post-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-taxonomies\">\n\t\t<span class=\"category-links term-links category-style-normal\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/category\/faculty\/\" class=\"category-link-faculty\" rel=\"tag\">Faculty News<\/a>\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-taxonomies -->\n\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/2026\/03\/23\/faculty-research-accomplishments\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Faculty Research Accomplishments<\/a><\/h2>\t<div class=\"entry-meta entry-meta-divider-dot\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-03-23T11:56:10-04:00\">March 23, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-03-23T14:40:17-04:00\">March 23, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t<div class=\"entry-summary\">\n\t\t<p>The 2025\u201326 academic year has been highly productive for Michigan Ross faculty. Below are highlights of their impactful research and related media coverage. Recent Publications Justin Berg recently published \u201cThe Artificial Intelligence Disclosure Penalty: Humans &#8216;Persistently Devalue AI-Generated Creative Writing&#8217;\u201d in the Journal of Experimental Psychology. Jessica Fong published \u201cThe Effect of Downvotes on Content&#8230;<\/p>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t<footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-actions\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"more-link-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/2026\/03\/23\/faculty-research-accomplishments\/\" class=\"post-more-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRead More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Faculty Research Accomplishments<\/span><span class=\"kadence-svg-iconset svg-baseline\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kadence-svg-icon kadence-arrow-right-alt-svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"27\" height=\"28\" viewBox=\"0 0 27 28\"><title>Continue<\/title><path d=\"M27 13.953c0 0.141-0.063 0.281-0.156 0.375l-6 5.531c-0.156 0.141-0.359 0.172-0.547 0.094-0.172-0.078-0.297-0.25-0.297-0.453v-3.5h-19.5c-0.281 0-0.5-0.219-0.5-0.5v-3c0-0.281 0.219-0.5 0.5-0.5h19.5v-3.5c0-0.203 0.109-0.375 0.297-0.453s0.391-0.047 0.547 0.078l6 5.469c0.094 0.094 0.156 0.219 0.156 0.359v0z\"><\/path>\n\t\t\t<\/svg><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-actions -->\n\t\t<\/footer><!-- .entry-footer -->\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"kb-post-list-item\">\n\t<article class=\"entry content-bg loop-entry post-6195 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-faculty category-staff ep_post_type-post\">\n\t\t\t\t<a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"post-thumbnail kadence-thumbnail-ratio-inherit\" href=\"https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/2026\/03\/20\/connecting-research-teaching-and-real-world-impact-the-marketing-area-at-michigan-ross\/\" aria-label=\"Connecting Research, Teaching, and Real-World Impact: The Marketing Area at Michigan Ross\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-thumbnail-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/03\/rossfacultyminiconferences_oct2025__51-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Group photo of the Michigan Ross marketing faculty\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/03\/rossfacultyminiconferences_oct2025__51-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/03\/rossfacultyminiconferences_oct2025__51-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/03\/rossfacultyminiconferences_oct2025__51-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/03\/rossfacultyminiconferences_oct2025__51-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/03\/rossfacultyminiconferences_oct2025__51-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a><!-- .post-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-taxonomies\">\n\t\t<span class=\"category-links term-links category-style-normal\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/category\/faculty\/\" class=\"category-link-faculty\" rel=\"tag\">Faculty News<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/category\/staff\/\" class=\"category-link-staff\" rel=\"tag\">Staff News<\/a>\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-taxonomies -->\n\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/2026\/03\/20\/connecting-research-teaching-and-real-world-impact-the-marketing-area-at-michigan-ross\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Connecting Research, Teaching, and Real-World Impact: The Marketing Area at Michigan Ross<\/a><\/h2>\t<div class=\"entry-meta entry-meta-divider-dot\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-03-20T15:47:13-04:00\">March 20, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-03-23T09:22:29-04:00\">March 23, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t<div class=\"entry-summary\">\n\t\t<p>The marketing area at Michigan Ross is one of nine faculty areas. The faculty in this area teach and conduct research to help businesses better serve customers \u2014 from what consumers value to how they behave throughout their purchase journeys and decision-making. Marketing research at Ross spans industries and often has an impact well beyond&#8230;<\/p>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t<footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-actions\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"more-link-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/2026\/03\/20\/connecting-research-teaching-and-real-world-impact-the-marketing-area-at-michigan-ross\/\" class=\"post-more-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRead More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Connecting Research, Teaching, and Real-World Impact: The Marketing Area at Michigan Ross<\/span><span class=\"kadence-svg-iconset svg-baseline\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kadence-svg-icon kadence-arrow-right-alt-svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"27\" height=\"28\" viewBox=\"0 0 27 28\"><title>Continue<\/title><path d=\"M27 13.953c0 0.141-0.063 0.281-0.156 0.375l-6 5.531c-0.156 0.141-0.359 0.172-0.547 0.094-0.172-0.078-0.297-0.25-0.297-0.453v-3.5h-19.5c-0.281 0-0.5-0.219-0.5-0.5v-3c0-0.281 0.219-0.5 0.5-0.5h19.5v-3.5c0-0.203 0.109-0.375 0.297-0.453s0.391-0.047 0.547 0.078l6 5.469c0.094 0.094 0.156 0.219 0.156 0.359v0z\"><\/path>\n\t\t\t<\/svg><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-actions -->\n\t\t<\/footer><!-- .entry-footer -->\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"kb-post-list-item\">\n\t<article class=\"entry content-bg loop-entry post-6189 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-staff ep_post_type-post\">\n\t\t\t\t<a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"post-thumbnail kadence-thumbnail-ratio-inherit\" href=\"https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/2026\/03\/20\/ross-it-takes-top-honors-at-hacks-with-friends\/\" aria-label=\"Ross IT Takes Top Honors at Hacks With Friends\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-thumbnail-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/03\/pitch7_2026hwf-winning-team-web-2-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Don DuChateau, Sheetal Sonar, and their team holding the Hacks With Friends Trophy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/03\/pitch7_2026hwf-winning-team-web-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/03\/pitch7_2026hwf-winning-team-web-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/03\/pitch7_2026hwf-winning-team-web-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/03\/pitch7_2026hwf-winning-team-web-2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/03\/pitch7_2026hwf-winning-team-web-2.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a><!-- .post-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-taxonomies\">\n\t\t<span class=\"category-links term-links category-style-normal\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/category\/staff\/\" class=\"category-link-staff\" rel=\"tag\">Staff News<\/a>\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-taxonomies -->\n\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/2026\/03\/20\/ross-it-takes-top-honors-at-hacks-with-friends\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Ross IT Takes Top Honors at Hacks With Friends<\/a><\/h2>\t<div class=\"entry-meta entry-meta-divider-dot\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-03-20T15:36:50-04:00\">March 20, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-03-23T10:28:37-04:00\">March 23, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t<div class=\"entry-summary\">\n\t\t<p>A team led by members of our Michigan Ross IT community recently earned first place and the People\u2019s Choice Award at the MTech 2026 Hacks With Friends.&nbsp; Don DuChateau, Sheetal Sonar, and their team won for their hack, \u201cThe Legacy Loop: AI-Powered Legacy System.\u201d The concept addresses a familiar challenge across teams: how to preserve&#8230;<\/p>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t<footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-actions\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"more-link-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/2026\/03\/20\/ross-it-takes-top-honors-at-hacks-with-friends\/\" class=\"post-more-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRead More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Ross IT Takes Top Honors at Hacks With Friends<\/span><span class=\"kadence-svg-iconset svg-baseline\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kadence-svg-icon kadence-arrow-right-alt-svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"27\" height=\"28\" viewBox=\"0 0 27 28\"><title>Continue<\/title><path d=\"M27 13.953c0 0.141-0.063 0.281-0.156 0.375l-6 5.531c-0.156 0.141-0.359 0.172-0.547 0.094-0.172-0.078-0.297-0.25-0.297-0.453v-3.5h-19.5c-0.281 0-0.5-0.219-0.5-0.5v-3c0-0.281 0.219-0.5 0.5-0.5h19.5v-3.5c0-0.203 0.109-0.375 0.297-0.453s0.391-0.047 0.547 0.078l6 5.469c0.094 0.094 0.156 0.219 0.156 0.359v0z\"><\/path>\n\t\t\t<\/svg><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-actions -->\n\t\t<\/footer><!-- .entry-footer -->\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"kb-post-list-item\">\n\t<article class=\"entry content-bg loop-entry post-6185 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-staff ep_post_type-post\">\n\t\t\t\t<a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"post-thumbnail kadence-thumbnail-ratio-inherit\" href=\"https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/2026\/03\/20\/february-2026-ross-star-recipients\/\" aria-label=\"February 2026 Ross Star Recipients\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-thumbnail-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"433\" src=\"https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/03\/Ross-Stars-768x433.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Shining Ross Stars! &quot;So friendly and helpful! Always has a smile on their face. Thank you!&quot; &quot;Amazing customer service!&quot; &quot;Helping others feel included and valued in a group&quot; &quot;Very welcoming and patient&quot; &quot;I so appreciate how you always include our team. You have a great ability to listen, reflect, and make others feel supported and included.&quot; &quot;Extremely friendly and helpful&quot; &quot;You are always right on top of things, always available for any questions, and always with a smile on your face. 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