{"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 class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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-6666 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\/10\/22\/qa-ahead-of-midterms-staff-and-faculty-share-why-they-vote\/\" aria-label=\"Q&amp;A: Ahead of Midterms, Staff and Faculty Share Why They Vote\">\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\/10\/ross-report-feature-story-cover-photo-768x432.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Lori Rogala headshot and Shannon Beeman headshot\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/10\/ross-report-feature-story-cover-photo-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/10\/ross-report-feature-story-cover-photo-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/10\/ross-report-feature-story-cover-photo-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/10\/ross-report-feature-story-cover-photo-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/10\/ross-report-feature-story-cover-photo-2048x1152.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\/10\/22\/qa-ahead-of-midterms-staff-and-faculty-share-why-they-vote\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Q&amp;A: Ahead of Midterms, Staff and Faculty Share Why They Vote<\/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=\"2026-10-22T11:11:00-04:00\">October 22, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-10-22T14:11:58-04:00\">October 22, 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>With key races and issues at stake in the quickly approaching midterm elections, many Michigan Ross staff and faculty have voting on their minds. By Election Day, Nov. 3, millions of Michiganders will likely have cast their votes, deciding the fate of a number of local ballot issues and selecting a new governor, U.S. senator,&#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\/10\/22\/qa-ahead-of-midterms-staff-and-faculty-share-why-they-vote\/\" class=\"post-more-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRead More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Q&amp;A: Ahead of Midterms, Staff and Faculty Share Why They Vote<\/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-6724 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\/10\/22\/farewell-to-recent-retirees\/\" aria-label=\"Farewell to Recent Retirees\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-thumbnail-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"549\" src=\"https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/06\/shutterstock_1596355375-768x549.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Happy retirement on speech bubbles\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/06\/shutterstock_1596355375-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/06\/shutterstock_1596355375-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/06\/shutterstock_1596355375-1024x732.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/06\/shutterstock_1596355375.jpg 1516w\" 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\/10\/22\/farewell-to-recent-retirees\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Farewell to Recent Retirees<\/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=\"2026-10-22T14:23:22-04:00\">October 22, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-10-22T14:36:03-04:00\">October 22, 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 following Michigan Ross staff are retiring after many years of service and impactful work. Congratulations to the retirees! Kerry Flynn It has been a true honor to serve on the Ross Leadership Team as the school\u2019s first CIO for more than 10 years. As a member of the leadership team, I have gained an&#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\/10\/22\/farewell-to-recent-retirees\/\" class=\"post-more-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRead More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Farewell to Recent Retirees<\/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-6647 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\/10\/22\/october-2026-ross-star-recipients\/\" aria-label=\"October 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. Thank you!&quot; &quot;Always willing to shake knowledge with the team!&quot; &quot;Willingness to learn new things.&quot;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/03\/Ross-Stars-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/03\/Ross-Stars-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/03\/Ross-Stars-1024x578.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/03\/Ross-Stars.jpg 1313w\" 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\/10\/22\/october-2026-ross-star-recipients\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">October 2026 Ross Star Recipients<\/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=\"2026-10-22T13:29:00-04:00\">October 22, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-10-22T14:12:51-04:00\">October 22, 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>Recognizing the everyday excellence and hard work of colleagues is very important. You can nominate a colleague for a Ross Star at any time. A certificate will be sent to their inbox with a message from you acknowledging how they have shined and made a difference. Congratulations to our latest Ross Star recipients! Annie AtkinsonChristie&#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\/10\/22\/october-2026-ross-star-recipients\/\" class=\"post-more-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRead More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> October 2026 Ross Star Recipients<\/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-6641 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\/10\/22\/recent-staff-hires-and-service-milestones-5\/\" aria-label=\"Recent Staff Hires and Service Milestones\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-thumbnail-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"378\" src=\"https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/07\/shutterstock_2185131065-768x378.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Community building image of cartoon people building with puzzle pieces.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/07\/shutterstock_2185131065-768x378.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/07\/shutterstock_2185131065-300x148.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/07\/shutterstock_2185131065-1024x504.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/07\/shutterstock_2185131065-1536x756.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/07\/shutterstock_2185131065-2048x1009.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\/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\/10\/22\/recent-staff-hires-and-service-milestones-5\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Recent Staff Hires and Service Milestones<\/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=\"2026-10-22T13:26:00-04:00\">October 22, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-10-22T14:28:18-04:00\">October 22, 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>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. Norma EsquivelMailroom Facilities AssistantOperations Jessica GindelskyAssociate Director, Career Services MBACareer Development Office Lizbeth JohnsonChief Information Officer Samantha KnuthHR Business PartnerHuman Resources Congratulations to the following staff&#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\/10\/22\/recent-staff-hires-and-service-milestones-5\/\" class=\"post-more-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRead More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Recent Staff Hires and Service Milestones<\/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-6666 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\/10\/22\/qa-ahead-of-midterms-staff-and-faculty-share-why-they-vote\/\" aria-label=\"Q&amp;A: Ahead of Midterms, Staff and Faculty Share Why They Vote\">\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\/10\/ross-report-feature-story-cover-photo-768x432.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Lori Rogala headshot and Shannon Beeman headshot\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/10\/ross-report-feature-story-cover-photo-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/10\/ross-report-feature-story-cover-photo-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/10\/ross-report-feature-story-cover-photo-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/10\/ross-report-feature-story-cover-photo-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/10\/ross-report-feature-story-cover-photo-2048x1152.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\/10\/22\/qa-ahead-of-midterms-staff-and-faculty-share-why-they-vote\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Q&amp;A: Ahead of Midterms, Staff and Faculty Share Why They Vote<\/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=\"2026-10-22T11:11:00-04:00\">October 22, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-10-22T14:11:58-04:00\">October 22, 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>With key races and issues at stake in the quickly approaching midterm elections, many Michigan Ross staff and faculty have voting on their minds. By Election Day, Nov. 3, millions of Michiganders will likely have cast their votes, deciding the fate of a number of local ballot issues and selecting a new governor, U.S. senator,&#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\/10\/22\/qa-ahead-of-midterms-staff-and-faculty-share-why-they-vote\/\" class=\"post-more-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRead More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Q&amp;A: Ahead of Midterms, Staff and Faculty Share Why They Vote<\/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-6602 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\/09\/23\/recent-staff-hires-service-milestones-35\/\" aria-label=\"Recent Staff Hires &amp; Service Milestones\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-thumbnail-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"378\" src=\"https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/07\/shutterstock_2185131065-768x378.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Community building image of cartoon people building with puzzle pieces.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/07\/shutterstock_2185131065-768x378.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/07\/shutterstock_2185131065-300x148.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/07\/shutterstock_2185131065-1024x504.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/07\/shutterstock_2185131065-1536x756.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/07\/shutterstock_2185131065-2048x1009.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\/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\/09\/23\/recent-staff-hires-service-milestones-35\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Recent Staff Hires &amp; Service Milestones<\/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 updated\" datetime=\"2026-09-23T10:51:52-04:00\">September 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>Over the last month, Michigan Ross has welcomed five new hires. You may see these new faces around the school, so be sure to give them a warm welcome. 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