{"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-6593 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\/09\/23\/staff-and-faculty-share-their-excitement-for-michigan-ross-los-angeles\/\" aria-label=\"Staff and Faculty Share Their Excitement for Michigan Ross Los Angeles\">\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\/09\/ross-report-feature-story-cover-photo-2-768x432.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"A group of people cutting a ribbon in front of the new Michigan Ross Los Angeles campus\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/09\/ross-report-feature-story-cover-photo-2-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/09\/ross-report-feature-story-cover-photo-2-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/09\/ross-report-feature-story-cover-photo-2-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/09\/ross-report-feature-story-cover-photo-2-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/09\/ross-report-feature-story-cover-photo-2.png 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\/09\/23\/staff-and-faculty-share-their-excitement-for-michigan-ross-los-angeles\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Staff and Faculty Share Their Excitement for Michigan Ross Los Angeles<\/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=\"2026-09-23T10:49:18-04:00\">September 23, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-09-29T11:32:31-04:00\">September 29, 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>Michigan Ross held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Sept. 3 to officially open its 20,000-square-foot Los Angeles campus. The facility features state-of-the-art classrooms, study rooms, collaborative workspaces, and indoor and outdoor event spaces, as well as a flexible space that can be easily transformed into a venue for conferences and events. Several staff and faculty members shared&#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\/09\/23\/staff-and-faculty-share-their-excitement-for-michigan-ross-los-angeles\/\" class=\"post-more-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRead More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Staff and Faculty Share Their Excitement for Michigan Ross Los Angeles<\/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-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. Priscilla AlvaradoAssistant Director, Full-Time MBA AdmissionsFTMBA Amanda LauchuAssistant Director, Alumni Affinity Group EngagementAdvancement Suzanne Marosi-AndersonFaculty Support CoordinatorFaculty Support Ellie Mulder LeonardWriter\/EditorMarketing and Communications Lillian PelleritoFaculty Support&#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\/09\/23\/recent-staff-hires-service-milestones-35\/\" class=\"post-more-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRead More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Recent Staff Hires &amp; 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-6611 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\/september-2026-ross-star-recipients\/\" aria-label=\"September 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\/09\/23\/september-2026-ross-star-recipients\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">September 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 updated\" datetime=\"2026-09-23T10:51:04-04:00\">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>Acknowledging the everyday excellence and hard work of our 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! Anthony&#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\/09\/23\/september-2026-ross-star-recipients\/\" class=\"post-more-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRead More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> September 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-6593 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\/09\/23\/staff-and-faculty-share-their-excitement-for-michigan-ross-los-angeles\/\" aria-label=\"Staff and Faculty Share Their Excitement for Michigan Ross Los Angeles\">\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\/09\/ross-report-feature-story-cover-photo-2-768x432.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"A group of people cutting a ribbon in front of the new Michigan Ross Los Angeles campus\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/09\/ross-report-feature-story-cover-photo-2-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/09\/ross-report-feature-story-cover-photo-2-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/09\/ross-report-feature-story-cover-photo-2-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/09\/ross-report-feature-story-cover-photo-2-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/rossweb.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/09\/ross-report-feature-story-cover-photo-2.png 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\/09\/23\/staff-and-faculty-share-their-excitement-for-michigan-ross-los-angeles\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Staff and Faculty Share Their Excitement for Michigan Ross Los Angeles<\/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=\"2026-09-23T10:49:18-04:00\">September 23, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-09-29T11:32:31-04:00\">September 29, 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>Michigan Ross held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Sept. 3 to officially open its 20,000-square-foot Los Angeles campus. The facility features state-of-the-art classrooms, study rooms, collaborative workspaces, and indoor and outdoor event spaces, as well as a flexible space that can be easily transformed into a venue for conferences and events. 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