{"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-uat.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-3929 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-uat.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/2024\/08\/28\/qa-faculty-and-staff-share-their-summer-highlights-and-excitement-for-the-academic-year\/\" aria-label=\"Q&amp;A: Faculty and Staff Share their Summer Highlights and Excitement for the Academic Year\">\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-uat.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2024\/08\/ross-report-cover-photo-7-768x432.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"ross report cover photo (7)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rossweb-uat.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2024\/08\/ross-report-cover-photo-7-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rossweb-uat.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2024\/08\/ross-report-cover-photo-7-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rossweb-uat.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2024\/08\/ross-report-cover-photo-7-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rossweb-uat.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2024\/08\/ross-report-cover-photo-7-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rossweb-uat.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2024\/08\/ross-report-cover-photo-7.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-uat.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/category\/faculty\/\" class=\"category-link-faculty\" rel=\"tag\">Faculty News<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/rossweb-uat.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-uat.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/2024\/08\/28\/qa-faculty-and-staff-share-their-summer-highlights-and-excitement-for-the-academic-year\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Q&amp;A: Faculty and Staff Share their Summer Highlights and Excitement for the Academic Year<\/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=\"2024-08-28T10:19:38-04:00\">August 28, 2024<\/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>As we approach the unofficial end of summer on Labor Day, many Ross faculty and staff are reflecting on how they spent the summer season. We asked some to share their favorite summer memories and also what they\u2019re looking forward to in the new academic year. Jessica Oldford, managing director, Global Initiatives One highlight of&#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-uat.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/2024\/08\/28\/qa-faculty-and-staff-share-their-summer-highlights-and-excitement-for-the-academic-year\/\" class=\"post-more-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRead More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Q&amp;A: Faculty and Staff Share their Summer Highlights and Excitement for the Academic Year<\/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-3968 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-uat.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/2024\/08\/28\/the-businesstech-team-collaborates-to-elevate-tech-literacy-across-u-m\/\" aria-label=\"The Business+Tech Team Collaborates to Elevate Tech Literacy Across U-M\">\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-uat.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2024\/08\/mmh.datathon.3.25.22.0265-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"The Business+Tech Team at the Datathon\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rossweb-uat.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2024\/08\/mmh.datathon.3.25.22.0265-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rossweb-uat.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2024\/08\/mmh.datathon.3.25.22.0265-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rossweb-uat.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2024\/08\/mmh.datathon.3.25.22.0265.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-uat.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/category\/faculty\/\" class=\"category-link-faculty\" rel=\"tag\">Faculty News<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/rossweb-uat.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-uat.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/2024\/08\/28\/the-businesstech-team-collaborates-to-elevate-tech-literacy-across-u-m\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">The Business+Tech Team Collaborates to Elevate Tech Literacy Across U-M<\/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=\"2024-08-28T10:45:53-04:00\">August 28, 2024<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2024-08-28T10:45:54-04:00\">August 28, 2024<\/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>In 2021, the Business+Tech initiative was established to prepare students across the University of Michigan for careers in technology. From learning the language of technology to understanding technology-related concepts to launching a tech career, Business+Tech ensures that students are ready to make an impact with tech. A collaborative and entrepreneurial team approach The Business+Tech team&#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-uat.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/2024\/08\/28\/the-businesstech-team-collaborates-to-elevate-tech-literacy-across-u-m\/\" class=\"post-more-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRead More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> The Business+Tech Team Collaborates to Elevate Tech Literacy Across U-M<\/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-3905 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-uat.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/2024\/08\/28\/july-2024-ross-star-recipients\/\" aria-label=\"July 2024 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-uat.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-uat.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/03\/Ross-Stars-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rossweb-uat.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/03\/Ross-Stars-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rossweb-uat.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/03\/Ross-Stars-1024x578.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rossweb-uat.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-uat.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-uat.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/2024\/08\/28\/july-2024-ross-star-recipients\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">July 2024 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=\"2024-08-28T10:43:10-04:00\">August 28, 2024<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2024-08-28T10:43:11-04:00\">August 28, 2024<\/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!&nbsp; Stephanie&#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-uat.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/2024\/08\/28\/july-2024-ross-star-recipients\/\" class=\"post-more-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRead More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> July 2024 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-3910 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-uat.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/2024\/08\/28\/recent-staff-hires-service-milestones-12\/\" 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-uat.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-uat.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/07\/shutterstock_2185131065-768x378.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rossweb-uat.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/07\/shutterstock_2185131065-300x148.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rossweb-uat.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/07\/shutterstock_2185131065-1024x504.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rossweb-uat.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/07\/shutterstock_2185131065-1536x756.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rossweb-uat.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-uat.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-uat.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/2024\/08\/28\/recent-staff-hires-service-milestones-12\/\" 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\" datetime=\"2024-08-28T10:40:40-04:00\">August 28, 2024<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2024-08-29T12:24:56-04:00\">August 29, 2024<\/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 nine new hires. You may see these new faces around the school, so be sure to give them a warm welcome. Shandra Bremer, faculty support area administrator, Faculty Support Jessica Czyzewski, marketing specialist, Tauber Institute Katie Fredline, program manager, Empower and Thrive, Office of Undergraduate Programs Rachel&#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-uat.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/2024\/08\/28\/recent-staff-hires-service-milestones-12\/\" 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-3929 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-uat.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/2024\/08\/28\/qa-faculty-and-staff-share-their-summer-highlights-and-excitement-for-the-academic-year\/\" aria-label=\"Q&amp;A: Faculty and Staff Share their Summer Highlights and Excitement for the Academic Year\">\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-uat.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2024\/08\/ross-report-cover-photo-7-768x432.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"ross report cover photo (7)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rossweb-uat.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2024\/08\/ross-report-cover-photo-7-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rossweb-uat.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2024\/08\/ross-report-cover-photo-7-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rossweb-uat.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2024\/08\/ross-report-cover-photo-7-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rossweb-uat.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2024\/08\/ross-report-cover-photo-7-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rossweb-uat.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2024\/08\/ross-report-cover-photo-7.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-uat.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/category\/faculty\/\" class=\"category-link-faculty\" rel=\"tag\">Faculty News<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/rossweb-uat.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-uat.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/2024\/08\/28\/qa-faculty-and-staff-share-their-summer-highlights-and-excitement-for-the-academic-year\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Q&amp;A: Faculty and Staff Share their Summer Highlights and Excitement for the Academic Year<\/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=\"2024-08-28T10:19:38-04:00\">August 28, 2024<\/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>As we approach the unofficial end of summer on Labor Day, many Ross faculty and staff are reflecting on how they spent the summer season. We asked some to share their favorite summer memories and also what they\u2019re looking forward to in the new academic year. Jessica Oldford, managing director, Global Initiatives One highlight of&#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-uat.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/2024\/08\/28\/qa-faculty-and-staff-share-their-summer-highlights-and-excitement-for-the-academic-year\/\" class=\"post-more-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRead More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Q&amp;A: Faculty and Staff Share their Summer Highlights and Excitement for the Academic Year<\/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-3856 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-uat.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/2024\/08\/27\/memories-of-the-2024-staff-summer-soiree\/\" aria-label=\"Memories of the 2024 Staff Summer Soir\u00e9e\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-thumbnail-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/rossweb-uat.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2024\/08\/img_20240731_155452798_hdr-768x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"img 20240731 155452798 hdr\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rossweb-uat.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2024\/08\/img_20240731_155452798_hdr-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rossweb-uat.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2024\/08\/img_20240731_155452798_hdr-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rossweb-uat.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2024\/08\/img_20240731_155452798_hdr-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rossweb-uat.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2024\/08\/img_20240731_155452798_hdr-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rossweb-uat.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2024\/08\/img_20240731_155452798_hdr-2048x1536.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-uat.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-uat.bus.umich.edu\/faculty-staff-blog\/2024\/08\/27\/memories-of-the-2024-staff-summer-soiree\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Memories of the 2024 Staff Summer Soir\u00e9e<\/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=\"2024-08-27T10:16:39-04:00\">August 27, 2024<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2024-08-27T10:16:40-04:00\">August 27, 2024<\/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>This year&#8217;s Staff Summer Soir\u00e9e took place in the Alessi Courtyard\/Executive Dining Room and featured a garden party-inspired menu. It was a wonderful opportunity to celebrate and honor all Michigan Ross staff for their unwavering hard work and dedication. 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