{"id":20832,"date":"2013-09-27T12:01:52","date_gmt":"2013-09-27T19:01:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=20832"},"modified":"2013-09-27T12:01:52","modified_gmt":"2013-09-27T19:01:52","slug":"100m-gift-for-michigan-ross-school-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/100m-gift-for-michigan-ross-school-2\/","title":{"rendered":"$100M Gift for Michigan Ross School"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Business school namesake and alumnus <strong>Stephen M. Ross<\/strong> will <a title=\"major gift to Michigan Ross\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bus.umich.edu\/NewsRoom\/ArticleDisplay.asp?news_id=25937\" target=\"_blank\">give $200 million<\/a> to the <strong>University of Michigan<\/strong> to significantly transform the student experience at the business school and athletic campus, the school announced earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p>The Ross School and U-M Athletics will each receive $100 million, which is in addition to the $100 million he gave in 2004, making Ross's gift the third largest to a business school in the United States.\u00a0 The first gift went toward a new building and endowed operations for the business school, which was renamed in recognition of his gift. The building was completed in 2009.<\/p>\n<p>In her <a title=\"Ross admissions blog\" href=\"https:\/\/rossblogs.typepad.com\/admissions\/2013\/09\/ross-as-in-stephen-m-gives-back-again.html?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+RossAdmissions+%28Ross+Admissions+Director+Blog%29&amp;utm_content=My+Yahoo\" target=\"_blank\">MBA admissions blog<\/a>, <strong>Soojin Kwon<\/strong> noted that earlier this year, Ross committed to give half or more of his wealth to charity and signed the Giving Pledge, a global initiative created by Warren Buffett and Bill and Melinda Gates to inspire deeper engagement in philanthropy and increase charitable giving.<\/p>\n<p>The Ross School of Business proposes to create:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>New spaces for students to study, collaborate and connect with each other, faculty and potential employers.<\/li>\n<li>A state-of-the-art career services space including an enhanced recruiting center to connect students with the best companies and careers.<\/li>\n<li>New spaces to support an \"admission to alumni\" approach to student and career services with dynamic events and opportunities on campus and beyond.<\/li>\n<li>A space to bring together faculty, students and corporate partners to create practice-oriented research on topics of key importance to local and global firms.<\/li>\n<li>Classrooms infused with advanced technology and innovative design to support in-person and virtual collaboration and connectivity on a global scale.<\/li>\n<li>The new and existing facilities will be seamlessly integrated both inside and out to create one campus.<\/li>\n<li>Scholarships for Ross students.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Ross earned his Bachelor of Business Administration in accounting from the U-M Business School in 1962, a law degree from Wayne State University and a master of law degree in taxation from New York University.<\/p>\n<p>\"The University of Michigan had a profound impact on my life and I have received enormous satisfaction from being able to give back to the institution that played such a critical role in my success,\" said Ross in a statement announcing the gift.<\/p>\n<p>\"I am thrilled to be able to make such an impactful contribution and to not only help write the next chapter for the University, but also offer much-needed scholarships to ensure we continue to attract the best and the brightest students and provide them with the financial resources they need.\"<\/p>\n<p>***<br \/>\n<i id=\"yiv0308349266yui_3_2_0_28_1340659921821143\">If you are looking for guidance on your <\/i>MBA <i id=\"yiv0308349266yui_3_2_0_28_1340659921821143\">application, Stacy Blackman Consulting can help with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stacyblackman.com\/hourly\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">hourly<\/a> and <a id=\"yiv0308349266yui_3_7_2_19_1352780523881_160\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stacyblackman.com\/process\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">comprehensive<\/a> consulting services. <a id=\"yiv0308349266yui_3_7_2_20_1350310324664_151\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stacyblackman.com\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Contact us<\/a> to learn more. 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