Effective Sept. 16, Ralph V. Rogers Jr. will be the new provost and executive vice president for Academic Affairs, appointed by NSU President George Hanbury.
According to Director of University Relations Brandon Hensler, Frank DePiano stepped down from the position as provost to return to full-time faculty after a one-year sabbatical. DePiano served as provost from 2011 to 2013, but served in various roles leadership at NSU for more than 30 years, including founding dean of NSU’s Center for Psychological Studies in 1967.
As the new provost, Rogers’ experience with higher education and administration will help NSU progress toward “Vision 2020.” Vision 2020 is Hanbury’s plan to have NSU recognized by accrediting agencies as a private, not-for-profit university of quality and distinction.
Rogers earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in engineering from Ohio University and a doctorate in systems engineering from the University of Virginia. Beginning in 2008, he oversaw a community of 10,000 students and 590 faculty members as the provost and vice chancellor for Academic Affairs at Purdue University Calumet in Hammond, Ind. During his time as provost, Rogers helped the university obtain a record-setting $14 million external grant.
In addition to his administrative expertise, Rogers also has teaching experience; he was a professor in the Old Dominion University Department of Engineering Management and Systems Engineering and was founding dean and professor in the College of Technology and Computer Science at East Carolina University. At East Carolina, Rogers designed and implemented a new general engineering program and increased student enrollment from 700 to 2,000.
