Furman University
Known to students and colleagues like as an engaging and energetic classroom teacher, Jeff Rogers taught and mentored students who went on to pursue successful careers in athletics, business, education, higher education, law, medicine, and ministry, among others. As Assistant and Associate Academic Dean, he supervised the academic advising system for 2,500 undergraduate students; administered the academic policies and procedures of the university; and served as the academic affairs liaison with the athletic department while supervising the Assistant Academic Dean, the Assistant Dean for Internships, the Director of Academic Support, the Director of Disability Services, and the Registrar.
Gardner-Webb University
As Dean of the School of Graduate Studies, Jeff Rogers administered academic policies and procedures, adjunct faculty contracts, off-site facility agreements, and new program development for graduate programs in Business, Counseling, Education, English, Nursing, Religion, Physician Assistant Studies, and Sport Education. As Associate Provost, he led the university’s academic, student-service, enrollment, and digital-learning operations serving more than 2,000 undergraduate and graduate students on main campus, at 16 off-site locations, and online. He engaged in a comprehensive reorganization of five offices (Degree Completion Academics, Degree Completion Enrollment, Graduate Academics, Graduate Enrollment, and Educational Technology) to increase efficiency and effectiveness and facilitated the development and deployment of 11 new graduate and undergraduate academic programs in a six-year period.