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Rogers named BGSU president | Board of Trustees action

Rodney Rogers

ROGERS NAMED NEXT BGSU PRESIDENT

Dr. Rodney Rogers is Bowling Green State University’s new president. The BGSU Board of Trustees promoted him permanently to the post at its meeting Feb. 23.

Rogers was named interim president in December 2017 and assumed the role on Jan. 1. He has a long history with the University, having served most recently as provost and senior vice president since 2012, and as dean of the BGSU College of Business for the prior six years.

Rogers is BGSU’s 12th president. He succeeds President Emeritus Mary Ellen Mazey.

Megan Newlove, chair of the trustees, cited the University’s tremendous progress and Rogers’ pivotal role in that success as keys to his selection.

“Rodney Rogers brings a wide range of talents and accomplishments to the position,” Newlove said. “Under his leadership of academic affairs, enrollment has risen. The students we recruit are the most academically prepared in our history. Student retention has improved. Graduation rates are up. He’s overseen the creation of critical new programs, launched our eCampus and Honors College, and improved relations with our faculty.”

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FACILITIES NAMED, IMPROVEMENTS PLANNED
TRUSTEES APPROVE NEW DEGREE PROGRAM, ROOM AND BOARD RATES FOR 2018-19

The Bowling Green State University Board of Trustees at its Feb. 23 meeting approved a new Bachelor of Science in respiratory care degree program, to be offered by BGSU Firelands.

It will be the first bachelor’s degree to be granted entirely through BGSU Firelands, and replaces Firelands’ associate degree in respiratory care. The next step in its implementation will be approval by the Ohio Department of Higher Education.

The new bachelor’s degree will prepare graduates for a variety of professional roles and for graduate study. More in-depth training is required as physicians increasingly rely on respiratory therapists to be more self-directed in patient care.

“With its extensive programs in allied health and its many longtime connections to health care sites throughout the community, BGSU Firelands is well situated to offer this enhanced opportunity to students,” said President Rodney Rogers. “This is also another opportunity for BGSU to meet the workforce needs of the state, while providing highly trained health care professionals for its citizens.”

Also at the meeting, the trustees set room and board rates for fall 2018. The average room rate will increase by 2.3 percent while the cost of a standard double room, which is used by the state for comparative purposes, will rise by 2.7 percent. Meal plan rates will rise for all students by 3 percent, or $3.33 per week for the Bronze Plan, the standard used across the state for comparison.

With the new rates for rooms and meals and an anticipated tuition increase for fall 2018 incoming undergraduates, BGSU’s total cost of attendance remains the lowest among the large, public, four-year universities in Ohio.

Left to right: Maryrose Sylvester, James Bailey, Susan Brown, James Albert

HONORARY DEGREES, FACULTY TITLES, BESTOWED BY TRUSTEES

At its Feb. 23 meeting, the BGSU Board of Trustees recognized the contributions and accomplishments of two alumni and two outstanding faculty members. It moved to confer honorary degrees upon alumni Maryrose Sylvester and James Bailey, who will be recognized at BGSU commencement ceremonies, she in the fall and he in May. Honorary faculty titles were approved for Drs. Susan Brown, sociology, and James Albert, mathematics and statistics.