Biography
Jennifer Rogers joined the University of North Dakota in 2010. As special projects assistant, Rogers acts as the liaison for the campus policy development process, serves as vice president for finance and operations/chief operating officer's office manager, coordinates University information as requested for the North Dakota University System and State Board of Higher Education, and serves as a chief administrative officer for executive level employment searches, among other duties. Between June 2017 and October 2018 Rogers was the project manager for goal two of UND's strategic plan and continues to serve in other project management capacities.
Prior to UND she served six years as client relations coordinator for Altru Health Foundation, Grand Forks, N.D. Rogers graduated cum laude from the University of North Dakota (UND) with a Bachelor of Arts in Communication and with honors from UND with a Master of Public Administration.
Rogers is a nationally award winning writer. She served a two-year term (2018-2020) as the chair of Association of College and University Policy Administrators (ACUPA) Board of Directors and led the organization's events planning committee for two years. She served four years on the North Dakota Young Professionals Network Board of Directors including one year as chair. Rogers is active in her community where she officiates high school volleyball, directs/acts in community theater productions, and recently completed a term as board chair of a rural non-profit daycare.
- Rogers, Jennifer. "Controversial Policy Development." Presentation at the annual conference of the Association of College and University Policy Administrators (ACUPA), Las Vegas, NV, April 25 - 27, 2022.
- Rogers, Jennifer and Eric Plummer. "Clery Act Compliance: Finding the Good in the Bad and Ugly." Presentation at the annual conference of the Association of College and University Policy Administrators (ACUPA), Atlanta, GA, May 6 - 8, 2019.
- Rogers, Jennifer and Denise Siomkin. "Evaluation of Policy Management Software Solutions." Presentation at the annual conference of the Western Association of College and University Business Officers (WACUBO) and Association of College and University Policy Administrators (ACUPA), Anaheim, CA, April 29 - May 2, 2018.
Awards and Recognition
- North Dakota Professional Communicators (NDPC) Communications Contest
- 2010 - First place: Special articles – physical health, fitness, mental health, self help
- 2010 - First place: News reporting, publication for general or specialized circulation
- 2010 - First place: Editorial cartoons/graphics, headline writing
- 2010 - First place: Newsletter, 4-color
- 2009 - First place: Newsletter, one- to three-color
- 2008 - First place: Newsletter, one- to three-color
- 2007 - First place: Newsletter, one- to three-color
- 2006 - First place: Photography in printed publication other than newspaper, feature photo
- National Federation of Press Women (NFPW) Communications Contest
- 2009 - Third place: Newsletter, one- to three-color
- 2007 - First place: Newsletter, one- to three-color
- North Dakota Business Watch: 40 under 40, 2009
- University of North Dakota, Master of Public Administration, 2020
- University of North Dakota, Policy Analysis Graduate Certificate, 2020
- University of North Dakota, Bachelor of Arts: Public Relations & Advertising, 2003
Association of College and University Policy Administrators (ACUPA)
- Membership Committee: 2020 - Present
- Events Planning Committee (EPC): 2015 - Present
- Member: 2011 - Present
- Board of Directors: 2017 - 2022
- Board Chair: 2018 - 2020
- Events Planning Committee Chair: 2017 - 2019
Greater Grand Forks Young Professionals (GGFYP)
- Member: 2005 - 2020
- Professional Development Committee: 2007-2017
North Dakota Young Professionals (NDYP)
- Board Chairman: 2010-2011
- Board of Directors: 2008-2012