VICE PRESIDENT OF COLLEGE’S BRONX AND MANHATTAN CAMPUSES APPOINTED

Scorpio Rogers has been appointed by Mercy College as vice president of its Bronx and Manhattan campuses. Rogers has served as the interim vice president of the Manhattan campus since August 2021. 

As the senior, onsite management representative for MercyManhattan and now for the Bronx Campus, Rogers will help Mercy achieve ambitious goals related to increased enrollment and educational programs, deeper relationships with community organizations and employers and overall student success. 

Rogers has been an assistant professor in Mercy”™s School of Business since 2017 and has served in multiple administrative roles in the school, including associate dean, executive director of the incubation center and director of entrepreneurship. His academic specialty is entrepreneurship, and he has taught in the areas of entrepreneurship, business, marketing and finance. He is currently a candidate for a Ph.D. in business at Worcester Polytechnic Institute and holds an M.B.A. in management from the Columbia University Graduate School of Business concentrating on entrepreneurship and strategy, a Master of Science degree in applied business research from the University of Denver and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Dartmouth College in computer science. Rogers is also a certified Six Sigma Green Belt in process re-engineering. 

He has partnered with and consulted for various entrepreneurial organizations, including the William Jefferson Clinton Small Business Initiative, where he was recognized by former President Bill Clinton for his service.