Office of Academic and Student Affairs
The Academic and Student Affairs (ASA) unit in the Board of Governors Office provides support and oversight to the eleven institutions in the State University System (SUS) to offer high-quality academic programs and related support services to prepare students for success in the global community and marketplace. ASA provides leadership and coordination via collaborative data collection, research, analysis, policy development, and strategic planning for academic, student, research, and economic development issues that affect the SUS. Additionally, staff members work closely with the Board of Governors and university colleagues, as well as other educational, governmental, and community partners, to address academic and student concerns and opportunities that rise to a System level of interest. Among the responsibilities of the Academic and Student Affairs unit are the following:
- Ensuring Quality in the SUS
- Ensuring Access, Articulation, and Persistence in the SUS
- Admissions and Articulation
- Access, Retention, and Success for Diverse Student Groups
- The Governor's 2006 Access and Diversity Initiative - Final Report [250.9 KB PDF]
- Instructional Technology and E-Learning
- Meeting Statewide Professional and Workforce Needs
- Teacher Education
- Workforce and Global Education
- Study Abroad/International Education Opportunities
- Global Business-Public Higher Education Partnership
- Promoting Research and Economic Development in the SUS
- Institutional Research
- Information Resource Management
| Staff Member | Contact Details | |
| Ignash, Jan Vice Chancellor Senior Bio | Jan.Ignash@flbog.edu Phone: 245-0466 Rm: 1602 | |
| LeMon, R.E. Associate Vice Chancellor Senior Bio | R.E.LeMon@flbog.edu Phone: 245-0466 Rm: 1614 | |
| McKee, Nancy Associate Vice Chancellor Senior Bio | Nancy.McKee@flbog.edu Phone: 245-0466 Rm: 1614 L | |
| Rogers, Jon Director, Academic and Student Affairs Senior Bio | Jon.Rogers@flbog.edu Phone: 245-0466 Rm: 1601 | |
| Stevens, Richard Director, Academic and Student Affairs Senior Bio | Richard.Stevens@flbog.edu Phone: 245-0466 Rm: 1602 | |
| Jones, Jason Director, Institutional Research Senior Bio | Jason.Jones@flbog.edu Phone: 245-0466 Rm: 1601 | |
| Page, Lynda Associate Director, Academic and Student Affairs | Lynda.Page@flbog.edu Phone: 245-0466 Rm: 1601 | |
| Barbu, Diana Educational Policy Analyst | Diana.Barbu@flbog.edu Phone: 245-5199 Rm: 1601 | |
| Merzer, Marion Educational Policy Analyst | Marion.Merzer@flbog.edu Phone: 245-0466 Rm: 1601 | |
| Chen, Jay Educational Policy Analyst | Jianzhong.Chen@flbog.edu Phone: 245-0466 Rm: 1601 | |
| Thomas, Kathleen Educational Policy Analyst | Kathleen.Thomas@flbog.edu Phone: 245-0466 Rm: 1601 | |
| Giddings, Melissa Student Assistant | Melissa.Giddings@flbog.edu Phone: 850.245.0466 Rm: 1601 | |



