Dr. Tom Jackson,
Jr. has been at the University of Louisville since January 4, 2007. As the Vice
President for Student Affairs and Adjunct Professor in Education he oversees
the areas of Campus Housing, Career Services, Counseling, Disabilities,
Off-Campus Student Programs, Student Support Services (Grant), Student
Activities, Recreational Sports, Student Activities Center, Student Government,
Judicial Affairs, Service and International Service Learning (Award
winning programs to Botswana, Philippines, Trinidad & Tobago, Croatia,
& Belize), Assessment & Planning, and the Associate VP &
Dean of Students. He also serves on several doctoral dissertation committees.
Prior to the
University of Louisville Dr. Jackson served as the Assistant Director of
Residence Life at St. Mary's University in San Antonio, TX, an Area Coordinator
at the University of Southern California, the Academic Development Specialist
in Residence Life at Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo, Director of the Student
Activities Center at the University of Texas at El Paso, the Dean of Students
at McMurry University (Texas), and the Vice President for Student Affairs at
Texas A&M-Kingsville. Dr. Jackson earned his Ed.D. in Educational Management
from the University of La Verne in California, his M.S. in Counseling from
Shippensburg University in Pennsylvania, his B.S. in Business-Human Resources
from Southwest Minnesota State University, and his A.A. from Highline Community
College in Seattle, Washington. A native of Seattle, Jackson aspired to the
United States Coast Guard Reserve and has served in both the Army National
Guard and Texas State Guard. He currently serves as an officer in the Indiana
Guard Reserve.
Dr. Jackson is
actively involved in the student development profession. He served as
the 2009-10 President of ACPA College Student Educators International
(an association of 8,500 members from 29 countries and 1,300
institutions) and is a former Trustee for the ACPA Educational Leadership
Foundation Board. Dr. Jackson has also served various roles in NASPA and
SACSA, including prior service as a NASPA Region III Advisory Board member and
a former coordinator for the SACSA/NASPA Region III New Professionals
Institute.
Tom is a
volunteer pilot with Pilots-n-Paws and Angel Flight and is a former board
member for the international Grumman pilots and owners association (AYA). He
has earned the 2007 Alumni Achievement Award from Southwest Minnesota State
University and is an ACPA Diamond Honoree recipient (2005). Dr. Jackson enjoys
flying (private, instrument-rated pilot and owner), horses, tennis, movies,
college football, and motorcycling. He is married to Mona Kumar Jackson with
whom he has two children, Thomas "TJ", and Chandi. (April 9, 2012)
