Associate Vice President for Student Affairs

Art King became Associate Vice President for Student Affairs at San José State University in 2011. Prior, he served for six years as Assistant Vice President of Student Affairs for Diversity and adjunct faculty member in the College of Education at Towson University (TU). Before TU, Art was Director, Diversity Programs & Services and assistant professor in the Freshman Center at George Mason University (GMU). Previous to GMU, he worked as Director, Multicultural & International Student Center and instructor at Georgia Southern University (GSU), during which time he expanded co-curricular initiatives to support domestic and international students. Earlier, he was coordinator, Multicultural Programs at GSU and before that he served as marketing representative at Regional Business Systems, Inc in Barbados.

Within the Division of Student Affairs, Art has administrative oversight for six functional areas comprising 125+ employees and 78+ student assistants and peer health educators: Career Center, Counseling Services, Disability Resource Center, Military & Veteran Student Services, Office of University Ombudsperson, and Student Health Center (including Wellness & Health Promotion and other drug prevention education). His institutional service includes: Chair, Outstanding Graduating Senior Awards Committee; Chair, Student Affairs Professional Development Committee; Co-chair, VISION 2017 Helping & Caring Committee; Student Fairness Committee of the Academic Senate; Veterans Advisory Committee; Crisis Assessment and Intervention Team (CAIT); Accommodations Review Board; Graduation Rate Enhancement & Achievement Team (GREATeam); and Joint Enrollment Planning Committee. Art also serves as University Skelly Review/Hearing Officer and on-campus coordinator for the Cal State Super Sunday initiative that connects with and informs African American students and their families about college access.

Additionally, Art is recognized for enhancing the student experience and promoting inclusive excellence. In 2010, he received the Outstanding Service Award from the Regional HBCU Summit on Retention. In 2005, the Granville Academy of Northern Virginia presented him with its Community Service Award, while in 2002 the Southern Association for College Student Affairs (SACSA) honored him with the Bobby E. Leach Award for his exceptional leadership in advocating a multicultural campus environment. In 2000, he received the NAACP/BSA Distinguished Faculty & Staff Award. In 1997, he was given the Georgia College Personnel Association (GCPA) Best Student Learning Program Award and GSU’s Outstanding Staff Development Chairperson Award.

Art received specialized training in leading transformation and change through the Management & Leadership in Education (MLE) program at Harvard University Graduate School of Education. He completed PhD coursework in Conflict Analysis & Resolution at GMU, and earned a MEd in Higher Education Student Development and a BS in Communication Arts from GSU; he graduated with an AA in Mass Communication from Barbados Community College (BCC). Art’s professional affiliations include the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA), American College Personnel Association (ACPA), and the National Conference on Race & Ethnicity in American Higher Education (NCORE). His academic interests at the regional, national, and international levels consist of presentations and seminars on emerging trends in student affairs and addressing social justice issues that impact college access and success for under-represented groups.