By Leanna Pough
YBM Leadership Alliance
recently honored UNC Charlotte Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs Arthur
Jackson as “Leader of the Day.”
YBM
Leadership Alliance is a nonprofit organization focused on leadership
development for young black men. It works to create a new reality where young
black men are sought out as leaders. This is accomplished by promoting positive
images regarding young black men, developing their leadership capabilities and
imparting a goal for academic excellence. YBM Leadership Alliance members give
back to their communities by mentoring younger students, performing local and
international community service, and public speaking.
Jackson, in a
video on the YBM website, noted he is among the second group of African
American students to integrate higher education systems following the 1954
ruling of Brown v. Board of Education ending legal segregation in public
schools.
He credits
his accomplishments to knowledge and persistence.
“One of my
professors told me the only thing they can’t take from you is your
knowledge. That’s the first tool you need,” said Jackson.
“My mother
always told me that you’re going to have to be better to be the same. I found
that to be true. I’ve always worked harder than anybody else just to make sure
I can make that pathway for myself,” he continued.
Jackson said
it is important that he and others “pay it forward.” He urges leaders to pass
their knowledge on to future generations.
In 2007,
Jackson was appointed UNC Charlotte’s vice chancellor for student
affairs. He also serves as an adjunct associate professor of education.
Before
joining UNC Charlotte, Jackson served as vice president for student affairs at
Westfield State University in Massachusetts.
His career
includes nearly 20 years of experience at research extensive universities,
including 13 years as the financial aid director at the University of
Massachusetts at Amherst.
In addition
to his service at UNC Charlotte, Jackson is the North Carolina state director
for the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators. He was
awarded the Distinguished Accomplishment Award and Pillar of the Profession by
this organization and is a member of Rotary Club International, the Golden Key
Honor Society and Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity.
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Leanna Pough is communications coordinator in the Office of Public Relations.
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