Dr. Tom Jackson, Jr. has been at the University of Louisville since January 4, 2007. As the Vice President for Student Affairs he oversees the areas of Campus Housing, Career Services, Counseling, Disabilities, Off-Campus Student Programs, Student Activities, Recreational Sports, Student Activities Center, Student Government, Judicial Affairs, Service and International Service Learning, Assessment & Planning, and the Associate VP & Dean of Students.

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 is the Vice President (President-Elect) for ACPA, a Trustee for the ACPA Educational Leadership Foundation Board, and the Kentucky State Director and advisory board member for NASPA Region III. Additionally, Dr. Jackson is a former resident faculty member for the annual ACPA Donna M. Bourassa Mid-Management Institute, a diplomat in the ACPA Senior Student Affairs Practitioner Program, and the former director for the SACSA/NASPA Region III New Professionals Institute. Tom serves as a volunteer pilot with 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, motorcycling, and golf. He is married to Mona Kumar Jackson with whom he has two children, Thomas "TJ", and Chandi. (August 28, 2008)