Inclusive excellence driven, student centered, campus focused, and community oriented are the four main principles that drive the pursuits of Dr. Khrys FuQua’. He has been the founder and leader of numerous inaugural Academic Services, Diversity, Student Life/Experience and Multicultural offices, centers and organizations.
“Dr. K” as he is affectionately known, has served in a variety of progressive roles on collegiate campuses and within the business and industry sectors, both nationally and internationally. Over the course of his career, he has held various progressive academic, diversity, multicultural, and student affairs post at institutions such as: the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee, Louisiana State University, Southern University, The University of Tennessee and Fort Valley State University, just to name a few. Intriguingly, he was a food service staff member, then a student, a campus supervisor, then ultimately a senior administrator and professor.
Continuing his passion for student engagement, development, support, academic achievement, and historically underserved, marginalized and underrepresented populations, Dr. K is the former lead diversity official and head of academic and student service units at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and a non-profit focused on serving Black, Indigenous and people of color (BIPOC) and Underrepresented Minority (URM) students and their families in inner cities.
Dr.K earned his Ph.D. in Educational Leadership from the Louisiana State University and the University of Tennessee-Knoxville with focuses on: higher education administration, organizational development, diversity and academic & student affairs leadership. He also holds a Master of Business Administration gained by attending both the University of Nevada – Las Vegas and Delaware State University.
His research focuses intensely on: academic success, diversity, student development & engagement/support, retention-centered services & programing, achieving inclusive excellence, multicultural affairs, equity, access, and community partnerships and development.
Dr. K has consistently shared that one of his main priorities as he joins the College of Southern Nevada is to aid in the defining and launching of new initiatives for the continued growth of recruitment and retention to completion of our diverse student body in all programs, while offering an innovative approach to student support, diversity, faculty, staff, senior leaders and our local community.
His Motto:
“SUCCESS is not measured by what YOU have done for YOU, but what YOU have EMPOWERED others to do through what YOU say and do.”