ABOUT ACADEMY OF ART UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS
Academy of Art University Athletics serves as the lone art institution in all of NCAA Division II. Competing specifically within the Pacific West Conference, the Urban Knights are made up of 15 collegiate sports teams. The program was created in 2007 and made its competitive debut on
August 29, 2008. ART U received full-fledged NCAA Division II membership
on July 12, 2012 and went on to become the first collegiate athletics program to win two NCAA National Championships (
indoor &
outdoor women's track & field) in its first year of postseason eligibility. The Knights' teams have since made over 70 postseason appearances including men's & women's cross country, men's & women's basketball, men's & women's indoor & outdoor track & field, men's & women's golf, and women's tennis.
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ABOUT ACADEMY OF ART UNIVERSITY
Academy of Art University is accredited by CIDA, CTC, NAAB, NASAD & WSCUC. They offer undergraduate and postgraduate courses in a large array of fields from acting and advertising to fine art, game development, graphic design and more. They were founded in 1929 by Richard S. Stephens as the Académie of Advertising Art. In those early beginnings, they had 45 students who met in a rented loft on San Francisco’s Kearny Street.
In 1951, the founder’s son, Richard A. Stephens, assumed leadership and grew the school to include over 5,000 students. They amassed one of the largest car collections in the US and they begin adding undergraduate and postgraduate degree programs. Following in the family tradition, Elisa Stephens, the granddaughter of the founder, was appointed President of Academy of Art University in 1992. She has expanded the degree programs and the accreditations, and has added a great deal to the curriculum. Today, the school’s population has grown to include 7,000 young artists.
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