David J. Fike, PhD, assumes the presidency of Marygrove College on Saturday, July 1, 2006, becoming the eighth president in the College’s 100-year history.
		Dr. David J. Fike President Marygrove College 8425 W. McNichols Detroit, MI 48221	Phone: (313) 927-1208 Fax: (313) 927-1315

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Provost, Marygrove College, Detroit, Michigan, 2005-2006

As Provost, I was responsible for providing leadership and oversight of academic programming, student affairs, enrollment management, admissions, registration and records, faculty evaluation, library services, and continuing education. Priority initiatives during my tenure as Provost included:

• Building consensus regarding a distinctive strategic vision for the College
• Leadership in developing a three-year strategic plan, in collaboration with the Campus Strategic Planning Committee and the Board’s Long-Range Planning Committee
• Review and revision of student recruitment and financial aid awarding strategies
• Establishment of a collaborative process for the review and revision of the College’s Faculty Handbook, including policies and procedures related to promotion and tenure as well as clear articulation of the College’s approach to shared governance.

Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty, Holy Names University (formerly Holy Names College), Oakland, California, 1997-2005

As “Chief Academic Officer” for the University, I was responsible for oversight of all academic programs, campus information technology, library services, student registration processes, learning support resources, and advising services, among other administrative functions. I led student recruitment activities for Adult and Graduate programs during two separate periods (1997-1999 and 2002-2004). I served as the institution’s Accreditation Liaison Officer with the Western Association of Schools and College (WASC) since 1997. I chaired numerous campus committees, including the Program Review Committee, Rank and Tenure Committee, Educational Effectiveness Committee, WASC Steering Committee, Undergraduate Council for Administrative and Academic Policy and Procedures, Graduate Council for Administrative and Academic Policy and Procedures, and the Planning and Priorities Council. In addition, I served as a member of the Campus Diversity Committee and the Planning Council, as well as provided primary staff support for the Academic Affairs Committee of the Holy Names University Board of Trustees. I was responsible for management of $6.5 million annual budget in the Academic Affairs Division. Accomplishments include:

• Leadership in all significant strategic planning and strategic communication efforts since 1997, including a comprehensive restructuring of academic program offerings (1997-1999) and the development of the last two institution-wide strategic plans (2000-2003 and 2004-2007);
• Leadership in numerous successful fundraising projects (including conceptualization of programs, proposal writing, and major-donor and foundation cultivation) which have produced grants from the James T. Irvine Foundation ($800,000 for Academic Support Services and Faculty Development), the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation ($130,000 for On-line Folk Music Collection Development), the Wayne and Gladys Valley Foundation ($1.5 million for Science Laboratory Reconstruction), and the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation ($1.5 million for Clinical Faculty Program in Graduate Nursing), among others;
• Development of joint-programs and institutional partnerships with Catholic Healthcare West and Samuel Merritt College of Nursing;
• Conceptualization and management of an inter-divisional planning process that established a "one-stop" Student Resource Center for student administrative services (registration, student accounts, academic advising, and financial aid);
• Leadership in the installation of a multi-million dollar fiber-optic infrastructure and significantly expanded the University’s information technology services on campus;
• Principal authorship of the three key documents of the University’s current accreditation review—the Institutional Proposal (August 2001), the Preparatory (Institutional Capacity) Review Report (December 2002), and the Educational Effectiveness Review Report (December 2004)—and direction and coordination of the institution-wide accreditation process which has been conducted according to WASC’s new, substantially revised standards and procedures focusing on evidence of student learning (review to be concluded in March 2005).

Associate Professor of Economics, Holy Names College, Oakland, California, 1992-1997

I taught courses that served the campus’ General Education curriculum, the undergraduate Business major (preparatory or lower division and upper-division courses), as well as graduate courses in the MBA program. Courses included Introductory Microeconomics; Introductory Macroeconomics; Intermediate Microeconomics; Intermediate Macroeconomics; Statistics; International Trade; Money, Credit and Banking; Managerial Economics; Government and Business Relations; Ethics in Economics; and Change in the World Economy. In addition, I delivered guest lectures and courses to community groups and at local academic institutions, including St. Mary’s College of Moraga, California, the California Institute for Integral Studies in San Francisco, and the Graduate Theological Union at UC Berkeley. Additional duties and accomplishments include:

• Service on various Faculty Senate Standing Committees, including the Faculty Welfare Committee;
• Service on campus committees, including the HNC Symposium for Business Leaders;
• Recipient of the “Teacher of the Year” Award from the Associated Students of Holy Names College in 1994;
• Recipient in 1994 of the prestigious three-year Kellogg National Leadership Fellowship to investigate innovative public/private partnerships designing sustainable development strategies for low-income urban communities;
• Developed a six-day, four-city seminar on “Creating Sustainable Communities” in 1997 for 15 community leaders from across the nation;
• Presented on the topics of socially responsible investing, economic revitalization and community development at the “Building the Sustainable Economy” conference (New York City, 1995), the “Urban Ethics” conference (Oakland, 1995), and Oakland’s 16th Annual Symposium for Business Leaders (Oakland, 1995).

Principal, Developing Alternatives for Economic Progress (Economic Development Consulting Firm), Oakland, California, 1992-present

I founded a private consulting firm which utilized my experience and specialization in capital markets and urban economic development to provide consulting services and research in the areas of economic revitalization, sustainable community development practices, workforce development, capital-access in under-served markets, and strategic decision-making. Developing Alternative’s clients included the City of Oakland (participating in the development of the Mayor’s Economic Development Strategy, among other projects) and the Community Bank of the Bay, the first de novo community development bank in the western United States. As I consultant, I have also served as part of a team with members of Shorebank Advisory Services (consulting division for the South Shore Bank in Chicago) sent to Central America to develop a strategic plan for the establishment of a nationally-chartered bank to finance infrastructure projects for El Salvador’s cooperative sector.

Visiting Faculty, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, 1991-1992
I taught courses in Introductory Microeconomics, Introductory Macroeconomics, and Statistics while completing my doctoral research.

Instructor, University of Maryland, College Park, 1986-1990
While conducting graduate study in economics, I taught courses in Introductory Microeconomics and Introductory Macroeconomics. I also was the Teaching Assistant for Graduate-level Macroeconomic Theory, which served all Ph.D. candidates in their preparation for comprehensive theory examinations.

Fund Development Consultant, Washington D.C., 1986-1990
I assisted community-based, 501(c)3 non-profit organizations with the design and implementation of revenue generation activities, specializing in developing, monitoring, and assessing direct mail fundraising campaigns.

Researcher, Center for Defense Information, Washington D.C., 1986
I conducted research on status of international military conflicts and wrote internal reports for senior-level researchers and writers.

Research Associate, Central American Research and Information Center, Berkeley, California, 1982-1985
I conducted research on the contemporary status of military, political, economic, and social conditions of Central American countries and wrote articles for a monthly publication distributed nationally. I also helped organize delegations of U.S. faculty to travel to the region in support of academic freedom for individuals and higher educational institutions.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Member, American Economics Association 1987-present
Member, Council of Independent Colleges 1997-present
Member, Steering Committee for Holy Names College Symposium for Business Leader 1992-1997
Charter Member, Latin American and Caribbean Economists Association 1991-1995
Member, Latin American Studies Association 1988-1997

ELECTED AND APPOINTED POSITIONS
Charter Member, Community Council, Community Capital Investment Initiative 2001-2005
Charter Member, Board of Directors, AnewAmerica Community Corporation 2000-2005
Member, Board of Directors, BayTEC 2002-2005
Member, Board of Directors, Chabot Space and Science Center 1998-2003
Member, Policy Board, Oakland-University Metropolitan FORUM 1997-1999
Member, Sustainable Community Development Commission, City of Oakland 1996-1997
Member (Alternate), Contra Costa County Charter Review Commission 1996
Director (by vote of the Registered electorate), Kensington Community Service District 1994-1998
Member, Community Reinvestment Subcomm., Economic Development Advisory Board 1994
AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
Group XV Fellow, Kellogg National Leadership Program 1995-1998
Teacher of the Year Award, Association of Students of Holy Names College 1993-1994
Oakland Chamber of Commerce’s Leadership Oakland Program, Selected Participant 1993
Richard D. Irwin Foundation Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship 1991-1992
Teaching Award, Department of Economics, University of Maryland, College Park 1988

PROFESSIONAL SEMINARS, RESEARCH, AND PUBLICATIONS
Invited Presenter and Panelist, “From Information to Formation: Integrating Catholic Social Teaching in Student Learning,” presentation to the Catholic Colleges and University Chief Academic Officers at the Council of Independent Colleges Chief Academic Officers Institute (Annual Meeting), San Antonio, Texas, November 2005

Invited Presenter and Panelist, “The Educational Effectiveness Review, Workshop III,” organized by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges for 150 higher educational institutions to hear perspectives regarding how to focus and organize their institutional teams for the Educational Effectiveness phase of their accreditation review, San Diego, California, April 13, 2005

“Nurturing a Culture of Experimentation: Creating ‘Cycles of Learning’ to Meet the Needs of Diverse Learners”, presentation to the Building Cultures of Learning: Beyond Rhetoric Conference at the 81st Annual Meeting of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, San Diego, California, April 15, 2005

“Labor Market Study—Target Industry Cluster: Food Processing and Distribution” Report #1 in support of the City of Oakland’s Economic Development Strategy, August 2004

“Labor Market Study—Target Industry Cluster: Transportation” Report #2 in support of the City of Oakland’s Economic Development Strategy, August 2004

“Labor Market Study—Target Industry Cluster: BioScience (Biotechnology and Medical Services)” Report #3 in support of the City of Oakland’s Economic Development Strategy, August 2004

“Labor Market Study—Target Industry Cluster: Environmental Technology” Report #4 in support of the City of Oakland’s Economic Development Strategy, September 2004

“Economic Outlook for the East Bay Area”, quarterly reports to the City of Oakland Workforce Investment Board, October 2002 to present.

“Economic Overview: What Made the Valley Great”, part of a report to the San Jose City Council from the Silicon Valley Chamber of Commerce, November 2003.

Everything You Need to Know About Economics, (with Gregg Stebben), Simon & Schuster, Inc., New York., November 1999

“An Overview of Oakland’s Changing Economic Structure”, prepared for Claggett/Wolfe Associates and the Office of the Mayor, Oakland, California, August 1996

“Enhancing Enterprise Development With Equity and Subordinated Debt Financing: A Report on Options for Establishing a Community Development Venture Capital Fund to Serve Oakland’s Enhanced Enterprise Community”, prepared for the Office of the City Manager, Oakland, California, March 1996.

“New Approaches to Economic Revitalization” Presentation to the 16th Annual Symposium for Business Leaders: Revitalizing Our Cities—The Critical Role of Business, Oakland, California, October 1995

Chair, “Socially Responsible Investing”; Chair, “Urban Habitat Program’s Framework for Multi-Cultural Leadership”; Chair, “Incentives, Regulations and Public Sector Programs”, at the Building the Sustainable Economy Conference, sponsored by AT&T, Calvert Group, Progressive Asset Management, Inc., et.al., New York, NY, April 1995.

Coordinator, “The Bottom Line for Responsible Business: Making Profits and Serving the Community”; Coordinator, “Investing in Oakland: New Directions in Community Development Finance”, at the Urban Ethics: Dialogue and Beyond Conference, sponsored by Holy Names College and the E.L. Wiegand Foundation, Oakland, CA, March 1995:

“Profile of 1992 Home Loan Activity in San Francisco and Oakland”, prepared for Community Bank of the Bay, June 1994

“Salvadoran Cooperative Bank Project: Report of Preliminary Findings for Business Plan”, prepared for the SHARE Foundation and the Organizing Committee of the Salvadoran Cooperative Bank, September 1994

“El Salvador: An Overview of The Financial System and Recent Economic Indicators”, prepared for the SHARE Foundation, February 1993

Trade Financing Restrictions and Politics: Implications for Country Risk, University of Maryland, College Park, 1993.

EDUCATION
Ph.D. Economics 1993
University of Maryland, College Park
Fields of Specialization: Monetary Economics; International Trade and Finance

B.A. Political Science (High Honors) 1982
University of California, Santa Barbara
(Junior Year: Trinity College, Ireland)