Marc K. Fudge
Rancho Santa Margarita,CA
Summary
People-focused, accomplished academic and administration professional with a plethora of diverse experience in overseeing large-scale departments and programs. Experienced in advancing shared governance, including diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives across higher education environments. Fully capable of leveraging innovative strategies, data-driven decision-making, and stakeholder collaboration to cultivate inclusive cultures that drive organizational success. Proven track record of leading faculty and student recruitment efforts, formulating high-impact practices and policies while achieving organizational excellence.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
Work History
Chair, Retention, Promotion & Tenure Committee
California State University, San Bernardino
01.2024 - Current
- Lead efforts to evaluate and revise CSUSB Faculty Administration Manual (FAM) policies and procedures related to the retention, recruitment, promotion and tenure (RTP) of university tenure-line faculty.
- Develop RPT policies in line with academic personnel policies and procedures.
- Developed process to weight current student evaluations of teacher effectiveness at no more than 50 percent and include other evaluative measures to assess teaching effectiveness.
- Implemented required meetings between faculty and evaluators, unless declined by faculty.
- Revised the process used to conduct class evaluation visits.
- Administered a faculty and a departmental chair survey to assess their respective perceptions of the RPT process.
Chair, Faculty Recruitment, Retention & Dev.
California State University, San Bernardino
01.2024 - Current
- Utilizing Higher Education Research Institute (HERI) data, created data-informed initiatives and polices to assist in the recruitment and retention of faculty from historically underrepresented groups.
- Secured internal grant funding to support faculty who conduct research, teaching and other scholarly activity in the areas of diversity, equity and inclusion.
- Enhance equity and inclusion in CSUSB curricula including pedagogy and assessments.
- Developed a new internal grant fund supporting faculty who conduct research and scholarly activity related to DEI.
- Secured external grant funding to support faculty earn assign time who engage in DEI-related teaching, research and, or service.
- Conduct trainings and orientation workshops for newly hired faculty.
Diversity Equity and Inclusion Fellow
California State University, San Bernardino
01.2023 - Current
- One of five university fellows responsible for enhancing DEI efforts across campus; improve campus climate by developing initiatives to support faculty from traditionally underrepresented groups.
- Created a campus-wide program to facilitate faculty collaboration on DEI-related research.
- Provide training and strategies to university chairs and faculty to improve feelings of belonging and organizational commitment.
- Collaborate with faculty and department chairs to identify unit needs that will improve DEI efforts.
- Revised exit survey of faculty and faculty candidates to effectively assess current university DEI policies and procedures.
Professor of Public Administration
California State University San Bernardino
San Bernardino, California
08.2011 - Current
MPA Director, Department of Public Administration
California State University, San Bernardino
08.2020 - 08.2022
- Developed and rolled out impactful recruitment policies targeting California county government employees that enhanced student diversity and program relevance.
- Identify and address student complaints and academic grievances with professionalism.
- Attained a 14% increase in graduate student enrollment post-COVID.
- Completed self-study and maintained full accreditation with the Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration (NASPAA) in line with high standards of excellence in public affairs education.
- Provided academic advisement to all MPA students, improving retention and degree attainment rates.
- Boosted student recruitment and promoted timely graduation, contributing to higher program completion rates.
- Identified and resolved grade grievances and student complaints, aimed at fostering a fair and supportive academic environment.
- Developed partnerships with public and nonprofit managers, creating networks improving opportunities for students.
Department Chairperson, Special Education, Rehabilitation & Counseling, College of Education
California State University, San Bernardino
01.2018 - 01.2020
- Advocated for diversity in hiring practices, contributing to the equitable recruitment of tenure-line faculty.
- Served as a key member of the search committee that successfully appointed the Dean of the College of Education.
- In accordance with CFA Collective Bargaining Agreement, optimized faculty course load and scheduling to enable effective resource allocation and maximize teaching efficiency.
- Streamlined academic personnel processes, conducted staff performance evaluations, and reviewed faculty files to support tenure and promotion decisions.
- Capitalized on program initiatives to strengthen community partnerships and elevate admission standards.
- Administered and allocated an annual budget exceeding $1.8M to drive financial efficiency with strategic priorities.
- Completed tenure-track faculty performance evaluations for retention, promotion and tenure, along with lecturer and staff performance reviews.
- Achieved a 70% increase in department-wide research activity by establishing a faculty incentive scholarship program.
- Directed operations for a department of 21 full-time faculty, four program coordinators and four staff administrative support coordinators and two program assistants.
- Implemented a strategic performance measurement plan to align program goals and initiatives with broader departmental and college objectives.
- Established comprehensive advising plans, increasing student-faculty advisor interactions by 25%.
Undergraduate Academic Coordinator
California State University, San Bernardino
01.2012 - 01.2015
- Maximized academic success by advising all undergraduate students in the department.
- Improved decision-making by developing comprehensive, data-driven reports on student recruitment, retention, and graduation.
- Enhanced enrollment strategies by analyzing data trends and providing actionable recommendations.
- Established the university's first Pi Alpha Alpha academic honor society, fostering academic excellence and recognition.
- Developed long-term strategic plan to increase enrollment and program visibility.
- Increased enrollment in public administration program by 12% via targeted campus-wide presentations of major / minor opportunities.
- Created and led undergraduate public administration and affairs society.
Department Administrator, Department of Counseling & Educational Leadership
Montclair State University
Montclair, USA
01.2004 - 01.2008
- Increased enrollment of counseling education and educational leadership graduate students by making recruitment and admissions decisions.
- Elevated student success by providing academic advising to counseling education and educational leadership graduate students; strengthened departmental visibility through representation at campus and community events.
- Improved application processing efficiency by streamlining the graduate application process in alignment with graduate school policy, reducing decision time by 34 days.
- Led successful accreditation of counseling program in meeting standards for the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP).
- Created first social media presence in College of Education and innovatively developed online chat feature to advise students.
- Provided initial academic advisement to incoming department students.
Education
Doctor of Philosophy - Public Affairs & Administration
Rutgers University
Newark, NJMaster of Public Administration -
Fairleigh Dickinson University
Teaneck-Hackensack, NJBachelor of Arts - Political Science
Howard University
Washington, DCSkills
- Budgetary & Financial Management
- Systems Planning
- Program Management
- Organizational Innovation
- Faculty Recruitment & Development
- Strategic Planning & Management
- Academic Personnel Policy
- Statistical & Data Analysis
- Policy Development & Implementation
- Change Management
- Grant Management & Administration
Publications
- Improving Equity through Fiscal Policy - Dashed Dreams, Fudge, M. and Holzer, M., forthcoming, Routledge Publishing
- Steering through turbulent times - A model for assessing local government financial conditions, Fudge, M., under review, State and Local Government Review
- Take an interest in me and I might stick around: The influence of connection quality on loneliness and commitment in organizations, Silard, A., Fudge, M., under review, Academy of Management Journal
- Governmental Budgeting Workbook – Bridging Theory and Practice, Baker, D., Fudge, M. and Roman, A., 2021, Birkdale Publishers, San Diego, CA
- Improving the budgetary process – Meeting the public where they are, Fudge, M., 2020, Scientific Journal of Research & Review, 2, 5, 10.33552/SJRR.2020.02.000550
- Using Fiscal Indicator Systems to Predict Bankruptcies, Justice, J., Fudge, M., Levine, H., Bird, D., and Iftikhar, M., 2019, The Palgrave Handbook of Government Budget Forecasting, Palgrave Macmillan, New York, N.Y.
- Web Sites and Web Searching, Schwartz, R. and Fudge, M., 2018, The Public Administration Gateway – A User’s Guide, Pagateway.newark.rutgers.edu, 978-0-942942-30-9
- The Inequity of User Fees and the Overreliance by Communities to Generate Revenue, Fudge, M., 2017, Positioning Markets and Governments in Public Management, IGI Global, Hershey, Pa.
- An exploration of the Great Recession’s impact on States’ reliance of user fees, Propheter, G., Levine, H., Fudge, M., 2017, Public Finance and Management, 17, 3, 259-282
- Moving from Theory to Practice: An Evaluative Assessment of Social Equity Approaches, Blessett, B., Fudge, M., & Gaynor, T.S., 2017, Center for Accountability and Performance (CAP) and the National Academy of Public Administration’s (NAPA) Standing Panel on Social Equity in Governance
- Local option sales taxes and county rainy day funds, Levine, H., Fudge, M., Propheter, G., 2016, Journal of Public Budgeting, Accounting & Finance, 28, 4, 467-487
- Governmental Budgeting Workbook – Bridging Theory and Practice, Baker, D., Fudge, M. and Roman, A., 2015, Birkdale Publishers, San Diego, CA
- Greed and perceived need trumps good fiscal practice: The use of capital appreciation bonds by states and municipalities, Estes, J. and Fudge, M., 2015, Journal of Academy of Business & Economics, 15, 3, 99 – 106
- Global clusters in municipal e-governance: A longitudinal study, Manoharan, A., Fudge, M., & Zheng, Y., 2015, International Journal of Public Administration, 38, 2, 116 – 131
- Structural drivers and political facilitators of local government bankruptcy and the troubling case of capital appreciation bonds, Estes, J. Fudge, M. & Van Wart, M., 2014, Journal of International Finance and Economics, 14, 3, 35 – 48
- Enhancing user engagement with elected officials – Contextual predictors influencing the use of social network applications on municipal web sites, Fudge, M., 2014, International Journal of Technology Diffusion, 5, 3, 1-21
- Missed opportunities: Improving deliberation through digital democracy, Fudge, M., Sirotnik, B., Bockman, S., 2014, International Journal of eGovernance and Networks, 2, 1, 65-85
- Fear or negligence? Contemporary Trends, Approaches and the Future of Online Privacy and Security Policies in US Cities, Fudge, M. & Manoharan, A., 2014, International Journal of eGovernance and Networks, 1, 2, 22-37
- Global Trends in Performance Reporting, Fudge, M., 2014, E-Government and Websites: A Public Solutions Handbook, Manoharan, A. & Holzer, M., M.E. Sharpe, Armonk, N.Y.
- Citizens determinants of e-government use, Fudge, M. and Van Ryzin, G., 2012, International Journal of Technology Diffusion, 3, 1, 44-58
- U.S. Municipalities E-Governance Survey (2010-11) An Assessment and Ranking of Municipal Websites, Holzer, M., Fudge, M. Stowers, G., Schick, R. and Manoharan, 2012, National Center for Public Performance, Newark, NJ
- Global trends in digital governance: A longitudinal study, Manoharan, A., Fudge, M. and Holzer, M., 2011, International Journal of Technology Diffusion, 2, 2, 32-46
- An Examination of Global Municipal Government Privacy and Security Policies, Manoharan, A. and Marc Fudge, 2011, Public Sector Reform Using Information Technology: Transforming Policy into Practice, Papadopoulos, T. and Kanellis, P., IGI Global, Hershey, Pa.
- E-Government and Transparency in New Jersey Counties: Providing Information to Citizens, Mohammed-Spinger, D., Dan Bromberg, Marc Fudge and Neil Coleman, 2011, E-Governance and Civic Engagement: Factors and Determinants of E-Democracy, Manoharan, A. and Holzer, M., IGI Global, Hershey, Pa.
- Beyond E-Governance, Holzer, Marc, Aroon Manoharan and Marc Fudge, 2010, Beyond E-Government-Measuring Performance, Shark, A. and Toporkoff, S., PTI-ITEMS Publishing, Washington, D.C.
- The Varied and Diverse Predictors of Local Government Bankruptcy, Fudge, M., 2014, PA Times Online, January
- A Poor Decision Made Worse? The Use of Capital Appreciation Bonds by School Districts, Fudge, M., 2013, PA Times Online, October
- Performance Budgeting within State and Local Governments – The Disconnect Between Public Manager Efforts and Legislative Action, Fudge, M., 2013, PA Times Online, July
- Enacting Electronic Government Success – An Integrative Study of Government-wide Website, Organizational Capabilities and Institutions, Fudge, M., 2013, American Review of Public Administration, 43, 3, 371-374
- Cost Benefit Analysis Approach to Measure Performance, Fudge, M., 2011, Public Administration Review, 71, 3, 487
References
Available upon request
Professional Associations
- California Society of Municipal Finance Officers, 01/01/21, Present
- American Society of Public Administration (ASPA), 01/01/07, Present
- Conference of Minority Public Administrators, 01/01/09, Present
- Government Finance Officer Association (GFOA), 01/01/12, Present
- Association for Budgeting and Financial Management (ABFM), 01/01/12, Present
- Consultant for U.S. Governmental Accountability Office (GAO), 2012, Evaluation of Performance.gov, a new performance reporting website for the federal government
Academic Appointments
- Professor of Public Administration, California State University, San Bernardino, CA, 08/01/19, Present
- Associate Professor of Public Administration, California State University, San Bernardino, CA, 08/01/16, 07/31/19
- Assistant Professor of Public Administration, California State University, San Bernardino, CA, 08/01/11, 07/31/16
Timeline
Chair, Retention, Promotion & Tenure Committee
California State University, San Bernardino
01.2024 - Current
Chair, Faculty Recruitment, Retention & Dev.
California State University, San Bernardino
01.2024 - Current
Diversity Equity and Inclusion Fellow
California State University, San Bernardino
01.2023 - Current
MPA Director, Department of Public Administration
California State University, San Bernardino
08.2020 - 08.2022
Department Chairperson, Special Education, Rehabilitation & Counseling, College of Education
California State University, San Bernardino
01.2018 - 01.2020
Undergraduate Academic Coordinator
California State University, San Bernardino
01.2012 - 01.2015
Professor of Public Administration
California State University San Bernardino
08.2011 - Current
Department Administrator, Department of Counseling & Educational Leadership
Montclair State University
01.2004 - 01.2008
Doctor of Philosophy - Public Affairs & Administration
Rutgers University
Master of Public Administration -
Fairleigh Dickinson University
Bachelor of Arts - Political Science
Howard University