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Michael Davids
Director of Marketing, Communications and Public Relations
Department: Marketing & PR
Office: Administration
Phone: 574-239-8408
Email: Click here to email Michael
Education
BA University of Iowa
MALS Wesleyan University
Professional Information
- Description:
Ringing the bells to call young people in. Telling the world about Holy Cross College--who we are, where we are going, and what we aspire to become.
- Publications:
Connections and dozens of other newsletters and magazines.
- Awards And Honors:
2001 Direct Marketing Association International Echo Award Finalist. Not-for-Profit Mailing: One Field Trip Isn't Enough -- Field Museum Membership Campaign 2000
Chicago Association of Direct Marketing Tempo Award. Not-for-Profit Mailing: One Field Trip Isn't Enough -- Field Museum Membership Campaign.
1990 Food and Drug Administration/National Coalition for Consumer Education Award for "Excellence in Consumer Education." For Super You and Get Moving, Get Eating, Get Fit. As co-developer of concept, graphic concepts, writer, and editor.
1989 Chicago International Film Festival, Palm d'Or Industrial Film Category. For Thumbs Up for Nutrition. As scriptwriter and co-developer of concept.
1989 Family Circle Magazine and the Food Marketing Institute, Gold Leaf Award. For FOOD...Your Choice. As co-writer, graphic concepts, and editor. - First Year At Holy Cross: Fall 2007
- Why I Love Working At Holy Cross:
Holy Cross College feels like a family to me. I get to know many of the students, faculty and staff; and I get the privilege of participating in their success.
Education
- Graduate School: Wesleyan University, Middletown CT
- Graduate Degree: MALS Literature and the Arts
- Graduate School Best Teacher: Annie Dillard (author, Pulitzer Prize Winner)
- College School: University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
- College Degree: BA English (Creative Writing)
- College Best Teacher: Hilma Wolitzer (author Summer Reading, The Doctor's Daughter, In the Flesh)
- High School: Bishop Noll Institute, Hammond, IN
- High School Best Teacher: Fr. Patrick Connoly
- Grade School: St. Victors, Calumet City, IL and Lincoln Elementary
- Grade School Best Teacher: John Voss
Basic Information
- Birthday: August 24, 1957
- Hometown: Calumet Ciy, IL
- Relationship Status: Husband and Father
- Family:
Susan, wife Alex, son Emma, daughter
- Pets:
Hawthorne (dog), Fuzzball (cat) and Merlin (bearded dragon)
- Religion:
Roman Catholic
Personal Information
- Activities:
Sailing, skiing, camping, hiking, canoeing ... just have to get outdoors!
- Interests:
Green technologies, literature, art, film
- Work History:
Self-Employed (Direct Advertising, Fund-Raising, Public Relations, Custom Publishing), Chesterton, IN—Jan. 2002 to 2005. Clients:
• The Field Museum, Chicago, IL
• The AIDS Foundation of Chicago, Chicago, IL
• The Brothers of Holy Cross, South Bend, IN
• Holy Cross College, South Bend, IN
• Suarez Corporation, Canton, OH
• PolyJohn Corporation, Whiting, IN
• The National Association of Diabetes Educators, Chicago, IL
• Nightingale-Conant Corporation, Niles, IL
• Suarez Corporation, Canton, OH
• Design Toscano, Elk Grove Village, IL
• Sears, Hoffman Estates, IL
• Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, IN
• The Marist Brothers, Chicago, IL
• Purdue University North Central, Westville, INKobs Gregory Passavant (Advertising Agency), Chicago, IL Sept., 1998 to Dec., 2001
• Started as Senior Writer, promoted to Creative Director after one year.Nightingale-Conant Corporation (Publishing), Niles, IL June, 1992 to Sept., 1998
• Director of Creative Services FreelancePublishing Services (Self-Employed) Jan., 1992 to June, 1992
Clients:
• American College of Surgeons, Chicago, IL
• Chicago Heart Association, Chicago, IL
• Media Projects, Inc., Chicago, IL
• Great Performance, Inc., Chicago, ILUniversity of Chicago Medical Center, Center for Research in Medical Education, Chicago, IL Jan., 1989 to Dec., 1991
• Faculty Research Project Professional (writer/designer/editor/teacher)National Dairy Council, Rosemont, IL May, 1986 to Jan., 1989
• Writer/EditorScott, Foresman Publishing Co., Glenview, IL Sept.1985 to March,1986
• Writer/Editor - Favorite Snacks:
Try to avoid them
- Favorite Meal:
Thai food
- Favorite Drinks:
Cabernet Sauvignon
- Favorite Movies:
Being John Malkovich, Adaptation, Brazil
- Favorite Books:
The Book of Laughter and Forgetting, Milan Kundera
Teaching a Stone to Talk, Annie Dillard
North to the Night, Alvah Simon - Sports Teams:
Bulls, White Sox, Chicago Fire, and HC Saints
- Prayer Or Bible Verses:
"And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?” (Matthew 27:46). This and Psalm 22. These verses help me understand that God gave us genuine freedom, a bicycle without training wheels, a tightrope with no net. Everyday on Earth is scary, thrilling, and ultimately satisfying because of our freedom. Doubt, fear, pain, it's all part of learning to ride. If he didn't intervene to save his son, he won't do it for me. It's the feeling I have when I sail so far out that I can no longer see shore. I do the right thing, not because if I don't he'll save me, but because if I don't I'll never get back. Knowing that there is someone on shore who loves me sharpens the senses and makes the journey so rewarding. We must do the right thing for ourselves, our families, our friends, our neighbors, our fellow earthlings, and every generation to come. Life is ours. We are captains of our own ships. When a storm comes up, hang on and tie your knots well. He gave us a chart to follow, but we must do the rest. That's what makes it fun. And what's the worst that can happen for doing the right thing? Jesus showed us. When we can hold on no longer, we pass into eternal life. That's a pretty soft landing. Thank you Father for letting me do it myself.