Vitae

CURRICULUM VITAE for

Mike Fedel

email : mfedela2@gmail.com

e-version of CV: www.fedel.com/mike/cv1.html

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EDUCATION

M.A., Philosophy of Religion and Systematic Theology, Pacific School of Religion, 1993. Committee Chair: Durwood Foster / Committee Members: Huston Smith, Carol Voison

B.A., Religious Studies, minor in Philosophy, California State University at Hayward, 1990.

AREAS OF INTEREST AND SPECIALIZATION

World Religions and Perennial Wisdom - Studied world religions and the work of Hossein Nasr, Frithjof Schuon, and Huston Smith with Prof. Huston Smith. Studied Hans Küng's work and other points of view in Interreligious Dialogue with Prof. Durwood Foster. Studied Buddhist Meditation and Philosophy at the Institute for Buddhist Studies.

Feminist Theology - Studied Feminist Theology with Dr. Carol Voisin, especially interested in Mary Daly and Rosemary Ruether.

Philosophy of Religion and Interreligious Dialogue

Comparative Philosophy

Use of Internet technology in teaching

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Fall 1994 - present - Washtenaw Community College, MI - lecturer for the Introduction to Philosophy course. These courses take a global view of philosophy and used texts including The Last Days of Socrates, Voices of Wisdom by Gary Kessler, God is Red by Vine DeLoria, Jr., Being Nobody, Going Nowhere: Meditations on the Buddhist Path, Ishmael by Daniel Quinn, and others.

Fall 2000 - present - University of California at Berkeley, Center for Media and Independent Learning (online course) - Comparative Philosophy (Philosophy X11). Authored the Course Guide and 8 assignments based on Voices of Wisdom by Gary E. Kessler.

Winter 1994 - present - University of California at Berkeley, Center for Media and Independent Learning (online course) - Perspectives on the Absolute in World Religions (RSX10). Authored the Course Guide and 8 assignments based on The World's Religions by Huston Smith and Sacred Texts of the World: A Universal Anthology by Ninian Smart and Richard Hecht.

Fall 1993 - present - University of California at Berkeley, Center for Media and Independent Learning (online course) - History of Western Philosophy (Philosophy X20A). Completed the Course Guide and 10 assignments for students. The course covers the Pre-Socratic period to the end of the Middle Ages. Texts: History of Western Philosophy vol. 1 and 2.

Fall 1994 - 1996 - Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI - occasional lecturer. Courses included Critical Thinking, Introduction to Philosophy, and Philosophies of Life. These courses took the same approach as the courses given at Washtenaw Community College.

Winter 1996 PH110 Philosophies of Life
Fall 1995 PH110 Philosophies of Life
Fall 1995 PH100 Introduction to Philosophy
Winter 1995 PH100 Introduction to Philosophy
Fall 1994 PH120 Critical Thinking

1996 - 1998 - University of California at Berkeley, C.M.I.L. (online course) - Introduction to the Internet. Authored the course guide and assignments.

Spring, 1992 - Pacific School of Religion - Teaching Assistant for Prof. Durwood Foster's Introduction to Christian Theology course (ST1008). My responsibilities included conducting weekly small-group discussions of the week's reading material, reading and commenting on weekly 3 page papers from the students, and meeting for individual work with students at their request. Texts: Ruether: Sexism and God-Talk, Cone: For My People, Küng: Global Responsibility, Neville: A Theology Primer, and Hellwig, Understanding Catholicism.

Fall, 1991 - University of California at Berkeley - Reader for Prof. Huston Smith's World Religions course (RS90A). My responsibilities included grading mid-term and final examinations and 2 10-page papers for 50 students. Also held regular office hours and met with students at their request. Primary text: Prof. Smith's The World's Religions. Supplemental primary texts: Tao te Ching, Dhammapada, and Bhagavad-Gita, and selections from Qur-án, Analects of Confucius, and others.

PANELS, PAPERS

September, 1993. Organized and participated in a panel discussion of the 1993 Parliament of the World's Religions
March, 1993. "World Religions and Liberation Theology" - paper given at the meeting of the West Coast chapter of the American Academy of Religion
March, 1992. Respondent for a panel titled "Buddhists Respond to Ethical Issues and Dilemmas"

AWARDS

Howard Thurman Scholarship at Pacific School of Religion, 1992
William R. Hearst Scholarship at Pacific School of Religion, 1991

ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES

1995-1996	Retained as a consultant by U.C. Berkeley CMIL to help develop courses through America Online.
1990-1992	Board Member and Treasurer for West-East Center for the World's Religious Traditions, Kensington, CA Proposed and organized several panel discussions including speakers from Christian and non-Christian traditions, discussing contemporary issues such as moral decision making, abortion, and homelessness. Invited guest lecturers, participated in panel discussions, and was a respondent to speakers on various panels.
1988-pres.	Self-employed as an Independent Computer Consultant for IBM mainframe and PC environments. (See Other Professional Experience below.)
1992-1993	1992-1993 Administrative Secretary, Church for the Fellowship of All Peoples, San Francisco, CA CA In the absence of a minister, helped organize Sunday services, proposed and contacted Christian and non-Christian guest speakers and musicians to participate in Sunday services. Provided general office support. Gave occasional sermons and meditations, as well as writing a weekly theological reflection on the subject the minister or guest planned to address. Occasionally included Christian and Buddhist meditation practices in Sunday services.
1990-1992	Chair, Spiritual Environment Subcommittee, Pacific School of Religion, Berkeley,CA In this position, I organized on-campus retreats using various Christian, Buddhist, and other meditation techniques. Also, organized spiritual autobiography sessions in which students, teachers, and administrators shared their religious experiences with others.
1988-1990	1988-1990 Steering Committee, Religious Studies Club, California State University at Hayward In this position, I convened and occasionally moderated discussion groups for students in the philosophy of religion, invited guest speakers, and proposed and organized field trips to local religious sites.

OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

While pursuing my B.A. and M.A. degrees, I continued to work as a computer consultant in both the mainframe and Personal Computer fields. During this time (1980 - 2000) I have developed and delivered a variety of computer-related training courses. These include a variety of languages (Java, XML, HTML, JavaScript, VBScript, perl, python, and others) and methodologies (program design and others).

I have worked as a project manager, technical analysis, operations analyst, and software designer and developer for a number of projects. I am currently working in website development and developing projects in world religions which will involve multimedia presentations as well as Internet and CBT technologies.