Dr. Deike has spent over 35 years in higher education as a university administrator and faculty member. Through his experience in student life, institutional research and enrollment management at several of the nation’s top institutions, Deike has developed a broad understanding of the complex challenges facing colleges and universities in the current higher education landscape. His career spans multiple institutions from a small private liberal arts college with an enrollment of 1,100 students, to a large public flagship with a systemwide enrollment of 90,000 students on 24 campuses, to one of the world’s largest private universities with 50,000 students enrolled on three campuses and 11 academic centers around the world. Randy has been responsible for key aspects of the student experience and student success from first contact through graduation, which include admissions, financial aid, cooperative education and career development, student life, advising, registration, billing, academic information and systems, enrollment analytics, marketing and communication and finance.
Dr. Deike has a long track record of service to higher education including numerous opportunities to represent U.S. higher education nationally and internationally by partnering with the College Board, National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC), International Career and College Counseling (IC3), the World Leading Schools Association (WLSA) and other U.S. higher education institutions. Recent examples include serving as a principal participant in the development of the College Board’s monograph, The Future of Enrollment Leadership, and serving as a member of the NACAC Task Force on Standardized Admissions Testing for International and U.S. Students. The breadth of Randy’s experience has led to media requests resulting in quotes or appearances in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Chronicle of Higher Education, the New York City NBC television affiliate and C-SPAN as examples.
Randy has traveled extensively in Asia, recruiting and presenting on higher education in the United States. He has also presented and served as a panelist nationally on topics related to access and affordability, international education, the future of work and the value of higher education.