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PhD in Renaissance Drama & Literature with 10+ years of experience in Higher Ed & a passion for student-centered learning. | Teacher, Writer, & Social Media Manager. at
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Carthage College
Chicago, IL, US
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Greater Chicago Area, United States, United States
About Anna Hegland
I earned my doctorate at the University of Kent at Canterbury, where my thesis centered on violent language in early modern tragedies. Using both textual analysis and practice as research methods, my work explores the intersections of rhetoric and embodied performance in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century English tragedies. Before starting my PhD, I graduated from Coe College (BA, cum laude, in English Literature, with minors in History and Classical Studies) in 2013 and the University of Birmingham (MA with distinction in Shakespeare Studies) in 2016. As I continue my work on the embodied performance of the drama of Shakespeare and his contemporaries, my focus is on making deeper connections between culture, history, religion, politics, and the bodies of the actor and audience. My interdisciplinary PhD in literature and drama stems in part from my background in education, as both a teacher and education events coordinator - I love helping children and adults discover new ideas through hands-on learning and active round-table discussions and workshops. This hands-on approach translated to the practice-based work that has informed my doctoral work. My academic and public-facing work is, at its core, guided by my understanding of audiences. When I'm not thinking about theatrical audiences, I am focused on connecting with audiences online through my work as a social media coordinator. As an early career researcher with experience managing social media accounts and websites for conferences, universities, and professional bodies, I understand the unique digital, content, and networking needs of academic organizations. This same attention to an audiences' needs characterized my work as a co-founder and editor for MEMSlib, a lockdown library for medieval and early modern studies. If you'd like to talk about how to develop a relatable, research-oriented social media presence and content strategy or learn more about my academic work, get in touch!Signature Strengths: Context | Learner | Achiever | Intellection | Maximizer | Input | Discipline | Communication | Focus | Developer
Anna Hegland's Current Company Details
Carthage College
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PhD in Renaissance Drama & Literature with 10+ years of experience in Higher Ed & a passion for student-centered learning. | Teacher, Writer, & Social Media Manager.
Chicago, IL, US
Anna Hegland Work Experience Details
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Carthage CollegeChicago, Il, Us
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Director Of The Writing Center And Peer TutoringCarthage College Aug 2024 - PresentKenosha, Wi, Us
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Adjunct ProfessorCarthage College Aug 2021 - PresentKenosha, Wi, UsSince Fall 2021, I am the instructor of record for ten sections of Intellectual Foundations, a first-year survey course that samples great works of literature, sacred writing, and philosophy, reflecting on the variety of ways humans have sought knowledge, captured human experience in writing, and tried to explain the workings of the world.
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Career Specialist For Undecided And Exploratory Students; Academic AdvisorCarthage College Aug 2022 - Aug 2024Kenosha, Wi, UsIn my current role in the Aspire Center, I serve as the academic advisor for undecided students, building academic course schedules that align with a student’s interests, values, and skills to help transition them from undeclared status to declaring a major. I collaborate with the Registrar's Office and department chairs in Carthage's Fall and Spring pre-registration processes for first-year students. I participate on the Student Success and Moonshot for Equity committees to identify students of concern and opportunities for higher impact, assess student retention concerns, and evaluate trending data and insights. I also serve as the departmental point person and care unit lead for EAB Navigate, Carthage’s student management system.In addition to academic advising, I guide students through the full range of career development tasks, such as recognizing personal capabilities; defining career plans; understanding expectations for their field(s) of interest; networking with faculty, alumni mentors, graduate school representatives, and employers; obtaining experiential learning, and securing post-grad opportunities consistent with their personal and professional development goals. I love helping students explore their interests and sense of purpose, as they learn to balance professional and personal goals. I supervise The Aspire Center's Career Ambassador program, hiring, training, and managing a team of twelve undergraduate student workers. I have revised the CA program to include new trainings and certifications in line with industry standards and best practices.At Carthage more broadly, I work alongside faculty, campus partners, and Aspire team members to plan, design, implement, and assess formal and informal learning opportunities and outcomes aligned with The Aspire Program pillars: creativity, entrepreneurship, leadership, and career development. I am passionate about integrating creativity, resilience, and curiosity into the student experience at Carthage.
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Social Media CoordinatorShakespeare Association Of America Oct 2021 - PresentUniversity, Ms, UsI manage the social media presence for the SAA across Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn, promoting lectures and events, as well as the Association's annual meeting. In addition to content writing and publication, I design graphics for our social media accounts and for special events hosted by the SAA. In my first three months with the SAA, I grew our social media following by 35% across all platforms. -
Social Media CoordinatorUniversity Of Kent Sep 2020 - Sep 2021Canterbury, Kent, GbI was a social media coordinator for the University of Kent’s Centre for Medieval and Early Modern Studies, where I created a brand voice and content that doubled the Centre’s Twitter following, growing its audience from 3,300 to 6,600 followers (it now has the largest Twitter following of any medieval and early modern research center in the UK). While with MEMS, I developed engagement strategies and wrote copy for our global audiences on Twitter and Instagram. Some content was directly targeted to current and prospective graduate students, and I worked alongside our co-directors and the University’s marketing team to produce material that drove engagement, applications, and enrollment. My content was used across social media, University-hosted blogs, and press statements. I also coordinated the promotional campaigns for the Centre’s online research seminars, public lectures, and special events, held on Zoom and Microsoft Teams. -
Assistant LecturerUniversity Of Kent Sep 2018 - May 2020Canterbury, Kent, GbI was a seminar leader and guest lecturer for six sections of 'Shakespeare and Early Modern Drama' and 'Literature & Life: c. 1400-1700,' two middle-level courses. 'Shakespeare and Early Modern Drama' explored the development of dramatic writing and puts Shakespeare’s work into context with the plays of his contemporary dramatists as well as the various cultural, historical, and material circumstances that influenced the composition, performance, and publication of drama in early modern England; while 'Literature and Life: c. 1400-1700' considered a wider range of literary forms, including poetry, prose, and drama, as well as how debates surrounding political, social, gender, and religious identity inflect and are reflected in the literature of the period.
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Camp CounselorKenosha Public Museum Jun 2015 - Sep 2017I taught week-long camp sessions as part of the Kenosha Public Museum's 7 week summer programming through the Education Department. My teaching methods emphasize the museums' exhibition spaces and focus on hands-on learning. During my first year, I worked primarily with the youngest age group (3 - 4 year olds), creating lesson plans that centered around crafts and activities which connected to specific items on display from the museum collections. When I left for graduate school in 2017, I was a senior counselor working with each of the three age groups throughout the summer, including two multi-age sessions where campers are not grouped by age. Camp sessions ranged from natural history and science, to music, literature, and art, and teachers were responsible for not only creating themed lesson plans, but also coordinating travel between each of the three buildings in the KPM system. Weekly reports of camp activities (including comment sheets from parents and campers) were turned in to the Education chair, for use in quarterly department reviews.During the 2017 camp season, I taught across all 7 weeks, in camps advertised as Fossil Finders (5 - 6 year olds), Little Artists (3 - 4), Nature Detectives (5 - 6), Science Explorers (3 - 4), Harry Potter (multi age), Star Wars (multi age), and Water Works (7 - 10). -
Library Support AssistantShakespeare Institute Sep 2016 - Jan 2017Stratford-Upon-Avon, GbMy duties include regular circulation desk procedures, such as checking in and checking outmaterials, receiving inter-site loan requests, registering visiting patrons, and assisting all patrons with reference and directional questions, database searching, and the operation of library equipment (including microfilm readers, scanners, printers, and computers). I am also responsible for shelving library materials and checking the shelves against our physical card catalogue. As part of the active maintenance of our newscuttings collection (spanning from 1902 to the present), I also clip relevant articles and file new article entries in the newscuttings catalogue drawers. -
SecretaryBritish Graduate Shakespeare Conference Oct 2015 - Oct 2016I ran for election and was voted into office as the Secretary for the Eighteenth Annual BritGrad Conference, a three-day international event held each June at the Shakespeare Institute in Stratford-upon-Avon. My primary responsibility was to record and circulate minutes for our bimonthly board meetings, posting action points to each board member on Google Drive. In preparation for paper submissions, I wrote and published the press releases for the Call for Papers, and later the Plenary Announcement, publicizing our nine confirmed plenary speakers, Open Registration information, and a Travel Bursary Application Announcement. Throughout the run-up to the conference, I managed the conference email account, responding to general conference queries from auditors and delegates, and reviewing and filing all correspondence. I also functioned as the point of contact for all our plenary speakers, managing the initial plenary invitations, gathering biographical material for publication online and in our program, advising on pre-conference details such as travel and accommodation, and organizing reimbursement with the University of Birmingham finance office.Although it was not originally a part of my duties, I took over many of the responsibilities of our Publicity and Public Relations officer, managing the conference's social media pages (Twitter and Facebook), organizing and implementing social media campaigns to generate interest in presenting at and attending the conference, and completing an update and reorganization of our WordPress website. As part of the overhaul of the site, I wrote HTML code to place ads from the Renaissance and English Literature divisions of two publishing houses.In the final weeks before the conference, I wrote, designed, and produced the conference program booklet, designed feedback forms, and compiled all printed materials into delegate packs.
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Freelance Education Event ConsultantRoyal Shakespeare Company Jun 2016 - Aug 2016Stratford-Upon-Avon, Warwickshire, GbI worked on a freelance basis for the Royal Shakespeare Company's Education department, helping to plan, organize, and manage a symposium celebrating the tenth anniversary of the RSC's Learning and Performance Network (LPN), which partnered with schools and theaters around the UK. In addition to assisting with the physical set-up and tear-down of the event, I was responsible for database management and collation, inputting delegate and presenter information as it was received; communicating with delegates, presenters, and panelists, primarily through sending and collecting registration forms, photo permissions, and presentation material requests; writing separate joining instructions for delegates and presenters, with information on arrival, registration, and the schedule for the day; designing and creating event packs for attendees, consisting of name badges, break-out group assignments and instructions, and supportive materials; and liaising with the catering, maintenance, and The Other Place (TOP) performing arts theatre and conference venue teams. -
Literature TeacherChrist Lutheran Academy Sep 2014 - May 2015I taught Shakespearean drama as part of a middle-school level World Literature series at Christ Lutheran Academy, a K-8 parochial school in Kenosha, Wisconsin. During the fall semester, I developed a new literature course for the Academy, consisting of eleven Shakespeare plays. Following the Academy's classical education curriculum, I wrote the syllabus and course plan for the academic year, and produced, administered, and corrected essays, quizzes, and tests. A main goal was to introduce Shakespeare on stage as well as on the page; in addition to guiding readings and facilitating discussion of the plays, I introduced multimedia resources, utilizing various teacher resources from the Globe Education website (http://www.shakespearesglobe.com/education) and parts of the PBS series "Shakespeare Uncovered." The class went on four field trips: first, to see staged productions of Macbeth, Midsummer Night's Dream, and Julius Caesar; then, to a medieval feast (hosted by another parochial school) in conjunction with our reading of Henry V.
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Admission CounselorCoe College Jul 2013 - Jul 2014Cedar Rapids, Iowa, UsDuring my one-year contract, I represented the college on- and off-campus to prospective students, parents, secondary school counselors, and other individuals or organizations. I planned and implemented out-of-state recruitment visits and events at high schools and college fairs in my recruitment territory during the academic year. As part of the college's outreach plan, I counseled applicants on the admission process, scholarship and financial aid, and college opportunities during phone calls, emails, and in-person appointments on- and off-campus. I reviewed application materials and provide detailed notes on applicants to aid in the final admission decision. Both independently and as a team member, I managed ongoing strategic communications to prospective students, including email, print, and social media. By the close of the academic recruiting year, I had exceeded the recruitment goals for my territory, helping to bring a record number of students into the college. -
Admissions InternCoe College Jan 2013 - May 2013Cedar Rapids, Iowa, UsAs an intern, I composed daily briefs to Admissions counselors and administrative staff members, as well as follow-up contact emails to prospective students. I developed and then produced an informational brochure on the College Honors program to be sent electronically to prospective students. I created a rubric for the annual Writing Center Fellowship Competition and oversaw its implementation during a campus visit event, leading a group of current students in the competition's execution. I was responsible for a variety of administrative work such as data entry, copying and filing prospective students' application materials, and designing informational cover sheets for use during scholarship interviews. In preparation for both the main and alternate scholarship weekends, I liaised with professors to build an open class visit list and, together with the campus webmaster, published this list on the college's website.
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Academic TutorCoe College Sep 2010 - May 2013Cedar Rapids, Iowa, UsThrough the Academic Achievement Program, a free service for students on campus, I tutored undergraduate students in introductory Political Science, U.S. History, and English courses. While working with these students, I administered practice tests and quizzes, scheduled and led weekly study group sessions, and guided students through class materials and assignments.
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Writing Center ConsultantCoe College Aug 2009 - May 2013Cedar Rapids, Iowa, UsPrior to beginning my first year of college, I was awarded a competitive fellowship position in the largest undergraduate writing center in the U.S. My job as a peer tutor and writing consultant was to assist other students in preparing, rewriting, and editing papers from all areas of study to improve readability and develop or clarify content ideas. During my sophomore and junior years, I served as a tutor and peer-advisor for two classes, each with 15 incoming humanities students, and met with each individual at least four times throughout their first semester to develop their writing and analytical skills. My sophomore through senior years, I was named editor-in-chief of a monthly campus-wide newsletter produced in the writing center, where I was responsible for the publication layout, supervised a newsletter staff of 6 students, and coordinated the printing and distribution with my team. I was also selected to work with a team of faculty members across multiple departments as a student representative on the Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) project. This position required leading workshops targeted toward more efficient classroom implementation of the WAC and Writing Fellow programs, as they were expanded beyond first-year classes campus-wide. My junior and senior years, I led the recruitment team, which was responsible for organizing the annual Writing Center Fellowship Competition. In conjunction with my internship in the Office of Admission, I was the senior staff member in charge, and created a new rubric for the competition.As a member of the communications team, I wrote internal staff bulletins in Microsoft Publisher and managed and contributed to the writing center's social media accounts including Twitter, Facebook, and Blogger. Finally, I performed administrative tasks including database and website organization, composed summer print mailings to staff, and completed general writing center maintenance as part of the four-person summer staff.
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Education Department InternKenosha Public Museum Jun 2012 - Aug 2012In preparation for the Kenosha Public Museum's acquisition of the traveling exhibit "Sustainable Shelter: Dwelling within the Forces of Nature" (Bell Museum of Natural History, University of Minnesota), I coordinated local and statewide vendors for an informational eco-fair during the exhibit's opening weekend and devised the vendor registration form. In the Civil War Museum, I developed and pitched a concept for family programming (a museum scavenger hunt) for use in permanent exhibit space. In creating these scavenger hunts and family activity booklets, I generated verbal and pictorial content, was responsible for the layout and design, and edited and copy-edited the final product before bringing it to the head of the education department. In addition to these duties, I escorted tours through all three museum campuses and acted as a docent in the temporary exhibit spaces of the Public and Civil War Museums.
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CoachScamps Gymnastics Aug 2005 - Aug 2011Working at a local gymnastics club, I taught children ages 2 – 16, in Recreational Gymnastics classes, Tumbling for Cheerleaders classes, and later coached Boys’ Team and Pre-Team classes. From 2007 and on, I worked fairly regularly with special needs children to tailor gymnastics skills to fit their needs and abilities. Through organizing and supervising birthday parties at the facility, I gained valuable experience with event programming and customer service, and was responsible for coordinating activities with gym management, and assisting with competitive meets.
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Office AssistantCarthage College Jun 2010 - Aug 2010Kenosha, Wi, UsI prepared in-house batch mailings to prospective students and coordinated mailings to community partners requesting directory information. As student office support, I answered phones, completed data entry projects, and organized, filed, and updated directory information.
Anna Hegland Skills
Admissions
Research
Writing
Customer Service
Teaching
Fundraising
Data Entry
Blogging
Academic Tutoring
Communication Skills
Social Media
Public Speaking
Event Planning
Microsoft Office
Editing
Microsoft Word
Higher Education
Anna Hegland Education Details
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University Of KentMedieval And Early Modern Studies -
Higher Education AcademyHigher Education/Higher Education Administration
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University Of BirminghamShakespeare Studies
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Coe CollegeEnglish Language And Literature/Letters
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