Mark Seamon, Ph.D.

Director Of College Counseling at Webb School of Knoxville
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Knoxville, Tennessee, United States, US

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    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Director Of College Counseling
      • Jul 2022 - Present

      • I supervise a dynamic, highly collaborative office of two counselors and an office manager. • I design, coordinate, implement, and monitor a comprehensive college counseling program for all Upper School students and families. • I collect, analyze, and share data with relevant administrators and academic departments in support of student growth and understanding the higher education landscape. • I support faculty in teacher recommendation writing, encouraging student enrichment… Show more • I supervise a dynamic, highly collaborative office of two counselors and an office manager. • I design, coordinate, implement, and monitor a comprehensive college counseling program for all Upper School students and families. • I collect, analyze, and share data with relevant administrators and academic departments in support of student growth and understanding the higher education landscape. • I support faculty in teacher recommendation writing, encouraging student enrichment opportunities, and advising on scheduling matters. • I oversee coordination with the Athletic Director in support of student athletes. • I oversee the School nomination process for selective scholarship opportunities. • I present to the Board of Trustees and administration annually and as requested. • I evaluate, select, and implement technological supports related to the college search and application process (Scoir, Common App, etc.) and demonstrate proficiency in their use. • I make recommendations about professional development for office members in collaboration with administrators in support of institutional priorities. • I represent Webb School of Knoxville at professional conferences and to colleges through visits to college campuses and fostering relationships with admissions officers. • I design and conduct college counseling classes, workshops, and evening programs in all areas of college counseling. • I attend and participate in professional meetings, including collaborative teams, Upper School meetings, and professional development. • I serve as the primary counselor to approximately 40 students per grade, providing individualized support to students and families in all aspects of the college search and application process, including writing knowledgeable and specific letters of recommendation. Show less • I supervise a dynamic, highly collaborative office of two counselors and an office manager. • I design, coordinate, implement, and monitor a comprehensive college counseling program for all Upper School students and families. • I collect, analyze, and share data with relevant administrators and academic departments in support of student growth and understanding the higher education landscape. • I support faculty in teacher recommendation writing, encouraging student enrichment… Show more • I supervise a dynamic, highly collaborative office of two counselors and an office manager. • I design, coordinate, implement, and monitor a comprehensive college counseling program for all Upper School students and families. • I collect, analyze, and share data with relevant administrators and academic departments in support of student growth and understanding the higher education landscape. • I support faculty in teacher recommendation writing, encouraging student enrichment opportunities, and advising on scheduling matters. • I oversee coordination with the Athletic Director in support of student athletes. • I oversee the School nomination process for selective scholarship opportunities. • I present to the Board of Trustees and administration annually and as requested. • I evaluate, select, and implement technological supports related to the college search and application process (Scoir, Common App, etc.) and demonstrate proficiency in their use. • I make recommendations about professional development for office members in collaboration with administrators in support of institutional priorities. • I represent Webb School of Knoxville at professional conferences and to colleges through visits to college campuses and fostering relationships with admissions officers. • I design and conduct college counseling classes, workshops, and evening programs in all areas of college counseling. • I attend and participate in professional meetings, including collaborative teams, Upper School meetings, and professional development. • I serve as the primary counselor to approximately 40 students per grade, providing individualized support to students and families in all aspects of the college search and application process, including writing knowledgeable and specific letters of recommendation. Show less

    • United States
    • E-Learning Providers
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Senior Advisor & Advisor Team Lead
      • Aug 2021 - Jul 2022

      I advised high school students on the college admissions process, including researching best-fit institutions and academic programs, building college lists, crafting applications for admission (including essay writing and editing), and pursuing financial aid and scholarship opportunities. Additionally, I mentored and coached a team of 20+ Advisors and Senior Advisors on best practices and strategies for advising students from diverse backgrounds with wide-ranging goals and interests… Show more I advised high school students on the college admissions process, including researching best-fit institutions and academic programs, building college lists, crafting applications for admission (including essay writing and editing), and pursuing financial aid and scholarship opportunities. Additionally, I mentored and coached a team of 20+ Advisors and Senior Advisors on best practices and strategies for advising students from diverse backgrounds with wide-ranging goals and interests, working with their parents, and helping both navigate the college admissions process and higher education landscape. Finally, I served as a webinar panelist, where I presented on a broad range of college admissions topics and interacted with students and their parents, answering questions in real time and offering sound guidance and trustworthy counsel. Show less I advised high school students on the college admissions process, including researching best-fit institutions and academic programs, building college lists, crafting applications for admission (including essay writing and editing), and pursuing financial aid and scholarship opportunities. Additionally, I mentored and coached a team of 20+ Advisors and Senior Advisors on best practices and strategies for advising students from diverse backgrounds with wide-ranging goals and interests… Show more I advised high school students on the college admissions process, including researching best-fit institutions and academic programs, building college lists, crafting applications for admission (including essay writing and editing), and pursuing financial aid and scholarship opportunities. Additionally, I mentored and coached a team of 20+ Advisors and Senior Advisors on best practices and strategies for advising students from diverse backgrounds with wide-ranging goals and interests, working with their parents, and helping both navigate the college admissions process and higher education landscape. Finally, I served as a webinar panelist, where I presented on a broad range of college admissions topics and interacted with students and their parents, answering questions in real time and offering sound guidance and trustworthy counsel. Show less

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Concurrent Assistant Professional Specialist, First Year of Studies
      • Jun 2016 - Jul 2021

      I taught the Moreau First Year Experience seminar, an introductory course orienting students to collegiate life at Notre Dame and exploring distinctive elements of a Congregation of Holy Cross undergraduate education.

    • Program Director, Virtual Outreach and Production, Enrollment Division
      • Jun 2020 - Feb 2021

      I enhanced and delivered virtual outreach content aimed at recruiting, enrolling, and retaining best-fit Notre Dame students. I worked with various creative teams within the Enrollment Division to enrich the quality and effectiveness of live-produced and pre-recorded virtual outreach initiatives. • I managed end-to-end live webcast productions. • I recommended strategically-aligned content and messages consistent with the Enrollment Division's recruitment and communications strategic… Show more I enhanced and delivered virtual outreach content aimed at recruiting, enrolling, and retaining best-fit Notre Dame students. I worked with various creative teams within the Enrollment Division to enrich the quality and effectiveness of live-produced and pre-recorded virtual outreach initiatives. • I managed end-to-end live webcast productions. • I recommended strategically-aligned content and messages consistent with the Enrollment Division's recruitment and communications strategic plan for Admissions, Pre-College, Financial Aid, Student Accounts, and other target audiences. • I coordinated and led pre-production meetings to ensure participant access, technology competency, and presenter preparation. I participated on-camera as the host or facilitator when appropriate. • I coached presenters on their performances, offering constructive feedback, support, and development suggestions. • I created and analyzed post-event surveys and other relevant data to meet the shifting needs of target audiences. • I ensured that virtual events were of the highest quality with respect to production value and performance by gathering and communicating industry-leading and best-practices approaches.

    • Program Director, Admissions Outreach and Engagement Recruitment, Enrollment Division
      • May 2018 - Jun 2020

      • I oversaw the Enrollment Division’s early outreach and recruitment efforts, shepherding high-ability junior high and early high school students into the enrollment funnel. • I administered NDignite Connection, an online enrichment program focusing on character and leadership development that facilitated students’ ability to navigate middle and high school. As part of the program, I also taught students how to prepare for the admissions process at highly selective colleges and universities… Show more • I oversaw the Enrollment Division’s early outreach and recruitment efforts, shepherding high-ability junior high and early high school students into the enrollment funnel. • I administered NDignite Connection, an online enrichment program focusing on character and leadership development that facilitated students’ ability to navigate middle and high school. As part of the program, I also taught students how to prepare for the admissions process at highly selective colleges and universities by enhancing self-awareness in respect to their gifts and talents. • I supervised and collaborated with two Assistant Directors on communication, strategy, and projects, especially the development and execution of twelve half-hour NDignite Connection broadcasts, produced in association with ND Studios (furnished by NBC). • I monitored the work of approximately 50 undergraduate student employees who serve the NDignite Connection program as virtual mentors. I gave them guidance and feedback on their interactions with young students.

    • Interview Coach, National Fellowships
      • Aug 2015 - Jul 2019

      By invitation of the Flatley Center for Undergraduate Scholarly Engagement (CUSE), I helped conduct and critique mock interviews with current Notre Dame students competing for the Rhodes Scholarship, Marshall Scholarship, and Truman Scholarship. I participated in mock interviews led by faculty members and coached students on their performance afterwards. These sessions took place in-person (pre-Covid) and virtually.

    • Program Director, Merit Scholarship Enrollment, Enrollment Division
      • Aug 2015 - Apr 2018

      • I oversaw the identification, selection, and recruitment of merit scholars for the Enrollment Division. • I created and implemented co-curricular programming that positively contributed to and promoted merit scholars’ intellectual, creative, social, spiritual, and service acumen. • I collaborated and worked synergistically with a wide variety of colleges, departments, and programs at Notre Dame, including: Campus Ministry, Financial Aid, Flatley Center for Undergraduate Scholarly… Show more • I oversaw the identification, selection, and recruitment of merit scholars for the Enrollment Division. • I created and implemented co-curricular programming that positively contributed to and promoted merit scholars’ intellectual, creative, social, spiritual, and service acumen. • I collaborated and worked synergistically with a wide variety of colleges, departments, and programs at Notre Dame, including: Campus Ministry, Financial Aid, Flatley Center for Undergraduate Scholarly Engagement (CUSE), Glynn Family Honors Program, ND in Asia, Outreach and Engagement Recruitment, Pre-College, Student Affairs, Undergraduate Admissions, and University Relations. • I identified and assessed individual qualities desired in designated merit scholarship programs and carried out strategies that forwarded Notre Dame’s efforts to identify, attract, recruit, and enroll high-ability students. • I provided quantitative and qualitative analyses of outcomes as they related to scholarship goals and the University’s mission and values as a Catholic educational institution. • I reported to donors and foundations on the utilization of their gifts and supported the Office of University Relations in developing additional merit scholarship programs.

    • Concurrent Assistant Professional Specialist
      • Jan 2017 - May 2017

      I was hired by the Department of Film, Television, and Theatre to teach Acting: Process (200-level).

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Assistant Professor of Theatre
      • Aug 2009 - Jul 2015

      I taught introductory and advanced courses in acting and directing, served as academic advisor to students across disciplines, directed mainstage theatre productions, and served as both an elected and volunteer teaching faculty member on a variety of administrative committees. COURSES DEVELOPED/TAUGHT • Theatrical Style and Creation (100-level) • Acting: Realism (200-level) • Directing: Realism (300-level) • The Last Five Years: Broadway Plays and Musicals, 2008-2013… Show more I taught introductory and advanced courses in acting and directing, served as academic advisor to students across disciplines, directed mainstage theatre productions, and served as both an elected and volunteer teaching faculty member on a variety of administrative committees. COURSES DEVELOPED/TAUGHT • Theatrical Style and Creation (100-level) • Acting: Realism (200-level) • Directing: Realism (300-level) • The Last Five Years: Broadway Plays and Musicals, 2008-2013 (400-level) • Practicums in: Performance; Dramaturgy; Directing; Stage Management (100-300 levels) • Independent Studies in: Advanced Acting; Advanced Directing; Arts Administration and Theatre Management (300- and 400-levels) PRODUCTIONS DIRECTED • The Importance of Being Earnest • Middletown • A Streetcar Named Desire • Legacy of Light • Dead Man's Cell Phone • Shipwrecked! An Entertainment: The Amazing Adventures of Louis de Rougement (As Told By Himself) SERVICE I was elected by my faculty colleagues to serve as a teaching faculty representative on these University committees, with terms ranging from 12-18 months: • Academic Affairs Committee • Academic Standing Board • Personnel Committee • Senior Administrative Review Committee • Student Enrollment and Retention Committee I volunteered my service on these University committees/boards: • Academic Appeals Board • Black Studies Committee • Burton D. Morgan Program for Liberal Arts and Entrepreneurship Education Advisory Board • Campus Master Plan Steering Committee • First Year Orientation • Museum Advisory Board I was appointed by the president of the University to the Presidential Engagement Group on Professional Readiness, an ad hoc committee that met for a year. I served as Vice President of Phi Beta Kappa, Theta of Ohio chapter for four years. Show less I taught introductory and advanced courses in acting and directing, served as academic advisor to students across disciplines, directed mainstage theatre productions, and served as both an elected and volunteer teaching faculty member on a variety of administrative committees. COURSES DEVELOPED/TAUGHT • Theatrical Style and Creation (100-level) • Acting: Realism (200-level) • Directing: Realism (300-level) • The Last Five Years: Broadway Plays and Musicals, 2008-2013… Show more I taught introductory and advanced courses in acting and directing, served as academic advisor to students across disciplines, directed mainstage theatre productions, and served as both an elected and volunteer teaching faculty member on a variety of administrative committees. COURSES DEVELOPED/TAUGHT • Theatrical Style and Creation (100-level) • Acting: Realism (200-level) • Directing: Realism (300-level) • The Last Five Years: Broadway Plays and Musicals, 2008-2013 (400-level) • Practicums in: Performance; Dramaturgy; Directing; Stage Management (100-300 levels) • Independent Studies in: Advanced Acting; Advanced Directing; Arts Administration and Theatre Management (300- and 400-levels) PRODUCTIONS DIRECTED • The Importance of Being Earnest • Middletown • A Streetcar Named Desire • Legacy of Light • Dead Man's Cell Phone • Shipwrecked! An Entertainment: The Amazing Adventures of Louis de Rougement (As Told By Himself) SERVICE I was elected by my faculty colleagues to serve as a teaching faculty representative on these University committees, with terms ranging from 12-18 months: • Academic Affairs Committee • Academic Standing Board • Personnel Committee • Senior Administrative Review Committee • Student Enrollment and Retention Committee I volunteered my service on these University committees/boards: • Academic Appeals Board • Black Studies Committee • Burton D. Morgan Program for Liberal Arts and Entrepreneurship Education Advisory Board • Campus Master Plan Steering Committee • First Year Orientation • Museum Advisory Board I was appointed by the president of the University to the Presidential Engagement Group on Professional Readiness, an ad hoc committee that met for a year. I served as Vice President of Phi Beta Kappa, Theta of Ohio chapter for four years. Show less

    • Director, NEXT TO NORMAL
      • Feb 2014 - Apr 2014

      Music by Tom Kitt; Book and Lyrics by Brian Yorkey Music by Tom Kitt; Book and Lyrics by Brian Yorkey

    • United States
    • Construction
    • Director, SHIPWRECKED! AN ENTERTAINMENT...
      • Dec 2013 - Feb 2014

      By Donald Margulies By Donald Margulies

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Academic Tutor
      • Aug 2007 - Jul 2009

      As a staff member of the McNamara Academic Center for Student-Athletes, I tutored student-athletes in Arts, Humanities, and Social Science courses, as well as in writing, study skills, and time management. As a staff member of the McNamara Academic Center for Student-Athletes, I tutored student-athletes in Arts, Humanities, and Social Science courses, as well as in writing, study skills, and time management.

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 400 - 500 Employee
    • Assistant Professor of Theatre
      • Aug 2005 - Jul 2009

      I taught introductory and advanced courses, served as academic advisor to students across disciplines, directed mainstage theatre productions, and served on University committees. COURSES • Introduction to Theater (100-level) • Beginning Directing (200-level) • Theater History I (200-level) • Advanced Directing (300-level) • Individual Studies in: Principles of Arts Management; Stage Management; Dramaturgy; Theater History (400-level) • The Reflective Woman (100-level… Show more I taught introductory and advanced courses, served as academic advisor to students across disciplines, directed mainstage theatre productions, and served on University committees. COURSES • Introduction to Theater (100-level) • Beginning Directing (200-level) • Theater History I (200-level) • Advanced Directing (300-level) • Individual Studies in: Principles of Arts Management; Stage Management; Dramaturgy; Theater History (400-level) • The Reflective Woman (100-level core course for first-year students that develops reflective judgment using various frameworks from liberal arts traditions and intellectual approaches and learning styles of women). • The Global Search for Justice: Dismantling Racism (400-level core seminar for juniors and seniors focusing on the conditions of racism and injustice experienced by Americans and peoples outside of dominant European/North American culture. PRODUCTIONS DIRECTED • The Clean House • Eleemosynary • Our Town • You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown SERVICE • Assistantship Mentoring Program • Core Curriculum Committee • Fine Arts in the Curriculum Committee • Sacred Arts Festival Committee Show less I taught introductory and advanced courses, served as academic advisor to students across disciplines, directed mainstage theatre productions, and served on University committees. COURSES • Introduction to Theater (100-level) • Beginning Directing (200-level) • Theater History I (200-level) • Advanced Directing (300-level) • Individual Studies in: Principles of Arts Management; Stage Management; Dramaturgy; Theater History (400-level) • The Reflective Woman (100-level… Show more I taught introductory and advanced courses, served as academic advisor to students across disciplines, directed mainstage theatre productions, and served on University committees. COURSES • Introduction to Theater (100-level) • Beginning Directing (200-level) • Theater History I (200-level) • Advanced Directing (300-level) • Individual Studies in: Principles of Arts Management; Stage Management; Dramaturgy; Theater History (400-level) • The Reflective Woman (100-level core course for first-year students that develops reflective judgment using various frameworks from liberal arts traditions and intellectual approaches and learning styles of women). • The Global Search for Justice: Dismantling Racism (400-level core seminar for juniors and seniors focusing on the conditions of racism and injustice experienced by Americans and peoples outside of dominant European/North American culture. PRODUCTIONS DIRECTED • The Clean House • Eleemosynary • Our Town • You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown SERVICE • Assistantship Mentoring Program • Core Curriculum Committee • Fine Arts in the Curriculum Committee • Sacred Arts Festival Committee Show less

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Academic Tutor
      • Aug 2003 - Jul 2005

      As a staff member of the Student-Athlete Support Services Office (SASSO), I tutored student-athletes in Arts, Humanities, and Social Science courses, as well as in writing, study skills, and time management. As a staff member of the Student-Athlete Support Services Office (SASSO), I tutored student-athletes in Arts, Humanities, and Social Science courses, as well as in writing, study skills, and time management.

Education

  • University of Notre Dame
    Bachelor of Arts - BA, Summa Cum Laude, University Valedictorian Candidate, Communication and Theatre
    1995 - 1998
  • The Ohio State University
    Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Theatre Literature, History and Criticism
    2002 - 2005
  • Miami University
    Master of Arts - MA, Theatre
    1999 - 2001

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