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A N D R A K A Y H A N S E N
OBJECTIVE
To teach principles of written and spoken communication in such
a way that students will recognize the relevance of those
principles and will strive to apply them with excellence in their
academic, professional, and personal lives.
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
• Passionate, committed, principled person and full-time faculty
member at BYU-I
• Have served on Foundations Council, Foundations Integrated
Curriculum Committee, Dialogue Committee, Committee for
Writing and Reasoning
• Current team lead for Foundations Capstone revision, COMM
307, and COMM 352
• Consistently strong student evaluations at BYU-I
• Co-owner of and primary writer for Blue Pebble Press
TEACHING EXPERIENCE (SUMMARY*)
Brigham Young University-Idaho 2006-current
Dept. of Communication
• Developed on-campus and online architecture and
content for COMM 307, Media Ethics and Legal Issues
• Developed on-campus and online architecture and
content for COMM 352, Persuasion
• Taught multiple sections of FDENG 101, Foundations English
• Taught multiple sections of COMM 111, Writing for
Communication Careers
• Taught multiple sections of COMM 102, Public Speaking
Idaho State University 1992-2006
Dept of Communication and Rhetorical Studies
Dept. of English
• Taught numerous sections of Principles of Speech
• Taught numerous sections of Business and Professional
Communication
• Taught many sections of English Composition
• Taught various sections of Critical Reading and Writing
• Taught various sections of Introduction to Literature
Log Cabin Literary Center 2000-2007
The Log Cabin Literary Center is a nonprofit organization that places
writers into residencies in Idaho primary and secondary schools, as well as
sponsoring summer writing camps. The Log Cabin has been the recipient
of grants from the National Endowment for the Arts.
• Teen Parent Center, Pocatello: 3 residencies

2. • Shoshone-Bannock Junior/Senior High, Fort Hall: 2
residencies
• Lincoln Alternative High School, Idaho Falls: 1 residency
• Multiple summer camps at Boise and Fort Hall
WRITING EXPERIENCE
Blue Pebble Press, creator/co-owner/primary writer 2004-current
• Create specialty newsletters for a very limited number of
clients, including the City of Farmington, Utah
• Formerly published Slice, a complimentary, quarterly
magazine mailed directly to more than 13,000 Southeast
Idahoans ages 40 and older; responsible for all content
selection and creation; single-handedly sold more than
$9000 worth of advertising per issue; terminated this project
when I began teaching at BYU-I because the time
demands created a conflict of interest
U.S. Senator Larry Craig, legislative correspondent 1991-1992
• Researched and wrote all responses to constituents
interested in judicial or environmental issues
• Summarized constituents’ concerns in staff meetings
• Attended all available CRS trainings on the legislative
process
EDUCATION & TRAININGS (HIGHLIGHTS)
Professional Development in Mass Comm & Social Media 2014
Visits and on-site Q&A sessions with representatives from
Google, Facebook, LinkedIn, Clorox, and Skype
Lilly Conference on College and University Teaching 2014
Emphasis on experiential learning, assessments, and deep
learning
Harvard Law School Negotiation Training 2012
Concentrated on distinguishing positions from interests,
cooperative negotiation, win-win problem-solving, and
communicating from common ground
Professional Development in Mass Comm & PR 2011
Visits and on-site Q&A sessions with representatives from
Time, Edelman, Bloomberg, Razorfish, Columbia University
Graduate School of Journalism
Conference on Critical Thinking 2010
M.A. in English, Idaho State University (4.0) 1991
B.A. in English, Idaho State University 1989
*I have attached a more detailed explanation of my teaching experiences in a
separate document