Branden Farmer

 BrandenL. Farmer

Branden L. Farmer

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Biography

Auburn University - First Year Seminar


Resume

  • 2014

    Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

    Higher Education/Higher Education Administration

    Auburn University

    RedCross CPR/First Aid Instructor

    American Red Cross

  • 2010

    Master of Science (M.S.)

    Education Administration: Student Affairs Administration in Higher Education

    Texas A&M University

  • 2006

    Bachelor of Science (B.S.)

    Mathematics

    University of West Florida

  • 54

    Facility Building Manager

    • Supervised a 108

    00 square foot

    $16 million recreation facility

    000 square\nfoot Athletic Field House and 16.2 acre University Park while on duty\nFarmer 3\n• Supervised Customer Service Representatives

    Facility Attendants

    and Fitness\nMonitors while enforcing university recreation policies and procedures\n• Facilitated scheduling for all facility employees fall/spring semesters\n• Maintained building safety and security through enforcement of risk management\nprotocol

    procedures

    and served as a first responder to facility

    weather

    and\nmedical emergencies\n• Responsible for the necessary preparation and setups of all building activities and\nspecial events\n• Supervised set-up

    take-down

    and facility operations during special events\n• Determined payment budget for 2009/2010 facility student staff

    University of West Florida

    Higher Education Student Association (HESA)

    Advisor

    NIRSA

    Fraternity Advisor

    Tau Kappa Epsilon - Beta Lambda Chapter

    Auburn University

    NIRSA

    William M. Healy Leadership Scholarship

    University of West Florida

    IFC Chapter Advisor of the Year

    Auburn University Interfraternity Council

  • Serve as Advisor of HESA.

    Higher Education Student Association

    Chapter Advisor

    Serve as Chapter Advisor for the Beta Lambda Chapter of TKE. \n2018 IFC Advisor of the Year

    Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity

    Team Building Mentor

    Rick Nold Volleyball Camp

    Student Development

    Data Analysis

    Social Media

    Word

    SPSS

    Research

    Staff Development

    PowerPoint

    Excel

    Student Affairs

    Microsoft Office

    Scheduling

    Supervisory Skills

    Event Planning

    Public Speaking

    Outcomes

    Teaching

    Statistics

    Emergency Management

    Customer Service

    Farmer

    Branden

    Farmer

    Auburn University

    Texas A&M University

    University of California

    Los Angeles

    University of West Florida

    • Assisted in the operation of the Student Recreation Center with more than 370

    000\nsquare feet of recreation space\n• Assisted with hiring

    training

    evaluation

    scheduling

    and supervising of 115 part-time\nstudent employees\n• Supervised 25-30 student cashiers which included training

    supervising

    and\nperformance evaluations\n• Designed new training for Cashier student staff members\n• Managed re-sale and checkout equipment with a $67

    000 yearly budget\n• Assisted with the coordination of special events included tournaments and all-night\nlock-ins consisting of upwards of 600 participants\n• Met with student organizations

    on-campus

    and off-campus groups to coordinate\nspecial event request\n• Lead and assisted staff in-service meetings including student development sessions in\nrisk management and professional development\n• Designed and managed online staff work time system and verify student payroll for 115\nstudent staff using WhenToWork.com and Google\n• Created and designed risk management protocol binders for all facility student staff positions\n• Trained departmental new student staff on customer service and conflict management skills\nthrough self-created customer service training program\n• Served on departmental committees including risk management

    assessment

    and student\nstaff appreciation

    Texas A&M University

    Auburn University

    Auburn

    Alabama Area

    Teaching Experience:\nUNIV1150: Special Topics with Learning Strategies

    1-2 credit hour\n Fly Fishing & Mindfulness - Fall 18 - Present\n Success Through Sports - Fall 16-17\n Diversity in Sciences - Fall 2015 \n\nUNIV1050: Success Strategies

    1 credit hour\n Fall 2014 - Present\n\nBUSI1010: Contemporary Issues in Business Administration 1

    1 credit hour\n Fall 2016 - Present \n\nUNIV1000: The Auburn Experience

    1 credit hour\n Fall 2013 (1)

    Spring 2014 (1)\n\n• Coordinate 70-80 First Year Seminar (FYS) Courses per year\n• Coordinate 30-40 Learning Community cohorts\n• Hire and train 70-80 FYS instructors per academic year\n• Design FYS instructor training\n• Oversee assessment and strategic planning for Academic Initiatives\n• Recruit and register students for Learning Communities and FYS Courses\n• Supervise one (1) Graduate Assistant\n• Coordinate Peer Instructor program with 40+ students\n• Design and implement curriculum for the following courses\no UNIV1050

    UNIV1060

    UNIV1100

    UNIV1150\n• Instruct 3+ courses per academic year\n• Review and approve Learning Community proposals\n• Facilitate programming in conjunction with Exploratory Advising Center and University College\n\nAdvising/University Involvement\nGraduate Student Organization Advisor August 2016 – Present\nHigher Education Student Association (HESA)

    Auburn University\nFraternity Chapter Advisor (Honorary Initiate) May 2016 – Present\nTau Kappa Epsilon – Beta Lambda Chapter

    Auburn University\nChair – Placement for Graduate Assistants Committee March 2017 – Present\nAuburn University\nThird Party Investigator Fall 2018 - Present\nStudent Conduct

    Auburn University\nLeaderShape Cluster Faculty Summer Session 2017\nAuburn University

    Coordinator

    Academic Initiatives

    First Year Experience

    • Coordinate space reservations for the Recreation & Wellness Center

    Student Activities\nCenter

    Intramural Fields

    and Tennis Courts for all internal and external users\n• Meet and consult with customers to plan and execute events\n• Design fee structure for facility reservations and equipment sales and checkout\n• Assist in the supervision and training of the Student Facility Staff\n• Communicate reservations and building scheduling to professional and student staff\n• Design and implement event staff training for facility staff\n• Facilitate the semester scheduling for all Campus Recreation programs\n• Create all policies

    procedures

    rules

    and forms for events and reservations\n• Design and implement policies

    procedures

    and forms for the new Recreation and\nWellness Center\n• Manage

    purchase

    and order checkout and pro shop equipment\n• Coordinate the purchase of new software for the new Recreation and Wellness Center\n• Assessment\no Create and analyze all assessment projects for the Department of Campus Recreation\no Design learning and program outcomes for program areas\no Coordinated assessment training for members of the division\no Meet with individual areas to design assessments for program areas\no Utilize Qualtrics and Baseline softwares for assessment projects\no Serve on the Assessment Committee for the Division of Student Affairs\n• Fusion Software Project\no Coordinate the purchase of new recreation management software to be utilized by\nall of Campus Recreation\no Create purchase and budget proposal and forward to purchasing department\no Learn Fusion Software in order to lead trainings for other professional staff members\no Organized week training for professional staff followed by additional follow-up trainings\no Head professional staff over Fusion issues

    questions

    and trainings

    Coordinator of Operations

    Campus Recreation

    Auburn

    Alabama Area

    Auburn University

    • Facilitated groups on high and low rope challenge course\n• Managed climbing wall special events\n• Trained facility staff on customer service and conflict skills\n• Assisted in the coordination of Real Madrid Club De Futból practices\n• Supervised individual NBA player practices\n• Designed department wide student development program\n• Created intern experience assessment survey\n• Integrated student development theory to department training programs

    University of California

    Los Angeles

BUSI 1010

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