Sheldon Farrington

• Designed and implemented a population and neighborhood framework to meaningfully serve and track 5,900+ undergraduate commuter students.
• Researched, selected, and launched a two-way communication platform, boosting engagement and increasing program participation.
• Built Liberty's commuter student program structure, defining staff and student leader roles to create parity between off-campus and on-campus student experiences.
• Audited and overhauled commuter student engagement analytics and reporting, establishing actionable data dashboards for strategic decision-making.
• Created a comprehensive development framework and led the launch of 19 new commuter student programs in collaboration with departmental teams.
• Authored a student employee handbook and standard operating procedures for Commuter Life Assistants, paired with a two-week onboarding program and ongoing leadership development model.
• Serve as the commuter student representative on the university’s Care and Support Team, contributing to campus-wide safety, wellbeing, and behavioral intervention strategies.

• Directly Supervised 15 Resident Directors in their oversight of 3,500+ students.
• Assisted in development and implementation of staff development plans.
• Established clear expectations and performance metrics for Residence Life Staff, fostering accountability and professional growth.
• Increased collaboration among university departments by creating partnerships that enhanced the overall residential experience.
• Coordinated quarantine operations for 1,200+ students, lending responsive, flexible, innovative, and timely care and strategy to streamline operations amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

• Contributed to the creation of a definition of and strategy for diversity that drives the office’s mission and infrastructure, removes barriers, increases representation, and confronts stereotypes
• Expanded the reach, effectiveness, and scope of excellence of a proven leadership program which has equipped 278+ students
• Collaborated on 9 Professional Development presentations essential to equipping student leaders to foster diverse communities, contribute to academic growth, and holistically develop resident students
• Elevated the office’s standards of excellence through leadership of five vital ongoing subcommittees of our office’s programming

• Cultivated skills in ministry program design through participation in a think- tank training environment
• Employed the “Design-Kit” human-centered design approach to address church needs in engagement and programming
• Designed, developed, and ran a summer camp alongside a team of interns, serving a diverse group of more than 70 youth
• Assessed the effectiveness of Coral Ridge’s discipleship philosophy and programs, reporting directly to the Director of Ministries.

• Communicated Liberty’s mission to large groups regularly
• Scheduled and lead daily tours of the university’s campus
• Organized on-campus events for prospective students
• Trained new employees and CSER Volunteers

• Prepared and preached sermons weekly
• Designed a church revitalization trajectory
• Provided biblical counseling and discipleship as needed
• Planned and lead a church elders’ development retreat
• Cultivated skills in teaching, conflict resolution, church discipline, and pastoral ministry

• Co-lead two teams of 20 student affairs leaders
• Built community among 100+ diverse male college students
• Implemented small groups and discipleship programs
• Cultivated skills in crisis management, confrontation, peer counseling, large group communication, and time management