Janis Velasquez Farmer

Academic Support Coordinator
Leadership VIPs | Campus Awareness Mentoring Program
Viking Advantage | SAA 340

Email: Janis.Farmer@wwu.edu
Phone: 360.650.2392

A graduate of Western Washington University in Winter 2003, I completed my Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration-Marketing. I transferred to Western with an Associate of Arts-Business degree from Highline Community College. As a student at Western, I was the Public Relations officer for the Filipino American Student Association, an active student leader in the Ethnic Student Center, Choreographer for the Western Washington University Hip Hop Dance Team, dancer with KINetics Seattle and Team Boogiezone-Breed Seattle, and volunteered at many events on- and off-campus.

My professional career began in the Office of Admissions as an Admissions Counselor for Multicultural Outreach. I travelled around Washington State and the Hawaiian islands of Oahu and Maui to recruit multicultural high school students. My love of Hawaii’s weather and culture brought me to live there for over three years, where I met and married my husband Josh. Returning to Washington in 2007, I now serve Student Outreach Services as an Academic Support Coordinator. I provide academic advising for general students, the Western Leadership Advantage program, and the SOS Viking Advantage program. I develop programs, events, and workshops to promote campus integration, academic success, and student retention. I also developed and support the Campus Awareness Mentor Project (CAMP) Peer Mentor program.

As an active family, we're usually out doing something - last year I ran the The Human Race 10k, the Bellingham Half-Marathon, and the Seattle Marathon. Josh and I celebrated the birth of our first child in August 2008. We look forward to introducing him to Western's campus and the Bellingham area by taking him on runs, bike rides, and hikes.