Fellow:Jeni Weber - Revision history

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 '''Serving as UIF since:''' Fall 2016<br />
 '''School:''' University of Alabama at Birmingham <br />
-'''What she does now:'''  content marketing for an education startup  <br />
+'''What she does now:'''  lifecycle marketing for an education startup  <br />
-'''What that means:''' she helps connect teachers with resources and opportunities<br />
+'''What that means:''' she helps connect teachers with tools that make their lives better<br />
-'''Contact her about:'''  marketing, startups, traveling, and designing your life after graduation!<br />
+'''Contact her about:''' marketing, startups, traveling, and designing your life after graduation!<br />
 '''Email:''' jeniweber19@gmail.com<br />
-Jeni Weber earned her Bachelors degree in Marketing from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). She's spent the past few years doing marketing for education technology companies, seeing two companies through to acquisition. She currently works for an education startup that addresses the teacher shortage in the U.S. by connecting schools with online teachers. <br /> <br />
+Jeni Weber earned her Bachelors degree in Marketing from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). She's spent the past 6+ years doing marketing for education technology companies, seeing two companies through to acquisition. She currently works for an AI education startup. <br /> <br />
 Jeni's introduction to startups was in 2015 when she joined the first student-created startup company of UAB's Innovation Lab, Satterfield Technologies. She worked on business models, branding, and outreach. This work allowed her to rapidly learn through the Innovation Lab's mentors and hands-on experience. It was her initiation to the world of innovation and entrepreneurship. Jeni became a University Innovation Fellow in the Fall of 2016, and attended the Silicon Valley Meetups in March 2017 and November 2017. Her work as a Fellow while in school involved creating and maintaining the UAB Makerspace, a hub for innovation and entrepreneurship on campus.<br /><br />
-But most of Jeni's work as a Fellow happened ''after'' graduating. Since 2018, Jeni has annually interviewed candidates for the University Innovation Fellows program. She's supported new fellows at campuses around the world through their 6-week UIF training and beyond. She helped host the Silicon Valley Meetups as a "FAB" in March 2022 and March 2023. She also wrote the article "A Guide to Sharing Your Work" for the first edition of ''Change Forward'', a UIF publication. Jeni once took a personality test and discovered that 4 out of 5 of her top strengths have to do with empathizing with and supporting other people. She realized two things after taking that test: 1) what makes the UIF program so special to her is the human connection, and 2) her favorite way to contribute to the UIF program is to support incoming Fellows.<br /><br />
+But most of Jeni's work as a Fellow happened ''after'' graduating. Since 2018, Jeni has annually interviewed candidates for the University Innovation Fellows program. She's supported new fellows at campuses around the world through their 6-week UIF training and beyond. She helped host the Silicon Valley Meetups as a "FAB" in March 2022 and March 2023, as well as the first University of Twente Meetup in April 2024. She wrote the article "A Guide to Sharing Your Work" for the first edition of ''Change Forward'', a UIF publication. Jeni once took a personality test and discovered that 4 out of 5 of her top strengths have to do with empathizing with and supporting other people. She realized two things after taking that test: 1) what makes the UIF program so special to her is the human connection, and 2) her favorite way to contribute to the UIF program is by supporting incoming Fellows and their mentors.<br /><br />

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-[[File:Jeni-W.jpg|thumb|Jeni-W.jpg]]'''Serving as UIF since:''' Fall 2016<br />
+[[File:Jeni.png|alt=|thumb|Jeni-W.jpg]]
 '''School:''' University of Alabama at Birmingham <br />
 '''What she does now:'''  content marketing for an education startup  <br />

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 [[File:Jeni-W.jpg|thumb|Jeni-W.jpg]]'''Serving as UIF since:''' Fall 2016<br />
 '''School:''' University of Alabama at Birmingham <br />
-'''What she does now:'''  content marketing and writing for an education company  <br />
+'''What she does now:'''  content marketing for an education startup  <br />
-'''What that means:''' she helps connect teachers to the resources they need to teach at their best<br />
+'''What that means:''' she helps connect teachers with resources and opportunities<br />
-'''Contact her about:'''  marketing, startups, traveling, art, coffee, makerspaces, and designing your life after graduation!<br />
+'''Contact her about:'''  marketing, startups, traveling, and designing your life after graduation!<br />
 '''Email:''' jeniweber19@gmail.com<br />
-Jeni Weber earned her Bachelors degree in Marketing from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). <br /><br />
+Jeni Weber earned her Bachelors degree in Marketing from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). She's spent the past few years doing marketing for education technology companies, seeing two companies through to acquisition. She currently works for an education startup that addresses the teacher shortage in the U.S. by connecting schools with online teachers. <br /> <br />
 Jeni's introduction to startups was in 2015 when she joined the first student-created startup company of UAB's Innovation Lab, Satterfield Technologies. She worked on business models, branding, and outreach. This work allowed her to rapidly learn through the Innovation Lab's mentors and hands-on experience. It was her initiation to the world of innovation and entrepreneurship. Jeni became a University Innovation Fellow in the Fall of 2016, and attended the Silicon Valley Meetups in March 2017 and November 2017. Her work as a Fellow while in school involved creating and maintaining the UAB Makerspace, a hub for innovation and entrepreneurship on campus.<br /><br />
-But most of Jeni's work as a Fellow happened ''after'' graduating. For five years, Jeni has annually interviewed candidates for the University Innovation Fellows program. She's supported new fellows at seven schools across the world through their 6-week UIF training. She helped host the Silicon Valley Meetup as a "FAB" in March 2022. She also wrote the article "A Guide to Sharing Your Work" for the first edition of ''Change Forward'', a UIF publication. Jeni once took a personality test and discovered that four out of five of her strengths are about empathizing with and supporting other people. She realized two things after taking that test: 1) what makes the UIF program so special to her is the human connection, and 2) being a supporter is its own kind of superpower.<br /><br />
+But most of Jeni's work as a Fellow happened ''after'' graduating. Since 2018, Jeni has annually interviewed candidates for the University Innovation Fellows program. She's supported new fellows at campuses around the world through their 6-week UIF training and beyond. She helped host the Silicon Valley Meetups as a "FAB" in March 2022 and March 2023. She also wrote the article "A Guide to Sharing Your Work" for the first edition of ''Change Forward'', a UIF publication. Jeni once took a personality test and discovered that 4 out of 5 of her top strengths have to do with empathizing with and supporting other people. She realized two things after taking that test: 1) what makes the UIF program so special to her is the human connection, and 2) her favorite way to contribute to the UIF program is to support incoming Fellows.<br /><br />

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 '''School:''' University of Alabama at Birmingham <br />
 '''What she does now:'''  content marketing and writing for an education company  <br />
-'''What that means:''' she helps teachers and students with a tool for grading and analyzing learning <br />
+'''What that means:''' she helps connect teachers to the resources they need to teach at their best<br />
 '''Contact her about:'''  marketing, startups, traveling, art, coffee, makerspaces, and designing your life after graduation!<br />
 '''Email:''' jeniweber19@gmail.com<br />
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 Jeni Weber earned her Bachelors degree in Marketing from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). <br /><br />
-She is now a marketing specialist for an education company that focuses on unlocking the creative wisdom of teachers. Previously, she was the social media and digital marketing manager for an education technology startup that used AI to read and grade student handwriting, offering teachers deeper insights and bridging the digital divide for students. She's worked on implementing marketing campaigns, creating content, customer support, and product quality assurance. Being able to wear many hats is what she loves most about the startup environment. <br /> <br />
+She is now a marketing specialist for an education company that focuses on unlocking the collective wisdom of teachers. Previously, she was the social media and digital marketing manager for an education technology startup that used AI to read and grade student handwriting -- offering teachers deeper insights and bridging the digital divide for students. She helped lead that startup to acquisition. She's worked on implementing marketing campaigns, creating content, customer support, and product quality assurance. Being able to wear many hats is what she loves most about the startup environment. <br /> <br />
-Jeni's introduction to startups was in 2015 when she joined the first student-created startup company of UAB's Innovation Lab, Satterfield Technologies. She worked on business models, branding, and outreach. This work allowed her to rapidly learn through both the Innovation Lab's mentors and hands-on experience. It was her initiation to the world of innovation and entrepreneurship. Jeni became a University Innovation Fellow in the Fall of 2016, and attended the Silicon Valley Meetups in March 2017 and November 2017. Her work as a Fellow involved creating the UAB Makerspace, a hub for innovation and entrepreneurship on campus. She enjoyed the process of helping the space grow and facilitating educational events there.<br /><br />
+Jeni's introduction to startups was in 2015 when she joined the first student-created startup company of UAB's Innovation Lab, Satterfield Technologies. She worked on business models, branding, and outreach. This work allowed her to rapidly learn through the Innovation Lab's mentors and hands-on experience. It was her initiation to the world of innovation and entrepreneurship. Jeni became a University Innovation Fellow in the Fall of 2016, and attended the Silicon Valley Meetups in March 2017 and November 2017. Her work as a Fellow while in school involved creating and maintaining the UAB Makerspace, a hub for innovation and entrepreneurship on campus.<br /><br />
-Jeni graduated in April of 2017, but she continues to contribute to the University Innovation Fellows program. Since 2017, she has annually interviewed candidates for the program and supported new fellows through their 6-week UIF training. Since graduating, Jeni has implemented the design thinking she learned from UIF to her life. She's worked as a freelance marketer, a customer assistant at a yoga studio, and spent a year teaching English in Thailand and Bulgaria. Her current job integrates those experiences, as well as her love of fast-paced startup culture. She currently lives in Denver, Colorado. <br /><br />
+But most of Jeni's work as a Fellow happened ''after'' graduating. For five years, Jeni has annually interviewed candidates for the University Innovation Fellows program. She's supported new fellows at seven schools across the world through their 6-week UIF training. She helped host the Silicon Valley Meetup as a "FAB" in March 2022. She also wrote the article "A Guide to Sharing Your Work" for the first edition of ''Change Forward'', a UIF publication. Jeni once took a personality test and discovered that four out of five of her strengths are about empathizing with and supporting other people. She realized two things after taking that test: 1) what makes the UIF program so special to her is the human connection, and 2) being a supporter is its own kind of superpower.<br /><br />

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 [[File:Jeni-W.jpg|thumb|Jeni-W.jpg]]'''Serving as UIF since:''' Fall 2016<br />
 '''School:''' University of Alabama at Birmingham <br />
-'''What she does now:'''  digital marketing and community management for an edtech startup  <br />
+'''What she does now:'''  content marketing and writing for an education company  <br />
 '''What that means:''' she helps teachers and students with a tool for grading and analyzing learning <br />
 '''Contact her about:'''  marketing, startups, traveling, art, coffee, makerspaces, and designing your life after graduation!<br />

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 '''School:''' University of Alabama at Birmingham <br />
 '''What she does now:'''  digital marketing and community management for an edtech startup  <br />
-'''What that means:''' she helps teachers and students with a new tool for grading and analyzing learning <br />
+'''What that means:''' she helps teachers and students with a tool for grading and analyzing learning <br />
 '''Contact her about:'''  marketing, startups, traveling, art, coffee, makerspaces, and designing your life after graduation!<br />
 '''Email:''' jeniweber19@gmail.com<br />
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 Jeni Weber earned her Bachelors degree in Marketing from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). <br /><br />
-She now works for an education technology startup that uses AI to read and grade student handwriting, saving teachers time and offering them deeper insights into student performance. She does marketing, illustration, content creation, customer support, and product quality assurance. Being able to wear many hats is what she loves most about the startup environment. <br /> <br />
+She is now the Social Media and Community Manager for an education technology startup that uses AI to read and grade student handwriting, offering teachers deeper insights and bridging the digital divide for students. Her work involves implementing marketing campaigns, creating content, customer support, and product quality assurance. Being able to wear many hats is what she loves most about the startup environment. <br /> <br />
-Jeni's introduction to startups was in 2015 when she worked with the first student-created startup company of UAB's Innovation Lab. This work allowed her to rapidly learn through hands-on experience, and was her initiation to the world of innovation and entrepreneurship.  She became a University Innovation Fellow in the Fall of 2016.  Her work as a Fellow involved creating the UAB Makerspace, a hub for innovation and entrepreneurship on campus. She enjoyed helping the space grow and facilitating educational events there.  <br /><br />
+Jeni's introduction to startups was in 2015 when she joined the first student-created startup company of UAB's Innovation Lab, Satterfield Technologies. She worked on business models, branding, and outreach. This work allowed her to rapidly learn through both the Innovation Lab's mentors and hands-on experience. It was her initiation to the world of innovation and entrepreneurship. Jeni became a University Innovation Fellow in the Fall of 2016, and attended the Silicon Valley Meetups in March 2017 and November 2017. Her work as a Fellow involved creating the UAB Makerspace, a hub for innovation and entrepreneurship on campus. She enjoyed the process of helping the space grow and facilitating educational events there.<br /><br />
-Jeni graduated in April of 2017, but she continues to contribute as a University Innovation Fellow by interviewing students for the program and supporting new fellows through UIF training. <br /><br />
+Jeni graduated in April of 2017, but she continues to contribute to the University Innovation Fellows program. Since 2017, she has annually interviewed candidates for the program and supported new fellows through their 6-week UIF training. Since graduating, Jeni has implemented the design thinking she learned from UIF to her life. She's worked as a freelance marketer, a customer assistant at a yoga studio, and spent a year teaching English in Thailand and Bulgaria. Her current job integrates those experiences, as well as her love of fast-paced startup culture. She currently lives in Denver, Colorado. <br /><br />
 =Related Links=
 [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/University_of_Alabama_at_Birmingham <span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">University of Alabama, Birmingham</span>]
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 [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/University_of_Alabama_at_Birmingham_Student_Priorities <span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">University of Alabama, Birmingham Student Priorities</span>]
-<br/>Fall 2016
+<br />Fall 2016
 [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Hayley_Adkins <font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Hayley Adkins</font>]

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