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Jill Puckett is a current University Innovation Fellow from Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Michigan. She is a senior majoring in Advertising[[File:JillPuckettHeadshot.PNG|thumb|JillPuckettHeadshot.PNG]] and Promotion in the Haworth College of Business with minors in General Business and Gender and Women's Studies. Jill is originally from Marshall, Michigan, but is enjoying her time in Kalamazoo as a student. Jill currently works as an office assistant in the Office of the Vice President for Research at Western Michigan University. During summer 2017, Jill worked as the Marketing Capabilities and Strategies Intern at Amway in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Jill plans to graduate in spring 2018 and move on to grad school to earn her Masters in Market Research before starting her career.

Jill is an active member of both AdClub and the Innovation Club at '''Serving as UIF Since:'''&nbsp;Spring 2017<br />'''School:&nbsp;'''Western Michigan University. In AdClub, <br />'''What she holds the position of President where she works to introduce students to the advertising major, careersdoes now:'''&nbsp;Associate Client Manager, NielsenIQ <br />'''What that means:'''&nbsp;market researcher/data scientist who pulls and opportunities. In the Innovation Clubanalyzes retail data to help client understand market share, Jill fills the role of Marketing Coordinator in which she helps create promotions for the club as well as assists in event planning and execution. The Innovation Club is a student group on WMU's campus dedicated to getting students involved in their own learning as well as providing a makerspace on campus. Though the club is new and ever-changingshare drivers, Jill is excited to be involved in an opportunity that connects students with resources and people that can help them achieve success.category trends

In addition to being a part of AdClub and the Innovation Club, Jill is also a member of the Lee Honor's College and the Student Co-Facilitator for the Phoenix Program of the Haworth College of Business. Through the Lee Honors College, Jill has been able to take small honors classes, volunteer, and go on small day trips aimed at giving students opportunities to learn outside of the classroom. In addition, during ''Contact her freshman year, she was able about:'''&nbsp;bringing innovation to take a Study in the States course in which she travelled to Detroit, MIyour campus; staying involved after graduation; innovation funding; uiFresh; diversity; makerspaces; cats; Grand Rapids, MImarketing & market research&nbsp; Chicago, IL&nbsp; Boulder, CO<br />'''Email:&nbsp; and Austin, TX to study entrepreneurship and start-up culture in thriving start-up cities'''jcpuc14@gmail.com

For the Phoenix Program, Hi friends! My name is Jill works diligently to help facilitate and I am a peer mentorship program for students who are on academic probation 2017 Fellow from Western Michigan University in the Haworth College of BusinessKalamazoo, Michigan. Included I graduated from WMU in this April 2018 and now work is training mentors, mentoring students, creating curriculum in data science as an Associate Client Manager (doing market research) for the Phoenix classNielsenIQ in Grand Rapids, and working on College 101 days in which at-risk high school students are brought on campus and shown how they can succeed in higher educationMI. JillWhen I's favorite part of working in the Phoenix Program has been getting through m not at work, I love to struggling students to show them that they can spend time with my family and friends, be successful in academiaoutside (kayaking, hiking, camping, etc) and read.

In her free timeWhile I was in school, Jill loves to be outside - whether it be skiingI worked on several projects with the help of UIF and my training, including growing our makerspace, rollerbladingestablishing design thinking workshops in First Year Experience courses, or golfing - and to spend time with friends and familyestablishing a Student Projects Fund. She also loves One of my favorite aspects of my UIF experience was getting to travel, especially taking road trips work with friends to new places. In addition, she is an animal lover and can often be found snuggling with her two cats, Roxy so many passionate individuals from all walks of life and Stevedifferent educational backgrounds.I am a firm believer that diverse teams are the best teams!

= Related Links =Please feel free to get in touch any time via email (listed above). I would love to hear from you! Graduated Fellows:&nbsp;[http[Category://universityinnovation.org/Persefoni%20Lauhon Persefoni_Lauhon], [[Zach Crawford|Zach_CrawfordStudent Contributors]] Current Fellows:&nbsp;[[Mackenzie Preston|Mackenzie Preston]], '''Jill Puckett''', [[Nathan LaWarre|Nathan LaWarre]] UniversityCategory:&nbsp;[[Western Michigan University|Western_Michigan_UniversityWestern_Michigan_University_(2017_Spring_cohort)]] [[Category:Student Contributors|Student_Contributors]]{{CatTree|Western_Michigan_University}}