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[[File:Jeni-W.jpg|thumb|Jeni-W.jpg]]'''Serving as UIF since:''' Fall 2016<br />
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'''Serving as UIF since:''' Fall 2016<br />
 
'''School:''' University of Alabama at Birmingham <br />
 
'''School:''' University of Alabama at Birmingham <br />
'''What she does now:''' remote teacher <br />
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'''What she does now:''' lifecycle marketing for an education startup  <br />
'''What that means:''' teaches English online while living abroad <br />
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'''What that means:''' she helps connect teachers with tools that make their lives better<br />
 
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'''Contact her about:''' marketing, startups, traveling, and designing your life after graduation!<br />
'''Contact her about:''' marketing, startups, art, coffee, makerspaces, and designing your life after graduation!<br />
 
 
'''Email:''' jeniweber19@gmail.com<br />
 
'''Email:''' jeniweber19@gmail.com<br />
  
  
Jeni Weber is a former University Innovation Fellow who graduated from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in April of 2017. In college, she worked with the first student startup company of UAB's Innovation Lab. This experience was her introduction to the world of innovation and entrepreneurship. <br /><br />Her work at UAB involved creating the UAB Makerspace with her cohort. The UAB Makerspace is a student-run organization that provides people with the resources to make their ideas happen. Jeni also worked with students and faculty on reframing the freshman experience. She and her cohort advocated for changes in the university’s core curriculum. <br /><br />
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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 has a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing with a concentration in Marketing Management. She has experience marketing small businesses and startups in the tech industry. She continues to apply the design thinking she learned from UIF to her life by prototyping different careers and lifestyles. She believes in staying curious and open to new opportunities. <br /><br />
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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 />
Since graduating, Jeni has been a digital marketing consultant, a yoga studio assistant, and an English teacher. She spent 6 months teaching English in Thailand and learning about the educational ecosystem there. Jeni is currently living in Bulgaria learning from a community of people who work online. <br /><br />
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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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Latest revision as of 02:23, 15 August 2025

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Serving as UIF since: Fall 2016
School: University of Alabama at Birmingham
What she does now: lifecycle marketing for an education startup
What that means: she helps connect teachers with tools that make their lives better
Contact her about: marketing, startups, traveling, and designing your life after graduation!
Email: jeniweber19@gmail.com


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.

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.

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.


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University of Alabama, Birmingham Student Priorities


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Kane Agan

Dave Long

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