Jeni Olney, M.Ed

Director for Social Innovation & Entrepreneurship

Jeni is a highly skilled and deeply engaged student affairs leader who values the significance of transformative educational experiences conjoining academic and co-curricular opportunities with entrepreneurship education. She believes that students have the ability to self-author their education and connect their passions with scholarly engagement when fusing opportunities for self-directed learning with an entrepreneurial mindset. As the Director she empowers students and staff to create a more just and sustainable world which serves as the foundation of the programs offered through Social Innovation & Entrepreneurship in LSA.

She has experience in entrepreneurship curriculum and program development, organizational strategy, and student development. Jeni earned her M.Ed in Counselor Education from Clemson University and a B.S. from Grand Valley State University.