{"id":7229,"date":"2025-04-15T22:18:23","date_gmt":"2025-04-16T02:18:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/deanofstudents\/?p=7229"},"modified":"2025-10-16T01:28:53","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T05:28:53","slug":"uri-to-present-inclusive-excellence-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/deanofstudents\/uri-to-present-inclusive-excellence-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"DAI staff is 2025 Inclusive Excellence Awardee"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading fullwidth\">DAI staff is 2025 Inclusive Excellence Awardee<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"type-intro fullwidth\">Nina Schiarizzi-Tobin was named the 2025 Staff\/Administrative Excellence Awardee at the University of Rhode Island\u2019s Inclusive Excellence Awards, honoring members of the URI community who were nominated and selected for demonstrating and promoting inclusion in community leadership, academic excellence, and service at the University. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:42%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/diversity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1859\/Nina-Schiarizzi-Tobin-pic-1-Cropped-768x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"aspect-ratio:9\/16;object-fit:cover\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"type-intro fullwidth\"><strong><em>Staff\/Administrative Excellence Award: <\/em><\/strong><br><strong><em>Nina Schiarizzi-Tobin<\/em><\/strong><br>Nina Schiarizzi-Tobin is a proud neurodivergent educator with nearly 25 years of experience in teaching, curriculum design, policy formation, and program development. Before joining URI in 2021, she worked with places ranging from the Boston Public Schools (co-founding the autism inclusion strands), the Museum of Fine Arts Boston (Educator Advisory Board\/inclusive school programming), colleges &amp; universities throughout New England, MGH\u2019s Lurie Center (brain-based social skill development), and created the Ad Council\u2019s parent guide to autism disclosure. Currently, Nina is the Assistant Director of Disability Access and Inclusion, overseeing neurodivergent programming and providing training and consultation on teaching practices, disability rights, transition planning, and inclusion. She serves on numerous strategic planning committees and task forces, including the Disability Advocacy Group and Accessibility Task Force. She is a founding member of the New England Neurodiversity in Higher Ed Coalition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"type-intro fullwidth\">The event, held in the Memorial Union Ballroom, was sponsored by URI\u2019s Office of Community, Equity and Diversity and the Office of the President. The program recognized awardees, selected from dozens of nominations submitted by peers from across the University.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><a class=\"cl-button   prominent\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/04\/individuals-honored-for-inclusive-excellence-by-uri\/\" title=\"\">2025 Inclusive Excellence Awardees<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DAI staff is 2025 Inclusive Excellence Awardee Nina Schiarizzi-Tobin was named the 2025 Staff\/Administrative Excellence Awardee at the University of Rhode Island\u2019s Inclusive Excellence Awards, honoring members of the URI community who were nominated and selected for demonstrating and promoting inclusion in community leadership, academic excellence, and service at the University. 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