{"id":6304,"date":"2018-03-01T11:53:18","date_gmt":"2018-03-01T16:53:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/graduate-school\/?page_id=6304"},"modified":"2025-09-15T16:23:18","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T20:23:18","slug":"dibp","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/graduate-school\/professional-development\/dibp\/","title":{"rendered":"Graduate School Badge Programs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Graduate School Badge Programs<\/h1>\n\n\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-menu-wrapper\"><nav id=\"\" class=\"cl-menu  \" data-name=\"Professional Development\" data-show-title=\"0\"><ul id=\"menu-professional-development\" class=\"cl-menu-list cl-menu-list-no-js\"><li id=\"menu-item-17140\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-17140\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/graduate-school\/professional-development\/\">Overview<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-17176\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-17176\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/graduate-school\/professional-development\/upcoming-events\/\">Upcoming Events<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-17427\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-17427\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/graduate-school\/professional-development\/career-services\/\">Career Services<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-17164\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-17164\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/graduate-school\/professional-development\/teaching-resources\/\">Teaching Resources<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-17142\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-17142\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/graduate-school\/professional-development\/contact\/\">Contact<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/nav><\/section>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"type-intro fullwidth\">To support our commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice, the Graduate School proudly offers two micro-credential badge programs, each with their own set of workshops, designed to empower our graduate students with the knowledge, skills, and respect needed to thrive in a culturally diverse world. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/graduate-school\/diversity-and-inclusion-badge-program\/\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#dibp\">Diversity and Inclusion Badge Program<\/a><\/strong> offers professional development workshops that emphasize the conceptual framework, practical skill development, and dispositions needed for cultural competence in a variety of environments. <br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The <strong><a href=\"#eitp\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#eitp\">Equitable and Inclusive Teaching and Pedagogy Badge Program<\/a><\/strong> is tailored to graduate students looking to enhance their teaching skills as teaching assistants or instructors of record, apply for faculty positions, and deepen their understanding of equitable and inclusive teaching practices.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"dibp\">Diversity and Inclusion Badge Program<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/843\/image-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15374\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The Diversity and Inclusion Badge Program (DIBP) is a customizable micro-credential aligned with the university\u2019s diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice goals. The DIBP offers graduate-level, professional development workshops that emphasize the knowledge, skills, and dispositions needed for cultural competence in a variety of environments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This program provides students with the conceptual framework and practical skill development necessary to cultivate inclusion in diverse work environments. To complete the Professional Development Badge in Diversity and Inclusion, students attend five sessions offered by the Diversity and Inclusion program. One of those sessions must be &#8220;Fundamentals of Diversity.&#8221; Each session runs about an hour.<\/p>\n\n\n<a class=\"cl-button   prominent\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/graduate-school\/diversity-and-inclusion-badge-program\/\" title=\"\">Visit the DIBP Webpage<\/a>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"eitp\">Equitable and Inclusive Teaching and Pedagogy Badge Program<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/graduate-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/843\/URI-Graduate-School-Equitable-and-Inclusive-Teaching-and-Pedagogy-Badge-REV-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:301px;height:301px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The Equitable and Inclusive Teaching and Pedagogy (EITP) Badge Program is a micro-credential program aligned with URI\u2019s diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice&nbsp;goals. The EITP Badge offers graduate-level, professional development workshops for students interested in:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Improving their teaching as teaching assistants and instructors of record<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Applying for faculty teaching positions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Learning more about equitable and inclusive teaching, pedagogy, and their<br>application<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The goals of the EITP Badge Program are to enable URI\u2019s graduate students (i) to learn&nbsp;strategies to make their courses, classrooms (and other learning environments), and&nbsp;teaching more equitable, and (ii) to exemplify diversity, equity and inclusion&nbsp;commitment and skills to potential employers by drafting a teaching statement and earning a micro-credential to note on job application materials and digital&nbsp;profiles.<\/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\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong>2025-2026 EITP Workshops:<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/\/uri-edu.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/nFb_qiDsSOaE9nqnbAHLRw__;!!Jh1S!lgK0SxJwvId6mI67_bI71ilk1jc2kgl88AU0RxjnYvDHtizT22J03_dUDV9_arqzd0FiAeUC3sHDHxAeG58$\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Seminar on Effective Teaching,<\/a><\/strong> Thursday, September 25, 2-3:30 p.m. &#8211; Led by Dr. Kayon Murray-Johnson<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uri-edu.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/tJ0lcemhpzwsHNQbNkKWeBYo-0hJkirlvWb7#\/registration\"><\/a><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/\/uri-edu.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/k7OP2JGoSjGkaW9KwYwWlQ__;!!Jh1S!lgK0SxJwvId6mI67_bI71ilk1jc2kgl88AU0RxjnYvDHtizT22J03_dUDV9_arqzd0FiAeUC3sHDbZQ4BS4$\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Introduction to Equitable and Inclusive Teaching<\/a>,<\/strong> Thursday, October 9, 9-11 a.m. &#8211; Led by Dr. Annemarie Vaccaro<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/\/uri-edu.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/QIO917ljQZeVBLmkhZAlAg__;!!Jh1S!lgK0SxJwvId6mI67_bI71ilk1jc2kgl88AU0RxjnYvDHtizT22J03_dUDV9_arqzd0FiAeUC3sHD7nyP3oI$\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Equitable and Inclusive Course Design<\/a>, <\/strong>Wednesday, November 5, 9-11 a.m. &#8211; Led by Dr. Annemarie Vaccaro<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uri-edu.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/tJ0lcemhpzwsHNQbNkKWeBYo-0hJkirlvWb7#\/registration\"><\/a><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/\/uri-edu.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/4QneXc5mTzmENRdmYbzOig__;!!Jh1S!lgK0SxJwvId6mI67_bI71ilk1jc2kgl88AU0RxjnYvDHtizT22J03_dUDV9_arqzd0FiAeUC3sHDAa7tg8I$\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Equity Pedagogies Workshop<\/a>, <\/strong>Thursday, February 5, 2026, 9-11 a.m.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uri-edu.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/l_Hv-y_-Ryy0likEy5zjbQ#\/registration\">Writing Teaching Statements<\/a><\/strong>,<a href=\"https:\/\/uri-edu.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/tJ0lcemhpzwsHNQbNkKWeBYo-0hJkirlvWb7#\/registration\"> <\/a>Thursday, April 9, 2026, 3p.m. &#8211; Led by Dr. Colleen Mouw<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><a class=\"cl-button  block-level prominent\" href=\"https:\/\/uri.badgr.com\/public\/badges\/sBypg1TFT_alreIO4Tvy1g\" title=\"\">EITP PROGRAM OBJECTIVES AND DIGITAL BADGE<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">To earn the <strong>EITP<\/strong>, you must complete all five of these workshops.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The following additional workshops are not required to complete the EITP Badge, but are suggested for those interested in these important subjects:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Accessible Course Design, Spring 2025<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Resources for Those Who Teach and Those Who ARE First Generation Students, Spring 2025<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information about the EITP Badge Program,&nbsp;please contact Cara Mitnick, Director of Professional Development, at&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:cmitnick@uri.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">cmitnick@uri.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Graduate School Badge Programs To support our commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice, the Graduate School proudly offers two micro-credential badge programs, each with their own set of workshops, designed to empower our graduate students with the knowledge, skills, and respect needed to thrive in a culturally diverse world. 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