Preparing Culturally Aware Leaders for a Multicultural World
The UNE Diversity Leadership Badge program is a co-curricular leadership development opportunity for all students designed to increase your awareness about multicultural and social justice issues. The program also provides you with opportunities for experiential learning with diverse communities. Participants who complete the 20+ hour semester-long program receive a Diversity Leadership Badge.
This badge is offered through the UNE Badging program. Participants who successfully complete the program receive a micro-credential (or badge). Your badge can be added to LinkedIn, included on a resume, or a co-curricular transcript.
Why Participate in the Diversity Leadership Badge Program?
When you successfully complete the Diversity Leadership Badge (DLB), you will be able to:
- Analyze your own identities and describe how your personal worldview is shaped by cultural factors.
- Identify and critique personal assumptions and biases.
- Describe how privilege and power contribute to social injustices.
- Define the concept of "cultural humility" and its main characteristics.
- Demonstrate humility and sensitivity to others through service opportunities in local communities.
Diversity Leadership Badge Program Requirements
Participate in Virtual Workshops and Trainings
- Implicit Bias
- Gender and Sexuality
- Race and Racism
- Classism and Poverty
Group Case Studies
You will be expected to work on virtual collaborative white boards to identify internalized, interpersonal, institutional, and ideological issues throughout various case studies. You will expand your thinking on different perspectives, roles, and identities.
Discussion Posts
You will be expected to work through more scenarios to help recognize bias and microaggressions. You will discuss various strategies and resources available at UNE and in our surrounding communities.
Attend a Minimum of 2 On-campus or Online Approved Events
- Diversity Lecture Series
- President’s Forum
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration
- Intercultural-themed Center to Advance Interprofessional Education and Practice (CAIEP) events
- UNE lecture series with intercultural/diverse themes
- Other pre-approved educational lectures and programs
Community Service Hours
You will be expected to volunteer 10 hours at a community site(s) working with a diverse community or issue. Past service opportunities have included working with the Boys & Girls Club, Partners for World Health, Portland Public Schools. Community service work is individually organized and self-reported. For assistance please contact the Office of Citizenship and Civic Engagement.
Final Mock Interview
You will be expected to provide a video or written response to a difficult scenario designed specifically with your academic and career interests in mind.
As a participant, you are enrolled in an online Brightspace module. You must complete all parts of the Diversity Leadership Badge to receive a certificate and distinction. The Diversity Leadership Badge will have a Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 cohort this academic year.
If you have more questions about the Diversity Leadership Badge or fellowships within the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion please contact Olivia Lu-Alba, Diversity Leadership Badge fellow at olualba@une.edu or Shannon Zlotkowski, assistant provost of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at zlotkowski@une.edu.