Chancellor's MEI Diversity Certificate Program
The Chancellor's Making Excellence Inclusive Diversity Certificate Program for Graduate Student's APPLICATION is NOW OPEN!
Application due Friday, March 14th
The Making Excellence Inclusive Diversity Certificate Program is designed to sustain and strengthen a supportive network of graduate students at UCR who are interested in research, pedagogy, skills development, learning and activism around diversity and social justice. The 2025 cohort will be conducted both online and in-person. Participants will meet for 3 hours every week of Spring Quarter (Wednesdays 2:00pm - 5:00pm, April 2nd - June 11th). Applicants will be notified via email after the application deadline.
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Chancellor's Making Excellence Inclusive Program:
Staff and Faculty Diversity Certification
The nine-month "Making Excellence Inclusive (MEI) Diversity Certificate Program" will guide participants through a series of learning activities designed to emphasize the commitment to diversity and inclusion as a core value in an increasingly diverse campus environment.
The program is developed around the belief that individuals learn most effectively when they discover, understand, and apply their new knowledge to real world situations they face in the university environment.
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Workshops - led by leading authorities representing a broad cross-section of diversity topics
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Discussion Sessions - participants share their thought on the topic areas
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Capstone Projects - create a practical application of the concepts; develop an innovative project that will expand knowledge on a selected diversity topic
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Project Presentation - demonstration of participants' understanding of the "Making Excellence Inclusive Diversity Certificate Program"
Eligibility
Eligible participants must have completed their probationary period and have an endorsement for participation from their department.
Program Partners
The offices below work together to support the MEI Certificate Program:
