Skill Badge Challenges
The Center of Health at Å·²©ÓÎÏ·¹ÙÍø Illinois University is proud to offer events throughout the year where students, staff, faculty, and the Chicago community can earn badges. The virtual badges will not only boost your skills, but can also be displayed to others on your social media, resume, and LinkedIn page!
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The Next Badge Challenge Event is Just Around the Corner!
2025 Summer Data Camp
How Badges Work
1. Sign up for A Badge Challenge Event
Badge Challenge events take place throughout the year. If you want to earn badges, the best way is to sign up for notifications by clicking the link below. That way, we will alert you when a new event is taking place.
2. Complete the Registration Form
When filling out the registration form, make sure to provide an email address that you check often. Also, make sure to check that email (and the spam folder) for event and badge information.
3. Check Your Email for the Event details
Most Badge Challenge events are offered both online and in person. The email will provide information about the sessions. Each online event will have a unique virtual link to attend. Therefore, previous badge challenge Zoom links will not work.
4. Attend the badge challenge event
Attend the in-person session or click the unique link in the pre-session email to join online sessions. Remember, to earn credit toward the badge, you must follow the outlined rules stated for that challenge. badges & criteria.
5. Collect Your Badge Credit!
Within 48-72 hours after the challenge event you will receive an additional email from Credly, who issues all of our badges. Follow the prompts and read the supplementary material in the email to collect your badge.
Checking in to a Badge Challenge Event
Some Badge Challenge Events take place over several days and have multiple sessions. To track attendance at these events, they will most likely require for you to check in at the event to verify your attendance. Check-ins are done by scanning a QR code.
General FAQ
All badges will be sent out 2-3 days after the event finishes.
Your badge will be emailed to you from an organization called .
Not at all! We welcome all students, staff and faculty from any college, university or high school to attend. We also welcome anyone from the community who wishes to sharpen their skills.
Contact the Center of Health ctrhealth@neiu.edu.