UC Women's Initiative for Professional Development

Overview

UC Women's Initiative (UCWI) is a unique, experiential professional development program committed to enabling the full participation, success, and advancement of women-identified professionals at the University. The program is open to all who support and are committed to this mission. The 2022-2023 program will be offered virtually.

This year, UCI has been allotted 12 participants and 6 alternates. The following dates are planned:

Cohort 1 | September 21 – December 2, 2022
Cohort 2 | January 18 – March 30, 2023
Cohort 3 | April 19 – June 21, 2023

NOTE: The UCWI program is focused on women's professional development, and the target audience is early to mid-career professionals; this is a different program from the UC-CORO Systemwide Leadership Collaborative and the UCI-CORO Faculty Leadership Collaborative.

Target Audience

• Mid-career faculty, academic personnel and staff from campuses, health centers
• Someone who has demonstrated potential for advancement

Nomination Process

Completing the Nomination Form

The nomination form requires the following information:

• Nominator's name, title, contact information, years at UC, and years in career
  • Nominee statement:
    • What other development programs have you attended in the past 1-2 years?
• Nominator name, title, and contact information
• Supervisor name, title, and contact information
  • Written endorsement/support from supervisor or chair/division chief. Please address each of the following areas:
    • Why is this the right time for nominee to participate in UC WI?
    • What is the reason the nominee wants to participate in UC WI?
    • How will the nominee and the university benefit from the nominee attending the program?
• Chartstring for $1,250 participation fee (your department will not be charged until your nominee is admitted to the program)