Nominations and applications are open through March 24, 2023, for the UC Women’s Initiative for Professional Development (UC WI), a systemwide experiential professional development program for mid-career woman-identified professionals and those who support the advancement of woman-identified professionals.

Participants include faculty, academic personnel and staff — people managers and individual contributors.

UC WI seeks participants who have demonstrated the potential to advance their careers at UC. The cohort teaches them to fully participate, succeed and advance at the university, with the goal of employee retention.

The program is sponsored by the President’s office and the Systemwide Advisory Committee on the Status of Women (SACSW) and offered by Systemwide Human Resources in partnership with Coro Northern California and SACSW.

UC WI typically takes place in person but will be offered virtually for the 2023/2024 program year in support of ongoing remote work requirements.

Benefits of participating in UC WI

  • Cultivate a professional network that spans the UC system
  • Learn from top UC leaders about their diverse leadership approaches and journeys
  • Strengthen skills and confidence through hands-on practice with a range of tools in the areas of professional development and impact, strategic relationship-building, negotiating for yourself, peer coaching and more.
  • Increase your awareness of diverse UC career paths

Please visit the UC WI website for more information, including participant testimonials.

Nomination and application contacts by location

Below are contacts for location-specific UC WI information: