The UC Women’s Initiative for Professional Development is an experiential program designed to cultivate connections across the UC.

The Ideal Participant:

• Is a mid-career woman employee - academic or staff - or supports women professionals.
• Has demonstrated potential for advancement or career growth, though this is not a focused management development program.
• Supports women professionals at UC Davis and seeks to learn concepts that improve their effectiveness at work.
• Understands this is not a management development program.
   

Outcomes:

Participants will strengthen skills and confidence through hands-on practice with a range of tools, that could be applied to leadership roles, including:

• Self-awareness and reflection
• Professional development and impact
• Strategic relationship building
• Developing and delivering a compelling narrative regarding one’s professional accomplishments and vision
• Negotiating for yourself at work

Selection Process:

Participants are selected from across UC Davis Campus and Health through a nomination process and then attend one of the three northern California cohorts. Scheduling of the selected participants into cohorts will be coordinated by UC Office of the President.

• The $1,250 registration fee for each participant will be paid by the Office of the Chancellor.
• Time Commitment: Each cohort is made up of four sessions. The first and last sessions are each one and a half days, the remaining sessions are one day each.
• Timeline: Multiple cohorts will be scheduled during the 2023-24 academic year to accommodate participants' schedules.  

About UCWI:

UCWI is administered by Systemwide Talent Management and sponsored by the President's Office and the Systemwide Advisory Committee on the Status of Women (SACSW).

• More information about the program can be found here. 

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