2019 UC-CORO Systemwide Leadership Collaborative Nomination Form

                
PROGRAM INFORMATION

• To enhance leadership skills and foster relationships, networking, and collaboration across UC.

• Enhanced leadership abilities through exposure to and practice with a broad array of leadership tools and concepts that emphasize self and group awareness, interpersonal communication and learning how to utilize UC's system and resources
• Deepened connection to peers and colleagues and a network of leaders across UC
• Increased know how, to initiate positive change and innovation across all levels of UC
• Improved relationships between people in the cohort that will yield collaborative partnerships across the system

• Participate in one of two cohort groups: Northern California or Southern California
• Twelve full-day interactive class sessions held at various UC locations, and will include Campus Field Explorations sessions
• Two-day Systemwide People Management conference
• Logic Study: Creating a culture of collaboration
  • Examine the complexities of an organizational or department
  • Create understanding of the leadership styles in/or the group
  • Establish the group as a framework of learning for participants
• Small group work throughout the program
• Practicum: Participants identify a small group within their organization to use as laboratory in which to explore leadership tools
• Group Project: Develop recommendations for a UC location sponsored leadership initiative
• Final Group Presentations: Recommendations to Chancellors and other senior leaders in UC

• 45-50 senior staff and faculty/academic personnel administrators from UC Locations will participate in either a Northern Cohort or Southern Cohort.
• The program is rigorous and requires a firm commitment of approximately 100 hours of seminars and intersession assignments. 
• The group project is an additional time commitment of approximately 40 hours.
• The program develops leadership skills and awareness focusing on inter-UC location and cross-functional involvement. Active participation and collaboration are integral to the learning process and experience. Program participants must attend all sessions and actively participate in all sessions. Doing non-program work during sessions, absences, tardiness, violating cohort confidentiality, or other performance or behavior that is deemed detrimental to UC/CORO will result in dismissal from program.

• UC-Coro Systemwide Leadership Collaborative Program cost is $5000 per participant. This covers all program materials and facilitation fees.

• The participant's UC location is responsible for covering all travel related costs, including lodging, parking and any meals not included in the program.
• Participants manage their own travel arrangements and submit travel reimbursements to their location/department using the established location Travel & Entertainment procedures.

NOMINATION INFORMATION

• Multiple nominations per location are encouraged
• Late or incomplete nominations will not be considered

• Serves as a direct report to the Chancellor, member of the Chancellor’s cabinet, Medical Center CEO, Medical Center Cabinet Member, Vice Provost or Dean of an Academic School or Division                                                     
• Classified as Director level and above in a permanent, career appointment
• Served in current position for at least one year
• Demonstrates desire to make an active contribution to UC
• Shows evidence of leadership experience or potential, and meaningful involvement in their workplace or community
• Possesses strong personal initiative and motivation
• Has the ability to work collaboratively and well within a diverse group
• Is in good standing in work performance (not on any corrective action plan)
• Has the commitment and support by nominating sponsor that nominee will complete pre-work and pre-program survey before first day of program, additional intersession and project work; and attend all 12 sessions, 2 day Systemwide People Management Conference, and graduation.

• Nov 2, 2018 : Nomination submissions due date
• Nov 21, 2018: Accepted Nominee Participant notified via email and sent online Accepted Nominee Questionnaire
• Dec 7, 2018: Accepted Nominee Questionnaire completion due date
  • Accepted Nominees who do not complete the questionnaire by the due date will not be included in the 2019 program
• Dec 11, 2018: Pre-Work and Pre-Program Survey emailed to participants to be completed before first day of program.
  • January 8, 2019: Northern Cohort program begins
  • January 9, 2019: Southern Cohort program begins