UC-Coro Systemwide Leadership Collaborative

The UC-Coro Systemwide Leadership Collaborative program focuses on enhancing leadership skills and developing intercampus and cross-functional collaboration. To do so, the University of California partners with Coro Northern California and other facilitative partners to develop current and future administrative and faculty leaders.

Program Purpose

  • To enhance leadership skills and foster relationships, networking and collaboration across UC while building a pipeline for executive leadership positions

Program Benefits

  • The opportunity to build a network of UC leaders and a potential pipeline for executive leadership positions at UC
  • The ability to collaborate across organizational boundaries to solve problems and contribute to the betterment of UC
  • Access to a diverse slate of executive leadership from across UC
  • Enhanced learning about UC’s multiple locations, their strengths and impact
  • Increased self and other awareness with a focus on inclusive leadership skills
  • Improved leadership skills through personalized individual executive coaching

Program Components

  • Eleven sessions, consisting of three, three-day intensives held at various UC locations, plus five, interactive virtual sessions
  • Opportunities to learn about UC’s unique educational opportunities, research and public service
  • Peer consultancy opportunities throughout the program
  • A capstone group project for a UC leader-sponsored initiative of systemwide importance
  • A final group presentation for UC senior leaders focusing on cohort recommendations
  • Graduation and celebration

Program Expectations

  • The program is rigorous and requires a firm commitment of approximately 130 hours of in-session time and intersession assignments
  • The group project requires an additional time commitment of at least 90 hours
  • The program develops leadership skills, self and other awareness, focusing on inter-UC location and cross-functional collaboration
  • Active participation is expected and integral to the learning process and experience. Participants are expected to attend all sessions on time, respect cohort confidentiality, focus on program work only during sessions and demonstrate the utmost professional behavior.

Program Participants

  • The program accepts up to 60 diverse senior staff, faculty and academic personnel from UC locations to participate in either a northern cohort or southern cohort

Program Schedule and Session Locations

2025 UC-Coro Systemwide Leadership Collaborative Schedule (pdf)

Program Locations

Northern California Cohort

ANR, LBNL, UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UC Merced, UCOP, UC San Francisco, UC Santa Cruz

Southern California Cohort

ANR, UC Irvine, UCLA, UCOP, UC Riverside, UC San Diego, UC Santa Barbara

2025 Leadership Collaborative Program

Program Schedule and Nomination Timeline

  • 2025 nominations due: September 26, 2024
  • 2025 participant notification: by October 11, 2024
  • Program: February 2025 through February 2026
  • Graduation: February 4, 2026

Nomination Process

  • Nomination submissions due: September 26, 2024
  • Notifications of accepted participants will be sent by October 11, 2024
  • 2025 UC-Coro Systemwide Leadership Collaborative Online Instructions and Nomination Form
  • We encourage nominators to consider diversity in all forms when considering potential staff and faculty participants
  • Multiple nominations per location are encouraged
  • Incomplete nominations will not be considered
  • Each UC location may define their own internal nomination process. Please contact your location's Human Resources office for more information before submitting an online nomination

Participant Nomination Eligibility Requirements

  • Potential program participants must report to one of the following leadership positions:
    • Chancellor or Provost
    • President's Executive Officer (COO, CFO, Systemwide Provost, etc.)
    • Medical Center Chief Officer (CEO, COO, CFO, CIO, etc.)
    • Vice President, Vice Chancellor or Vice Provost
    • Academic Dean
    • Associate/Assistant Vice Chancellor, Vice Provost or Vice President
  • 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 of the nominating sponsor/direct manager that nominee will complete pre-work and pre-program survey before first day of program, additional intersession and project work; and attend all sessions and graduation

Program Costs

  • $5,775 per participant, covers all program materials, assessments, facilitation partner fees and individual executive coaching
  • 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 policies and procedures