A new staff development initiative will launch in January to give UC employees professional training opportunities within the Office of the President.

The Presidential Fellowship Pilot Program will provide selected participants from Northern California a chance to enhance their organizational and leadership skills through hands-on work experience at UCOP. The program is under the direction of Associate President Linda Wiliams.

The fellowship will run from Jan. 1 through June 2008. Applications are due Aug. 31. Applicants will be notified by Oct. 1. One to two fellows will be accepted into the pilot program.

Due to budget constraints and travel logistics, the initial fellowship program will only be open to staff from the Berkeley, Davis, San Francisco and Santa Cruz campuses, Office of the President and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Expanding the program will be considered after the pilot program ends.

Fellowship applicants must be currently working at position classifications ranging from Professional and Support Staff (PSS) I to Management and Senior Professionals (MSP) II level with five or more years of UC employment.

For more information and to download an application, visit http://universityofcalifornia.edu/president/fellowship1.html

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