UCLA WE@UCLA Leadership Academy

Alumni Career Engagement partners with the UCLA Women in Engineering department on Leadership and Technical Academies. We are proud to present the following programs for the 2022-2023 school year.

2022-2023 Leadership Academy

Through intensive, hands-on training sessions, students participating in the WE@UCLA Leadership Academy will have the opportunity to learn valuable skills from today’s industry leaders. These experiential hybrid training sessions focus on strengthening students’ team management, networking, communication and other critical leadership skills. Accomplished UCLA Engineering alumnae and industry professionals will share their experiences and advice to help Cadets acquire and master important skills for the future. Through seven sessions taking place over two quarters, Cadets (that's what we call our Academy participants) build community, sharpen job-related skills, practice interviewing for an engineering role, network with companies looking to hire engineering graduates, and clarify their own values, goals and leadership style.

To be considered for the program, applicants must submit a résumé and one-page essay addressing the representation of women in engineering. Applications will be reviewed by a committee of UCLA faculty, staff and community partners. 

Eligibility: UCLA Engineering students from any engineering major in the 2022-2023 academic year and who support increasing the representation of women in engineering. Incoming first-year UCLA Engineering students are also eligible to apply by invitation from WE@UCLA staff.

A note on the application: Demographic and personal background questions help us to learn more about our candidate pool but will not be used in evaluating your acceptance into the program, nor will your answers to these questions be shared with outside professionals reviewing candidate applications. Outside professionals reviewing applications will only have access to applicant résumés and essay question responses.

Application Deadline: Friday, Sept. 2 at 11:59 p.m.

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All WE@UCLA Leadership Academy participants must be available and, therefore, agree to attend sessions on the following dates:

• Saturday, Sept. 24 (11:30 - 2 p.m.) In-person session
• Saturday, Oct. 1  (Noon - 1:30 p.m.) Virtual session
• Saturday, Oct. 8 (11:30 - 2 p.m.) In-person session
• Saturday, Oct. 15 (Noon - 1:30 p.m.) Virtual session
• Saturday, Jan. 21  (Noon - 1:30 p.m.) Virtual session
• Saturday, Jan. 28 (11:30 - 2 p.m.) In-person session
• Saturday, Feb. 4  (11:30 - 2 p.m.) WE@UCLA Graduation

Contact Us

If you have questions about the WE@UCLA Leadership Academy, please contact Alumni Career Engagement by emailing our office at ace@support.ucla.edu.