RISE! Celebrating Women, Community Love and Leadership

RISE! Celebrating Women, Community Love and Leadership (9th, 2026)

RISE! 2025 Leader Awards: Celebrating Women, Community Love and Leadership 

RISE! Leader Awards Nominations at https://tinyurl.com/UCBWomenRISEare postponed. Open to UCB and non-UCB leaders. Awardees will be honored at the RISE! Celebrating Women, Community Love and Leadership event to be held on Spring 2026.

The RISE! Leader Awards highlight the exceptional endeavors and efforts of leaders as they continue to support and empower our community of Berkeley women through their participation and representation. Please take the time to nominate a leader -- community member, staff/faculty/visiting scholar/postdoctoral appointee and/or student -- who has demonstrated strong leadership, care and love for the women's community, as well as, inspired resilience in other women. 

* We welcome all who experience life through the lens of woman in body, spirit, identity - past, present, future, and fluid.

Questions?  Contact geneqwr@berkeley.edu with RISE in the subject line

Past RISE Events

RISE! Celebrating Women, Community Love and Leadership (8th, 2024)

RISE! Celebrating Women, Community Love and Leadership (7th, 2022)

RISE! Celebrating Women, Community Love and Leadership (6th, 2020)

RISE! Celebrating Women, Community Love and Leadership (5th, 2019)

RISE! Celebrating Women, Community Love and Leadership (4th, 2018)

RISE! Celebrating Women, Community Love and Leadership (3rd, 2017)

RISE! Celebrating Women, Community Love and Leadership (2nd, 2016)