Government Agencies recognize LGBTQ+ employees during Pride Month
Government Executive (Buble) reported that since Pride Month started on Tuesday, “many federal agencies have been taking the opportunity to recognize their LGBTQ+ employees and share how they are advancing equity in their respective missions.” According to the article, Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm tweeted on Wednesday that for “the first time ever the department […]
Lambda Banner Raising Heralds Beginning of Pride Month
The Lambda Alliance Banner was raised on June 1 at Blackberry Gate, heralding the beginning of Pride Month. Hear from Lady Idos, Berkeley Lab’s Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer, about this year’s theme “All In This Together.”
Veterans ERG Leadership Announcement – May 2021
The VERG co-chair Michael Batie has accepted a new role outside of Berkeley Lab and is in the process of transitioning from his role here at the Lab. It’s been an incredible experience to work with Michael in bringing some of our projects to fruition, like the formation of our Outreach Committee that had their […]
May 24 is Pan Awareness Day
Pansexual and Panromantic Awareness & Visibility Day, or Pan Awareness Day, is dedicated to celebrating the pansexual and panromantic community. Consider taking a moment to learn about the usage of the term pansexual and its rising popularity.
API Heritage Story: Janie Pinterits
To celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, members of the API ERG are sharing their personal heritage stories. How did a mixed race orphan survive World War II in the Philippines to thrive in the U.S.? Janie Pinterits, a program manager in the IDEA office, shares her father’s inspiring story. We invite other API members […]
Onboarding Program Website Launches
We’re excited to announce the development and launch of a new website focused on the new Berkeley Lab Onboarding Program. New staff members, hiring managers, admins, and any others who help onboard new hires (who we refer to as “onboarders”) can utilized this site when new hires join the Lab: onboarding.lbl.gov (please note, this in an […]
API Heritage Story: Ruby Barcklay
To celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, members of the API ERG are sharing their personal heritage stories. Ruby Barcklay, who does marketing and communications for the Intellectual Property Office and for Strategic Communications, immigrated to the U.S. when she was 18. She shares how political and economic pressures shaped her parents’ lives and her […]
API Heritage Story: Aditi Chakravarty
To celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, members of the API ERG are sharing their personal heritage stories. Aditi Chakravarty, Group Leader and Principal Strategist of the Learning and Organizational Development Office, lives in Oakland, thousands of miles from her family’s roots in South Asia. Her paternal grandparents migrated from what is now Bangladesh to West Bengal […]
Equity Reset Program Launches
Learning & Organizational Development invites employees across the Lab to join Equity Reset — a program dedicated to anti-racism learning and practice that includes a self-guided curriculum and monthly community forums called First Fridays. Learn more and consider signing up for the next session>>
