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African American ERG Virtual Holiday Party – December 16

Please join the AAERG for a virtual holiday party! Date: Wednesday, December 16 (add it to your calendar) Time: 4 – 5 pm Zoom: https://lbnl.zoom.us/j/94735658286             Photo by Food Photographer | Jennifer Pallian on Unsplash  

Three Questions for Kristen McIntosh

As part of Black History Month, Elements is featuring members of the Lab’s African American Employee Resource Group (AAERG). One of those members is Kristen McIntosh (aka Kay-Mac), a User Program Administrator at the Molecular Foundry. She has been at the Lab for nearly 10 years. Read More>>

Third Annual Celebration of Black History Month – February 27, 2020

The African American Employee Resource Group (AAERG) presents: Third Annual Celebration of Black History Month Featuring Berkeley Lab African-Americans and Allies Giving Live Readings of Seminal Literature In Remembrance & Celebration of “The Black Experience in America from Beginning to Now” Watch the recorded event: Black History Month 2020 Thursday, February 27, 2020 12:00-1:00 PM Bldg. […]

Black History Month 2020 – a note from Michael Brandt, Deputy Director of Operations

Dear Colleagues, As the Deputy Director for Operations and the Executive Sponsor of the Lab’s African American Employee Resource Group (AAERG), I’m pleased to acknowledge Black History Month throughout the month of February. The mission of the AAERG is to advance a diverse and inclusive work environment focusing on African American current and future employees.  […]

Black History Month – February, 2020

The Purpose of Black History Month The celebration of Black History Month (BHM) began in 1915, half a century after the Thirteenth Amendment abolished slavery in the United States.  Black History Month is an annual celebration of achievements by African Americans and a time for recognizing the central role of blacks in U.S. history. Since […]

Black History Month Celebration Features Poetry, Dance, Song, and Science – February 27, 2018

The Lab’s African American Employee Resource Group (AAERG) held its first annual Black History Month Celebration on Tuesday, Feb. 27. The noon event drew a diverse crowd – with attendees from the scientific and computing areas and Operations – filling the Building 50 auditorium to capacity. Mary Sidney, senior adviser to the Energy Technologies Area […]

Emotional Intelligence Info Session on Oct. 17

This presentation is a part of the “Perspectives on Diversity” series presented by the African American Employee Resource Group (AAERG). The presentation will provide an overview of “Emotional Intelligence Theory,” which is facilitated through the lens of “Storytelling, Laws of Attraction, and Temperament Theory.” The session takes place in Building 59-3101 (Wang Hall) from noon […]

Open Call for Employee Resource Groups

Since 2015, Berkeley Lab has formed four existing Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) to advance the organization’s diversity and inclusion goals.  The four ERGs are: African-American ERG (AAERG) to support African-American employees and members of the ERG; All Access ERG for disability inclusion; Lambda Alliance ERG for LGBTQ employees and allies; and Veteran ERG (VERG) for […]

Open House for Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) on Aug. 15

The Diversity and Inclusion Office (DIO) will host an open house for all staff to learn more about Berkeley Lab’s Employee Resource Groups (ERGs).  The brown bag lunch will be held on Tuesday, August 15th from 12:00-1:00 p.m. in the B50 Auditorium.  ERGs are associations of employees who are organized around a primary diversity dimension […]

Berkeley Lab Marks Black History Month

What started as Negro History Week in 1925 was expanded to a month in 1976, the nation’s bicentennial. President Gerald R. Ford urged Americans to “seize the opportunity to honor the too-often neglected accomplishments of black Americans in every area of endeavor throughout our history.” To mark Black History Month, also known as African American […]