Lab Hosted Annual “Veterans’ Day on the Job” on April 28
Berkeley Lab’s Diversity and Inclusion Office (DIO) recently hosted its fourth “Veterans’ Day on the Job” event for approximately 40 participants in the NPower program and San Francisco State University (SFSU)’s “VETS@SFSU“. NPower is a national program, with a Bay Area chapter serving veterans who are eager to transfer their military experience and develop new skills […]
Honoring Military Veterans
Every Nov. 11 the nation observes Veterans Day, a time to pay our respects to those who have served our country in the armed forces. Here we share stories from two veterans at Berkeley Lab. Sandra Miarecki, Lab affiliate, Nuclear Science Division and Instructor, U.S. Air Force Academy Sandra Miarecki’s military career began thanks to her […]
Lab Directorate Hosts Annual Veteran Appreciation Luncheon
In partnership with the Diversity and Inclusion Office, the Lab Directorate hosted LBNL’s annual appreciation luncheon for veterans on Tuesday, November 1, 2016. All Lab employees from various branches of the U.S. military were invited to attend. Lab Director Mike Witherell welcomed our veteran employees and thanked them for their service. UC Berkeley’s Air Force […]
Lab Hosted “Veterans’ Day on the Job” on Oct. 12
Berkeley Lab’s Diversity and Inclusion Office (DIO) recently hosted the third “Veterans’ Day on the Job” event for approximately 30 participants in the NPower program. NPower is a national program, with a Bay Area chapter serving veterans who are eager to transfer their military experience and develop new skills toward a career in technology. Their visit on […]
NPower Veteran Internship Program Launched at Lab
In partnership with the IT Division and the Diversity and Inclusion Office, Berkeley Lab recently launched its veteran internship program with NPower. NPower is a national program, with a Bay Area chapter serving veterans who are eager to transfer their military experience and develop new skills toward a career in technology. The free Technology Service Corps program […]
“Veterans’ Day on the Job” Hosted by VERG on May 20
Berkeley Lab’s Veteran Employee Resource Group (VERG) and the Diversity and Inclusion Office recently hosted a “Veterans’ Day on the Job” event for participants in the NPower program. NPower is a national program, with a Bay Area chapter serving veterans who are eager to transfer their military experience and develop new skills toward a career in technology. […]
VERG Hosts SFSU Student Veterans
Berkeley Lab’s Veteran Employee Resource Group (VERG) recently hosted a visit for students representing “VETS @ SFSU”. “VETS” stands for Veterans’ Education, Transition, & Support, the student organization for veterans and their families and friends at San Francisco State University. Their visit on November 16th included a tour of the Advanced Light Source; a talk […]
Berkeley Lab Veterans Honored at Appreciation Luncheon
The Lab Directorate recently hosted an appreciation luncheon for veterans at Berkeley Lab on Monday, November 10, 2015. Lab Director Paul Alivisatos provided some words of thanks for their service, and Rich Celestre from Berkeley Lab’s Veteran Employee Resource Group invited fellow servicemen and women to join VERG. The charter of the VERG is to […]
Veterans Day Message from DOE Secretary and Deputy Secretary
Dear Colleagues, This Wednesday our Nation will observe Veterans Day. President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed November 11, 1919, as Armistice Day in recognition of the end of hostilities of World War I, with the hope that a conflict on the global scale would never occur again. But in 1954, after World War II and the Korean […]
Thank You to Our Veterans from Lab Director
Every year on November 11, Veterans Day, our nation takes time to honor those who have protected our country through service in the armed forces. At Berkeley Lab, we are fortunate to include our esteemed veterans as part of our Lab community. They are integral to the Lab, serving in critical positions throughout our operations […]
