Category: Diversity

Seats are available for the EEOC Respectful Workplace Workshop for staff, contractors, and affiliates on July 26. There is a session for managers from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and staff from 1 to 3:30 p.m. Registration is on a first-come basis, so early sign up is encouraged. https://diversity.lbl.gov/sexual-harassment-prevention/

Berkeley Lab is seeking a new delegate to serve a two-year term on the Council of UC Staff Assemblies. This assignment is effective August 1 and the delegate will attend quarterly meetings September 2019 through June 2021. The application deadline is July 24. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/162sfLmkcgn6qeT8jvT7f-lUf4wpDsP1cwYqV6wUgZ5o/viewform?edit_requested=true

Diversity drives the ideas that unlock our science, according to Berkeley Lab Director Mike Witherell. He calls on all Lab employees to take part in a discussion on changing the culture at the Lab by focusing on four concepts: Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accountability, or IDEA. https://youtu.be/PpNBY12u8_E

About 70 Lab employees took the time to share their thoughts on inclusion, diversity, equity, and accountability in a video series that will be shared with you in the coming weeks. This first video shows what happened when employees were asked to reflect on a time they felt excluded. https://youtu.be/NOZ2xPa8BUM

Lab employees joined thousands on Sunday for the annual San Francisco Pride Parade. Click to view a photo essay with contributions from employees who took part, including a video from Joey Curtis, and images from the Lab’s Pride Month closing ceremony with Lab Director Mike Witherell. https://berkeleylab.exposure.co/pride-at-berkeley-lab?source=share-berkeleylab

A capacity crowd at the Lab heard from Google engineer Matt Sakaguchi on Google’s research on building effective teams, and co-speaker Michelle Elrod from Cal Poly Pomona on how to apply the research. Check out the recorded version of the talks, slides and reference material. https://diversity.lbl.gov/2019/05/13/the-quest-to-build-the-most-effective-teams/

All are invited to Join the Lambda Alliance for an hour of socializing and recognition of Lab allies on Monday, June 10 at 3 p.m. in the cafeteria. Lambda members will bring treats and beverages will be available for purchase at the coffee bar. https://calendar.google.com/calendar/r/eventedit/NWlpMzQ2amduOGZzajNyNnFmZmRoaXJuazMgZHdlbnR3b3J0aEBsYmwuZ292?sf=true

Last Friday, the Lab’s Lambda Alliance Employee Resource Group, Employee Activity Association, and other staff gathered near Bldg. 65 to raise the rainbow flag to kick off Pride Month. Chief Diversity Officer Lady Idos read a proclamation to make it official. https://youtu.be/_9zdAWdWmoM

Staff are invited to a talk today (June 4) about Project Aristotle and Google’s efforts to learn more about group dynamics, build high-performance teams, and ensure psychological safety in the workplace. The event takes place at noon in the Building 50 Auditorium. https://diversity.lbl.gov/2019/05/13/the-quest-to-build-the-most-effective-teams/