January 2019 – July 2022
Learn about veteran outreach and hiring best practices — as well as the Lab’s efforts to increase representation and engagement among our veteran employees — from this replay of a Lab symposium held earlier this month. The presentation includes tips on how you can play a part in these efforts. https://youtu.be/3pVYOgq0mDM
The Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Office will hold a brown bag session on Monday, June 15, from noon to 1 p.m. on ways employees can incorporate IDEA goals into their performance evaluation process. The event will include a tour of the Sample IDEA Goals for Performance Management Process toolkit. https://diversity.lbl.gov/2020/06/09/idea-brown-bag-for-staff-incorporating-idea-goals-into-your-pmp-june-24-2020/
Learn more about the goals of #ShutDownSTEM and other actions at a noon discussion and tour of the ‘Guidance for People Leaders’ resource sponsored by HR and DEI. The Brown Bag session will provide guidance on how to respond to current events and how supervisors can actively support their employees. https://diversity.lbl.gov/2020/06/09/supervisor-brown-bag-responding-to-current-events-june-10-2020/
In a Lab-wide message, Director Mike Witherell denounces all race-related brutality and urges the Lab community to educate themselves about the structural inequities within society, within science and academia, and at our Lab. HR and DEI have guidelines and resources to help. Read his message. https://stratcomm-elements.lbl.gov/2020/06/09/740/
The Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Office is leading a series of IDEA brown bag sessions for supervisors and managers. The series will focus on incorporating IDEA goals into the performance management process. https://diversity.lbl.gov/2020/06/04/idea-brown-bag-for-supervisors-managers-incorporating-idea-goals-into-the-pmp-june-11-2020/
BLDAP is a summer high school program for underrepresented minorities in STEM to develop research and coding skills, receive career guidance, and form a STEM network. The virtual program will take place from July 6 – 30. Read about the program, volunteer roles, and how to sign up. https://k12education.lbl.gov/programs/high-school/BLDAP
Nominations for this year’s Director’s Award, given to exceptional employees and teams, closes June 30. Last year Tom Gallant received the award for Exceptional Achievement in Diversity. Tom came to the Lab as a temp but is still here 20 years later. Read what receiving the award means to Tom. https://stratcomm-elements.lbl.gov/2020/06/08/three-questions-for-directors-award-winner-tom-gallant/
Mary Maxon, Associate Lab Director for Biosciences and executive sponsor for the Lambda Alliance Employee Resource Group (ERG) and Employee Activity Association, shares why Pride matters at the Lab and some of the group’s accomplishments. https://diversity.lbl.gov/2020/06/08/why-pride-celebrations-matter-a-letter-from-mary-maxon-ald-biosciences/
Many Lab colleagues have asked for more information to understand the need for societal changes. It starts by looking inward to understand our own actions, inactions, and assumptions. Read more in this call to action from DEI Officer Lady Idos and join the learning sessions Monday afternoon. https://diversity.lbl.gov/2020/06/05/learning-journey-begins-with-self-reflection-two-events-on-june-8-2020/
What do you do when you are witnessing harassment? This interactive training will teach you Hollaback!’s 5D’s of bystander intervention methodology: distract, delegate, document, delay, and direct. Organized by Asian Americans Advancing Justice, useful in many situations. Register ahead of time. https://www.ihollaback.org/bystanderintervention/?link_id=3&can_id=7174aebb4b644d0c236737085d673317&source=email-digest-the-slave-who-went-to-congress-bystander-intervention-trainings&email_referrer=email_775386&email_subject=digest-the-slave-who-went-to-congress-bystander-intervention-trainings