Lab Managers’ Next
‘Brown Bag’ Tomorrow

Berkeley Lab Director Steve Chu and his top managers, Deputy Director Graham Fleming and Chief Operations Officer David McGraw, meet quarterly for a conversation and lunch with employees at locations throughout the site. The next “brown bag” in the series is scheduled for tomorrow from noon to 1 p.m. in Building 50, room 5132. All interested staff are encouraged to bring their lunches, their questions and their comments.

Sex Harassment Course
On Line for Supervisors

A new online sexual harassment prevention training program becomes available today to all University of California supervisors, including those at Berkeley Lab. Provided by the UC Office of the President, the program helps UC and the Lab to comply with a state law (AB 1825) requiring employers with 50 or more employees to offer supervisors at least two hours of mandatory training in sexual harassment prevention by Jan. 1, 2006. Supervisors will receive an e-mail with a personalized link that will direct them to the course. Go here to read more about the program.

Liability in Use
Of Laboratory Vehicles

Facilities Fleet Services has asked that all drivers of Berkeley Lab vehicles go to this section of the Lab's Regulation and Procedure Manual and review their responsibilities when operating a Laboratory-furnished vehicle.  While operating a Lab vehicle, drivers are personally liable for the costs of any damages incurred due to the misuse of such vehicles. Misuse means unauthorized use, use for an improper purpose, gross negligence in the care and operation of an official vehicle, or not adhering to traffic safety regulations. Smoking in Laboratory vehicles is prohibited.

Teen and Godmother
Are a Great Match

Spencer

SUISUN CITY - Jasmyn Cooper gets homework help from her godmother — a woman she's known all her life. “I was in the delivery room when she was born, because her dad was overseas,“ Donna Spencer says of the 17-year-old Rodriguez High School senior. ”I've really been around her. I've seen it all.” Spencer has worked in the Department of Energy’s Berkeley Site Office here at the Lab since 1997, as an engineer on the Environment, Safety and Health Management team. Her story as Jasmyn’s godmother was told last weekend in the Fairfield Daily Republic newspaper. Full story.

Berkeley Foundation
Helps Public Schools

One in a series of profiles of local charities highlighted in the Berkeley Lab SHARES charitable giving campaign.

The Berkeley Public Education Foundation (BPEF) is a volunteer-based organization that provides classroom grants to teachers and Berkeley school volunteers. Recently, it helped establish the Berkeley High School health center, and provided support for the K-8 science curriculum. Find out more about BPEF here. Berkeley Lab employees can donate to this organization, and many more, through the SHARES campaign, now through Nov. 18. To learn more about SHARES, go here. To make online contributions, go here. Send any questions to the SHARES answer line here.