NRAO Diversity Policy Statement

• Our employees, essential to our success, are to be valued, treated with respect, and have opportunities to work in an inclusive, multi-cultural and gender diverse environment.
• NRAO staff and management are responsible and accountable for achieving the above goals.

NRAO Diversity Strategic Vision

• To enable diversity to thrive in all areas of the Observatory in a seamless manner, wherein diversity becomes a natural part of the way we think about work, in the decisions we make, and in our behavior towards others.

Upcoming Conferences

• NRAO has participated and continues to participate in these 2008 Conferences and Job Fairs. You are invited to the Observatory booth and visit with staff to learn more about the opportunities available for students and professionals.
• Society of Women Engineers - November 6-8, Baltimore, MD

Diversity in Astronomy at the NRAO

• In 2008 the Observatory is again honored to be recognized by the readers of Diversity/Careers in Engineering & Information Technology Magazine as a Reader's Choice 2008: Best Diversity.

Gene Cole, Technical Specialist and Project Scheduler for the Expanded Very Large Array (EVLA) in Socorro, New Mexico is interviewed in the June/July edition of the Diversity/Career Magazine. Read Gene Cole's entire article.		Diversity goes astronomical - It's not happening at the speed of light, but inclusion is gradually permeating the world of radio astronomy. D/C editor in chief Kate Colborn talks with Dr Fred K. Y. Lo, who directs NRAO (Charlottesville, VA), the largest and most powerful radio astronomy observatory in the world.
Dr. Karen O'Neil has been appointed as the new Assistant Director for Green Bank Operations. Dr. O'Neil leads the team responsible for all NRAO operations in West Virginia, including the operation and maintenance of the GBT and the expansion of its scientific capabilities.		Carol Lonsdale, NRAO welcomes new Head of the North American ALMA Science Center
Hector Malagon, NRAO Socorro, New Mexico, a recent BSEE graduate of NMIT participated in a Work-Study program with the Observatory before being hired.  Read about Hector in the Diversity Career in Engineering & Information Technology Winter 2008/Spring 2009 Minority College Issue.

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