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Leading as your true self
In honor of Pride Month, Nicky Martin reflects on being a role model for others by being her true self at work and in every aspec ...
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Our Global Products & Services team doing goo ...
From park clean-up events to helping local food banks, Ciena was on the ground making a positive impact in their local communitie ...
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Our people making a difference on Earth Day
For Earth Day this year, our people demonstrated their passion for helping the planet through volunteer events across the globe a ...
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Empowering underserved students with digital skil ...
Ciena has committed $10 million over five years towards initiatives that aim to unlock new opportunities through its Digital Incl ...
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A reflection of Ciena life in 2021
If we had to choose a word to describe 2021, it would be resilience. Collectively, our people came together with passion and inno ...
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CienaLife: Dear Young Ramona – Be proud of who yo ...
Ramona Jackson, an IT leader and member of Ciena’s D&I Council and Pride Group, recently presented at a company-wide meeting to s ...
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Ciena moms on balancing caregiving and careers
Employee. Mother. Leader. Caregiver. How do women continue to find balance when faced with so many responsibilities? To find out, ...
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Looking back: Life at Ciena in 2020
Ciena's Molly Winans takes a look back at a few bright spots from the Ciena team during a year of virtual connectedness.
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What we can all be grateful for
Ciena’s Vice President and General Manager for the Americas, Bruce Hembree, reflects on what he is thankful for and how his team ...
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Our mission: to expand opportunities for students ...
Ciena's Sam Paone explains why partnership is critical to progress.
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Helping our people find happiness
Happiness might not be a term you hear many companies use beyond customer service, but at Ciena it’s also part of a commitment we ...
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From big lasers to small lasers: How Ciena helped ...
Algonquin College is home to the only photonics lab of its kind in the world all thanks to a substantial upgrade and sponsorship ...
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2017 was a great year of giving at Ciena
Mark Stevens, Ciena’s Director of Corporate Social Responsibility, looks back at 2017 and how Ciena and its employees have transf ...
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Ciena Cares in Action: Our Response to Natural Di ...
Mark Stevens, Ciena’s Director of Corporate Social Responsibility, reflects on how Ciena and its employees are responding to help ...
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A Peek Inside Ciena’s New Ottawa Campus and R& ...
The Ciena team turned out for a day of celebration as we officially moved into our new 425,000 square foot Ottawa campus.
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Ciena Cares: Supporting volunteerism isn’t just a ...
Mark Stevens, Ciena’s Director of Corporate Social Responsibility, shares his thoughts around the community matching program that ...
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Reflecting our People’s Passion for Good: Gary Sm ...
Ciena CEO Gary Smith details the efforts of Ciena's volunteer groups around the world, and how the company's Ciena Cares program ...
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Unearthing New Ways to Partner
Sondra Smith of Level 3 details the Giving Garden project undertaken by an enthusiastic team of volunteers, the Level 3 Foundatio ...
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Women@Ciena join forces to celebrate Internationa ...
March 8, 2016 is International Women’s Day.At Ciena, we run an initiative called ‘Women @ Ciena’. This is an internal networking ...
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CienaLife: Representation matters - HBCU grads sh ...
Two Ciena employees discuss their experiences at HBCUs to Celebrate Black History Month.
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Women@Ciena cook for heart health
During International Women’s Day, Ciena hosted Chef Stephanie from The American Heart Association for a virtual cooking segment a ...
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CienaLife: Asia-Pacific teams making local impact
Take a look at some of the creative ways our team members in Asia-Pacific volunteered in their communities.
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CienaLife: Employee-tested, mother-approved tips
We interviewed seven working moms at Ciena with varying circumstances and pulled together their advice for making time for their ...
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CienaLife: Career insights for new grads
Members of Ciena’s Marketing and Sales Development Program share their tips and experiences.