CORE

Committee for Outreach, Recruitment & Engagement (CORE) 

Our Mission Statement

CORE is developing strategies to improve the diversity and inclusion climate for all employees at SLAC National Laboratory. We shall work with the SLAC executive leadership team  in identifying cultural and racial barriers that may exist in the SLAC work environment. Our group also collaborates with Human Resources to identify and help retain high quality staff members. A critical part of our long-term strategy is to sponsor science outreach programs for local youth from historically underrepresented backgrounds.

What We Do 

• Outreach/Recruitment
  • Recruitment booths are conferences & career fairs such as (insert name of conferences)
  • CORE Science Institute (CSI)
  • Fund employee resource group members participation in conferences
• Engagement
  • Affinity Month Celebrations
  • Professional Development
    • Speaker series
• Advocate for change and improvements
  • Black at SLAC Focus Group (2020)
  • Women of Color Focus Group - LCLS (2023)
  • Quarterly meetings with SLAC Lab Director