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Meet the Ciena Cares Champions
We’re shining a light on our Ciena Cares Champions—the people who drive our workplace giving and volunteering programs for their ...
Ciena’s Month of Goodness
Watch our recap video to see how our teams have made an impact.
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A look back on doing good in 2023
We’re looking back on all the good our Ciena team members did for our communities and our planet in 2023.
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Helping kids walk with the CHEO Foundation
Learn how our Ciena team in Ottawa donated a life-changing robot walker and continue to support CHEO, a global leader in pediatri ...
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Innovation and Collaboration: Researching AI with ...
Discover how a collaboration between our research and development team and the University of Ottawa led to innovative new breakth ...
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Career insights: Supporting our people in explori ...
At Ciena, we encourage and support our people in pursuing their passions. Carla Martinez, Leader of Diversity, Equity, and Inclus ...
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Closing digital gaps and empowering students in t ...
Ivan Polizzi, Regional Managing Director of Australia, New Zealand, and Pacific, shares how we are teaming up with companies acro ...
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Announcing the Ciena Solutions Challenge Sustaina ...
Thank you to all students and educators who participated in this year’s Ciena Solutions Challenge.
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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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Mentorship: how these unique relationships can bo ...
Ciena loves mentorship! Read about the mentoring resources available to team members and see several mentorship success stories.
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Working at Ciena as a US Army Senior Officer: How ...
Fahad Digankar is a technical account manager on the Ciena government sales team who shared his experience balancing his military ...
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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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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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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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Doing good for the planet on Earth Day
Ciena employees across the globe came together to do good for the planet on Earth Day through volunteerism.
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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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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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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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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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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 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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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 ...