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How Ciena’s donated equipment is training the nex ...

Ciena donates equipment to Inatel, Brazil’s National Institute of Telecommunications, to give students the opportunity for hands- ...

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How Ciena is supporting Challenge Based Learning ...

Ciena grants technology and professional development support to three schools in Zimbabwe, Tanzania, and Brazil as part of the Ci ...

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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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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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Finding the right fit: Stories from early career ...

Two early in career team members share their stories of how inclusion helped them choose Ciena as their workplace.

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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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Employee-run annual golf tournament is making an ...

On August 16, 2022, after a two-year hiatus, our people came together at the Greensmere Golf and Country Club in Ottawa for the a ...

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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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Doing good for our people, planet, and communitie ...

At Ciena, we recognize our responsibility to make a positive impact on those around us. Discover how we lived our commitment to u ...

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Creating an inclusive workplace for all

Pragya Gupta, an Embedded Software Engineer, shares her story of joining Ciena and the tools we created to support her in her rol ...

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Collecting toys for children in need at annual To ...

Our people in London got together and volunteered in the Toy Fair's Trolley Dash to support KidsOut, a charity helping children a ...

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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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CienaLife: Recap of our company-wide volunteer day

Here's a recap of Ciena volunteer efforts on the company-wide volunteer day.

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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: 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: Career insights for new grads

Members of Ciena’s Marketing and Sales Development Program share their tips and experiences.

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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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Celebrating our families

Ray Gabriel, Senior Intellectual Property Counsel, shares his story of starting a family through surrogacy and what it meant to h ...

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Celebrating one year of collaboration with Barefo ...

Ciena celebrated one year of collaboration with Barefoot, working together to close the digital disparity among students in North ...

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Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month and one year ...

Read how we celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month and the one year mark of our Latinx employee resource group at Ciena.

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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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Career insights: Helping to drive innovation thro ...

From an engineer to a team leader, Vivek Goyal, Senior Director of Hardware Engineering, has grown his career and empowered other ...

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Career insights: From intern to leader, Pradap sh ...

Pradap Rajagopal began his career as an intern and has grown his experience in engineering and sales over the years. Now, he emba ...

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Career insights: Evolving your career to align wi ...

At Ciena, we encourage our people to actively guide and facilitate their career paths while we support them with the learning exp ...

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