Awards Presented by 4CS

Classified Senate President Service Awards

The 4CS Classified Senate President Service Award has been established to recognize Classified Senate Presidents for outstanding service, who demonstrate the following characteristics:

Criteria:

• Confident and respectful of their classified colleagues and the college community
• Leads by example and recognizes the leadership and talent in others
• Possesses persistent vision of excellence helps their senate and colleagues shine in the governance process
• Actively promotes involvement by classified staff at the local and state level to further their leadership education and contributions to student success
• Inspires the senate to advance and accomplish special contributions for the benefit to the students, staff, and district’s overall direction
• Is involved in college and/or district activities
• Organizes others within the work environment
• Promotes open communication among work groups

To nominate an individual for this award, please see the link on the CLI page.

4CS Outstanding Service Award Winners:

To nominate an individual for this award please see the linked application.

1. 4CS Service Award Criteria and Application
2. 2019 Application Deadline: December 31, 2018

Excellence in Servant Leadership

Classified Senate Website Award

Classified Senate websites are an integral communication tool for local classified employees. At last count there were 59 active classified senate website – from the beginning of a new site “under construction” to extensive sites with various resources available.

Established in 2007, the Outstanding Website Award recognizes the best three (3) classified senate websites based on criteria in the areas of resources, materials, photos, navigation ease and appearance. All participating websites will be recognized at the Classified Leadership Institute (CLI) each year, in June.  Websites ranked within the top three will be presented awards at the CLI Awards Recognition Dinner.  If no one from your senate is able to attend, a 4CS representative will present the award to your campus in person.

To nominate an individual for this award please see the link on the CLI page.

Past Outstanding Classified Senate Website Award Winners:

Model Classified Senate Award

Recognition of Classified Senate organizations that exercise their role in shared governance with autonomy and professionalism is one way in which the California Community Colleges Classified Senate (4CS) can assist other colleges in developing their local senates or councils. Each year a small number of model senates will be recognized as part of the 4CS Classified Leadership Institute.

Model Classified Senates define the standard of staff participation within the learning environment for California community college students; encourage staff leaders to become stronger, and offer reference and experience for novice organizations and those seeking organizational revitalization.

The following criteria are used to determine if a Classified Senate is granted “Model” status by 4CS.

A ‘Model Classified Senate’ is one that:

• Is a participatory governance body elected by its constituents
• Operates professionally under bylaws and/or a constitution approved by its constituency
• Has a copy of their current bylaws/constitution on file with 4CS
• Is recognized by the college administration as a governance participant
• Has an up to date website
• Encourages a cooperative working and professional relationship with a collective bargaining agents (if one exists) and considers input or concerns of such groups
• Is organized to actively engage in the shared governance process
• Communicates routinely with 4CS

We hope to see your Classified Senate receive recognition for outstanding service and leadership this year!

Past Model Senate Award Winners:

Outstanding Classified Professionals Recognition Presentation

We recognize that all classified staff make a positive difference and significantly contribute to the success of our students at each community college and district. The California Community Colleges Classified Senate wants to extend the local recognition that many of our colleagues have received within their local colleges and districts for excellence in service, leadership and participation during this last year. To that end, we collect information from our Classified Senate members and assemble a “Outstanding Classified Leadership Awards” slideshow.

As part of our annual Classified Leadership Institute (CLI) held each year in June, we recognize and honor outstanding classified employees of the year from across the state. We would like to include your classified honorees for the year in this slideshow (graphic) presentation. We will also accept classified of the month and group awards. Please send us information on your award winners in order that your college’s classified staff recognition(s) can be extended statewide and shared for others to see. We will include your awards in this year’s recognition ceremony in June and afterwards on the 4CS Web site for all to celebrate.

Submission Information and Guidelines

For your college or district’s award winner(s), please email a brief biographical statement including all of the following information:

• The name of employee – please double-check spelling,
• The name of college or district at which they work,
• Their positive, personal characteristics (at least two), relative to their receiving an award,
• Any specific achievements that may have contributed to receiving the award,
• The official name of the “local” award received (examples: Classified Employee of the Year or Outstanding Staff of Butte College Award, etc.),
• A photograph of the person or group

Photograph Submission Guidelines:

Please send us the best photograph of the individual or group you can get. If you have a photographic print, please scan it at 150 pixels/inch (or better) and save it as a maximum quality jpeg format (better: a tiff or Photoshop format). If you already have a digital image of at least 72 pixels/inch or better, send us the best quality image you have. We may make small improvements and changes to the image as feasible and needed to fit the format of the presentation.

An email will go out in the Spring of each year prior to the Classified Leadership Institute. If you have additional questions, please email us at communications@ccccs.org