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Classified Professionals Week
A week of professional development JUST for Classified!
Classified Professionals Week takes place every Spring break. This is a week
filled with professional development workshops and opportunities. The Classified Senate
works with Professional Development to plan and present useful, fun, and exciting
workshops tailored just for Classified Professionals.
If you have a request for a workshop or would like to present one during Classified Professionals Week, please reach out to your Area Senator or the Classified Professional Development Coordinator.
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If you have a request for a workshop or would like to present one during Classified Professionals Week, please reach out to your Area Senator or the Classified Professional Development Coordinator.
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Coffee/Scantron Giveaway
Directly support student success every Finals Week!
Every Finals Week the Classified Senate hosts the Coffee/Scantron Giveaway at
Main Campus, Chico Center, and Glenn Center.
The Coffee/Scantron Giveaway is a tabling event where students can grab free coffee, hot tea, hot chocolate, snacks, scantrons, and sharpened #2 pencils! The table is run by volunteers from across constituencies and is highly regarded as one of the most rewarding events to participate in, as it's a unique opportunity to interact directly with students and directly support their efforts at Butte College.
Past events have also featured collaboration with other departments such as Student Success Services, Proud to be First Gen, and the Roadrunner Hub who have provided additional support to our students through the donation of breakfast sandwiches, snacks, prizes, and more!
If you want to participate in our next Coffee/Scantron Giveaway, contact your Area Senator or keep an eye on your inbox, as the call for volunteers goes out a few weeks prior to each Finals Week.
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The Coffee/Scantron Giveaway is a tabling event where students can grab free coffee, hot tea, hot chocolate, snacks, scantrons, and sharpened #2 pencils! The table is run by volunteers from across constituencies and is highly regarded as one of the most rewarding events to participate in, as it's a unique opportunity to interact directly with students and directly support their efforts at Butte College.
Past events have also featured collaboration with other departments such as Student Success Services, Proud to be First Gen, and the Roadrunner Hub who have provided additional support to our students through the donation of breakfast sandwiches, snacks, prizes, and more!
If you want to participate in our next Coffee/Scantron Giveaway, contact your Area Senator or keep an eye on your inbox, as the call for volunteers goes out a few weeks prior to each Finals Week.
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Classified Professionals Day
Classified Professional Development has never been this fun!
One day every year the Classifed Senate organizes a full day of activites, social
networking, professional development, food, and FUN just for Classified Professionals!
Traditionally happening the week following commencement, Classified Professionals Day is open to all Classified staff at all Butte College campuses. The event is, first & foremost, a professional development activity, so expect to learn something new and useful as both an individual and a Classified Professional...but don't expect it to be boring!!!
Every Classified Professionals Day has a theme and dressing up to the theme is encouraged. The planning committee puts in extra effort to infuse professional development into activities which are innovative, exciting, and fun! And best of all, since it is a professional development event, Classified get to attend as part of their normal working hours at normal pay!! So, you get to escape the office, mingle with colleagues from across all departments, learn new things, eat delicious food, AND get paid to do it!! What's not to love?!?
Want a sneak peek of what Classified Professionals Day is like, check out this video:
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Traditionally happening the week following commencement, Classified Professionals Day is open to all Classified staff at all Butte College campuses. The event is, first & foremost, a professional development activity, so expect to learn something new and useful as both an individual and a Classified Professional...but don't expect it to be boring!!!
Every Classified Professionals Day has a theme and dressing up to the theme is encouraged. The planning committee puts in extra effort to infuse professional development into activities which are innovative, exciting, and fun! And best of all, since it is a professional development event, Classified get to attend as part of their normal working hours at normal pay!! So, you get to escape the office, mingle with colleagues from across all departments, learn new things, eat delicious food, AND get paid to do it!! What's not to love?!?
Want a sneak peek of what Classified Professionals Day is like, check out this video:
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Butte Strong Remembrance
November 8th: A time to remember, reflect, and re-connect.The Butte Strong Remembrance was formed in the wake of the 2018 Camp Fire. The Butte College Classified Senate dedicated themselves to remembering and honoring the survivors and those lost in this tragic event.
To this end, they planted the Butte Strong Tree on the Main Campus lawn and hold an annual remembrance for the entire campus community to share in our collective loss and strength. As our area continues to weather further natural incidents, the Butte Strong Remembrance grows to include those impacted by these events.
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Friendsgiving
Bringing our campus community together in friendship, comfort, & giving!
Friendsgiving originally started as a campus-wide Fall potluck and quickly grew
into an annual tradition.
In the Fall of 2019 Butte College was on lockdown due to COVID-19 and an in-person potluck was not feasible. So, instead of a potluck, the Classified Senate decided to gather recipes from students, staff, faculty, managers, and administration to compile into a cookbook!! The cookbook was made availalble digitally for free, or anyone could purchase a hard copy for a small fee. This was followed up with live online cooking demos, where senators or other contributors would cook up a dish from the cookbook!!
When Butte College returned to on-site work, the demand for the cookbook remained, so Friendsgiving has evolved into both an annual in-person potluck AND a campus community driven cookbook, which the Classified Senate uses as a small fundraiser.
Check out our past cookbooks here and start thinking of what recipe YOU can contriubte to the next cookbook & potluck!!
2020 Friendsgiving Cookbook
2021 Friendsgiving Cookbook
2022 Friendsgiving Cookbook
2023 Friendsgiving Cookbook
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In the Fall of 2019 Butte College was on lockdown due to COVID-19 and an in-person potluck was not feasible. So, instead of a potluck, the Classified Senate decided to gather recipes from students, staff, faculty, managers, and administration to compile into a cookbook!! The cookbook was made availalble digitally for free, or anyone could purchase a hard copy for a small fee. This was followed up with live online cooking demos, where senators or other contributors would cook up a dish from the cookbook!!
When Butte College returned to on-site work, the demand for the cookbook remained, so Friendsgiving has evolved into both an annual in-person potluck AND a campus community driven cookbook, which the Classified Senate uses as a small fundraiser.
Check out our past cookbooks here and start thinking of what recipe YOU can contriubte to the next cookbook & potluck!!
2020 Friendsgiving Cookbook
2021 Friendsgiving Cookbook
2022 Friendsgiving Cookbook
2023 Friendsgiving Cookbook
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Hearts & Flowers
Send a little love to a Classified colleague who needs it!
Show a Classified colleague you care with Hearts & Flowers!
If you know of a Classified colleague who has suffered a recent loss, is celebrating a major life event, or just needs a little extra love and recognition, consider sending them Hearts & Flowers!! (it's free!)
Classified Professionals have busy lives filled with personal achievements and challenges, many of which go unrecognized due to our workloads and culture of serving others than ourselves. The Classified Senate created Hearts & Flowers as a way to recognize those Classifed who would otherwise be overlooked.
Simply put in a reqeust for Hearts & Flowers by clicking here and our Hearts & Flowers chair will personally deliver a special plant from our own Horticulture department along with a personal message and their own special brand of caring.
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If you know of a Classified colleague who has suffered a recent loss, is celebrating a major life event, or just needs a little extra love and recognition, consider sending them Hearts & Flowers!! (it's free!)
Classified Professionals have busy lives filled with personal achievements and challenges, many of which go unrecognized due to our workloads and culture of serving others than ourselves. The Classified Senate created Hearts & Flowers as a way to recognize those Classifed who would otherwise be overlooked.
Simply put in a reqeust for Hearts & Flowers by clicking here and our Hearts & Flowers chair will personally deliver a special plant from our own Horticulture department along with a personal message and their own special brand of caring.
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Classified Emeritus Award
Honoring outstanding recently-retired Classified ProfessionalsEvery year the Butte College Classified Senate recognizes long-standing, exceptional
service to the Butte College District through the Classified Emeritus Award.
Classified Professionals who have served at least 10 years at Butte College and have
retired or have deceased within 2 academic years of the current year can be nominated
by any of their Butte College colleagues for Emeritus status.
A committee reviews the applications and the Butte College Classified Senate votes
on qualifying nominees to put forth to the Board of Trustees for final approval.
Links to the application and procedures can be found below.
Classified Emeritus Application (print & fill out in writing or download to fill out & submit digitally)
Classified Procedures for Emeritus
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