Classified Senate

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Welcome to the College of Marin Classified Senate

  • I. Mission Statement and Handbook
  • II. Current and Past Events
  • III. Classified Senators
  • IV. Classified Senate Constitution and Bylaws
  • V. Minutes and Agendas
  • VI. Awards
  • VII. Forms and Resources

Mission and Purpose

The Classified Senate represents the voice of the classified staff in all participatory governance matters. The Classified Senate also actively collects, evaluates, and disseminates information to the classified staff; provides classified staff with a formal representative voice in recommending institutional policies and procedures, college goals, plans and priorities; and represents the collective interests of the classified staff before or on any governance or college committee. A few key responsibilities of the Classified Senate are:

  • To provide classified staff with a formal structure and effective procedure for participation in the College’s Participatory Governance System, including the development of the College Mission, Vision, Values, plans, policies and matters related to Accreditation.
  • To support classified staff participation on college and statewide committees, dealing with governance, planning and policies.
  • To promote professional development for all classified staff.
  • To provide leadership opportunities for classified staff.
  • To foster communication, understanding and mutual support among the classified staff.
  • To provide a centralized means of communication between classified staff and the rest of the college community, including but not limited to, administrators, faculty, students and the Board of Trustees.
Meeting Times:

The Classified Senate usually meets the 1st Tuesday of the Month from 12:00 to 1:00 in the teleconference rooms LC 53 (KTD)/ISC 201(IVC) unless otherwise noted.

All meetings are open to the public. Please feel free to contact any of the Classified Senators listed below to ask questions or get information about the Senate.

Classified Professionals Handbook

Current and Past Events

Please join us at our various events throughout the year. We welcome any feedback or suggestions for future events.

Here is a gallery of some of the past events.Hope to see you soon.

2014-2015 Classified Senators

SENATORDEPARTMENTEXTENSIONUNITTERM EXPIRES
Emy Bagatas (Secretary)Financial Aid7408CSEA6/30/2015
Laura Cooper (Vice President)Physical Sciences7513CSEA6/30/2016
Rodney CraigMaintenance and Operations7442SEIU6/30/2015
Melody CrelPRIE7563CSEA6/30/2015
Matthew DimopoulosSAS7551CSEA6/30/2016
Melinda MelloyCollege Operations8101Confidential6/30/2015
Oksana PensabeneTutoring Center7620CSEA6/30/2016
Alexio PerezMaintenance and Operations7454SEIU6/30/2016
Monica Rudolph (President)Math and Sciences7510CSEA6/30/2016
Carol Schwartz (Treasurer)SAS7406CSEA6/30/2015
Ellen ShawCounseling7436CSEA6/30/2016
Dodd StangeMaintenance and Operations7457SEIU6/30/2015

Constitution & Bylaws

In November 2010, the Classified Senate recommended a revision to the Classified Senate Constitution and Bylaws that updated the documents and clarified procedures to reflect current practice. The revised Constitution and Bylaws were approved by a majority vote of the Classified Staff on November 29, 2010, and Article III was amended in May 2012.

Minutes and Agendas

Please find all of our minutes and agendas below. If you want to schedule a time to be placed on the agenda, please contact Monica Rudolph for more information.

Minutes/Agendas

Classified Senate Awards

The Classified Senate formalized a process to recognize our outstanding classified staff on an annual basis. Each year individuals and departments are selected from nominations by their peers, to be honored based on the criteria of:

Forms and Resources

Forms

Classified Senate Payroll Deduction Form (PDF 19 KB)

State Resources

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