The innumerable activities of the Senate are divided into small groups called "pillars" - each one have an elected lead and assistants. These small groups have autonomy to plan and implement their tasks while reporting back to the Senate. 

Responsibilities include: monitoring the GEM Awards, Classified Recognition Awards, Student Scholarship Award and Longevity Award. Individuals in this pillar will be tasked with soliciting GEM nominations for staff awards, handling Pat Tognazzi scholarship logistics, identify those getting longevity pins, sending invites, keeping pin inventory and supply ordering as needed. Pillar lead is responsible for recruiting and directing assistants. 

Responsibilities include: promoting the tenets of the district's caring campus program,connecting to various constituencies on campuses, planning and hosting programs that connect classified professionals such as Secret Pals. Pillar lead is responsible for recruiting and directing assistants. 

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Anti-Racism, Accessibility, and Justice Pillar will aim to find ways to address the lack of diversity among classified senate membership; as well as the larger classified body, and how we can improve the inclusion of more classified professionals in Classified Senate, specifically more BIPOC colleagues. Members of the pillar will be tasked with working to share resources among Classified Senate to build DEIAAJ knowledge, including working with the Professional Development Pillar to provide training opportunities to help make SRJC Classified Senate an Equitable, Anti-Racist, accessible, inclusive environment striving for justice for all students, and employees.

Responsibilities include holding elections and facilitating reorganizations within Classified Senate. Individuals in this pillar are tasked with yearly election process-communications, ballots and additional logistics pertaining to elections. Pillar lead is responsible for recruiting and directing assistants. 

Responsibilities include: planning the annual back-to-school lunch (if funds availble), classified dinner/ auction, holiday mixer, end-of-year BBQ/event. Individuals in this pillar will be tasked with creating calendar events, scheduling of events in district software such as EMS, publicize events via district email, Pillar lead is responsible for recruiting and directing assistants to coordinate logistics for each event. 

Depending on budget and availability, responsibilities include See's candy winter and spring sales, event auctions, graduation sale (water, drinks, etc). Individuals in this pillar will be tasked with sharing information about sales via district emails, help at auctions with items, set-up and payments, create and advertise the candy ribbon/leis. Pillar lead is responsible for recruiting and directing assistants. 

Responsibilities include Leadership Training and Mentorship Program for Classified Professionals. Tasks within this pillar will include coordinating and finding trainings for Classified Staff and Coordinating Logistics for Mentorship Programs. Pillar lead is responsible for recruiting and directing assistants. Learn more about Classified Professional Development.