Classified Senate Staff Survey, Fall 2011 - Chaffey College

4. HOLIDAY LUNCHEON IS TOO EXPENSIVE. DO NOT HAVE TIME ON THE WEEKEND TO PARTICIPATE
IN THE GOOD WILL DRIVE.
5. I BELIEVE CLASSIFIED SENATE SHOULD FOCUS MORE ON EVENTS TO UPLIFT CLASSIFIED
EMPLOYEES. NOT EVERYONE CELEBRATES HALLOWEEN. HOW ABOUT A FALL HARVEST GREET
AND MEET?
6. I CELEBRATE “HARVEST” INSTEAD OF “HALLOWEEN”.
7. I DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN THOSE EVENTS.
8. I DID NOT PARTICIPATE.
9. I VALUE ALL OF THE EVENTS; ALTHOUGH, I DON’T KNOW MUCH ABOUT THE COMMUNICTY
OUTREACH PROGRAM.
10. I VALUE EACH OF THE EVENTS ABOVE BECAUSE THEY PROMOTE COMMUNITY, SHARING WITH
PEERS, FACULTY, AND ADMINISTRATION, GIVING BACK TO OUR COMMUNITIES AND SHOWING
APPRECIATION FOR OURSELVES AND ALL WE DO TO PROMOTE STUDENT SUCCESS AND THE
SUCCESS OF THE COLLEGE. MAYBE WE SHOULD SEND A SURVEY TO ADMINISTRATION AND
FACULTY TO GET FEEDBACK FROM THEM ON HOW WE ARE DOING AND WAYS WE CAN IMPROVE.
11. I’M NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAM; CLASSIFIED APPRECIATION
WEEK COULD BE SHORTENED TO A DAY OR TWO
12. I’M NOT SURE WHAT COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAM(S) CLASSIFIED SENATE PARTICIPATES
IN.
13. NONE OF THESE EVENTS TRULY SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE CLASSIFIED SENATE. IF THE
MISSION OF THE SENATE IS TO PROMOTE SHARED GOVERNANCE AND TO FOSTER THE
CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES TO WORK COLLABORATIVELY IN PROVIDING OUR STUDENTS WITH THE
TOOLS THEY NEED TO SUCCEED, THESE EVENTS DON’T DO EITHER. FOR EXAMPLE, THE
GOODWILL DRIVE AND CLASSIFIED APPRECIATION WEEK ARE BOTH SELF-SERVING IN THAT THE
STAFF MEMBERS BENEFITTED; THE TEDDY BEAR DRIVE AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH EVENTS
HELP THOSE OUTSIDE THE CHAFFEY COMMUNITY – NOT OUR STUDENTS IN THEIR QUEST TO
SUCCEED, AND THE HALLOWEEN CONTEST AND HOLIDAY LUNCHEON ARE SOCIAL EVENTS FOR
THE MEMBERS.
14. NOT SURE WHAT “VALUE” MEANS. I THINK IT’S HONORABLE TO HAVE CHARITABLE EVENTS, BUT
WHY DO STAFF NEED A WEEK OF APPRECIATIVE EVENTS AND A HOLIDAY LUNCH? ALSO, I’D LIKE
TO KNOW HOW THESE EVENTS SUPPORT SENATE’S MISSION.
15. PERSONAL REASONS TO NOT CELEBRATE HALLOWEEN, BUT GOOD TEAM BUILDING AMONG
COLLEGE MEMBERS.
16. PERSONALLY I DO NOT LIKE HALLOWEEN BUT IT’S GREAT TO SEE THE CAMPUS PARTICIPATION.
17. THE HALLOWEEN COSTUME CONTEST DOES NOT HELP STUDENTS “ACHIEVE AN EXCELLENT
EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE”. THIS IS THE TYPE OF SOCIAL EVENT THAT DISTRACTS FROM THE
MISSION OF THE CLASSIFIED SENATE. THE HOLIDAY LUNCHEON DOES NOT PROVIDE ANY VALUE
TO ME, BUT I DO UNDERSTAND HAVING EVENTS THAT BRING IN DONATIONS/REVENUE.
18. TIME OF EVENT.
19. WHY DON’T YOU DO MORE THINGS LIKE PROFESSIONAL WORKSHOPS? MANY THINK YOU ARE
JUST A FUNDRAISING CLUB ALWAYS ASKING FOR SOMETHING.
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