Seeking to animate a college-going civilization among African American younker portion nurturing relationships betwixt the assemblage and religion leaders and congregations, 7 Fresno State leaders — including President Saúl Jiménez-Sandoval — visited section churches connected Feb. 23 arsenic portion of CSU Super Sunday.
“Moments similar this, erstwhile we conscionable our imaginable aboriginal students and their families wherever they are, person a almighty interaction successful allowing them to spot the anticipation of themselves arsenic aboriginal professionals empowered by a Fresno State degree,” Jiménez-Sandoval said. “Our absorption is clear: The CSU and Fresno State are unmatched successful the worth of world-class acquisition we present – we amended the aboriginal professionals who prolong California’s system and dynamic society.”
Jiménez-Sandoval represented Fresno State astatine Saints Community Church of God successful Christ. Several different Fresno State leaders visited different section churches with predominantly Black congregations:
- Phong Yang, interim vice president of Student Affairs and Enrollment Management, spoke astatine the Family Community Church of Fresno.
- Terree Stevenson, subordinate vice president of Student Affairs and dean of students spoke astatine Bethesda Churches.
- Etisha Wilbon, manager of counseling and intelligence services with the Student Health and Counseling Center astatine Fresno State, spoke astatine Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church of Fresno.
- Dr. Robert Mitchell, manager of aesculapian services with the Student Health and Counseling Center, spoke astatine Saint Rest Baptist Church.
- Kornya Lansana, interim manager of the Educational Opportunity Program astatine Fresno State, spoke astatine Mount Olive Baptist Church successful Fresno.
- Varselles Cummings, manager of the Cross Cultural and Gender Center astatine Fresno State, spoke astatine Second Baptist Church successful Fresno.
The California State University system, done its 23 campuses statewide, has partnered with faith-based leaders successful section communities to big CSU Super Sunday since 2005. Campus leaders instrumentality a connection of access, accidental and the transformative powerfulness of a CSU grade to Black students successful the neighboring community.
