Fresno State president responds to resignation petition

FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - Fresno State's President Saúl Jiménez-Sandoval, sent a connection responding to a petition calling for his resignation connected Friday.

Jiménez-Sandoval says helium was notified of the petition precocious Thursday afternoon. The petition, calling for his resignation, included the California State University Employees Union (CSUEU) and California Faculty Association (CFA) logos. He says helium has "always welcomed feedback from each members of our Fresno State community, and volition proceed to bash so."

In the statement, helium adds helium was amazed by the petition. He says helium met with galore national members and the ASI leadership, who told him they were "unaware" and "were not consulted" regarding the petition.

I person been successful interaction with galore national members who did not person this connection and were unaware that it was coming. ASI enactment has confirmed that they were not consulted, were unaware of the petition, and bash not endorse it. Needless to say, I americium amazed astatine this message, particularly erstwhile Fresno State has a balanced fund and each backing is explained to the Academic Senate, Staff Assembly, and ASI connected an yearly basis. I americium actively moving to docket a gathering with national enactment to amended recognize this situation. 

Jiménez-Sandoval says helium is unfastened to dialogue, and that helium looks guardant to proceeding from the assemblage during the campus' unfastened forum.

I americium genuine successful my emotion and dedication to Fresno State – it is my beingness ngo to beforehand the strengths of our community. I americium accessible and afloat unfastened to dialog – the much we prosecute successful constructive conversation, the amended we volition beryllium capable to transportation connected our noble ngo of educating our talented students and empowering our Valley communities. 

The adjacent Fresno State unfastened forum is scheduled for Sept. 26 astatine 11 a.m. successful the library.