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FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Fresno State module and unit heard from assemblage president Saúl Jiménez-Sandoval during an unfastened forum Thursday.
He addressed a caller petition calling for his resignation.
Action News cameras were not allowed wrong the forum, but those we spoke with aft the gathering said the president was transparent regarding the petition and however helium started the meeting.
"He has ever been transparent, and helium has ever asked for input and feedback from the field community," said Fresno State Associate Controller Josie Almeida.
The petition includes logos for the California State University Employees Union and the California Faculty Association.
It claims Jiménez-Sandoval has demonstrated mediocre stewardship of Fresno State.
A CFA spokesperson told Action News they did not nonstop it to their members.
However, a CSUEU subordinate says this came from unit successful Sacramento, and members connected field were not consulted.
"They specifically did this with a fistful of radical and purposefully did not talk to the greater bully of our unit members and of the 600 and thing CSUEU national members," said CSUEU subordinate Belinda Munoz.
We contacted national leaders astir those claims and received a connection re-iterating the petition.
Statement from CSUEU Fresno Chapter President Fortunato "Fortune" Garcia:
CSU Staff astatine Fresno State person important issues with however the field is being managed and however resources are utilized to assistance beforehand students' world success.
Based connected our members' concerns, we initiated a petition directed astatine the field President.
Workers' issues are real, and they impact pupil occurrence astatine Fresno State.
- Inadequate unit affects pupil learning
- Mismanagement of University resources means little backing for captious programs
We telephone connected President Saúl Jiménez-Sandoval to show that helium recognizes the invaluable services frontline unit supply our campus.
The leaders of Fresno State's Associated Students, Incorporated, besides said they were not consulted and did not endorse the petition.
Following the forum, they had thing but praise for the enactment Jiménez-Sandoval has done for the university.
"We've seen astatine slightest passim my 4 years astatine Fresno State that President Sandoval consistently shows up for students' needs, concerns, adjacent conscionable pupil hobbies," said Associated Students Inc. enforcement vice president Frederick Lisitsa.
"I deliberation if you polled the students, you would find retired that the president is similar the people's president," said Associated Students Inc. president Faith Van Hoven.
The ASI hosted its gathering Thursday day for chap students with the aforesaid extremity of being transparent.
It's unclear wherever the petition goes from here.
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