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Dr. Saúl Jiménez-Sandoval, a veteran academic administrator with extensiveties to the Central Valley, is Fresno State’s new provost and vice president forAcademic Affairs, effective July 22, 2019.
President Joseph I. Castro announced the appointment on April 5. Theprovost is the University’s chief academic officer and serves as its leaderwhen the president is away from campus.
Jiménez-Sandoval joined the Fresno State faculty in 2000. During his 19years of service at the University, he has served as professor of Spanish andPortuguese, coordinator of the Spanish master of arts, chair of theDepartment of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures, interimassociate dean of the College of Arts and Humanities, and dean of theCollege of Arts and Humanities.
A multilingual scholar, he recently helped launch the new Portuguese BeyondBorders Institute, in collaboration with fellow deans of other Fresno State
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colleges. As a scholar, Jiménez-Sandoval studies poetic discourses, criticaltheory, Spanish American literature and Lusophone cultural productions.Among his academic honors are two nominations for the Carnegie U.S.Professor of the Year Award.
“Dr. Jiménez-Sandoval is a dynamic scholar and administrator with anunwavering passion for our University’s mission to boldly educate andempower students for success,” said Castro. “I am excited to work with him toguide Fresno State to even greater heights of academic distinction, which willhelp to elevate the entire Central Valley.”
Under Jiménez-Sandoval’s leadership as dean, the College of Arts andHumanities moved to a new level of excellence by introducing innovativefields, enhancing the quality of programs, increasing the number of tenure-track professors, increasing student enrollment, increasing timely graduationrates, and leading highly successful fundraising initiatives.
As he passionately believes that students thrive in multidisciplinaryenvironments, Jiménez-Sandoval has built collaborative programs betweenthe College of Arts and Humanities and other academic units, including aprison art project with the Department of Criminology, an exploration ofcommunicative and philosophical perspectives on science with the College ofScience and Mathematics, a Correctional Recreational Certificate with theDepartment of Recreation Administration, and Ethnic Studies projects with theCollege of Social Sciences.
Jiménez-Sandoval said: “I’m humbled and honored by the trust PresidentCastro and the search committee have placed in me, and reinvigorated by thesupport of campus and community members. I love this fertile land – one thatnurtures our community in celebration of its vibrant diversity – and I loveFresno State, for its concrete potential to transform countless lives of studentswho become world-renowned artists, scientists, teachers, engineers, medicalprofessionals and social servants. I’m excited to get to work on promotingstudent excellence, empowering faculty to inspire the next generation ofleaders, and advancing strategic academic, artistic and economic innovationsthat will positively impact the quality of life in our Valley.”
Jiménez-Sandoval serves in a leadership role on a number of councils thatnurture cultural ties, collaboration and fundraising opportunities, including:President’s Commission for the Future of Arts and Humanities; President’sJewish Leadership Council; President’s Latino Leadership Community Group;President’s Portuguese Leadership Council; President’s Armenian LeadershipCouncil; SE Asian Community Task Force; and University High School Board.
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“As chair of the Academic Senate, I am thrilled at the prospect of workingclosely with Dr. Jiménez-Sandoval, our new provost,” said Thomas Holyoke,professor of political science. “Dr. Jiménez-Sandoval has a long history ofworking in close consultation with faculty in the College of Arts andHumanities, and I believe that he will bring that same dedication to faculty,and faculty governance, to his new role as our new provost and vice presidentfor Academic Affairs.”
Jiménez-Sandoval moved to the Fresno region as a child and tended thefamily farm while growing up in a bilingual, bicultural environment. An honorsstudent at Fowler High, he went on to the University of California, Irvine,where he earned a double bachelor of arts (cum laude) in Spanish andhistory, and a Ph.D. in Spanish and Portuguese literatures. In addition, he hasprofessional certificates in critical theory from Cornell University, in Spanishart history from Escuela de Arte y Antigüedades de Madrid (Spain), and inPortuguese language and culture from Universidade Nova de Lisboa(Portugal).
Jiménez-Sandoval is married to Dr. Mariana Anagnostopoulos, a professor inthe Department of Philosophy; they are proud parents of two boys, Arion andLeo.
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