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August 19, 2008, 11:12 AM ET
VP's Resignation Gets Messy at Southwestern College
Greg R. Sandoval resigned in June as vice president for student affairs at Southwestern College, located near San Diego. The longtime administrator’s departure came after a student-services employee filed a sexual-harassment claim against him, The San Diego Union-Tribune reported. Mr. Sandoval later tried to rescind his resignation, but was rebuffed by the college’s president, Raj K. Chopra.
The drama was far from over, however. Earlier this month David J. Acosto, president of the university’s governing board, added a special item to the agenda for last week’s board meeting to consider postponing Mr. Sandoval’s resignation until January, at which point he would qualify for lifetime medical benefits from the college.
Mr. Chopra was out of town and was not informed of the addition to the meeting, despite a college policy requiring that the board’s agendas be developed in consultation with the president, the Union-Tribune reported. Mr. Acosto said he had tried to tell Mr. Chopra about the change.
Officials from a local high-school district lobbied the board on Mr. Sandoval’s behalf, according to the newspaper’s account. In May a grand jury criticized the college for cozy ties between administrators and the high-school district.
The kerfuffle continued last week, when three members of the college’s governing board boycotted the meeting and called for a formal report on the agenda’s alteration. Mr. Sandoval’s continued employment was not approved because the board lacked the quorum needed for a vote. —Paul Fain
Categories: Administrative-hiring, General-interest
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