Running unopposed for Associated Students director of internal affairs, criminology junior Flor Rebecca Jimenez is excited to take on the thorough documentation procedures and bylaw semantics that make most people dread working in a bureaucracy.
After working in student offices in a managing capacity at Monterey Peninsula College in 2019 and transferring to San Jose State later that year, Jimenez said she is prepared to take on a role that is “all about rules.”
She said she is the best candidate for this position because she believes in professional compartmentalization – essentially drawing the line between knowing A.S. members personally and holding them accountable to the rules and responsibilities of their position.
Though she has never been elected to San Jose State student government, Jimenez currently serves as a student-at-large on the A.S. Programming Board, which creates programs to promote student involvement.
When asked about what A.S. can do for students during the coronavirus pandemic with so many students being off-campus, Jimenez said she believes A.S. should advocate for students’ needs and demands such as refunding fees and tuition.
“We want to make sure [students] have the services they need,” said Jimenez. “If they're paying for their classes but they're not going to school, they're not getting the help they need from the Writing Center, the Career Center.”
