The Fresno State athletics department furloughed 60 part-time auxiliary employees in response to the vast revenue loss due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
“As a result of the significant financial impacts of COVID-19 and the university’s transition to virtual instruction this spring, the Athletic Corporation had to make a difficult decision to furlough approximately 60 part-time auxiliary employees for two months,” the university said in a statement.
The department currently supports 21 sports programs, and operating expenditures for sport operations have continued to increase in the past five years. In 2019-20, the projected expenditures were $42,731,050 — an increase from the previous year.