California State University, Fresno State is the leading producer of bachelor’s degrees annually in the Central Valley of California.
More than 50% of the students at Fresno State are Latinos.
This year, Fresno State celebrated about 6,116 graduating students with ceremonies all day on Friday and Saturday, May 17 and 18, along with select affinity celebrations.
These included the Chicano/Latino Commencement Celebration on May 18 and the American Indian Graduation Honoring and Celebration on May 19.
At the Chicano/Latino Commencement Celebration, many graduates were the first in their families to attend college.
Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra, the first Latino to hold this position in history, and Fresno State President Saúl Jiménez-Sandoval gave keynote addresses to the graduates and their families.
Some of the honorable mentions included Fresno State College of Engineering graduate Kassandra Hernandez. She created a map of specific hotspot regions where resources can be devoted to reducing the number of wildfires.
Crystal Alvarez made history by becoming one of the pioneering female Army ROTC cadets from Fresno State to be commissioned into the Infantry Branch of the U.S. Army, achieving the rank of second lieutenant.
Alvarez was one of two female cadets at Fresno State to earn this distinction after the Department of Defense lifted all gender-based restrictions on military service in January 2015.
“Less than 2% of women serve in the Infantry, which has always been male-dominated,” Alvarez said. “It takes a lot of physical and mental strength to be in this role, so I am grateful for the opportunity. I think it’s cool to be part of this and to be able to do something that other women weren’t able to do in the past.”
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