Maria Elena Salinas, Noticero Univision anchor, whose nationally syndicated column is carried in The Bee, will be honored at the Latino Commencement Celebration at Fresno State Saturday evening at the Save Mart Center. 
The Latino Class of 2007 will be recognized at the event that will begin at 5 p.m. There will be entertainment and the ceremony is scheduled to begin about 6:30 p.m.
Dr. Luz Gonzalez, dean of the College of Social Science, said "Salinas is being recognized for her strong stand on immigration reform, her advocacy of health care and educational access for Latinos and her unwavering commitment to educating our communities about the importance of political participation and empowerment."
Salinas' column runs weekly in The Bee's opinion section. You can read her columns online here.
This is the 31st annual Latino Commencement Celebration at Fresno State. The event is the largest in the nation in terms of attendance. Last year, 10,000 graduates, family members and guests attended the ceremony.
Here's the Fresno State schedule for all the commencement ceremonies. They begin Friday morning with the College of Engineering.
The commencement for the entire university will be 10 a.m. Saturday at the Save Mart Center. It will be the 96th commencement ceremony for Fresno State.
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