Going Viral

Photo by Cary Edmondson

Fresno State’s 48th annual Chicano/Latino Commencement went viral on May 18 when numerous videos of a grad dance party were posted to social media, including a TikTok video from alumnus Dr. Saul Salinas, Clovis Unified School District’s community relations coordinator. Salinas’ video generated over 5.5 million views, and gained national headlines from ABC, Telemundo, Univision and CNN. The video shows graduates, faculty and Fresno State President Saúl Jiménez-Sandoval dancing on the floor of a packed Save Mart Center at the nation’s largest commencement ceremony of its kind. The U.S. Marine Band from San Diego was playing “Toro Mambo.”