Fresno City College
Centennial Convocation Week Celebration
September 7-10, 2010 
Tuesday, September 7
Car Show of the Decades
10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Free Speech Area/Campus Mall
A selection of cars from 1910 to present. Includes 1910 Warren Detroit and a 1911 Model T.
Wednesday, September 8
Club Rush—Game Day
10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Free Speech Area
Join the fun of college games of yesteryear…pie eating, sack races and more.
Cake Decorating Judging
4 p.m.
Staff Dining Room
Judges will decide who has created the best Centennial Cake. (results on Thursday)
Thursday, September 9
Spirit Day—Wear Red
Centennial Cake Competition Results
12 p.m.
Free Speech Area
Friday, September 10
Centennial Convocation
9 a.m.
Ratcliffe Stadium
Everyone is invited to this important community event to celebrate Fresno City College's 100th anniversary. Fresno City College is the first community college in California and the second in the nation. See the pomp and circumstance of an academic convocation with the procession of our platform party in full regalia. Dr. Jack Scott, Chancellor of California Community Colleges, is the keynote speaker. We’ll honor the legacy of our founder C.L. McLane with a special presentation to his great-granddaughter, Ms. Beverly Brock. We’ll honor the past presidents of FCC. Proclamations will be presented by local, state and national dignitaries.
Centennial information:
(559) 442-8258
This coming year, all eyes will be on Fresno City College as we become the first community college in California to celebrate its one-hundredth anniversary. We have planned a year’s-worth of events for this momentous occasion beginning with the Centennial Ball on December 31, 2009 and culminating with a formal Centennial Convocation on September 10, 2010. Local, state, and national dignitaries will be invited, and on and off campus events and activities to celebrate the many accomplishments and history of our institution will fill the months between.
Established by C.L. McLane in 1910, FCC has earned its place as “the community’s college.” A century ago, Fresno Junior College opened its door with only 20 students and three instructors. Now boasting an enrollment of over 25,000 students and over 1500 full and part time faculty, Fresno City College has become a city within itself. Join us as we celebrate this significant milestone as California’s first community college and the second oldest in the nation.
For additional information please contact Sean Henderson
You may also contact the Public Information office at (559) 442-8258.