UC Davis Centennial
100 years! Whether you are new to UC Davis, or have been part of its family for decades, we invite you to celebrate the university's 100th birthday. The College of Letters and Science was founded in 1952, but many of its departments have been with the university since it was created a century ago.
Learn more about events sponsored by the College of Letters and Science and its departments, occurring throughout the year.
We have launched a new project that tells the stories of the College of Letters and Science – the students, alumni, programs, and faculty that make up the college. Click here to read the stories, and contribute your own to complete the 100 by the end of the UC Davis Centennial!
An essay by Eric Rauchway, professor of history, on what it was like to live in 1908, the year that UC Davis was founded.
Wayne Thiebaud, Cakes and Pies, 2007-08, Hand worked aquatint
The centennial celebration prompted many new projects, one of them a set of commemorative posters available for sale through the UC Davis Centennial website. The College of Letters and Science worked with the three museums (Richard L. Nelson Gallery and Fine Arts Collection, Design Museum, C.N. Gorman Museum) to create over a dozen posters for you to select. The store is being created, please check back in October.