35th Annual Pan Afrikan Recognition Celebration

We invite you to register for the 35th Annual Pan-Afrikan Recognition Celebration (PARC) on Sunday, May 5th 2024 at 12PM-2PM in the TSU Pavilions ABC. This event is an opportunity for family and friends to celebrate the accomplishments of our Black/African American graduates. Students who attend and participate in the ceremony will be individually recognized and receive a sash. We encourage participants and their guest arrive as early as 11AM. You must attend PARC in full from 12PM-2PM to receive your Pan-African stole. The reception which is hosted by the CSUF Black Faculty and Staff Association (BFSA) will take place following the ceremony in the TSU Courtyard from 2PM-3PM and is optional. We encourage student participants and their guest to attend the reception which will have refreshments such as cookies, brownies, ice tea, lemonade and water for you and your guest to enjoy.

Tickets are required for the student participants and their guests. Please have your tickets (for the student graduate and your guests) readily available via in person or digitally to check in the event upon arrival to check into the ceremony. You can obtain your PARC ticket and guest tickets via Eventbrite.

• Parking will be available free of charge in the State College Parking Structure. (Campus Map). Please reserve handicap parking and plenty of first level parking for guests with disabilities and accommodation needs.

• In keeping with the ceremonial nature of this event, academic regalia (cap and gown) is required for all student participants in PARC.

• Student participants and their guests should arrive no earlier than 10:45AM. Doors open for guest seating at 11AM. The ceremony will start at 12:00pm sharp.

• We will have accommodation seating at the front of the venue for guests with disabilities and accommodations seating.

• Student participants must attend the ceremony to receive a stole, certificate of participation and a commemorative booklet.

• A reception with light refreshment will be held in the TSU Courtyard hosted by CSUF's Black Faculty Staff Assocaation. We will have CSUF theme step and repeat/backgrounds for you can and your families and friends to take photos.

Please contact the African American Resource Center (AARC) via email at [email protected] if you have any questions, comments or concerns.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Titan Student Union (TSU) Pavilions, 800 North State College Boulevard, Fullerton, United States