Office of Student Services

The Student Affairs Office is looking for flag carriers for the upcoming December 2009 Commencement on Saturday, December 12th. This is a tradition that was started at the May 2001 commencement. All the graduates’ countries of citizenship will be represented by a procession of flags. This shows the diversity of our graduates and makes for a very colorful and emotional procession.

First year students, staff and friends, this is a great opportunity to cheer our graduates on! Volunteer flag carriers will have reserved seating at the Commencement.

If you are interested in carrying one of the flags listed below to honor our graduates, please email student.affairs@miis.edu or stop by the Student Affairs Office. The sign-ups will be on a first-come, first-served basis. If your flag of choice is taken, PLEASE be willing to carry another flag. We currently have 25 flags for which we need carriers and we will also need alternates. Please read below for the flags that will be part of the procession.

Those individuals who volunteer as flag carriers will need to be available for a 1 hour rehearsal the morning of Commencement – exact time will be confirmed closer to the date. More details on the process, rehearsal, etc. will be sent to all volunteers in late November.

Countries represented by December 2009 graduates:

Afghanistan
Australia
Cameroon
Canada
Cayman Islands
China
Estonia
France
Germany
Greece
India
Indonesia
Iraq
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kosovo
Kyrgyzstan
Pakistan
Republic of Korea
Russia
South Africa
Taiwan
Togo
United States of America

THANK YOU IN ADVANCE!!