International Flags Flying for Graduation Weekend

International flags are flying this weekend to honor the spring graduates of 2019. There are 71 countries represented in this graduating class. The row of flags closest to the church displays the flags of Great Britain and Canada for our president, Andrea Luxton, who is a native of Great Britain and holds a Canadian passport. Flying next to them is the flag of Grenada for our provost, Christon Arthur, and the flag of Switzerland to commemorate J.N. Andrews’ historic mission trip.

In the 2018–2019 school year there were 713 international students representing 97 countries. A beloved symbol of global diversity at Andrews, the International Flag Mall was installed in 1974. The flags are flown four times a year—spring and summer graduations, Alumni Homecoming Weekend, and the Sunday of First Stop through the University Dedication Convocation, marking the beginning of each school year.