Flag Mall Graduation Weekend

(Photo by Darren Heslop)

International flags are flying this weekend to honor the summer graduates of 2017. There are 50 countries represented in this graduating class. The row of flags closest to the church displays the flags of Great Britain and Canada for our new President, Andrea Luxton, who is a native of Great Britain and holds a Canadian passport. Flying next to it is the flag of Grenada for our Provost, Christon Arthur, and the flag of Switzerland to commemorate J.N. Andrews’ historic mission trip.

A beloved symbol of global diversity at Andrews, the International Flag Mall was installed in 1974. The flags are flown five times a year: Spring and summer graduations, Alumni Homecoming Weekend, University Convocation at the beginning of each school year and International Student Week.