The public is invited to Independence Community College to observe International Flag Day on Tuesday. A special ceremony and flag rising will be held at 12:00 pm. at ICC’s Avenue of Flags, located on the walkway between the Fine Arts Building and the Student Union on the south side of the main campus.
The special ceremony, organized by International Student Sponsor, Professor Brenda Sanchez and her students, is being held to introduce ICC’s international presence on campus, raise flags representing home countries, and celebrate the American Flag which will be raised while ICC’s Pep Band plays the National Anthem.
Twenty-five foreign countries are being represented this year on campus by ICC students, faculty, and staff members. The following is a listing of the countries and those representing them at Tuesday’s celebration.
Canada - Andrew Minchuk and David DeWolfe; China - Hai-yan Deng and XiaZhi Zang; Columbia - Natalia Bernal, Andres Bernal, Laura Bernal, Wayne King, Christian Gutierrez, Victor Vergara, and Armando Castilla; Denmark - Partricia Gersen; Ecuador - Alex Guevara; El Slavador - Luis Guzman; Eygpt, Professor Mona Saleh; Ethiopia - Abiy Ghirmay and Meron Giday; Georgia – Zauri Phirtskalaishvili.
India – Professor Archana Lal; Indonesia – Rehandyatama; Ireland – Professor Matt Hoven and Hannah Joyce Hoven; Kazakstan - Yerbolata Saizin; Netherlands - Giovani Stuart and Don Stuurland; South Korean - Su-Hyun Kang, Hyun-Woo Kim, Ji-Han Kho, and Seung-In Baek; Latvia - Daiga Celmalniece, Liena Priede, and Sabine Fillipovoca; Mexico - Jose Rios Vincente; Moldova - Denis Delimarschi; Panama – Coach Jenny Madrid; Puerto Rico - Denisse Smith and Coral Pinon; Romania – Professor Camilla Jardic; Venezuela - Nairobys Montano; South Vietnam - Binh Vu; Zambia - Christopher Simwinga; and Zimbawa - Stacey Zulu.
For more information about ICC’s international student programs, contact Professor Sanchez at (620) 332-5448 or email: bsanchez@indycc.edu.
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