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Orientation week aims to welcome and orient new students. During this period, freshmen get a lot of useful information that will be helpful during studying in ż۹ʴý. Freshmen participate in a wide range of social activities, including break out sessions and sports challenges.
On the second Wednesday of November 1997, Hillary Clinton officially opened the American University in Kyrgyzstan. Prior to that date, ż۹ʴý was called Kyrgyz American Faculty (KAF), which was a part of the Kyrgyz National University. So, every year on the second Wednesday in November, the Student Life Office organizes the Initiation Day, the day freshmen are officially initiated into the university and traditionally held the new Student Senate inauguration. After the official part of the ceremony, the . Initiation Day is indeed one of the most significant ceremonies at ż۹ʴý and everyone loves to get an invitation to it! Freshmen and their parents are obviously all invited.
Thanksgiving Day is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November. During the holiday students post their “THANKS” for faculty, parents, friends, those they love, and whatever else they are grateful for on the walls to make a remembrance of their love and appreciation. Traditionally, we are here today to recognize the achievements of our students who devoted tremendous amounts of time, energy and have been working hard from their freshmen years in university "corridors". This is the award for student life excellence for outstanding contribution to extracurricular activities. Then, at the end of the day, all students gather at the main foyer and eat turkey and other foods and enjoy the concert that was prepared by the Student Life Office.
ż۹ʴý is really unique as it has students of more than 20 ethnicities. Multicultural week is a cultural week that gathers all nations to perform and show their traditions and culture. There are 4 days: Presentation Day, Video day, Food day, and Final concert day.
It is the graduation ceremony, traditionally helds in early June. In this day students are awarded Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees, receive their Kyrgyz and US-style diplomas, and actually leave ż۹ʴý. It is called Commencement because it is thought to be the beginning of a new life. Greetings from honored guests, the President, faculty and students form an integral part of this ceremony. The awards ceremony is a real holiday and one of the most memorable events in the students’ lives.