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It’s not every day that an institution turns 100 years old. So, the Columbia-area news media outlets made their way to the Columbia International University campus to report on ×ÔοÊÓƵ’s colorful parade of flags down on International Boulevard, the entrance to the ×ÔοÊÓƵ campus. The flags represent the 160 nations where ×ÔοÊÓƵ’s 24,000 alumni minister and work, and some represent the home countries of current CIU students.

The parade ended at Shortess Chapel signaling the opening sessions of ×ÔοÊÓƵ’s Future of Global Mission Conference, the first in a series of yearlong anniversary events.

Nate Stanley of News 19 WLTX not only reported on the parade, but also interviewed a number of people on campus, as well as a couple of people from the neighborhood.

Lee Williams of ABC Columbia, WOLO even caught up with a longtime member of the ×ÔοÊÓƵ Board of Trustees

Alexia Bolin of the online newspaper Cola Daily was on hand and recorded an interview, not only with ×ÔοÊÓƵ President Dr. Mark Smith, but also First Lady Debbie Smith.

Congratulations also came in tweets from , news anchor at News 10 WIS TV, and from the president South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities (SCICU) who rode in the parade.

Find out more about CIU’s 100^th anniversary calendar at ciu.edu/100.

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