AUIS hosted its fifth annual commencement ceremony on May 28, 2016. A total of 154 students graduated this year in multiple disciplines. Full story: http://bit.ly/210MXfr The commencement address was delivered by Ambassador Francis J. Ricciardone, president-elect at the American University in Cairo. The student speakers included undergraduate valedictorian Tebeen Ibrahim, business studies, and MBA graduate, Martin Zaki Deeb. The KRG Minister of Higher Education, Dr. Yousif Goran, was also a guest speaker at the event. The ceremony was lead by Dr. Choman Hardi, chair of the English department. AUIS Interim President Dr. Esther Mulnix and Dr. Barham Salih, chairman AUIS Board, also spoke at the ceremony.