About CMU Qatar
Traditions
CMU-Q has developed its own traditions that recognize the culture of CMU, as well as the unique character of the Qatar campus.
![Class Tile](https://www.qatar.cmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/tile-2018.jpg)
Class Tile
At convocation, the incoming class is presented with a tile engraved with the graduation year. When the class graduates, the tile is returned to the dean and then installed in the front walkway of the CMU-Q building.
![Plaid Stole](https://www.qatar.cmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/stole-3.jpg)
Plaid Stole
Convocation is a university tradition that welcomes new students and their families to Carnegie Mellon. For the ceremony, first-year students wear the robe and graduation stole that they will wear again at their graduation.
![Graduation](https://www.qatar.cmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/grad-2017.jpg)
Graduation
At the graduation ceremony, students wear a tartan stole with the traditional cap and gown. Graduates who have earned academic awards wear additional regalia. The Qatar Campus Scholars wear a silver stole, and the Andrew Carnegie Scholar wears a red stole.
![Qatar National Day](https://www.qatar.cmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/qatar-national-day.jpg)
Qatar National Day
Each year, the Qatari Students Association hosts a celebration of the history and culture of Qatar. The evening includes a sword dance, samples of Qatari food, a falcon demonstration and traditional Qatari games and activities.
![International Day](https://www.qatar.cmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/int-day.jpg)
International Day
There are more than three dozen nationalities represented in the CMU-Q student body, and International Day is a student-run event that celebrates this cultural diversity. Students wear traditional dress, participate in cultural dancing and singing and share cuisine from all over the world.
![Tarnival](https://www.qatar.cmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/tarnival.jpg)
Tarnival
The students, faculty, staff and alumni of CMU-Q celebrate the Tartan carnival each fall to play games, have fun and enjoy the cooler weather.