Welcome indeed, and I wish you the best in trying to get a tartan designed and adopted by your university. I'm in a similar process, trying to get the City of New York to adopt a tartan designed as a gift to us by the weavers of Scotland.

I'd say that you have twice as much work as me, since you have to come up with a design. I would, but I can't believe that the adoption process here is not MORE than twice as hard as yours. Keep up the work!

I'd be interested in hearing about your experience in that monastery. PM me if you'd care to share.