Students made Christmas stockings during the 2018 Tree Lighting and Santa’s Workshop at Fairfield University on December 6 (photo courtesy of Fairfield University; click here for more photos of Fairfield at Christmas)
Gonzaga University’s a cappella group, the Big Bing Theory, performed at this year’s campus tree lighting event in the Hemmingson Center to welcome the holiday season (photo by Amanda Ford)
Loyola University Chicago students skate around on an indoor ice skating rink during the annual Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony in the Damen Student Center on November 29 (Photo by Lukas Keapproth; click here for more photos of Loyola at Christmas)
Hundreds of College of the Holy Cross community members attended the 40th annual Advent Festival of Lessons and Carols in the St. Joseph Memorial Chapel on December 6 (photo by College of the Holy Cross)
Students from the Alvin Ailey/Fordham B.F.A. in Dance Program performed during the annual Festival of Lessons and Carols at St. Paul the Apostle Church near Fordham University’s Lincoln Center campus on December 1 (photo by Argenis Apolinario; click here for more photos from Fordham’s Festival of Lessons and Carols)
“Merry Scientists” (a.k.a. teaching assistants) help biology professor, Rev. Timothy Cadigan, S.J., in his lab at the University of Scranton this holiday season (photo by University of Scranton)
This year, Saint Joseph’s University tapped into the University’s historic stained-glass art collection for President Dr. Mark Reed’s annual Christmas card (photo by Saint Joseph’s University Creative Services/Ian Riley)
Students, faculty and families join Seattle University President, Rev. Stephen Sundborg, S.J., in a procession to the Chapel of St. Ignatius to commence the first Sunday of Advent Mass on December 1 (photo by Winston O’Neil for Seattle University; click here for more photos from SU’s Advent Mass)
Students sang carols during this month’s annual Festival of Lessons and Carols at Loyola University Maryland (photo by Claire Hammerschmidt; click here for more photos from Loyola’s Festival of Lessons and Carols)
Dr. Michael Johnson, President of John Carroll University, took a holiday selfie with his wife, Jill, and Sr. Katherine Feely, director of the Center for Service and Social Action, with several students (photo by John Carroll University)
Students gathered in front of the campus chapel for this month’s Christmas tree lighting ceremony at Wheeling Jesuit University (photo by Wheeling Jesuit University)
Students and staffers from the University of Detroit Mercy’s alumni relations office welcomed guests to the annual President’s Christmas Party, hosted by Dr. Antoine M. Garibaldi on December 7 (photo by University of Detroit Mercy)
A crowd of students, faculty and staff basks in the glow of Saint Louis University’s Christmas Tree during its Christmas on the Quad celebration on December 1 (photo by Amelia Flood, Saint Louis University Marketing and Communications; click here for more photos from SLU’s tree lighting ceremony)
Santa Clara University’s Concert Choir and Chamber Singers performed during the annual Festival of Lights Concert at the Mission Santa Clara on December 1 (photo by Stan Olszewski of SOSKIphoto)
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Across the country, our campuses are lit with dazzling lights; our churches are filled with beautiful choral music; and our communities are being served by our generous students.
It has become a tradition for our schools to produce Christmas videos featuring greetings and well wishes from presidents, faculty, staff and students. Please click on the icons below to view this year’s videos. We want to give a special thank you to the AJCU Marketing & Communications Network for sharing these beautiful videos (and above photos) with us, and for putting so much time and energy into their productions. We hope you enjoy seeing Christmas on campus this year!
Fairfield University (Fairfield, CT)
Fordham University (Bronx & Manhattan, NY)
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University of Scranton (Scranton, PA)
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Wheeling Jesuit University (Wheeling, WV)
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Regis University (Denver, CO)
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Xavier University (Cincinnati, OH)
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Santa Clara University (Santa Clara, CA)
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Saint Peter’s University (Jersey City, NJ)
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Gonzaga University (Spokane, WA)
Seattle University (Seattle, WA)
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Creighton University (Omaha, NE)
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Georgetown University Law Center (Washington, D.C.)
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Le Moyne College (Syracuse, NY)
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Marquette University (Milwaukee, WI)
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Rockhurst University (Kansas City, MO)
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Canisius University (Buffalo, NY)
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Loyola University Chicago (Chicago, IL)
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Georgetown University (Washington, D.C.)
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College of the Holy Cross (Worcester, MA)
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Loyola Marymount University (Los Angeles, CA)
Boston College (Chestnut Hill, MA)
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John Carroll University (University Heights, OH)
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Spring Hill College (Mobile, AL)
University of San Francisco (San Francisco, CA); 2018 video coming soon!
And here’s a Christmas bonus! Loyola Marymount University has produced a second holiday video, featuring an original score by LMU president, Dr. Timothy Law Snyder. Enjoy!
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Loyola Marymount University (Los Angeles, CA)