More than 2,000 alumni and seniors will be honored on Dec. 3 during this year's Festival of Holiday Lights, which features singing of Christmas carols and luminarias, hot chocolate and cider, the lighting of a Hanukkah menorah, and a visit by Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus.
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ relies on the generosity of donors to make the many benefits of an ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ education available to students. Alumni support provides innumerable opportunities for students to become fully immersed in the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ experience and allows the university to grow stronger every year.
All current alumni and senior donors (June 1 – Dec. 1) will be recognized during this special ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ tradition, scheduled this year for 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 3. Those who have not yet made a gift to ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ can still be included by donating on or before Dec. 1 (#GivingTuesday). Click here to learn more about ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’s giving priorities.
Visit to make a donation to the fund or department of your choice at ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ. To make your gift over the phone, call 336-278-7444.
Lights and luminarias, hot chocolate and cider, singing of Christmas carols and a vist by the Clauses mark ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’s annual holiday festival. The evening features Hanukkah menorah lighting and prayer and music by the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Saxophone Quartet, EU Gospel Choir, Sweet Signatures, ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Brass Quintet, and Smooth Progressions. Santa and Mrs. Claus make an appearance at the end of the night.