Merry and Bright: Adding Christmas cheer to finals week

Merry and Bright: Adding Christmas cheer to finals week

Making it festive: The CIU Admissions team serves a late night breakfast during finals week.
Study Break: Christmas in the Quad at Columbia International University

Cookies and Carols: CIU students Rachel Wiiki and Kelsey Donnelly celebrate Christmas on the Quad. (Photos by Student Photographer Nathaniel Rabon)

All is merry and bright around the Columbia International University campus as the Student Life Office added a festive Christmas environment with special late night study breaks through finals week.

Monday featured Cookies and Carols on the CIU Quad decorated with the CIU Christmas tree and bright decorations. The Admissions team served a late night breakfast to students in the CIU Dining Hall on Tuesday. Wednesday night, students gathered in the Rossi Student Center and showed off their vocal kills with Christmas Karaoke.  

Students began the Christmas season at CIU in early November when as they packed shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child.

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