Experience the Magic of Music at Biltmore Estate

Southern Wesleyan University’s Department of Music invites you to a special holiday performance by the University Singers at the iconic Biltmore Estate in Asheville, NC on Friday, December 5, 2025.

Enjoy a festive afternoon filled with music, fellowship, and the beauty of Biltmore during the holiday season.

🎫 Admission to Biltmore House & a reserved entry time are required.

It is recommended to select a 2:45 PM or 3:00 PM entry time for your self-guided tour, which will allow you to enjoy the University Singers’ performance in the Winter Garden at 3:00 PM. Please note that ticket availability and viewing of the performance are not guaranteed by SWU or Biltmore. For tickets and more information, visit Biltmore.com.

Mark your calendar for a SWU Tradition

Join us as Southern Wesleyan University ushers in the Christmas season with its beloved Lessons and Carols service. This annual tradition celebrates the story of Christ's coming, through scripture and song, uniting our campus and the community in worship. 

Saturday, December 6 • 7:30pm
Newton Hobson Chapel & Fine Arts Center

Giving Tuesday is December 2, 2025, and we invite you to join us in shaping a future that is biblically faithful, academically rigorous, financially affordable, and vocationally effective for SWU students.

Make your gift before the holiday rush! When you give by November 25, you’ll receive our 2026 SWU calendar, featuring stunning campus photography captured by SWU student photographers.

The Alumni Relations and Marketing Departments have partnered to conduct a survey aimed at gathering valuable insights.

We invite you to take a few moments to complete the form linked below. Your feedback is greatly appreciated.

At the conclusion of the survey, you will have the option to provide your contact information to be entered into a drawing for a SWU Swag Bag.

SWU University Singers Featured on Alum’s New Album

We’re thrilled to share that the University Singers were invited to record background vocals for “Is He Worthy”, a track on SWU alumnus Tanner Lambert’s new album My Help, released November 1 on Apple Music and Spotify.

Tanner, a former University Singer and longtime friend of the program, chose to include current students in this meaningful project — a beautiful reflection of SWU’s legacy in music ministry.

Listen to My Help now on streaming platforms.  Spotify!  Apple Music!   Pandora!

Alumni Director
Rev. Emily Holley

Rev. Emily Holley, already serving since July as our Associate VP of Advancement and Executive Director of Church Engagement, has been appointed as our new Alumni Director.

After conducting a search for well over a year and considering a number of candidates, it became clear that the very best person for this role was already serving among us. Emily has been faithfully leading much of our alumni engagement work for some time, and this appointment simply names and affirms what she has already been doing so well. Please join me in congratulating and thanking Emily for her outstanding service to Southern Wesleyan University.

Each month, we honor members of the Southern Wesleyan family who have passed away. We celebrate their lives, give thanks for their contributions, and hold their loved ones in our prayers.

SAVE THE DATES

Please make sure to mark your calendars and join us for a year of fellowship and celebration of what God is doing at Southern Wesleyan University. 

• Lessons & Carols: December 6, 2025
• Commencement: December 12, 2025
• Homecoming & Spring Musical: March 26-28, 2026
• Commencement: May 1, 2026

2025-2026 Alumni Board

The Southern Wesleyan University Alumni Association is here to assist all alumni in a spirit of Christian service. 

Need your mailing address, email or phone updated? Or just want to be added to our list? Let us know so we can stay in touch!

“Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Consider him who endured such opposition from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.” ‭‭Hebrews‬ ‭12‬:‭1‬-‭3‬ ‭NIV‬‬