Cedarville University will celebrate the season with its free Community Christmas Concert on Dec. 7. The public is invited to enjoy choral, jazz and orchestral performances centered on the birth of Christ in a joyful, worshipful setting.

Erica and Greg Smith endured life-threatening illness, career loss, and personal trials, yet found renewed purpose and faith. Now thriving at Cedarville University, they inspire others with a powerful story of resilience and grace.

Raised in the Middle East, brothers Matthew and Daniel Leo blend their love for soccer with a deep faith in Christ. Now at Cedarville University, they’re living with purpose — on the field and in their calling.

Caleb Miller, a Cedarville University geology student, used real GIS and lidar data to build an accurate Minecraft model of his campus. His project blended creativity, spatial technology and real-world problem-solving into a unique classroom success story.

Cedarville alumna Sarah Mays, former Xenia mayor and now Greene County Commissioner, uses her platform to advocate for community needs, guided by faith, integrity and a commitment to serve with transparency and local connection.

Cedarville alum Tim Brewster led the design of a Ryobi self-propelled electric mower that won a 2025 GOOD DESIGN Award. Built at Techtronic Industries, the customer-tested mower will be sold exclusively at Home Depot.

Rebecca Prewett nearly quit pharmacy school at Cedarville but found her calling through faith and mentorship. Now, she leads an emergency medicine residency program, shaping future pharmacists with resilience learned from her own journey and the COVID-19 front lines.

Cedarville University’s HeartSong worship teams spent their fall tour sharing gospel-centered music and ministry. Traveling across multiple states, students led worship, formed deep connections, and used music as a tool to spark spiritual transformation.

Elementary school teacher Maggie Torlone doesn’t just teach multiplication and reading comprehension—she builds trust, models unconditional love and meets her students where they are.

Cedarville alumna Charisa Ausfahl founded Purposed Generation to support teen mental health through personalized photo sessions. Her studio offers at-risk teens a safe, uplifting space to discover their worth and see themselves as God does.

The Cedarville University Board of Trustees approved the 2024-25 budget and heard of an anonymous $6.1 estate gift to the university.

Cedarville University junior Gabriel Payne is researching helmet modifications to reduce neck strain for U.S. Air Force pilots, combining mechanical and biomedical engineering to improve pilot health, endurance and long-term performance in aviation.