Alumni Events

The Alumni Events page highlights all upcoming University of St. Francis alumni events, including outings, music events and more! Please note the following:
  • Some events have unique registrations with their listings; be sure to check for special registration links.
  • All ticket sales are FINAL and no refunds will be given.
  • Reservations MUST be made at least 24 hours in advance of any event.
  • For more information, contact the Alumni & Family Relations Office at 877-811-ALUM or alumni@stfrancis.edu.

Upcoming Events

Design USF’s Next Homecoming Shirt
The Alumni Association is excited to announce a design contest for our next Homecoming shirt! All alumni, students, faculty, and staff are invited to submit their original designs for consideration. Designs should be emailed to alumni@stfrancis.edu, and submissions must be received by April 1. Voting will happen in April.


Music at Moser: Joliet Symphony Orchestra’s “Made in America” 
Saturday, February 21, 2026, at 7 p.m.
Sunday, February 22, 2026, at 4 p.m.

These performances will feature guest and mezzo-soprano, Jennifer Barrett, performing Aaron Copland’s Eight Poems of Emily Dickinson and the JSO’s own Christi Allison (English horn) and Alyson Bauman (trumpet) featured as soloists on Copland’s Quiet City. The JSO will also perform Samuel Coleridge-Taylor’s buoyant Ballade, and Howard Hanson’s too infrequently performed Symphony No. 2 “Romantic.”

USF Day of Giving
Friday, March 6, 2025 – 24 Hours!

The University of St. Francis will celebrate Day of Giving on Friday, March 6, 2026. This yearly tradition focuses on funding several campus projects that will immediately impact our students and their experience at USF. Visit USF’s Day of Giving webpage to learn more!

69th Annual Caritas Scholarship Celebration
Saturday, April 25, 2026 at 6 p.m.
Pat Sullivan Center at USF

For nearly 70 years, the annual Caritas Scholarship Celebration has served as the primary fundraiser for University of St. Francis scholarships. Caritas helps  to make a college education possible for so many bright students… many who are the first in their family to attend college. Each year, USF provides them with millions of dollars in institutional support, which helps students who would not be able to obtain a college degree without financial assistance. Visit USF’s Caritas webpage for all event details and a link to the official auction site!


Music at Moser: Joliet Symphony Orchestra’s “Scintillating”
Saturday, April 25, 2026, at 7 p.m.
Sunday, April 26, 2026, at 4 p.m.
Sexton Auditorium (Moser Performing Arts Center)

JSO’s 21st season finale, “Scintillating,” will take place on Saturday, April 25 & Sunday, April 26, and will feature St. Louis-based flautist Paola Cubillos performing Carl Reinecke’s virtuosic & tuneful Flute Concerto in D Major. Carl Maria von Weber’s brooding Der Freischutz Overture and Antonin Dvorak’s rapturously beautiful Symphony No. 6 in D Major help conclude JSO’s spectacular season of soloists and music!

Spring Commencement
Saturday, May 9, 2026
Pat Sullivan Recreation Center at USF

The day we celebrate alongside our graduating students for their achievements and completion of their education at USF! We are happy to welcome so many great students into the Alumni Association. Click here for commencement details.

Did you enjoy the event? Let us know!

We appreciate your feedback. If you join us for an event, we ask that you please take a moment to fill out our survey and let us know how we did– in order to help improve USF alumni and family programming. Every time you complete the survey, your name will be entered into a raffle. Then twice each year, in May and December, we will draw a name and give away two $25 Amazon gift cards! The more alumni events you attend, the more opportunities to fill out a survey and the greater your chances to win.  See you soon!