Andrew Cirillo
Associate Director, Spirituality and Religious Life
Andrew Cirillo
Associate Director, Spirituality and Religious Life
Bio
Andrew Cirillo joined the Division of Student Affairs in January of 2022, and currently serves as the University Chaplain and Associate Director, Center for Campus Life. Managing Spirituality and Religious Life (situated within the Center for Campus Life), he leads a team of university and partner staff who serve the entirety of campus with their respective agnostic, atheistic, faith-based, secular, and spiritual outreach and ministries.
Previously, he served as the Campus Minister for Advancement at the Catholic Newman Community at the University of Rochester, serving Catholic and non-Catholic students in areas such as liturgical worship, programming, fellowship opportunities, and development efforts.
Andrew received a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Religion from the University of Rochester and an Master of Divinity (M.Div.) and Master of Arts in Systematic Theology (M.A.) from Catholic Theological Union in Chicago.
Andrew serves as a confidential resource for all faculty, staff, and students. If you would like to meet, please schedule for a convenient time either in person or virtually.
Select Scholarship
Peer-Reviewed Publications:
Cirillo, Andrew: “School of Medicine, Dentistry, and/or Nursing Commencement Invocation and Benediction.” Unfolding: University Chaplaincy in Practice, no. 1 (February 2023): 21-22.
Cirillo, Andrew Nicholas. “The Experience of God, Grace, and Gift to All.” Theophilus: The Student Journal of Catholic Theological Union 3, no. 1 (Spring 2016): 9-19.
Cirillo, Andrew Nicholas. “Self-Flagellation as Sanctification in the Roman Catholic Church’s Prelature of the Holy Cross and Opus Dei.” The Journal of Undergraduate Research (JUR) 10, no. 1 (Fall 2011): 8-12. https://doi.org/10.60593/ur.d.26217653.v1.
Column/Guest/Newsletter Publications:
Cirillo, Andrew Nicholas. “A Word from the Back Office.” Heart Speaks to Heart XXI, no. 1 (Fall 2021): 3.
Cirillo, Andrew Nicholas. “A Word from the Back Office.” 2020–2021 Annual Report: Newman: Catholic Community at the University of Rochester (Summer 2021): 13.
Cirillo, Andrew Nicholas. “A Word from the Back Office.” Heart Speaks to Heart XX, no. 2 (Spring 2021): 7.
Cirillo, Andrew Nicholas. “A Word from the Back Office.” Heart Speaks to Heart XX, no. 1 (Fall 2020): 7.
Cirillo, Andrew Nicholas. “A Word from the Back Office.” 2019–2020 Annual Report: Newman: Catholic Community at the University of Rochester (Summer 2020): 4.
Cirillo, Andrew Nicholas. “A Word from the Back Office.” Heart Speaks to Heart XIX, no. 2 (Spring 2020): 6.
Cirillo, Andrew Nicholas. “A Word from the Back Office.” Heart Speaks to Heart XVIV, no. 1 (Fall 2019): 5.
Cirillo, Andrew Nicholas. “A Word from the Back Office.” Annual Report 2018–19: Newman: Catholic Community at the University of Rochester (Summer 2019): 4.
Cirillo, Andrew Nicholas. “A Word from the Back Office.” Heart Speaks to Heart XVIII, no. 2 (Spring 2019): 4.
Cirillo, Andrew Nicholas. “A Word from the Back Office.” Heart Speaks to Heart XVIII, no. 1 (Fall 2018): 5.
Cirillo, Andrew Nicholas. “A Word from the Back Office.” Newman: Catholic Community at the University of Rochester: Annual Report 2017–18 (Summer 2018): 5.
Cirillo, Andrew. “Co-Workers in the Vineyard: A Ministry Student’s Viewpoint.” Growing in the Vineyard 4, no. 2 (Winter 2015): 1-2.
In the News
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November 14, 2025
Students form Interfaith Council
Nearly 2,500 students who engage in spiritual programs and services on campus now have a unified voice in the Interfaith Council, the university’s newest organization.
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March 24, 2023
RIT celebrates outstanding staff with university’s Presidential Awards
RIT honored the service and dedication of its employees with the Presidential Awards for Outstanding Staff ceremony March 22. The annual awards are presented to staff members who exemplify outstanding service and dedication to the university and who exhibit a high degree of personal ethics and integrity while consistently demonstrating a strong commitment to student success.