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Mariposa Migrantes
May 9, 2024

Scores of monarch butterflies filled the walls outside Crimi Auditorium this spring as part of an art installation featuring the print work of 125 artists from Chicago and Michoacán, Mexico. The exhibition, “Mariposa Migrantes” (Migrant Butterflies), explores the human migration...

Paaige Turner, PhD
May 8, 2024

Aurora University named Paaige Turner, PhD, to the new position of provost and executive vice president for academic affairs, effective July 1. Turner is currently dean of the College of Communication, Information, and Media at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana, a post she has held since...

Christy Savellano Beretta
April 19, 2024

Christy Savellano Beretta ’16 understands the meaning of home. As a manager at the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless, Savellano Beretta works with the growing population of young adults facing homelessness and helps families understand their housing rights. One of the most compelling...

Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis
April 10, 2024

Aurora University welcomes the world-renowned Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis (JLCO) to the stage of Crimi Auditorium in the Institute for Collaboration on Sunday, April 21, 2024, at 7:30 p.m. The sensational Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra features 15 of the finest...

President Rivera-Mills receives 2024 Women of Power Award from the Quad County Urban League
April 5, 2024

President Susana Rivera-Mills was honored by the Quad County Urban League at the organization’s 2024 Women’s Empowerment Summit in Oak Brook in March. Rivera-Mills received the Women of Power award and participated in a panel discussion about inspiring minds and transforming futures...