Weekend Schedule
Friday, September 29
Celebration of the New President
Registration Check-in
10 a.m.–1 p.m.
Hill Center for Student Success
1433 Prairie St.
Refreshments are available.
Campus Tours☺
10 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Departing from the Hill Center for Student Success.
1433 Prairie St.
Refreshments are available.
Inauguration of Susana Rivera-Mills, PhD*
14th President of Aurora University
2 p.m.
University Quadrangle
Seating is limited. Registration is required.
Inauguration Fiesta*
3–5 p.m.
Spartan Terrace
Registration is required.
Saturday, September 30
Homecoming Festivities
Registration Check-in
10 a.m.–12 p.m.
Alumni Tent on Spartan Terrace
Refreshments are available.
Campus Tours☺
This event is at capacity.
10 a.m.–12 p.m.
Departing from the Unversity Banquet Hall patio.
All-Campus Homecoming Lunch*☺
11:30 a.m.–3 p.m.
Spartan Terrace
Complimentary. Registration is required.
Spartan Torch Lighting☺
12:45 p.m.
All alumni are invited to join students, faculty, and staff.
Gather at the Alumni tent on Spartan Terrace at 12:30 p.m. for this special tradition.
Alumni Hospitality Tent
1–3 p.m.
Vago North Lot
New this year! Alumni and guests 21 years of age and older can enjoy Tapville Social beverages. Space is limited.
Homecoming Football Game
AU vs. Eureka College☺
1 p.m.
Vago Field
Family-friendly events at Spartan Terrace.
Women's Soccer Game
AU vs. Lakeland University☺
4 p.m.
Spartan Athletic Park
1050 South Edgelawn Dr, Montgomery, IL
Men's Soccer Game
AU vs. Lakeland University☺
6:30 p.m.
Spartan Athletic Park
1050 South Edgelawn Dr, Montgomery, IL
Class of 1973 Photo
4:45 p.m.
Members of the Class of 1973 are invited to meet at 4:45 p.m. to take a class picture.
Alumni Dinner*
5–7 p.m.
Spartan Terrace
Join fellow alumni for dinner.
Complimentary. Registration required.
Sunday, October 1
Continental Breakfast*
9 a.m.
Crimi Atrium
1347 Prairie St.
Complimentary. Registration is required.
Celebration of Faith*
10 a.m.
Crimi Auditorium
1347 Prairie St.
Registration is required.
All events are complimentary unless otherwise noted.
* Registration required.
☺Family-friendly event.
Registration is now open.
Emergency
If an emergency situation arises, call 911 using any telephone on or off campus, or you can call Campus Public Safety at ext. 555 or 630-844-5450. Emergency Blue Light phones are placed in multiple locations across campus, and can connect you immediately with our Campus Public Safety dispatch center.
AU Alerts
In the event of an emergency, the university communicates important messaging through the AU Alert emergency notification system. To receive AU Alerts to both your phone and email, please sign up at aurora.edu/alerts. Emergency messages will also broadcast across all AU social media feeds and the university’s home webpage.
Weather Information
Homecoming Weekend will take place rain or shine. In the event of severe weather, the university will activate the AU Alert system as well as a campus siren. Seek shelter immediately in one of these locations: the Community Foundation of the Fox River Valley Center for Cultural Enrichment, the Institute for Collaboration, Dunham Hall, or Eckhart Hall. If you are unable to get to one of these shelters, please proceed to the interior hallway of a building or safe shelter location. Stay away from windows or glass doors. An “All-Clear” alert will be sent indicating when the storm danger has passed.
Restrooms
Restrooms are located inside the Community Foundation of the Fox River Valley Center for Cultural Enrichment, the Institute for Collaboration, Dunham Hall, and Alumni Hall.
Questions
For questions about AU Homecoming, please contact the Office of Alumni Relations and Engagement at alumni@aurora.com or 800-377-2782.