AU Today - Academics

Aurora University Spanish language students got a rare opportunity to visit Cuba this spring, not only to improve their Spanish-speaking skills but to experience a life relatively untouched by global commercialization.  “Our mantra was ‘expect the...

The Aurora University School of Nursing hosted its first-ever School Nurse Collaborative Skills Day this September, expanding on its partnership with Oswego Community Unit School District 308 by providing local school nurses an opportunity to strengthen their existing healthcare skills. Skills...

Chad Trudo ’09 and Jenee Rago ’14 understand the impact of experiential learning trips. Their memories as Aurora University students inspired them to lead a small group of students on a trip to Colorado in May to visit athletic facilities and learn about the training of elite...

Students studying sport management got to experience this spring how history has shaped modern athletics. A dozen students traveled to Greece, the birthplace of the Olympic Games, as part of the travel study courses offered by Aurora University’s Office of Global Engagement. The...

There are many reasons to want to change careers and become a nurse. For Kate Herrera, it was the call to make a difference, to travel to parts of the world in need of better health care, and to follow in the footsteps of her grandmother, who worked as a nurse in Mexico. “I wanted more...