AU Today - Academics
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...
In a move to spark excitement and creativity around the sciences, Aurora University moved all of its science courses under one roof into high-tech, open classrooms that give students hands-on experiences in cutting-edge labs. AU designated John C. Dunham Hall as the home of its new...
Recreational therapy (sometimes called therapeutic recreation) is an expanding field that uses activity-based interventions to help people with physical disabilities, sensory disorders, or mental-health needs fully participate in life. About 17,000 professionals work as recreational therapists,...