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You submitted the application, your resume caught someone’s attention, and now you’ve been invited to an interview. Great! But what happens next? Interviews can look very different depending on the employer and position. You might meet someone face-to-face, join a Zoom call,...

Andrea Vallejo ’20 is the daughter of Mexican immigrants, a background that inspired her to major in political science and public policy at AU and co-found the HOPE student organization, which continues to serve students to this day. “Giving back and helping others has always...

Nestled in the southeast corner of campus next to the Wackerlin Center for Faith and Action is a labyrinth. The landmark, dedicated in 2017 as a gift from the Class of 1967, follows a classical seven-circuit design to represent completeness, giving campus and community members a place to step...

Aurora University’s SOAR: Summer Orientation and Registration program has been named a finalist for the 2026 Examples of Excelencia, a national, data-driven initiative recognizing programs that demonstrate evidence of effectiveness in improving Latino/a and all student...

Inspired by her father’s career in law enforcement, Amanda Parlow ’25 initially pursued patrol work. Despite gaining valuable soft skills, Parlow struggled to find fulfillment in a series of customer-facing and security roles, and soon realized her calling lay elsewhere in the...