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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...

April 3, 2024

Aurora University expanded its partnership with the Art Institute of Chicago, giving students more opportunities to explore one of the largest museums in the world for free. “There are few better ways to encourage students to think deeply about their world than to give them opportunities to...

Joseph Dadara ’18
March 22, 2024

The sport of soccer has always provided a refuge for Joseph Dadara ’18. When he was in middle school, his family emigrated from Tanzania to the U.S. and settled in Aurora. Soccer was a way to fit in and stay out of trouble. But it was expensive—the uniforms, the dues, the travel. His...