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Tango's Pantry
February 20, 2023

Spartans with animal companions now have a new source for dog, cat, and fish food. Tango’s Pantry, a student-run, on-campus pet food pantry, recently opened in the Wackerlin Center for Faith and Action. The pantry came to fruition as part of an animal welfare course project created by...

February 17, 2023

What does home mean to you? Aurora University poses that question in a new museum exhibition that explores the concept of home. The Schingoethe Center of Aurora University’s “No Place Like Home” features artwork by 38 artists, including Theaster Gates,...

Dean's List
January 25, 2023

Aurora University congratulates the more than 1,600 undergraduate students who earned Dean’s List honors for the fall 2022 semester. The Dean’s List recognizes students who have earned a 3.6 GPA or higher. Students included on the Dean’s List completed a minimum of...

Marco Antonio Olivera
January 19, 2023

Aurora University senior Marco Antonio Olivera of Beloit, Wisconsin, has been recognized with the Abraham Lincoln Civic Engagement Award, representing AU as Student Laureate of The Lincoln Academy of Illinois. In the spirit of Abraham Lincoln, Student Laureates are honored for their...

Tamara Turner
January 17, 2023

Tamara Turner ’12, ’14 MBA has taken her love of cake to new heights—35,000 feet into the stratosphere, to be precise. The founder and CEO of Chicago-based Silver Spoon Desserts began selling her mini gourmet Bundt cakes to American Airlines in 2022. The Fort Worth,...