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Ric Larsen building a guitar.
December 2, 2022

What makes an instrument more than just the sum of its parts? Richard Larsen, an instructor of classical guitar, is continuously exploring that question. Larsen has hand-built more than 40 classical guitars since 2018, each taking about 150 hours to create. “I put on some music in the...

Students and professor around a syndaver.
December 1, 2022

In a broad collaboration, Aurora University and Midwestern University have partnered to provide AU students a path to an advanced degree for any of Midwestern’s 11 healthcare professional programs in Illinois and Arizona. The agreement marks the first time both universities have...

Eckhart Hall
November 14, 2022

Aurora University posted the position profile for its next president as the Presidential Search Committee moves to the next phase. The search committee developed the leadership profile over the past several months with board input from the AU community through listening sessions and open...

Nursing Student
October 14, 2022

Aurora University received federal funding to expand the School of Nursing with the addition of the Center for Immersive Learning. The $775,000 grant, which was secured with the assistance of U.S. Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois, will assist with expanding and improving AU’s nursing...

Isabel Schultz
October 11, 2022

Schultz has been an audit intern at global accounting and consulting firm Sikich LLP since May and received an offer to start a full-time position with the firm when she graduates in December. How did you turn your internship into a job offer? My key takeaway is that you really get out...