AU Today - Announcements

Announcement stories
students walking on the quad
September 25, 2023

Aurora University welcomed 818 new first-year students this fall, a 22% increase from a year ago and the largest incoming class to set foot on the AU campus. In addition, 348 new transfer students joined the Spartan family, bringing the enrollment of new undergraduates in Aurora for the...

Neil Parsons (O'mahk-Pita, Tall Eagle), Untitled (Pueblo Forms #2), 1965
September 21, 2023

“Action/Abstraction Redefined: Modern Native Art, 1940s to 1970s” runs Oct. 2 through Dec. 15.

STEM Class
June 2, 2023

The National Science Foundation has awarded Aurora University $1.4 million in funds to help address the nationwide shortage of high-quality teachers in science, technology, engineering, and math, particularly among groups underrepresented in STEM fields. “This is our first National...

students using virtual reality headset
May 1, 2023

Aurora University received $955,000 in federal funding to create an Emerging Technologies Learning Lab that will bring to life new learning experiences for students across all disciplines. The funds, which were secured with the assistance of U.S. Congressman Bill Foster, will be used to purchase...

President Susana Rivera-Mills, PhD
March 13, 2023

Susana Rivera-Mills, PhD, provost and executive vice president for academic affairs at Ball State University, has been named the 14th president of Aurora University. The AU Board of Trustees unanimously approved Rivera-Mills’ appointment after a six-month search conducted by a...