AU Today - Awards and Honors

Hanna Anderson ’26 MSW/MPA was named Social Work Student of the Year by Agents of Change, an exam preparation and education platform for aspiring social workers. One of two students to receive the national honor, Anderson earned free test preparation materials valued at $500 for her...

President Susana Rivera-Mills has been named a member of the Aspen Institute’s Aspen-Kern Presidential Leadership Fellowship. As a fellow of the Aspen-Kern Program for Leadership and Character in Higher Education, Rivera-Mills will participate in workshops, engage in personalized...

Earlier this month, Shaka Rawls ’99, principal of Leo High School in Chicago, returned from a meeting to a surprise assembly announcing him as a recipient of the 2026 Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Leadership. Students, colleagues, family members, former classmates, and reporters...

Aurora University congratulates the nearly 1,900 undergraduate students who earned Dean’s List honors for the fall 2025 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 12...

Diane Fuentes ’26 has been named a recipient of the Abraham Lincoln Civic Engagement Award, representing Aurora University as a Student Laureate of The Lincoln Academy of Illinois. Each year, the Lincoln Academy honors an outstanding senior from each of Illinois’ four-year,...