AU Today - On Campus

On campus stories
Lisa Kay Solomon presents in Crimi Auditorium
September 30, 2025

Opening AU’s Celebrating Arts and Ideas series season, Solomon encouraged the community to embrace imagination, experimentation, and collaboration as tools for navigating an uncertain future.

Male student with VR headset.
April 8, 2025

At Aurora University, we’re not just keeping up with technology—we’re leading the way. From artificial intelligence to virtual and augmented reality, we’re weaving cutting-edge tools into our academic programs to help students build the skills...

Sammy Spartan with pom poms.
March 25, 2025

Aurora University celebrated its first-ever Day of Generosity, a 24-hour period dedicated to the spirit of giving. Day of Generosity took place on Friday, April 4, and was preceded by several pop-up events earlier in the week focused on the power of giving. Activities included packing lunches for...

Alejandra Campoverdi
December 4, 2024

Bestselling author and former White House aide Alejandra Campoverdi met with Aurora University students to talk about the challenges she faced as a first-generation college student who, as she puts it in her memoir, “First Gen,” went “from welfare to the White...

Katsushika Hokusai,
December 3, 2024

Water shapes us, just as it shapes the world around us—constantly moving, connecting, and inspiring. “Everyone has a personal connection to water, but we often don’t think about it, don’t contemplate the meaning of it,” said Natasha Ritsma,...