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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...

Owen Clayton '23 and Kaitlin Novak '23
December 21, 2022

Two students in Aurora University’s Master of Science in Athletic Training program received an opportunity of a lifetime through their internships at Northwestern University. Owen Clayton ’23 and Kaitlin Novak ’23 traveled with the Northwestern football team to Dublin, Ireland,...

Dora Rodriguez ’22 and Jordan Zwiezen ’23
December 14, 2022

Seniors Dora Rodriguez ’22 and Jordan Zwiezen ’23 were recognized as recipients of the 2022 Delta Mu Delta scholarship program. DMD, an international honor society in business, annually recognizes outstanding business students through its scholarship program, which awarded $89,500 to...

Darryl Harris
December 7, 2022

While interning as a sourcing recruiter for technical sales at Amazon Web Services, Harris realized the career path he wanted to take with his psychology degree. How did your internship influence your career path? Internships are a low-risk route to see if you actually like a career or not....

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 of an...