Aurora University Magazine is AU’s alumni magazine. It is published twice a year.
Recent Issues
Fall/Winter 2023
In the Fall/Winter 2023 issue, we meet AU’s 14th president Dr. Susana Rivera-Mills, discover five alumni who are tapping into their passions to give back to their communities, and take a look at a new annual fund created for students who are the first in their family to attend college. Plus, the Spartan athletic programs rack up a year for the record books, and a museum exhibition challenges stereotypes of Native American art.
Spring/Summer 2023
This issue of AU Magazine bids farewell to longtime AU President Dr. Rebecca L. Sherrick, who combined a love of the arts, dedication to students, commitment to fiscal management, and a spirit of innovation to leave a lasting legacy. We also hear from six alumni who are discovering their purpose and living their passions; explore the return of spring break community service trips at the Wackerlin Center; and meet an alumnus from South Korea who has endowed a new scholarship for students with high financial need.
Fall/Winter 2022
Welcome to the premiere issue of the redesigned AU Magazine. In this issue, we learn how the Illinois Teacher of the Year is helping at-risk high school students and inspiring fellow educators; take a look back at 20 years of campus expansion; meet an entrepreneur who has taken her love of cakes to new heights; cheer on the record-setting Spartans baseball team; and much more.