Presidential Search

Dr. Susana Rivera-Mills named 14th president of Aurora University

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 presidential search committee comprised of trustees, alumni, faculty, staff, and students.

Read the press release here.

Key Updates

Presidential Search Committee Update (27 February 2023)

Presidential Search Committee Update (16 February 2023)

Presidential Search Committee Update (5 January 2023)

Announcement from the Presidential Search Committee Chair, John Ammons (14 November 2022)

Presidential Search Committee Update (26 September 2022)

Announcement from the Board Chair, Chriss Johns (29 August 2022)

Announcement from the President, Dr. Rebecca L. Sherrick (25 August 2022)

Past Meetings

1 October 2022, 10 a.m. – Alumni Listening Session

11 October 2022, 2–3 p.m. CT – Staff Open Forum Listening Session

17 October 2022, 9–10 a.m. CT – Faculty Open Forum Listening Session

18 October 2022, 1–2 p.m. CT – All Campus Community Open Forum Listening Session

Search Timeline

Date	Event
Fall 2022	Search consultants conduct listening sessions with stakeholders and feedback survey is launched
Fall 2022	Leadership profile describing ideal candidate and summarizing priorities for the next President is distributed
Fall/Winter 2022-2023	Consultants engage in vigorous outreach and recruiting
Winter 2023	Search committee conducts preliminary interviews and selects finalists
Spring 2023	Finalists are interviewed
Spring 2023	Board elects President and makes public announcement
Summer 2023	New President takes office