Tag: Aurora University

College basketball: Aurora University vs. Milwaukee School of Engineering

Aurora University's Joevonn McCottry (1) drives to the hoop between Milwaukee School of Engineering's (MSOE) Carson Cordell (42) and Donovan Carter (23) Saturday.

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Aurora University celebrated National Girls and Women in Sports Day

Aurora University celebrated National Girls and Women in Sports Day Wednesday, Feb. 5. The event took place before the 7 p.m. AU vs. IIT women’s basketball game. Features were a poster display, an announcement and recognition ceremony and BOGO coupons for chicken fingers. Public address announcer Shaun Neitzel said, “February...

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Aurora museum American Indian boarding school stories exhibition

Aurora University’s Schingoethe Center Museum opened “Away from Home: American Indian Boarding School Stories,” an exhibition to March 14, with a reception Tuesday, Jan. 28, including displays, flute music and reflections by a family member of survivors. The exhibition, in the Hill Welcome Center at 1315 Prairie Street in Aurora,...

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American Indian Boarding School Stories at Aurora University Museum

Aurora University’s Schingoethe Center museum will exhibit “Away from Home: American Indian Boarding School Stories” Jan. 28-March 14. The event at the museum in the Hill Welcome Center, 1315 Prairie St. in Aurora, will display photos from a permanent exhibition at the Heard Museum in Phoenix, Ariz. “Away” explores off-reservation...

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Aurora University to add women’s flag football for 2026

Aurora University and the Spartan Athletic Department announced the addition of women’s flag football as the 25th varsity sport in spring 2026. A national search for the program’s inaugural head coach will begin immediately. “We are thrilled to build on Aurora University’s tradition of supporting women’s sports with the addition...

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Aurora University’s Deedee Maldonado finishes 22nd in national cross country

Aurora University women’s cross country senior runner, Deyanneira “Deedee” Colon Maldonado (East Aurora High School) finished 22nd of 290 runners at the 2024 NCAA Division III Women’s Cross Country Championships Saturday, with a time of 21:32.6 for the 6K course. Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology was host to the event at...

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Aurora University student receives award

Aurora University senior Olivia Buzzelli 2025 was named a recipient of the Abraham Lincoln Civic Engagement Award, representing the university as a Student Laureate of The Lincoln Academy of Illinois. Buzzelli joins top students from 49 colleges and universities across the state selected to receive the annual award in recognition...

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Aurora University football team, Division III playoffs

Aurora University’s (AU) football Spartans are headed to the NCAA Division III football championship playoffs for the ninth time in program history and fifth consecutive season the NCAA has held a playoff. During the NCAA D-3 selection show Sunday, the Spartans received a Pool A berth as they finished the...

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Aurora University president named Notable Latino Leader

Aurora University president Susana Rivera-Mills, Ph.D. has been included in Crain’s Chicago Business’ Notable Latino Leaders feature. John D. Ammons, Aurora board of trustees chair, made the announcement in an email to alumni. He said, “Crain’s Chicago Business, a leading regional publication known for its in-depth news and analysis, annually...

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Jose Hernandez: Migrant farm worker to astronaut

By Al Benson “Now it’s my turn!” That is what former Mexican-American farm worker said when he was selected as a NASA astronaut. In a Tuesday, Oct. 15, speech entitled “Reaching New Heights,” Hernandez chronicled his transformation from farm hand to astronaut. He started Aurora University’s 18th annual fall Celebrating...

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Aurora University Athletic Hall of Fame

Two former Aurora University women’s soccer forwards were named to the school’s Athletic Hall of Fame Saturday. Enshrined were Chrissy Pluchinski Fitzgerald of Crown Point, Ind., a 1999 alum, and Nicci Bermudes Snodgrass, Bloomington, Ill., a 2016 alum. The 2024 class members were announced at a breakfast in the university...

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