Aurora University Online receives NC-SARA approval

In January, Aurora University Online was welcomed as a participant by the National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements (NC-SARA) in the SARA initiative following the university’s approval by the Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE).

AU alumnus appointed to Waubonsee Board of Trustees

Jimmie Delgado, BA ‘05, MBA ’16, was recently appointed by the Waubonsee Community College Board of Trustees to replace a former trustee who had resigned. Delgado will finish the rest of that member’s term, which ends in 2017.

MBA program prepares students for leadership positions

Tamara Woods, a Master of Business Administration student at Aurora University Woodstock Center, had only barely begun her master’s program and work as a cashier when she was offered the chance to join the Sam’s Club marketing team.

STEM Partnership School student wins national robotics competition, advances to world championships in Qatar

Kaiya Hollister, a fifth grader at the John C. Dunham STEM Partnership School, won the World Robot Olympiad (WRO) national competition this past weekend. Team RoboGals was comprised of Hollister and Jensie Coonradt, 9, of Oswego.

Technology course gives teachers and students innovative ways to learn

The evolution of technology is changing the way professors and students teach and learn at AU. EDU 2300 Technology for Teachers is an innovative course focused on training teachers to use technology in the classroom to teach content, engage students in learning and measure student understanding.