Aurora University
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| Established | 1893 |
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| Type | Private |
| President | Dr. Rebecca L. Sherrick |
| Staff | 287 |
| Undergraduates | 1,719 |
| Postgraduates | 1,607 |
| Location | Aurora, IL, USA |
| Campus | 268 acres |
| Athletics | 18 NCAA Division III teams |
| Colors | royal blue and white |
| Nickname | Spartans |
| Website | www.aurora.edu |
Aurora University in Aurora, Illinois is a private liberal arts college that admits both men and women students to two-year, four-year, and graduate degree programs. Aurora University has two campuses: the main campus in Aurora, Illinois and the George Williams campus in Williams Bay, Wisconsin near Lake Geneva, Wisconsin.
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[edit] Academics
Aurora University is organized into three colleges: the College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Education, and the College of Professional Studies. The College of Professional Studies is itself organized into four schools: the Dunham School of Business, the School of Nursing, the School of Health and Physical Education, and the School of Social Work. Aurora University is on a semester academic year with additional May term and either an additional full summer semester or two half-summer terms, depending on the course.
[edit] History
Aurora University was originally founded Mendota Seminary in Mendota, Illinois in 1893 for the training of ministers and lay workers of the Advent Christian Church. In its first few years, the seminary changed its name to Mendota College and open its enrollment to the public as a liberal-arts college. In 1911, citizens of Aurora donated land for the construction of a new college. Also that same year, Charles Eckhart of the Auburn Motorcar Company donated money to build the first buildings of what was to become in 1912 Aurora College, the relocated former Mendota College. In 1971 Aurora College legally separated from the Advent Christian Church. In 1985, Aurora College changed its name to Aurora University and organized its degree-granting programs into three colleges.
In 1992, George Williams College, a college began in 1890 by the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) merged into Aurora University. Originally founded as the YMCA Training School in Chicago, Illinois, it became the YMCA College in 1913 and George Williams College in 1933 before moving near Lake Geneva, Wisconsin.
[edit] Athletics
Aurora University sponsors 19 teams, which are named the Spartans. The Spartan football team participates in the Illini-Badger Conference and all other Spartans teams participate, as of the 2006-2007 season, in the Northern Athletics Conference, which comprises teams from the former Northern Illinois—Iowa Conference and the Lake Michigan Conference.
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| Alverno • Aurora • Benedictine • Concordia Chicago • Concordia, Wisconsin • Dominican University • Edgewood • Lakeland (WI) • Maranatha Baptist Bible • Marian College (WI) • MSOE (provisional) • Rockford • Wisconsin Lutheran |
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