 Celebrating
Arts and Ideas
Aurora University proudly presents
its 2008-2009 calendar of events celebrating arts and ideas.
Programs are free unless otherwise noted. |
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 AU
Center for Faith and Action
The Aurora University Center for Faith and
Action was founded to sustain multi-faith understanding and
action. It focuses on curriculum, University and community service,
and academic and scholarly activities. The Center is dedicated
to discovering and deepening connections between faith and daily
life, advocating and working for justice, and promoting human
dignity for all people. |
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Aurora
University Community Leadership Forum
The Aurora University Community
Leadership Forum was developed to bring high profile
thought leaders to the Aurora University campus to address
a variety of community and business-related issues. |
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|  Schingoethe
Center for Native American Cultures
From one arrowhead, a legacy grows...
Herb and Martha Schingoethe have collected over 8,000
pieces of Native American artifacts that are housed on the
Aurora University campus in the Schingoethe Center for Native
American Cultures. Students from throughout the Chicago area
trek to the Museum to learn more about Native American culture.
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 Music
by the Lake
During the 1950s and '60s, groups
and families would come to the George Williams College campus,
sit in and around Lewis Auditorium, and enjoy live performances
from such notables as Isaac Stern and the Chicago Symphony
Orchestra. These performances were offered in a season series
called Music by the Lake. When George Williams College became
affiliated with Aurora University in Aurora, IL in 1992, and
later merged in 2000, AU's goal was to protect and preserve
a number of GWC's
outstanding programs. Aurora University's new president,
Rebecca L. Sherrick, became a quick study in the history of
both schools, and requested that Music by the Lake be reintroduced
at the George Williams College campus in July of 2001. In 2008, The Ferro Pavilion, the new home for Music by the Lake, opened. This
new revival of Music by the Lake draws area residents,
tourists and lovers of the arts to George Williams College. |
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Schingoethe Gallery
Located on the lower
level of Dunham Hall at the intersection of Randall and Marseillaise
on the north edge of campus, the Schingoethe Gallery
showcases artists from the University community and the surrounding
Fox Valley region. In addition to annual shows by AU students
and faculty/staff, the Gallery hosts exhibits from the Fox
Valley Arts Council, local high schools, and both established
and first-time artists working in all media. Opening
receptions are free and open to the public, and usually provide
an opportunity to meet the artists. New shows open at one-
to two-month intervals throughout the year--join us to celebrate
the vibrant work of University and Fox Valley artists.
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 The
Jenks Collection
The Jenks Memorial
Collection of Adventual Materials is a major research archive
of primary sources and background materials related to the
development and spread of Adventist movements in the 19th and
early 20th centuries. Holdings include the papers of William
Miller, the founder of the movement; files of many Adventist
periodicals; and an extensive collection of "Prophetic Charts" used
by early Adventist preachers. |
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Aurora University Speakers Bureau
The Aurora University Speakers Bureau is a community service
for local clubs and organizations that are seeking speakers
for programs. Our speakers, who are faculty and staff members
at the university, are available free of charge on a wide variety
of interesting topics. |
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The
Young Scholars Program
(This link will take you off the Aurora University
Web site)
The Young Scholars Program is designed for gifted and talented preschool
through eighth-grade students. Program courses are taught by professional,
Master's-level teachers offering expertise in area of study. The Young
Scholars Program is a not-for-profit component program of The Center for
Application Based Learning through the Packer Foundation and has offered
enrichment courses for the past 20+ years on the campus of Aurora University. |
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 Community
Service for Computer Scientists
SBC/Ameritech Partnership Award
In order to raise awareness of the technological
impact of the information age, the Computer Science Program
at Aurora University has been awarded an ACI partnership grant.
Under the direction of Dr. John W. Gudenas, this project is
designed to provide a way offer give computer training resources
to those who need them. A website has been created as part
of the project to create an awareness of the relation of information
technology to society, and lists many local Fox Valley community
service agencies and their missions as well as ways for interested
parties to volunteer their services to these agencies. New
curriculum for Computer Science students has also been developed
as part of the grant.
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 Aurora
Community Links
Beyond the Aurora University campus
community is a dynamic region filled with lots of opportunities.
Explore the Aurora, Illinois and Chicago sites for entertainment,
technology and more. |
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