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Aurora University

Aurora University
Aurora University logo.jpg
Motto Sapientes abscondunt scientiam
Motto in English
"Wise persons will carry away knowledge"
Type Private
Established 1893
Endowment $39.1 million
President Rebecca L. Sherrick
Provost Joan Poor
Undergraduates Aprx. 3,000
Postgraduates Aprx. 2,000
Location Aurora, Illinois, USA
Campus 37 acres (15.0 ha)
Athletics 22 NCAA Division III teams
Colors royal blue and white         
Nickname Spartans
Website www.aurora.edu
Aurora College Complex (Eckhart, Davis & Wilkinson Halls)
Aurora University is located in Illinois
Aurora University
Aurora University is located in the US
Aurora University
Location 347 S. Gladstone Ave.
Aurora, Kane County, Illinois, United States
Coordinates 41°45′17″N 88°20′52″W / 41.75472°N 88.34778°W / 41.75472; -88.34778Coordinates: 41°45′17″N 88°20′52″W / 41.75472°N 88.34778°W / 41.75472; -88.34778
Built 1912
Architectural style Tudor Revival
NRHP Reference # 84001126
Added to NRHP February 16, 1984

Aurora University is a private, nonprofit, co-educational liberal arts college located in Aurora, Illinois, United States, 40 miles west of Chicago. In addition to its main campus and the Orchard Center in Aurora, Illinois, AU offers programs online, at its George Williams College campus in Williams Bay, Wisconsin, and at the Woodstock Center in downtown Woodstock, Illinois. Approximately 5,000 students enroll in bachelor's, master's and doctoral degree programs at Aurora University. The institution describes itself as "an inclusive community dedicated to the transformative power of learning."

Aurora University was founded as Mendota Seminary in Mendota, Illinois, in 1893. At that time, the school was focused on education and training rooted in the Advent Christian Church. Within a few years of its founding, the seminary changed its name to Mendota College, and broadened its programs into a traditional liberal arts curriculum.

In 1911, residents of the nearby town of Aurora raised funds to construct a new college, led by funding from businessman Charles Eckhart, who founded the predecessor company to the Auburn Automobile Company. Recognizing mutual benefits, administrators of Mendota College moved their operations to Aurora and the school became known as Aurora College.

In 1971, Aurora College separated from the Advent Christian Church, and in 1985, changed its name to Aurora University to better reflect the breadth of its academic programs.

In 1992 the school entered into an affiliation agreement with George Williams College, in Williams Bay, Wisconsin, which was followed by a full merger in 2000. George Williams College (named for YMCA founder George Williams) had been instituted in 1886 by YMCA leaders to create a summer school where young men and women would gather for learning, fellowship and reflection. With the merger, the one-time summer school, camp and conference center now serves both undergraduates and graduate students in a variety of degree programs. Over the past decade, the historic George Williams College campus has been transformed through renovations to new structures including the creation of the Winston Paul Educational Center, Oak and Hickory lodges, the Beasley Campus Center and the Ferro Pavilion, where the annual Music by the Lake outdoor concert series takes place during the summer months.


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