As members of the Honors Program, students will be encouraged to give back to the local community the form of community service. Community service provides a variety of unique benefits to the students, the community and the organizations where students volunteer. To engage students early in the values of community service and citizenship, students enrolled in HON 1600 and HON 2000 will be required to complete a minimum number of community service hours as part of the course outcomes.
In the past, AU Honors Program participants have served numerous local organizations, including:
- American Cancer Society
- Aurora University's Arts and Ideas series
- Aurora Interfaith Food Pantry
- Aurora Humane Society
- Center for Family Services
- Communities in Schools Program
- Dominican Literacy Initiative
- Elmwood Nursing and Rehabilitation
- Family Focus
- Feed My Starving Children
- Fox Valley Animal Welfare League
- Fox Valley Park District
- Fox Valley United Way
- Hesed House
- Holy Angles Parish Pantry
- Humanitarian Service Project
- Kane County Forest Preserve
- KARE for Wildlife
- Mutual Ground
- Oswegoland Park District
- Phillips Park Zoo
- Red Oaks Nature Center
- Salvation Army
- Salud Latina Latino Health
- Schingoethe Center
- Toys 4 Tots
- Wayside Cross Ministries
- World Relief Aurora
