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Aurora University sets September events

AURORA, Ill. August 31, 2006 - Programs on the Middle East and South Africa, business workshops, and an art show opening highlight September events at Aurora University.

Admission is free to the public unless a fee is indicated.

  • Sept. 7: South Africa talk. “12 years after Apartheid: The New South Africa” will be presented by Jocelyn Hellig, professor at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, from noon to 1 p.m. in Perry Theatre at the Aurora Foundation Center for Community Enrichment, 1305 Kenilworth Place in Aurora. Information: 630-844-4885 or tbrauhn@aurora.edu.
  • Sept. 9: Mid-East Forum. “Is there a Clash of Civilizations?” a forum on the Middle East, is from 10 to 11:30 a.m. in room 320 of Eckhart Hall at 347 S. Gladstone Ave. in Aurora. Information: 630-844-6535.
  • Sept. 14: Art Show Opening. “First Light II: New Artists, New Work,” a six-artist exhibit Sept. 14-Oct. 27, opens with a reception from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Downstairs Dunham Gallery in Dunham Hall, 1400 Marseillaise Place, Aurora. Information: 630-844-5402.
  • Sept. 16: M.B.A. Orientation. Future MBA students are invited to learn about AU programs from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Dunham Hall lobby, 1400 Marseillaise Place in Aurora. Information: 630-844-8879 or tappelha@aurora.edu.
  • Sept. 20: Leadership Lecture. “Collaborative Leadership and the Learning Organization” will be presented by Peter M. Senge, author and senior lecturer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology from 8 to 10:30 a.m. at the Crimi auditorium in AU’s Institute for Collaboration, 407 S. Calumet Ave. in Aurora. Cost: $100 (continental breakfast included). Information: 630-844-5486 or email sengeevent@aurora.edu.
  • Sept. 22: Sales Workshop. The AU Sales Institute and the Naperville Chamber of Commerce will sponsor “Strategic Sales Process,” a panel discussion by area sales executives, from 7:30 to 10 a.m. at the Hilton Hotel, 3003 Corporate West Drive in Lisle. Cost: $25 (including breakfast). Information: 630-788-4152 or email sgreen@aurora.edu.
  • Sept. 27: HR Workshop. AU’s Human Resources Institute sponsors “Strategic Human Resources,” a free workshop from 8 to 9 a.m. at the University Banquet Hall at Alumni Hall, 1410 Marseillaise Place, Aurora. Information: 630-844-3866.

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