Aurora University Announces February Events Lineup

AURORA, Ill.-An art exhibit, chamber-music concert, and free income-tax preparation highlight February events at Aurora University.

The public is invited. Events are free unless a fee is indicated. The schedule is: Feb. 2: Open House-A winter open house for prospective students is from 8:45 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. in Crimi Auditorium in the Institute for Collaboration, 407 S. Calumet Ave. in Aurora. Information: 630-844-5533 or e-mail AUadmissions@aurora.edu.

Feb. 5: Chamber Music Concert-The Bach Babes, a Milwaukee-based chamber-music group, will perform at 7 p.m. in Perry Theatre in the Aurora Foundation Center for Community enrichment, 1306 Kenilworth Place in Aurora. The concert is part of AU's 2007-2008 Celebrating Arts and Ideas series. Reservations are requested. Information: 630-844-5486,artsandideas@aurora.edu.

Feb. 6: Open House-An information open house for prospective graduate students is at 6:30 p.m. in Crimi Auditorium in the Institute for Collaboration, 407 S. Calumet Ave. in Aurora. Information: 630-844-5294.AUadmissions@aurora.edu

Feb. 8: Open House-A winter open house for prospective fall freshmen is at 8:45 a.m. in Crimi Auditorium in the Institute for Collaboration, 407 S. Calumet Ave. in Aurora. Information: 630-844-5533, admission@aurora.edu.

Feb. 8: Leadership Lecture-"Leaders and Women in Leadership," a free program, will be presented by Hispanic executive Linda Chavez from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in Perry Theatre in the Aurora Foundation Center for Community Enrichment, 1305 Kenilworth Place in Aurora. Information: 630-844-5527.

Feb. 9: Religion Lecture-"Can Anything be Said for St. Paul?" a free lecture, will be discussed at 10 a.m. in room 320 of Eckhart Hall, 347 S. Gladstone Ave. in Aurora. Co-speakers are Martin Forward, executive director of AU's Wackerlin Center for Faith and Action, and Drew Taylor, a senior history and religion major from DeKalb. Reservations are requested. Information: 630-844-4885, adeguria@aurora.edu.

Feb. 16: Tax Form Preparation-AU's sixth annual Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program is from 8 to 11 a.m. in Dunham Hall, 1400 Marseillaise Place in Aurora. The service is sponsored by the Dunham School of Business for low-income, elderly, disabled, and non-English speaking taxpayers. Bilingual college students translate for Spanish-speaking taxpayers. The income limit is $50,000. Information: 630-844-6895.

Feb. 18: Transfer Visit Day-Prospective transfer students are invited to visit campus from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Registration is in room 201 in Eckhart Hall, 347 S. Gladstone Ave. in Aurora. Information: 630-844-5533,admission@aurora.edu.

Feb. 19: Financial Aid Seminar-A financial aid seminar for prospective college students and their parents is at 6:15 p.m. in the University Banquet Hall in Alumni Hall, 1410 Marseillaise Place in Aurora. Information: 630-844-6190, finaid@aurora.edu.

Feb. 23: Alumni Basketball Game-An alumni basketball game is at 6:45 p.m. in Thornton Gymnasium in Alumni Hall, 1410 Marseillaise Place in Aurora. Information: 630-844-5486.

Feb. 23: Tax Preparation-AU's sixth annual Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program is from 8 to 11 a.m. in Dunham Hall, 1400 Marseillaise Place in Aurora. The service is sponsored by AU's Dunham School of Business for low-income, elderly, disabled, and non-English speaking taxpayers. Bilingual college students translate for Spanish-speaking taxpayers. The income limit
is $50,000. Information: 630-844-6895.

Feb. 27: Workshop-"Building a Leadership Program," a free, public program, will be held from 8 to 9 a.m. in the University Banquet Hall in Alumni Hall, 1410 Marseillaise Place in Aurora. Information: 630-844-4894.

Feb. 27: Lincoln Lecture-"Abraham Lincoln of Illinois," a lecture by Lincoln scholar Douglas L. Wilson of Knox College, is at 7:30 p.m. in Perry Theatre in the Aurora Foundation Center for Community Enrichment, 1305 Kenilworth Place in Aurora. The program is part of AU's 2007-2008 Celebrating Arts and Ideas series. Reservations are requested. Information: 630-844-5486,
artsandideas@aurora.edu.

Ongoing
*        Art Exhibit: "Weapons of Mass Media" is on display through April 25 (opening Jan. 31) in the Schingoethe Center for Native American Cultures in Dunham Hall, 1400 Marseillaise Place in Aurora. The exhibit is part of AU's 2007-2008 Celebrating Arts and Ideas series. Information: 630-844-7843,museum@aurora.edu.

*        Art Exhibit: "Movement and Metaphor" is on display through Feb. 28 in the Schingoethe Center for Native American Cultures in Dunham Hall, 1400 Marseillaise Place in Aurora. The exhibit is part of AU's 2007-2008 Celebrating Arts and Ideas series. Information: 630-844-7843,
museum@aurora.edu.

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