August 2025

CDU Alumni E-News

Keeping you connected with CDU and the wider community

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You've probably been keeping up with us on the CDU Alumni Community social page... but let's recap our June/July!

In June we travelled to CDU Katherine to celebrate their new graduates! This year saw 35 graduates cross the stage, a huge leap from just nine in 2024. We got to hear some wonderful stories from new alumni, including one international student who fell in love with remote Australia and pursued his Masters in Katherine.

In July we ran our first ever Alumni webinar series 'Not in the textbook'! We heard from a global investment CEO, an electrician and advocate for women in trades, founder of a charity, and finally a woman who wears the hats of lawyer, mother, migrant, and published author. An impressive and wonderful group of CDU Alumni with such interesting stories and advice to share. Recordings will be available on our website soon!

Last week we hosted our annual Scholarship Celebration. This event brings together scholarship recipients and donors, to connect and celebrate their achievements and support. We welcomed over 130 students, donors, guests and staff; our largest attendance yet! We even had our very own Class of 2025 alumni, Abbey Rapkins, performing for the evening.

One final note, as CDU Alumni you have free access to LinkedIn Learning, an online platform with thousands of high quality videos and short courses to support your lifelong learning. You can register for access here.

Don't forget to keep in touch, we love to hear from you!

Until next time,

Your CDU Alumni Team

‘Knockout Violence’: First women’s-only trauma-focused boxing program launches in Darwin

A new program aimed at empowering victim-survivors of domestic violence through sport has launched in the NT, with Darwin welcoming its first women’s-only trauma-focused boxing program, ‘Knockout Violence.’

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CDU Visual Arts student showcases culture through clay in new Alice Springs exhibition

Celebrated Western Aranda artist and Charles Darwin University (CDU) Visual Arts student Hayley Panangka Coulthard will share her culture through clay as part of a new exhibition, Kaltjinthama – Kaltjerrama [Teaching – Learning] in Alice Springs.

World-first study uses First Nations calendars for solar power forecasting

The in-depth observations of First Nations seasonal calendars could be key to improving solar power forecasting, according to a world-first study by Charles Darwin University (CDU).

Early childhood educators bring welcome relief to regional workforce

The Northern Territory’s regional early childhood education workforce has received a significant boost with the graduation of 13 educators from a Charles Darwin University (CDU) TAFE intensive training program.

‘AI is not intelligent at all’: Why our dignity is at risk

The age of artificial intelligence (AI) has transformed our interactions, but threatens human dignity on a worldwide scale, according to a study led by Charles Darwin University (CDU).

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Financial boost helps CDU student take vital regional placement without losing home

A new federal payment is enabling a Charles Darwin University (CDU) student to undertake a vital regional placement in Alice Springs, without sacrificing her home in Melbourne.

ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT

How CDU graduate Daniel aims to change lives in Kenya

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It’s something of a tragedy that Africa, recognised as the birthplace of humankind, is more widely known today for its constant cycle of severe social, economic and political upheavals.

But now, thanks to the efforts of CDU Master of Emergency and Disaster Management graduate Daniel Pate, the future for the continent might be starting to look a little brighter – at least for the people of his birthplace, the East African nation of Kenya.

CDU Careers Centre

Did you know that you have lifetime access to CDU careers resources? Absolutely FREE! CDU’s online Careers Centre is jam packed with resources to help you navigate the next step of your career.

The CDU Careers team also post jobs and opportunities on their CDU Careers Facebook page so make sure you check it out!

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Stay connected

We encourage all alumni to stay involved in university life and contribute to current and future student's success. You can share your story, be a mentor or speaker, or provide a work placement to a current student.

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