June 2025

CDU Alumni E-News

Keeping you connected with CDU and the wider community

Dear ,

It's been a busy two months at CDU since our last eNews, so let's catch up!

At our recent Casuarina graduations, we celebrated over 2,000 students as they took the next step in their journeys. Our team was there after each ceremony to welcome them into the CDU Alumni community. Next up, we’ll be heading to Katherine and Alice Springs for their upcoming graduations in June.

We also had the rare opportunity to open not one, but two time capsules from CDU’s past. The first, sealed in 1997 by Northern Territory University nursing students included news clippings and a class photo exploring the bioethical issues of the time. The second capsule, also from 1997, commemorated the closure of the Myilly Point Campus, a unique snapshot of CDU history preserved for future generations.

As part of National Careers Week, we teamed up with the CDU Careers Centre to host Connect and Elevate: Network for Career Success. Twelve alumni joined a lively panel discussion, sharing their career journeys and networking advice with an engaged audience of students. It was fantastic to see so many students stick around afterwards to keep the conversations going, and we’re already excited to grow this event next year.

Thanks for being a part of our amazing alumni community!

Until next time,

Your CDU Alumni Team

CDU leads nation as first pharmacy graduates earn ‘Doctor of Pharmacy’ title

CDU pharmacy graduates have become the first in Australia to be awarded the title of ‘Doctor of Pharmacy’ following accreditation changes announced by the Federal Government in late 2024.

Charles Darwin University TAFE launches transnational training in Timor-Leste

CDU TAFE has officially launched its first offshore aged care training program in Timor-Leste, delivering the Certificate III in Individual Support on location as part of its expanding international engagement.

Industry and students collaborate to create AI road tech

In a single semester, four Charles Darwin University (CDU) students developed an Artificial Intelligence (AI) model that accurately detects and classifies road signs, which can revolutionise road safety and infrastructure maintenance.

CDU expands successful Pathways to Politics for Women NT program to Alice Springs

CDU’s 2025 Pathways to Politics for Women NT program will expand its in-person offering to Central Australia for the first time to boost participation of First Nations women in regional and remote communities.

CDU enters first-of-its-kind partnership to boost health literacy in Territory schools

A groundbreaking new initiative aimed at boosting health awareness and outcomes across the Northern Territory’s secondary schools has launched for the first time at Dripstone Middle School in Darwin.

Inspired NT just got Radicle

Inspired NT has over four years of successful community engagement in STEM initiatives and is now part of the CDU Radicle Centre’s umbrella. The CDU Radicle centre will ensure there is ongoing support for local science initiatives as well as greater reach for STEM project across the NT.

ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT

"Always put your hand up": Middle Arm Integration manager’s life advice for 2025 graduates

As an occasional address speaker at this year’s May graduation ceremonies at Casuarina campus, CDU alumnus Jacinta Kelly said she wanted the new graduates to remember three pieces of advice.

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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