Connect with alumni
Build connections with Athabasca University alumni and students through AU’s online networking platform. Alumni Connect makes it easy to meet others, share experiences, and grow your network.
What is Alumni Connect?
Alumni Connect is AU’s online space for students and alumni to connect.
It matches you with others based on your interests and goals, helping you build meaningful professional connections.
The platform is powered by Ten Thousand Coffees and supported by RBC Future Launch, which focuses on helping young people build skills, gain experience, and connect to opportunities.
How it works
Once you sign up, you’ll receive regular introductions to students or alumni based on your interests. You can connect for a short virtual conversation to share experiences and build your network.
Connecting with others in the AU community can help you:
- build your professional network
- learn from shared experiences
- explore new opportunities
Join Alumni Connect
Sign up to start connecting with students and alumni through short, one-on-one conversations.
By clicking Join Alumni Connect you will be redirected to the Ten Thousand Coffees Alumni Portal for Athabasca University. This is a third-party service and by signing up you will be subject to the third-party’s Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Athabasca University will not be managing your profile or individual services provided through Ten Thousand Coffees. Athabasca University will have administrative access to the Portal for Athabasca University to manage the content specific to Athabasca University, including the wording of auto-reply emails sent by the third-party to individual users. It will also have access to some personal information of users only for the purposes of evaluating user engagement. Athabasca University will not collect, use or disclose any user personal information for any other purposes. By signing up for this service, you acknowledge that Athabasca University is authorized to collect and use your personal information for the stated purposes. If you have any questions related to the collection, use or disclosure of personal information, please contact Tara Friesen, Manager, Alumni Engagement at tfriesen@athabascu.ca.
RBC Future Launch is RBC's commitment to empower Canadian youth for the jobs of tomorrow. RBC is dedicating $500 million to help young people access meaningful employment through practical work experience, skills development, networking, and access to mental well-being supports and services.
Updated July 22, 2026 by Digital & Web Operations, University Relations (web_services@athabascau.ca)