Alumni success

AU graduates are part of a global network of alumni who are doing great work to transform their lives and communities in more than 80 countries worldwide. Get inspired by these change-makers and groundbreakers!

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Photo gallery: Athabasca University convocation through the years

Convocation has always been the biggest party of the year at Athabasca University. Check out our photo gallery from convocations past and get ready to celebrate the Class of 2025 on June 5 and 6!

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Business student’s startup helps families connect to past through DNA genealogy

AU Bachelor of Management grad and Trouvay founder Bradley Pierson is on a mission to help families trace their roots, find truths.

Alumni success

Photo gallery: Athabasca University convocation through the years

Business student’s startup helps families connect to past through DNA genealogy

AU grad creates app to help small businesses improve marketing

Celebrating nurses: Online nursing education and research critical to health care

I pursued a degree on ‘my own terms’ thanks to AU

Community collaboration helps address housing need in Simpcw First Nation

Autism diagnosis at 39 fuels podcaster to help others who’ve slipped through ‘diagnostic cracks’

Grad grew marketing business while applying MBA lessons to real world

Sharlene Rutherford keeps climbing for women’s health

'Overwhelmingly positive response': 3 AU grads launch nurse practitioner clinics

AU grad delivers Christmas spirit to families in need through Santas Anonymous

A nurse and soldier's path to higher education

Nursing grad proves there’s more than one path to career success

MBA grad grows as leader in Indigenous education

AU accessibility advisor competes in goalball at Paris 2024 Paralympic Games

AU’s flexibility key to success for three-time Olympian

New grad creates documentary about experiences of gender-creative families in Alberta

MBA grad builds startup success by protecting Alberta’s drinking water

Video series showcases inspiring work of AU alumni locally and globally

How AU helped me achieve work-life-education balance in health care

Counselling grad continues to break barriers, helping trans and racialized communities

Nursing grad advocates for equity in health care

My journey as a refugee studying at Athabasca University

This nursing grad is leading the fight against anti-Black racism in health care

It took me 10 years to finish my marketing degree. I’m thankful I took my time!

MBA grad’s fourth book shares lessons in leadership, business

How a counselling grad and psychologist found a path to helping others

Long-term care nurse caps career with master’s degree

Go the Distance podcast Ep. 11: Building a new approach to Indigenous health

Open your options with flexible learning

AU grad devotes career to improving health care for Indigenous Peoples

AU grad’s Master of Science in Information Systems helped transform his career

How AU sparked a career in cybercrime prevention

Online MBA makes it possible to balance career, school, and family

Flexible online MBA allows nurse to grow as health-care leader

Counsellor completes master’s from rural Manitoba

Flexibility puts online Bachelor of Management degree within reach

Career pivot pays off for communication studies major

Open for Alberta

MBA allows nurse to advance as health-care leader

Online MBA opened doors for health-care executive

Nurse practitioner treats health inequity in remote Indigenous community

Construction entrepreneur unearths new skills through online MBA

Athabasca University provides launchpad for career in science

Athabasca University a career 'catalyst' for banking CEO

How Athabasca University helped a trucker go from highways to boardrooms

Why an Alberta Mountie is ‘a little bit addicted’ to Athabasca University

Never too late to earn a degree

Building business acumen in service to community

From small-town pharmacist to cannabis king

AU a ‘perfect’ fit for Indigenous, remote communities, says grad

Take a chance on university, advises AU grad and Indigenous business leader

‘Elevate security now,’ cybersecurity expert advises leaders in open learning

Go The Distance podcast Ep. 1: My virtual boss is a jerk

AU grad advocates for more visibility of Black nursing students

Susanne Grainger reflects on Olympic gold, learning, and next steps

Go the Distance podcast Ep. 10: From refugee to PhD

Go the Distance podcast Ep. 9: Creating space b'tween girls

Go the Distance podcast Ep. 8: The thrill of a life in business

Go the Distance podcast Ep. 7: Quitting space to help women in STEM

Go the Distance podcast Ep. 6: Analytics in the Athabasca River basin

Go the Distance podcast Ep. 2: Sawbonna—Finding Shared Humanity with a Murderer

Things people have said

A celebration like no other: Highlights from Convocation 2025