From the Office of Alumni Relations
Dear CDU Alumni,
As the 2024 – 2025 academic year comes to a close, we are thrilled to welcome a new generation into our alumni family. Congratulations to the Charles R. Drew University Class of 2025! You now join a powerful legacy of leaders, healers, and changemakers who are reshaping the world— one act of service, one breakthrough, one bold move at a time.
To our newest alumni: your journey is just beginning. You carry the torch of CDU’ s mission— to advance health equity with excellence, integrity, and compassion. Whether your next steps lead to a clinic, a lab, a classroom, or a boardroom, know that you are not walking alone. You are part of a global community rooted in purpose, resilience, and hope.
This season is not only a time of celebration, but also a moment of reflection and recommitment. As we look ahead, we invite you to stay connected and engaged. Mark your calendars for the State of the University Address this August, where we’ ll share exciting updates, bold plans, and opportunities for alumni to shape the next chapter of CDU’ s story.
We are also deepening our commitment to you— by expanding alumni programs, amplifying your voices, and building more bridges between past, present, and future generations of CDU leaders. Your legacy lives in every student who walks our halls, every patient served, every policy changed, and every barrier broken.
To all our alumni, You are the heart of CDU. Here’ s to bold beginnings and limitless possibilities.
Dear CDU Alumni Family, Congratulations to our new Alumni! May th
17, 2025 marked an extraordinary milestone— not just the close of our graduates academic journey, but the beginning of a lifelong connection to a powerful, purpose-driven alumni community. I’ m thrilled to officially welcome all 425 graduates to the CDU Alumni Family.
In my role as the Alumni Relations Manager, it’ s both my privilege and responsibility to help foster the kind of alumni community that is rooted in connection, trust, and sustainability. As you navigate your next steps, know that we are here for you.
To all of our CDU alumni, we remain committed to four key values: leadership, mentorship, community engagement, and career development. These values are not just words— they’ re a promise.
It is my duty to support you and keep you involved with CDU in meaningful ways to help shape the student-to-alumni pipeline through mentorship, career support, and events that reflect the strength and diversity of our CDU community.
With Mighty Lion Pride,
Maruska Moore Alumni Relations Manager
With Mighty Lion pride and partnership,
David M. Carlisle, M. D., Ph. D. President and CEO
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