AU Today - Alumni

For his communication capstone project, business administration, communication, and marketing triple major Jackson (JP) Chaney ’26 created “The Bulldog Life,” a podcast dedicated to uncovering the stories, experiences, and motivations of people who made lasting...

Deidra Jenkins ’90 describes herself as an “everyday volunteer helping people in the moment.” It’s an approach her mother instilled in her early on. Driving through their Chicago neighborhood in winter, Jenkins’ mother would spot people at bus...

Patrick Shelton ’92 participated in the Air Force Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps in high school, and then came to AU planning to earn his degree en route to becoming an officer in the military, with inspiration from multiple family members who had served in the Air...

Andrea Vallejo ’20 is the daughter of Mexican immigrants, a background that inspired her to major in political science and public policy at AU and co-found the HOPE student organization, which continues to serve students to this day. “Giving back and helping others has always...

Inspired by her father’s career in law enforcement, Amanda Parlow ’25 initially pursued patrol work. Despite gaining valuable soft skills, Parlow struggled to find fulfillment in a series of customer-facing and security roles, and soon realized her calling lay elsewhere in the...