The Inaugural Chancellor's Public Lecture took place on 7th June 2017 at the USIU-Africa auditorium. Mr. Bob Collymore, CEO Safaricom Limited, gave the keynote address during the event whose topic was Digital Disruption: Preparing for current and future disruptions.

The Vice Chancellor, Prof. Paul Zeleza, when giving his opening remarks extended an invitation to Dr. Manu Chandaria and Mr. Bob Collymore to become honorary members of the Alumni Association.

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USIU-Africa Alumni Association on March 10, 2017 held an inaugural dinner between members of the Alumni Association and the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Paul Zeleza at the Vice Chancellor’s residence in Runda. The evening dubbed “Affinity Evening” was a platform for the Vice Chancellor to interact with members of the Young Alumni Network and representatives of the Alumni Association Executive Committee in an informal set up. The event was also graced by members of the management board including Jared Raburu (Director-Administration, Human Resource) James Ogolla (Director Advancement, Communications and External Relations), Hellen Ombima (Director Legal Service & Company Secretary) as well as other university representatives including Jane Muriithi (Chief Manager-Marketing and Communications) and Scott Belows (Faculty Member).

The parties present got to interact with each other and learnt about the visions that they have for the different entities that they represent. The Vice Chancellor expressed his delight in seeing alumni come together to work with the university to achieve their common goals. He reiterated the commitment that the university has in supporting activities of the Alumni Association.

The Affinity Evening will be a monthly event held at the Vice Chancellor’s residence between the Vice Chancellor and members of various interest groups within the Association.

She Goes Tech, an initiative founded by a Kenyan Tech Women Fellow (2015), Kendi Ntwiga in collaboration with USIU-Africa Alumni Association held a conference dubbed "She believed she could, so she did STEM" on 10^th February 2017. The conference brought together high school girls and teachers, university and college girls and faculty, private and public sector employers of STEM resources in Kenya.

Over 600 people who gathered at the conference were honored by the presence of key representatives of the Tech Women Program, an initiative of the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, formed to empower, connect and support the next generation of women leaders in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).

The conference ignited the interest of the First Lady, Margaret Kenyatta who in her tweet said “Excited to see women take part in this forum. Thank you to all the stakeholders supporting me in women empowerment projects.” The conference was also trending on twitter and made 8.5 million impressions.