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 Course CatalogThe Main CampusThe main campus of Alaska Pacific University sits on 170 heavily wooded acres near the center of Alaska's largest city, Anchorage. The campus includes summer and winter recreational trails, state-of-theart facilities, and magnificent views of the surrounding mountains. Atwood Center was designed by architect Edward Durell Stone who also designed the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. This building serves as a hub of student activities and includes the dining hall, indoor climbing wall, weight room, photography lab, bookstore, the APU Chapel, Academic Support Center, computer lab, and offices of the Dean of Students, career counseling, and university chaplain. It is located directly adjacent to the residence halls. Grant Hall is the university's original academic center, with classrooms, administrative offices, theater, and an art gallery. The BP Science Center on the third floor sports state of the art lab equipment, while the second floor classrooms offer technologically "smart" classrooms. The Carr Gottstein Academic Center, constructed in 1992, is a modern learning facility that features classrooms, faculty offices, seminar and conference rooms, a lecture hall, and an art exhibition area. Gould Hall and Grace Hall houses the U.S. Geological Survey offices and advanced mapping laboratories. The Jim Mahaffey Trail System provides skiing, skijoring, running, hiking, and bicycling opportunities through more than 4.5 km of trails that connect with Anchorage's city-wide trail system. The Homer and Ruth Moseley Sports Center houses a swimming pool, basketball courts, and outdoor program rentals. Campus recreation is further enhanced by University Lake, a habitat to waterfowl and other wildlife, and the Ross Olds Soccer Field, which is used for activities such as softball, frisbee, and soccer. The Anchorage Higher Education Consortium Library serves university students and faculty. It is operated through an agreement between Alaska Pacific University and the University of Alaska Anchorage. Centrally located, the library contains more than 760,000 bound volumes including original government documents, sheet music, non-print media, and a special Alaskana collection. The Elmo Sackett Broadcast Center, housing KSKA and KAKM, Anchorage's public radio and public television stations, is located on the APU campus. |
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