Internationally ranked scholar and writer Nora Marks Dauenhauer returns to her alma mater April 27 as commencement speaker at Alaska Pacific University graduation exercises. It is Dauenhauer’s first speaking engagement…
Archives for April 2013
Career and Technical Education in an Adolescent Alaska Native Treatment Program
By Brenda Jones I became interested in Career and Technical Education program development at The Pathway Home after conversations with the education supervisor who believed as I did, that career…
Affordability, Part 2: APU’s Proposed Tuition Sticker Price Reduction
One year ago, I wrote a piece on “Affordability and Quality at Alaska’s only Private Baccalaureate Liberal Arts University” for this blog and described how APU strives to provide value…
Travel to India: Global Social Entrepreneurship and Journeys for Change
ST: BAM 492 – January 2014 Block – Travel to India: Global Social Entrepreneurship and Journeys for Change This course will explore the development of social entrepreneurship around the world and…
Spring in Alaska
In Alaska, winter is often long and brutal. For seven months, we experience subfreezing temperatures, huge amounts of snowfall and lots of time playing in the snow. Towards the end…
Education Testimonial
The Education Department at Alaska Pacific University provides a meaningful educational experience for students that want to become teachers. With small class sizes and an active learning environment, students are…
An Honest Man
Historical fiction is an effective yet underutilized method of teaching history and I wanted to demonstrate how it can be used in the classroom. By writing a full-length, heavily researched…
An Adventure-Based Education and Therapy Program for At-Risk Youth in Alaska
There are struggling kids in Alaska who desire or need direction and positive inspiration for change in their lives. Everything we do, we do because we believe that we can…
Early Honors Program
The Early Honors Program at Alaska Pacific University offers the unique opportunity for seniors in high school to experience college. Students that enter into the program take classes at APU,…