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…
Archives for 2013
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,…
PsyD welcomes third cohort, makes plans for APU’s first doctorate grads in 2014
Alaska Pacific University welcomed new students to its Psychology Doctorate program, making the Class of 2016 the third cohort to be admitted since program inception in 2011. Robert A. Lane,…
State wrestling win goes to Early Honors student; Faller is voted assistant coach of the year
Early Honors student Frankie Dunbar claimed third place at the Alaska State Wrestling Championship, while coaches statewide voted APU Philosophy Professor Mark Faller assistant wrestling coach of the year. Faller…
Alaska Pacific University is alive with entrepreneurs!
More than 50 local entrepreneurs eager for real-world advice gathered at APU for the annual Entrepreneurial Edge Speed Coaching and Boot Camp. Held Feb. 23-24, Day 1 brought together entrepreneurs…
We should demand better from our policy makers and the press?
I don’t think I am alone in being confused about what the imminent sequestration really means. Must air traffic controllers be furloughed or not? Must food inspections be cut? Must…
Ice Wall
We have ice forming on our first on campus ice wall! The ice wall is located on the back of the Moseley Sports Center. We are hoping for some cold…
Alaska’s storied Yukon River is a classroom without walls for new students in 2013
Alaska Pacific University has unveiled a first-of-its-kind course that combines active learning and academic excellence with only-in-Alaska backcountry adventure. Starting in September, students who are new to college or new…