As of Monday, November 6, spring classes at Alaska Pacific University are open for student enrollment. While spring block may seem like eons away, it’s still important to register early….
Archives for 2017
New Elder Artists in Residence Program to Teach Art and Culture
Alaska Native elders and renowned artists, Joe and Martha Senungetuk, have been named the inaugural Elder Artists-in-Residence for the heARTS Healing Center and Studio at Alaska Pacific University. From November…
One Woman, Two Degrees (Soon to be Three, Plus a Certificate)
When Desirae Roehl moved to Anchorage from King Cove in the Aleutians in 2008, she was looking for new opportunities. She had had a job at her tribal office doing…
Photo Essay: Backcountry Travel and Packrafting Gets a Taste of Alaska Fall (and Wilderness Pizza)
Over Fall Block, a handful of Outdoor Studies students took a course in backcountry travel to develop their abilities to plan, prepare for, and undertake a significant Alaskan wilderness traverse using…
Activist to Host Community Event in Atwood to Kick Off AFN
The largest annual gathering of Native peoples in the United States will kick off with an event in Atwood Center on Sunday, October 15th. Spearheaded by local motivational speaker and…
Sharnel Vale: APU Student, ANTHC Employee, Community Builder
Growing up in Yakutat, a Southeast Alaska village of just over 600 people, basketball was everything for Sharnel Vale. The sport kept locals active, created camaraderie, and unified the town….
APU Researcher’s Study on how “Watermelon Snow” is Melting Alaska’s Glaciers is Nationally Recognized
Prominent newspapers, magazines, and journals across the country, including The New Yorker, Business Insider and Nature Geoscience, have picked up MSES student Gerard Ganey’s research paper on “watermelon snow” in…
Upcoming College Fairs
Below are the various college fairs Alaska Pacific University admissions counselors will be attending in September and October. Minnesota | September 27 & 28: Admissions Counselors: Brian McDermott & Waverli…
APU Professor Discovers Underwater Settlement of Octopuses
Scientists (including an APU professor) have recently discovered an octopus “city” off the eastern coast of Australia, a find that suggests members of that species, Octopus tetricus, may not be…
Photo Book: Expedition Alaska 2017
Now in it’s fifth year, Expedition Alaska, a class at Alaska Pacific University, takes some of the freshman cohort on a two-week rafting or canoeing trip on the Yukon River….