Ben Baldwin, an Alaska Native Governance student at APU, was recently elected the student board member for the National Indian Education Association, or NIEA. Based in Washington, D.C., NIEA draws together Indigenous voices to share ideas, develop programs, and advocate for federal policy that advances culture-based educational opportunities. As one of 12 members on the…
A message to the community from President Bob Onders
Alaska Pacific University Will Extend COVID-19 Safety Plan to Spring 2021
Alaska Pacific University (APU) today announced that most spring 2021 classes will be held via distance delivery to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus. “Cases are climbing in Alaska, and we are still in the early days of winter,” said APU President Valerie Nurr’araaluk Davidson, a former commissioner of the Alaska Department of Health…
Fall 2020 Commencement Update
Alaska Pacific University has made the decision to have a virtual commencement ceremony for the Fall 2020 semester. At this time, the Municipality of Anchorage prohibits groups of 30 or more people at indoor events, and a drive-through or other outside graduation are not viable options due to the unpredictable nature of weather in Anchorage…
APU Fights Hunger with $50,000 grant from Mat-Su Health Foundation
The Mat-Su Health Foundation has awarded Alaska Pacific University’s Kellogg Spring Creek Farm a Coronavirus Prevention and Response grant. This $50,000 project is entitled “Funding Our Farmers, Feeding Our Families – Expanding Alaska Tilth”. These funds will allow the Alaska Tilth program to purchase Mat-Su farmers’ produce at fair market prices and in turn offer…
Alaska Pacific University Will Open With Distance Learning
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Alaska Pacific University (APU) will begin the 2020-2021 school year with the majority of classes delivered by distance learning, University President Valerie Nurr’araaluk Davidson announced today. APU originally planned to hold fall classes in person with thorough physical distancing and safety measures in place, but as the coronavirus pandemic has continued to…
Stephanie Holthaus named Walter J. Hickel Endowed Professor at Alaska Pacific University
Stephanie Holthaus has been named the 2020-2021 Walter J. Hickel Endowed Professor in Strategic Leadership and Entrepreneurship at Alaska Pacific University (APU). Established in 2011 under the university’s Institute of Business & Public Policy, the Hickel Endowed Professorship is named for the former two-term Alaska governor and U.S. Secretary of the Interior. In her role,…
Alaska Pacific University Releases Campus Reopening Plan
Anchorage, Alaska – Alaska Pacific University (APU) has released its Campus Reopening Plan, which outlines protective measures against COVID-19 transmission. The plan allows for both in-person and distance learning when the semester begins August 24. “Our Campus Reopening planning document details new policies and expectations for the year,” said APU President Valerie Nurr’araaluk Davidson. “I…
Alaska Pacific University to Receive $25,000 Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to Support Indigenous Art
Alaska Pacific University has been approved for a $25,000 Art Works grant to support APU’s efforts to revitalize Indigenous Alaskan arts. Overall, the National Endowment for the Arts has approved 1,187 grants totaling $27.3 million in the first round of fiscal year 2020 funding to support arts projects in every state in the nation, as…
Message from President Davidson to the APU Community
Violence against our Black relatives must stop. Recent events have exposed the centuries’ old wounds of racial division and oppression in the United States, and revisit a painful and unjust past upon our present: it must stop. Alaska Pacific University, as an institution founded on the bedrock concept of racial equity, affirmatively supports our Black…
Road Closure Notice: Northern Lights Boulevard between UAA and Career Center Drive
This summer, the Municipality of Anchorage Project Management and Engineering Department will be doing an emergency replacement of the culvert for Chester Creek under Northern Lights Boulevard between UAA Drive and Career Center Drive. You may remember some temporary closures of Northern Lights Blvd in December 2019 when the collapsing culvert was identified and a…
