APU graduates may see a familiar face on their TVs this winter. Michael Manzo, a 2014 sustainability studies graduate, is a cast member on the new National Geographic series Life Below Zero: Next Generation. Michael’s story on the show follows his roaming life in northern Alaska, traveling rivers on freighter canoes that stemmed from his…
APU grad on National Geographic’s ‘Life Below Zero: Next Generation’
APU Nordic skiers compete across Alaska this winter
If you’ve ever wanted to watch the APU Nordic Ski Team in top-level competition, now’s your chance. Due to COVID-related race cancellations in the Lower 48 and Canada, more APU Nordic athletes are competing locally, right here in Alaska. In a typical season, APU Nordic’s top skiers race internationally from November to April on the…
Meet Dr. Beth Leonard, Research Professor of Indigenous Studies
What’s your academic background? I completed all my degrees at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. I have a B.A. in linguistics, M.Ed. in Language & Literacy, and Ph.D. in Cross-Cultural Studies. Who inspires you? My father who is 92, raised on the land and fluent in the Deg Xinag and Holikachuk languages. What was the…
Life at the Kellogg Campus
Tucked down a long driveway off Farm Loop Road lives a close-knit community of APU students. At the Kellogg Campus in Palmer, neighbors are classmates, roommates are co-workers, and living, learning and working are intertwined. The Kellogg Campus is an 800-acre farm that hosts APU’s Master of Science in Outdoor and Environmental Education program (MSOEE)….
Meet Choron Ryan, Instructor of Health Science
What’s your academic background? I have a B.A. in Liberal Studies from our very own Alaska Pacific University. My time as a student at APU prepared me for an M.A. in Social and Bioethics at Yale University. I am also a registered nurse and have a B.S.N. from the University of Alaska Anchorage. Who inspires…
Alumni spotlight: Edna Apatiki
Edna Apatiki is an alumna from the early 1970s. She was born and raised in Gambell on St. Lawrence Island and is of St. Lawrence Island Yupik descent. Edna has an extensive background in education from being a teacher to a principal. Following her time at APU, she earned her master’s degree at the University…
Suicide is everyone’s business
September is National Suicide Prevention Month, and that’s especially important in the year 2020. After a summer of isolation and protests, people are paying more attention to mental health than ever before. It’s also important in Alaska, which has the 4th highest suicide rate in the country, with roughly one suicide death every 48 hours….
iPhone ecology in the Brooks Range
Thanks to its orbiting satellites, NASA can record where the earth is growing greener or browner over time. But when each pixel from space is roughly two and a half football fields on earth, what’s the biological meaning of a shade of green? To answer that question, a research team from Alaska Pacific University (APU)–…
Meet Kevin Jones, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies
What’s your academic background? I have an undergraduate in environmental engineering sciences from the University of Florida and M.A. and Ph.D. in systematic theology from the Catholic University of America. I’m researching in the fields of theological anthropology and grace, with a focus on the thought of St. Augustine and St. Thomas Aquinas. Who inspires…
APU saddened by the passing of Dr. Charlie Fahl
We are sad to share with you the passing of Dr. Charlie Fahl, trustee emeritus, environmental science professor emeritus, and former academic dean at APU. Charlie’s specialty was meteorology, specifically air quality studies and climatology studies. He joined APU in 1982, leading courses in physics, mathematics, and environmental studies. He served as the university’s academic…
