Early Honors graduate and Chugiak High School wrestler Cayle Byers has won the Big 12 Conference Championship title at 197 pounds for national powerhouse Oklahoma State University and went on to place third in the Division 1 NCAA tournament. Byers’ NCAA win is the best-ever finish for an Alaskan. Mark Faller, APU associate professor of…
Early Honors grad Byers claims best finish for an Alaskan in NCAA Division 1 wrestling
Monica Marshall- First-Year Student
Student at APU and ASAPU First-Year Representative Monica came up to Anchorage this Fall from Cleveland, Ohio to enroll in the Environmental Policy and Planning program and join the freshman class of 2015 here at APU. Monica has been busy, working at the bookstore, joining four clubs and becoming a representative for ASAPU, all in…
‘Most of the skills I use as Peace Corps volunteer I learned as a Liberal Studies major’
A Peace Corps volunteer in the Republic of Moldova in Eastern Europe, Liberal Studies major Katie McCraw, APU ’11, concentrated her coursework in writing. Katie credits her Liberal Studies degree for helping instill professionalism she relies on daily: ‘APU’s Liberal Studies Department was a safe place for me to learn, question and grow intellectually at…
Pre-law student Will Bean interns in D.C. with nationally competitive program
Liberal Studies major Will Bean has been chosen for an American University internship program aimed at fostering intercultural expertise among young professionals. Bean is a pre-law student who enrolled as an APU undergraduate after completing APU’s Early Honors program in 2010. As a summer intern in American University’s Washington Internships for Native Students, Bean was…
LS students sponsor on-campus panel on Alaska Native leadership
Students from a Liberal Studies class on the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act hosted business executives for a discussion on second-generation leadership of Alaska Native corporations. The event April 7 was part of APU’s Engage public education program, sponsored by the Business Administration Department and Liberal Studies Department. LS Assistant Professor Victoria Hykes Steere, whose…
Salvatore Candela- Non-Traditional student
Outdoor Programs employee and Student at APU Sal is double majoring in Outdoor Studies and Earth Science, while juggling jobs at the bookstore, Outdoor Programs, and interning at the Alaska Avalanche school. When he is not busy at APU, you can find Sal, literally climbing all over Alaska. His passion for rock and ice climbing…
Paula Cerda- Second Year Student at APU
ASAPU President and Student at APU Paula comes to us all the way from Brownsville, Texas, where her enthusiasm and volunteering has followed her, here to APU. The Fall 2010 Leadership Retreat was Paula’s first glance at ASAPU and the rest of the student leaders at APU. It was great to see all the students…
Research by MSES students is showcased at gatherings of Earth Science professionals
Master’s degree students in APU’s Environmental Science Department have been invited to present their thesis-related findings at several professional conferences. MSES graduate Ann Marie Larquier presented her thesis research at a meeting of the American Water Resources Association in Fairbanks. She discussed glacial influences on water resources of the Eklutna Basin, the Anchorage-area watershed and…
Brie A. Xavier, Class of 2012
I’m grateful to the Atwood Foundation and for scholarships that helped me accomplish so much Environmental science student Brie Xavier is turning her study of the life cycle of plants into a passion for teaching people about climate change. A native of Fall River, Mass., Brie attends Alaska Pacific University with help from scholarships and…
Eric Klein, MSES Class of 2004
Currently pursuing a doctorate in the Earth and Environmental Science Department at Lehigh University in Pennsylvania. What convinced me to attend APU was the chance to be involved in meaningful research Eric Klein knew what he wanted from an environmental science degree. Challenging coursework was a given. To realize his goals, Eric’s program had to…
