Words by alum Molly Schouweiler In the late 1970s my grandparents, Irving and Marie Olsen, moved from their farm in western Wisconsin for a teaching job that Marie had taken in Fort Yukon, Alaska. Fort Yukon is an Athabaskan village in the interior of the state located just inside the Arctic Circle at the northernmost…
Where It All Began — A Yukon Love Story
Tales from a Spring Creek Farm AmeriCorps VISTA Associate
Words by Cayley Eller Spring Creek Farm is Alaska Pacific University’s hidden gem—it rests on the Kellogg Campus in Palmer, almost an hour outside of Anchorage. The Kellogg Campus is a nearly 800 acre property that was left behind by Louis Kellogg as an educational facility for the University. The distance from APU’s main campus…
2017 Spring Grads: Aponi Johnson
Name: Aponi J. Johnson Programs completed at APU: Liberal studies major, Phycology minor. Project Title: Agatha Christie and Mystery on the Stage Hometown: Binghamton, New York. Best Classes at APU? Mythology and Folklore with Gina Miller , Studio Arts with Ms. Pilch, and Creative Writing Non-fiction with Dave Onofrychuk. What is your favorite APU memory? It…
Spring 2017 Grads: Joshua Faller
Name: Joshua Faller Programs completed at APU: Masters of the Arts in Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Project Title: Food System Resilience in Alaska: An Examination of Intimate Strategies for Building a Flourishing Foodshed in the Subarctic and Beyond Hometown: Troy, New York Best Classes at APU: My favorite classes were MAP, Research with Gina…
Spring 2017 Grads: Meagan DeBenedetto
Name: Meagan DeBenedetto Programs completed at APU: BS Marine Biology Project Title: Exploring a Potential Relationship Between Ichthyophonus and Size-at-Age of Pacific Halibut in South Central Alaska Hometown: Mahwah, New Jersey Best Classes at APU: The best classes that I have taken at APU were Fisheries Ecology and Ichthyology. I loved being able to get out into…
Spring 2017 Grad: Brie Xavier
Name: Brie A. Xavier Programs completed at APU: BS in Environmental Science July 2012, MBA April 2017 Project Title: N/A Hometown: Fall River, MA Best Classes at APU: Undergraduate classes for Environmental Science: Climate Change and any class with Roman Dial or Carl Tobi. They are so experienced and awe inspiring. They have done so much and have such a…
Spring 2017 Grads: Christopher Davis
Name: Christopher S. Davis Programs completed at APU: BA in Professional and Creative Writing Project Title: Rescued from Retirement: Raising a Grandchild with Special Needs and Surviving to Blog About It. Hometown: Anchorage, AK Best Classes at APU: I can’t think of a single class I’ve taken at APU that I didn’t enjoy. The instructors…
Spring 2017 Grads: Jocelyn Cramer
Name: Jocelyn Cramer Programs completed at APU: BA Outdoor Studies and BS Environmental Science Project Title: Gas Diffusion in Wet Avalanche Debris Pertaining to Search and Rescue Dogs Hometown: Coventry, Connecticut Why APU: I grew up surrounded by woods but wanted something more… the mountains! I knew I wanted to go somewhere I had never been before and Alaska was…
Spring 2017 Grads: Sean Johnson
Name: Sean Johnson Programs Completed at APU: Outdoor Studies(BA) Project Title: ‘SHWAK magazine: Human-powered adventures in Alaska Hometown: Quakertown, PA Best classes at APU: Expedition Mountaineering and Creative Writing Best memory of APU: Honestly there are so many amazing memories shared with other students. If I had to choose just one it would be sitting in…
Climbing higher with APU
Written by Katie Bishop, Assistant Director of Financial Aid When my husband and I moved to Alaska five years ago, we both knew there was no turning back. Alaska provided us with a new zest for life and created a fire in our souls yearning for adventure. Having always been drawn to the mountains, we…
