Name: Makenna Edgington Programs completed at APU: Earth Science (BS) Project Title: Identification of a Basalt Suite in the Western Alaska Range Hometown: All over, but we’ll say Indianapolis, IN. Favorite Class at APU: I really loved Calculus I and II with Pam. You can tell she really loves what she does and is amazing at figuring out More
Class of 2016 Student Profile: Makenna Edgington
Network Connection Failure
By Eli Conlee, M.S. Outdoor & Environmental Education Pa knew everybody. When I was a kid we regularly visited my grandparents in the ranch country of eastern Oregon. Among the joys of small-town ranch life, breakfast at the local tavern with our “Pa” was a runaway favorite. (Yes, the tavern was the More
Accidental Alaska
By Jennifer Witter, PhD Assistant Professor Environmental Science When we move ahead in life we cannot always know what lies over the horizon. Yet the particular horizon that faces us is a result of the path that we are on, the choices that have been presented, the decisions that we have made up until this point. More
Teaching & Learning, the APU Way
By Rachael Miller Assistant Professor of Business I don’t know if one can find a better first teaching responsibility than rafting 20 freshmen down the Yukon river. Admittedly, this wasn’t my first rodeo in the classroom. However, as a seasoned business professor, my syllabi usually include phrases such as “marketing plan” and “social media strategy”; More
On to the Next Challenge with Purpose
By Felipe Restrepo B.S. Environmental Science Class of 2016 In the Spring of 2016, as the semester was winding down, every aspect of life kept reminding me that I was unprepared to enter the “real” world; graduation was less than 5 weeks away and I was still uncertain of how the rest of my life More
Moving Life Ahead…With APU
By Erin Moriearty Graduate Student, Outdoor & Environmental Education Alaska Pacific University Like many lost and confused twenty-something-year-olds, I find myself really far from home pursuing an exciting new path. After college, while spending a year serving as an AmeriCorps member I also did a bit of soul searching. My term was coming to More
A Voice That Will Be Heard
Gina Miller Assistant Professor of Writing Writing Program Director Last year I experienced extreme bouts of low energy, but I wasn’t sure what was wrong with me. Most people feel tired these days so I assumed it was nothing out of the ordinary, but after many months of sleeping 12 hours or more a day More
Stirring The Pot
by Tracy Stewart Alaska State Senator-Elect David Wilson (’04 & ’08) is not a man who shies away from service, or from speaking up. While at APU he earned an AA in Education and a BA in Psychology in 2004 and an MBA in Health Service Administration in 2008. He was elected to many roles More
Feel the Freedom of the Mountain
by Joshua Wilson I carved left and right hitting the wake with such force that I soared into the air. The soft cushion of water greeted the bottom of my ski with joy. As the boat made a long gradual turn I took the opportunity to cut hard and turn myself around 180 degrees. As I More
Dreams Really Do Come True
by Robin Lockwood “Mom!” I cried “Can we please just stop on the way home?!” This was a common Monday evening routine during the car ride home from my harp lessons. “I just really need to say hello!” Over 80% of the time, my prayers would be answered and the detour was taken. You see, More
