On Friday, March 1 the Leah J. Peterson Speaker Series hosted its final event in Rasmuson Hall entitled: Empowerment Through Music. During the event, Dr. Maria Williams explored the role of Indigenous song and dance during the Alaska Native cultural revitalization of the 1980’s and 1990’s. Below are a few moments captured during the final…
Photo Book: Empowerment Through Music
Photo Book: Empowerment Through the Performing Arts
On Friday, February 22 the Leah J. Peterson Speaker Series welcomed the Anchorage Vagina Monologues Director for a discussion on empowerment through performing arts. The panel discussed how the Vagina Monologues explores consensual and non-consensual sexual experiences, body image, genital mutilation, direct and indirect encounters with reproduction, sex work, and several other topics through the…
Photo Book: Empowerment Through the Visual Arts
The 3rd Annual Leah J. Peterson Speaker Series began Friday, February 15 with the first event in a three-part series entitled, Empowerment Through the Arts. The event focused on the visual arts including a panel discussion facilitated by James Temte. Indigenous Visual Artists Lindy Lyons, Sonya Kelliher-Combs, Holly Nordlum, and Joe Senungetuk discussed topics including…
APU Alum Jason Thomas: Entrepreneur, Pili Hunter
Jason grew up in Barrow, Alaska exploring the state’s landscapes and participating in various outdoor adventures. He attended Alaska Pacific University and graduated in the Fall of 2002 with a degree in Outdoor Studies. Jason would continue his explorations around the world, but it was a kite surfing trip to the Philippines that ultimately lead…
Summer 2018 Grads: Jessica Loughlin
Programs completed at APU: MBA, Concentration in Finance Hometown: Anchorage, AK What is your favorite APU memory? It is hard to say because there have been so many. The courses provided valuable information that I actually was able to apply while working my normal 9-5 job. Some of the best memories have been at pinnacles…
Alaskan Chess is thriving through multiple efforts across the Last Frontier!
Words by Jonathon Singler Over the past two years, Alaska Pacific University Chess Fellowship has grown in size and vision. A single idea for a casual university chess club quickly evolved into a home for Alaskan community chess players; then a United States Chess Federation (USCF) affiliated college chess team; to finally a glass bowl…
Spring 2018 Grads: Becca Erdman
Spring 2018 Grads: Becca Erdman Programs completed at APU: Outdoor Studies Major & Psychology Minor with a Wilderness Therapy Concentration Project Title and what it entails? Expedition Yukon: An Exploratory Study on Stress and Coping Mechanisms During Extended Time in the Wilderness For my Senior Project I completed a 54-day expedition paddling the Yukon River…
Spring 2018 Grads: Karissa L. Du Preé
Spring 2018 Grad: Karissa L. Du Preé Programs completed at APU: Bachelors of Arts, Liberal Studies Project Title and What it Entails: The topic of my senior project, Sonification, considers the question, “How Do Sonification and Virtual Reality Intersect to Reflect the Useful Implications of a Human’s Perception of Sound?” This project considers how the…
Spring 2018 Grads: Jake Behnke
Programs completed at APU: BA in Outdoor Studies with a minor in Environmental Policy Project Title and what it entails: My senior project is titled “Creating an Energy Portfolio for Alaska Pacific University.” In it, I looked at APU’s current carbon emissions through electricity, natural gas, and campus vehicle fuel usage. I also analyzed our…
Spring 2018 Grads: Marisa Skolnick
Programs completed at APU: Masters of Science, Counseling Psychology Project Title and what it entails: “Traditional Healing Utilization Patterns of American Indian/Alaska Native people: Bridging the Gap between Traditional Healing Practices and Behavioral Health Services.” This project aims to add to the deficit in literature of demographic variables that impact Alaska-specific utilization patterns of behavioral…
