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Student investment class raises $1 million and counting

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In APU’s Fund Management Practicum, students are given thousands of dollars to invest. But it’s not a classroom simulation. It’s real life. The university started a student-managed fund in 2001 with $200,000. It has since grown by more than one million dollars. Each semester, MBA students enroll in the one-credit practicum and continue the success…

PHOTOS: Scientific Diving students head to Whittier

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At Alaska Pacific University, the Pacific Ocean is just one of the classrooms. Students who enrolled in APU’s Scientific Diving class headed to Prince William Sound for May Block. Following guidelines from the American Academy of Underwater Science, they practiced collecting specimens from the seafloor and working with specialty research equipment. The course also included…

Meet the Class of 2021

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Commencement is May 1. Before the big day, get to know a few members of the Class of 2021 Kela Vicich Bachelor’s of Marine and Environmental Science Class of 2021 Last summer’s travel bans threatened to disrupt long-term research at Toolik Field Station, where one year of lost data could derail decades of work. Out-of-state…

APU Bookshelf: Alumni authors share their stories

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Brooke Hartman M.B.A. ’04 As a children’s book author, Brooke only has a few hundred words to build characters, shape a plot, and add a few life lessons on the way. But that’s just one challenge of the writing life. You can write your story at a coffeeshop, she says, “but if you want someone…

Outdoor Studies senior wins big at business competition

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At the 2021 UAA Business Plan Competition, Outdoor Studies major Kiana Till won $7,250 with the help of her business partners. Not bad for a senior project. Kiana’s prize-winning concept is an Indigenous-rooted ecotourism company located in Lake Clark National Park and Preserve. The idea stems from Kiana and her partners’ lifelong connection to the…

Kikkan Randall chases down graduation

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She’s back. After 17 national titles, 29 World Cup podiums, and Team USA’s first Olympic gold medal in cross-country skiing, Kikkan Randall is finishing her degree. Kikkan started at APU 20 years ago, joining APU’s Nordic Ski Center after graduating from East High School in Anchorage. Though she’s taken classes over the years, her primary…

Wikipedia and the college classroom

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Professors don’t often encourage students to use Wikipedia. But in two of Dr. Erin Larson’s environmental science courses – Climate Change and Water Resource Management – the open-source website is a key component. Students don’t just use Wikipedia, but also help improve it. The popular website aims to democratize information. That means anyone – including…

Alaska Indigenous Research Program to offer free health research courses online in 2021

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The Alaska Indigenous Research Program (AKIRP) will be hosted online this year. The unique research program – a partnership of Alaska Pacific University and the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium – increases the health research capacity of Alaska Native and American Indian individuals and communities by providing cross-cultural research education. AKIRP is available for anyone…

Small Business and Social Sustainability in the Arctic

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How do we create sustainable businesses for Alaska that also protect the Arctic, its environment, and its people? That’s a question on the mind of Yaso Thiru, director of APU’s Institute for Business & Public Policy.  In February, Yaso gave a keynote on the subject at the virtual Arctic Frontiers conference. Held annually in Tromsø,…

Indigenous Kayak Design Online

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Typically, Indigenous Kayak Design students gather in the art studio to carve and assemble their own model kayaks. This year, Adjunct Instructor Andrew Abyo had to mail kits across the country instead.  For January Block, Andrew taught from the Atwood Center art studio like always, while his students logged in from Anchorage, Kodiak, Florida, Texas,…

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