Editor’s note: Asked to help welcome students to the start of a new academic year, Felipe Restrepo, ’16, recalls how he adjusted to University life one (snowy) step at a…
Student to student: ‘Welcome to APU – where true learning takes place’
APU grads vie for seat in 2014 state Senate race
Two University alumni are seeking election to the Alaska State Senate from Anchorage. Felix Rivera, ’11, announced his campaign Aug. 1 as a Democrat from District M. He will oppose…
From Sea to Summit and Back Again
When APU student Killian Sump rounded the bend to Aialik Bay in Kenai fjords National Park, he knew just what awaited. Towering peaks of the Kenai Mountains. Humpback whales and…
APU grad Zachary Kline earns Silver Star for combat valor following rescue amid Afghan firefight
Air Force pararescue jumper Zachary A. Kline, ’02, has received a Silver Star Medal for his role as an assistant team leader during a battlefield rescue in which a downed…
Olympic skier Holly Brooks counts the days to Sochi, adds up ways that her Alaska Pacific teammates are pursuing degrees
In between single-leg squats and VO2 max testing, APU grad student Holly Brooks got to thinking: “The APU Nordic Ski Center is in the headlines quite a bit….” A member…
History and Culture of Alaska Natives – Group Project
This group project was done for a course deliberately designed to challenge assumptions made about the history and culture of Alaska Natives. In the class, I ask: Is it possible…
Ecotheology and Pebble Mine
Sam Friedman recently completed two Bachelor’s degrees at APU – A Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies with a Religious Studies concentration and a Bachelor of Science in Earth Science….
How to tag a fish? APU’s Ashline explains for award-winning TV show
APU graduate student Joshua Ashline is featured in a segment of Aqua Kids, a nationally televised series aimed at motivating young people to take part in preserving marine life and…
Student project attracts grant funding, national attention, for inmates’ improved well-being
Tim Alderson believes that life is a lot like distance running. He’s got mileage, real-world research and a $5,000 grant from the Alaska Mental Health Trust to back him up….
Dave Block
Career Goals Continue in the education profession and extend my abilities into the realm of Theatre and the Arts. Why APU? APU offers the only program in the state that…