Stories

Unangam Tunuu: language of the Aleut people, a people that have occupied Alaska for well over 10,000 years. With changes in populations there are less than about 90 fluent speakers of the traditional language out of the more than 6,000 Aleut in Alaska. Today, the Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association (APIA) puts on a culture camp…

What’s your academic background? I have an Associates in Business Administration and Computer Technology and currently working on my Bachelor’s in Counseling Psychology. Who inspires you? My Daughter. What was the best concert you ever attended? My daughter’s last choir concert of middle school…she had a beautiful solo 😊. Where’s your favorite place in the…

What’s your academic background? Master of Science in Public Health (MSPH), University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, School of Public Health, Bachelor of Science, Environmental Resource Management, Pennsylvania State University. Who inspires you? Roberto Clemente What was the best concert you ever attended? Jimmy Cliff on Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, 1993 or…

What’s your academic background? I went to Cosmetology school at Metroasis in 1997, later I went to UAA for two years with a focus on Russian language and culture. Who inspires you? My husband helps me be the best version of myself and encourages all my artistic endeavours so I’m going to have to be…

On Saturday, April 27 at the Wendy Williamson Auditorium, APU celebrated the culmination of endless hours of hard work with the 2019 Spring graduates. The “Wendy” was alive with excitement, optimism and the acknowledgment that a new chapter was about to begin for many of the graduates. We are proud of this year’s graduates and…

What’s your academic background? I have an academic background in biology and creative writing. As an undergrad, I studied ecology at Williams College and wrote my thesis about mutualisms between invasive species in the Northeast United States. Biology and Environmental Studies is what got me interested in farming and education, and along the way I…

Alaska Pacific University is excited to welcome Ted Kincaid to the Marketing and Communications Department. Ted brings more than 5+ years of marketing and communications experience to the team. His overall enthusiasm and zest for stories add a creative and youthful dynamic to the team. Let’s get to know a little more about Ted. What’s…

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…

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…

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…