For more than a decade, Alaska Pacific University (APU) faculty and students have camped, dug, monitored, and measured on Eklutna Glacier, the main source of Anchorage’s water supply. Those years…
APU student research spotlights Eklutna Glacier
Seven women. Three weeks. One APU expedition.
Photos by Outdoor Studies student Addy Wright APU regularly offers expedition courses, but this year’s mountaineering class was special. For likely the first time in program history, all participants were…
Student investment class raises $1 million and counting
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…
PHOTOS: Scientific Diving students head to Whittier
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…
Meet the Class of 2021
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…
APU Bookshelf: Alumni authors share their stories
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…
Outdoor Studies senior wins big at business competition
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…
Kikkan Randall chases down graduation
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…
Wikipedia and the college classroom
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…
Alaska Indigenous Research Program to offer free health research courses online in 2021
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…