Each week Alaska Pacific University invites different members of it’s community to host it’s take-over Instagram account, @makingmovesatAKpacific, to show what a week at APU looks like through the eyes (and lens) of students, faculty, and staff. For much of June, staffers at our Spring Creek Farm on Kellogg Campus took control of the account, showing More
Active Learning
Photo Essay: Literature and Humanities Class Journey to Tatitlek
Professor Kaplan’s Advanced Literature and Humanities class spent a week in Tatitlek last month. Over the course of their trip, they rode a ferry from Whittier to Valdez to Tatitlek (a nine hour journey in total), went hiking, kayaking and paddle boarding, discussed how classic literature applied to their personal journeys, and watched villagers harvest More
Leadership Class Teaches Partnership and Self-Awareness
Though the Leadership course, a required class for Master of Business Administration students, doesn’t have traditional tests, co-instructor Christopher Pavadore would argue that the students are constantly being tested. During the two-week class, APU students, as well as a handful of students from Danube University Krems in Austria, complete a series of activities that are designed to More
Ichthyology Class Showcases Fish of Many Forms
In the basement of Gould Hall four graduate students show off the fish they’ve been working on this month. In one room, skeletons of halibut, yellow Irish lord and sculpins are laid out on trays next to rendering of what they looked like whole, then skinned, then devoid of anything as they are now. In More
Student’s Blog a Blueprint for More Sustainable Living
Carly Boyd, a Liberal Studies major, launched her blog, Zero Waste Project AK, for two reasons: to practice her writing skills and to document her journey to more sustainable living by going zero-waste. Currently, the average American produces nearly four pounds of waste products per day, which over the course of the year adds up More
Best Wishes to Departing Faculty
Words by Dean of Curriculum & Instruction Dr. Beth Sullivan With the end of spring semester, I send word of transitions for some of our faculty. I am sad to say that we will be losing three faculty members, who will be departing at the end of this academic year. From Counseling Psychology, Professors Kim More
Awards Recognize Students, Faculty, Staff
Each spring, APU hosts an Honors Assembly highlighting the contributions and successes of APU’s students, faculty and staff members. Here are the highlights from the April 21st event. Brian McDermott, Assistant Director of Admissions, was recognized as Staff Employee of the Year. Staff members nominated and voted on who they believed was most deserving of the More
10 Things We Learned From Senior Presentations
Each year, seniors give a presentation on their thesis the week before graduation. As always, this year’s senior projects were varied. Topics included everything from “Rescued from Retirement: Raising a Grandchild with Special Needs and Surviving to Blog About It” and “Enlightened Ascension: a website/yogic toolbox for climbers” to “Challenge of a Young Female Professional in More
Spring Creek Farm CSA Taking Root
A cornucopia of riotously colorful fresh produce lays in wait in the Spring Creek Farms stand at APU’s farmers market each week during the summer. Boxes of jewel-toned zucchinis, rich-colored beets, and a myriad of multi-colored, fragrant herbs – all recently plucked – ready to go to good homes. Some of them, though, are already More
Veteran Actress Takes the Helm for Spring Production
Sitting in one of the rows of seats in the Earl R. Brown auditorium, Aponi Johnson has a lot on her mind. For months, a team of 15 or so actors and crew members have been working on the play of her choosing: The Mysterious Affair at the Styles. With just a week until opening More
