This summer, the Municipality of Anchorage Project Management and Engineering Department will be doing an emergency replacement of the culvert for Chester Creek under Northern Lights Boulevard between UAA Drive and Career Center Drive. You may remember some temporary closures of Northern Lights Blvd in December 2019 when the collapsing culvert was identified and a…
Active Learning
National honor for APU-sponsored program that equips Alaskans with earthquake education
Seismic events — earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptions — are a part of life in Alaska. But not every community faces the same dangers or prepares in the same way. EarthScope ANGLE, a project led by Alaska Pacific University (APU) Research Associate Dr. Jennifer Witter, aims to help Alaska communities become more resilient to these…
Alaska Pacific University Receives $2M to Promote Alaska Native Education
Five-year U.S. Department of Education grant will support APU’s Indigenous One Health programs Anchorage, Alaska – Alaska Pacific University (APU) has been awarded a five-year, $2 million Alaska Native-Serving grant by the U.S. Department of Education. The University will use the grant to increase enrollment, retention and graduation rates, specifically among Alaska Native and American…
Photo Book: 2018 Fall Commencement
On Saturday, December 8 APU held its Fall Commencement at the Wendy Williamson Auditorium. A dedicated group of undergraduate and graduate students walked across the stage to accept their diploma and begin a new chapter in their lives. Congratulations! We look forward to witnessing your impact on the world! Please enjoy this photo book highlighting…
Photo Book: Senior Project Week at APU
Last week, APU seniors put their days, months, and years of hard work on exhibit for the entire community to see displaying their senior projects in Carr Gottstein and Grant Hall. Topics ranged from remote weather stations and nature activity backpacks to resiliency in Indigenous communities and social media’s influence on avalanche forecasting. Please enjoy…
Meet Mark Regoord, APU’s New Chief Financial Officer
What does your role at APU entail? I see my role as helping to strengthen and manage the business side of the organization in support of APU’s mission. What did you do prior to APU? For the past three years, I was the Chief Financial Officer for a significant social services organization here in Anchorage….
Mental Health Awareness Event Takes Center Stage
On November 1, Alaska Pacific University (APU) senior Rachel Fritz walked to the stage to welcome the attendees of Mental Health Awareness Day. Fritz aimed to change how Alaskans talk about mental health. “The organization of today’s event means a lot to me, honestly. It means that this campus [APU] is putting mental health first….
APU Alum Simon Frez-Albrecht Talks Guiding at 20,310 Feet
How long have you been a guide? How long of that has been on Denali? I started my guiding career in 2012 as a canoe guide in Connecticut on the small rivers there, but I didn’t start doing any climbing or mountain guiding until 2014. I started guiding on Denali in 2015, as an apprentice…
APU Senior Cristian Ortega Shines at the International Snow Science Workshop in Austria
When APU senior Cristian Ortega was preparing for his speech at the International Snow Science Workshop in Innsbruck, Austria, he was instructed by Professor Eeva Latosuo to practice so much that it comes from your spine. “I went into autopilot,” Ortega said. “I barely remember the questions people asked me about it later. I knew…
Meet James Temte, APU’s New Project Manager
What does your role at APU entail? I like to think of my role as the “Sweeper” in soccer. I fill in where is needed as well as work on special projects. One of the projects I will be working on is to establish a research center at APU that helps to provide opportunities for…
