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Alaskan Culture

Nursing programs receive national accreditation and commendation for cultural safety curriculum

April 26, 2022

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Two Alaska Pacific University nursing programs have received accreditation from the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN). The announcement applies to the university’s associate degree and bachelor’s degree in nursing, both of which train healthcare workers desperately needed in Alaska. The ACEN accreditation demonstrates that APU’s programs have passed an external quality review and recognizes…

Filed Under: Active Learning, Alaskan Culture, News Page, Nursing & Health, Press Releases

Celebrating Alaska Native Heritage at APU

November 15, 2021

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November is Alaska Native and American Indian Heritage Month. APU is a fully accredited four-year Alaska Native-serving and Tribally controlled university. At APU, we recognize and celebrate our Indigenous heritage every month of the year. Read on to see stories from the past year that celebrate Alaska Native knowledge and culture at APU. And don’t…

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Alaska Pacific University announces three new academic programs

May 27, 2021

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Alaska Pacific University (APU) will offer three new academic programs, ranging from an undergraduate certificate to a graduate degree. The programs were approved by the APU Board of Trustees in December and received accreditation from the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities and the Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education in April. The new program offerings…

Filed Under: Active Learning, Admissions, Advancement, Alaskan Culture, Community, Education, Liberal Studies, Nursing & Health, Press Releases

Photo Book: 2018 Indigenous Peoples Day

October 16, 2018

Native dancer

The second annual Indigenous Peoples Day, celebrated Monday, October 8 on APU’s campus, was both a time of celebration and action. During the two and a half hour event, various performers and speakers took the stage. Among them were Governor Bill Walker, Anchorage mayor Ethan Berkowitz and state health commissioner Valerie Nurr’araaluk Davidson. Enjoy our…

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APU To Hold Alaska Native Feast Tray Carving Class

August 17, 2018

Man carving wood tray

APU’s Elder Artists-in-Residence, Joe and Martha Senungetuk, will be holding a workshop focusing on Alaska Native feast trays in August and September. The course is a sequel to their mask making class from the previous May-term. Students will learn wood carving techniques as they design and shape their very own feast trays. Also, the class…

Filed Under: Active Learning, Alaskan Culture, Community Tagged With: Alaska, website design

Environmental Ethics in Alaska

July 13, 2018

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“Environmental ethics” may sound like a chance to eat chia seeds while wearing Birkenstocks, talking about your favorite tree (there certainly is a bit of hippy tree hugger in the soul of any environmental ethicists), but it is, in fact, an academic field of study that investigates the normative dimensions of environmental problems and problem-solving….

Filed Under: Active Learning, Alaskan Culture, Environmental Science, MS Environmental Science, Newsletter Tagged With: Alaska, Environmental, Ethics

Block Course Teaches Kayak Design, Cultural Understanding

February 2, 2018

Kayak builders posing during building process

​Photos courtesy of Matt Allen Traditionally, kayak building was a rite of passage for young Alaska Native boys, a process that would mark the transition from boyhood to manhood. For a handful of Alaska Pacific University students, it’s also been the focus of a one-of-a-kind block course. Over the course of three weeks, Andrew Abyo…

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First Alaskan’s Institute Racial Equity Summit Recap

February 23, 2016

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By Aaron Tooyak On February 1st and 2nd I had the privilege of attending the Racial Equity Summit hosted by First Alaskans Institute (FAI) at the Egan Center. The main room held a wealth of wisdom and knowledge from dedicated leaders of all walks of life and professions in the racial equity movement. The event…

Filed Under: Alaskan Culture, Liberal Studies

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