Alaska Pacific University celebrated its Fall 2021 graduates with a special virtual Commencement celebration on Saturday, December 11. Virtual commencement blends elements of a traditional ceremony with new opportunities for graduates to share reflections from their time at APU. This year’s ceremony included a speech from Jim LaBelle, an Elders Council member and an early…
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APU publishes FY21 Annual Report
The 2020-2021 Annual Report provides an overview of Alaska Pacific University, its financials, and its impact. Click below to view the eight-page report, packed with stories, photos, and campus stats from the past year at APU.
APU Hosts Spring Class of 2021 Virtual Commencement Ceremony
Alaska Pacific University recognized its Spring graduates with a special virtual Commencement celebration on Saturday, May 1, 2021. This semester’s event blended elements of a traditional ceremony with new opportunities for graduates to share memories and reflections from their time at APU. Commencement began with welcome notes and well wishes from university leadership, including Acting…
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…
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…
Jim Mahaffey, Trail Blazer and Team Builder
For many Anchorage residents, the return of mustard-yellow school buses, dipping temperatures and the ebb of out-of-state guests signal that Alaska’s brief autumn is here. But for Anchorage runners, the real season opener happens the second Tuesday in September, when they gather to compete in the first of the Tuesday Night Races. This year marks…
A Day in the Life of an APU-er (according to Instagram)
Each week Alaska Pacific University invites different members of its 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. Since spring graduation, we’ve had a number of community members host the account to document their summer activities. Some stayed…
Class of 2016 Fall Graduation
Congratulations to all of our hard working graduates! Special thanks to our Registrar’s Office as well as all the staff volunteers who helped with graduation! Here are some of the photos taken at this beautiful event!
Good Friday Earthquake Anniversary
On March 27th, 1964, a magnitude 9.2 earthquake hit southcentral Alaska. It was the most powerful earthquake in North American history, and the second most powerful in world history. In comparison, the large January 24th, 2016 earthquake of this year was a 7.1. Alaska Pacific University, along with many other schools, businesses, and homes, was…
Alumni Spotlight: Judith Ramos, Tlingit Scientist and Teacher
By Aaron Tooyak Judith Ramos (‘85) obtained her Bachelor’s degree in Anthropology from UAA and her Masters degree in Adult and Community Education from APU. Now, she is completing her PhD in Indigenous Studies at the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) – where her dissertation, in partnership with the Smithsonian’s Arctic Studies Center and the…
