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APU Faculty Volunteer to Give COVID-19 vaccinations

January 20, 2021

APU Faculty Volunteer to Give COVID-19 vaccinations Featured Image

On Friday January 8 and Friday January 15, nursing faculty from APU assisted in the administration of the COVID-19 vaccination with Anchorage School District nurses at the ASD Education Center. By the time the clinic closed on January 15, more than 6,000 Alaskans had received their first vaccine against COVID-19. APU Director of Nursing Marianne…

Filed Under: Faculty, Nursing & Health, We Are APU

Message from President Davidson to the APU Community

June 4, 2020

message from president davidson

Violence against our Black relatives must stop. Recent events have exposed the centuries’ old wounds of racial division and oppression in the United States, and revisit a painful and unjust past upon our present: it must stop. Alaska Pacific University, as an institution founded on the bedrock concept of racial equity, affirmatively supports our Black…

Filed Under: Community, We Are APU, World Class

Valerie Nurr’araaluk Davidson Named Alaska Pacific University President

March 24, 2020

President Valerie Davidson

Davidson will be the 12th president of the private university in Anchorage ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Alaska Pacific University (APU) today announced the appointment of Valerie Nurr’araaluk Davidson as its next president. When Davidson succeeds current APU President Bob Onders on April 25th, she will become the 12th president of APU and the first woman to lead…

Filed Under: Press Releases, We Are APU, World Class

Alaska Pacific University Preparations for the Novel Coronavirus

March 4, 2020

Close-up of the COVID-19, novel coronavirus. Photo courtesy of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention.

APU’s priority remains to keep each other safe and healthy as we continually monitor the dynamic conditions related to COVID-19 (the novel coronavirus). We write today to provide travel guidance, to remind you of best practices to safeguard our community, and to recommend reliable sources for updated information.  Please be aware that no one in Alaska…

Filed Under: APU Spotlight, Community, We Are APU, World Class

APU Nordic Ski Center Walks Away With More Wins

January 30, 2020

Hailey Swirbul and Reese Brown pose for their wins.

Earlier this month, several APU Alumni, Students, and Nordic Ski Center Members walked away with a wealth of National Championship Titles, dominating each category at the U.S. Cross Country Skiing National Championships in Houghton, Michigan. Other APU Nordic Ski Center athletes competed with top Finishes at the Super Tour in Craftsbury, Vermont. They assisted with…

Filed Under: Community, Nordic Skiing, We Are APU

Alaska Pacific University Joins the University of the Arctic

October 8, 2019

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Alaska Pacific University (APU) has been accepted as a member of the University of the Arctic (UArctic), the international network of research and educational organizations concerned with issues affecting the Circumpolar North. The membership approval came during the UArctic Council meeting held in Stockholm, Sweden, Sept. 18-20. More than 130 participants attended, representing member institutions…

Filed Under: Advancement, APU Spotlight, Community, We Are APU, World Class

Meet the new Fall 2019 Faculty

September 25, 2019

Instructor giving presentation

With a new year comes new faculty. Many of our professors come from all around the country, from the depths of Florida to Pennsylvania around Montana and even our back yard here in Mountain View to help students see the world through a host of perspectives. Michael Briseño (Outdoor Studies)—Mike will be serving in a…

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Photo Book: Senior Project Week at APU

December 4, 2018

Senior Projects Fall 2018

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…

Filed Under: Active Learning, Environmental Science, Environmental Science Department, Outdoor Studies, Outdoor Studies Department, Student Stories, We Are APU

Mental Health Awareness Event Takes Center Stage

November 5, 2018

Dr. Tina Woods

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….

Filed Under: Active Learning, APU Spotlight, Community, Counseling Psychology, We Are APU, World Class

Meet Scott Levesque, APU’s New Marketing and Communications Director

August 10, 2018

Scott Levesque, APU's New Marketing and Communications Director

Scott Levesque recently joined the Alaska Pacific University community as the new Marketing & Communications Director. His role is to provide direction and execution in the areas of marketing, communications and public relations. He has over 10+ years of experience developing and implementing strategic marketing plans for the higher education, non-profit and healthcare sectors. Prior…

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