What’s your academic background? Bachelor of Arts, APU, 1991; Master of Education, UAA, 1997; Doctor of Philosophy, Cross-Cultural Studies & Education, Interdisciplinary, UAF, 2018; Who inspires you? Maya Angelou What was the best concert you ever attended? ??? Where’s your favorite place in the world? Anywhere family is …..(Geographically totally love Iceland) If you could…
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Meet Sheila King, Controller
What’s your academic background? Bachelors of Science in Accounting from University of Texas at Dallas CPA in Alaska Who inspires you? Ernestine Shepherd What was the best concert you ever attended? ZZ Top Where’s your favorite place in the world? Alaska If you could be any animal, which would you be? My dog What’s the…
Your new Dining Director
It’s with great pleasure that Paige Krichbaum accepted the Director of Dining Services and Sustainability position. Her goal is to make the “Dining Services Department” a destination. A place to gather, a place to share experiences, a place to settle the soul. Paige comes from a baking and pastry background, and her favorite thing about…
Alaska Pacific University Joins the University of the Arctic
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…
Meet the new Fall 2019 Faculty
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…
Meet Shannon O’Laughlin, Farm School Coordinator
What’s your academic background? BA in Liberal Studies, Multiple Subject Teaching Credential, and Preliminary Administrative Services Credential all from California State University Chico. Additionally, I got a Waldorf Teacher Education Diploma from Rudolf Steiner College. Who inspires you? My folks. They’ve worked incredibly hard and have made a great life for themselves. It has not…
Farrah Greene-Palmer, Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology
What’s your academic background? I have a BA in Psychology and Writing Seminars from the Johns Hopkins University, and an MA and PhD from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa in Clinical Psychology Who inspires you? People doing everyday kindnesses for each other What was the best concert you ever attended? Lilith Fair-so many great…
Meet Rani Malone, APU’s SES Coordinator
What’s your academic background? I have an Associates in Business Administration and Computer Technology and currently working on my Bachelor’s in Counseling Psychology. Who inspires you? My Daughter. What was the best concert you ever attended? My daughter’s last choir concert of middle school…she had a beautiful solo 😊. Where’s your favorite place in the…
Meet Joe Sarcone – Assistant Professor, Environmental Public Health Program Director
What’s your academic background? Master of Science in Public Health (MSPH), University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, School of Public Health, Bachelor of Science, Environmental Resource Management, Pennsylvania State University. Who inspires you? Roberto Clemente What was the best concert you ever attended? Jimmy Cliff on Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, 1993 or…
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…
