At the Early Honors orientation this past fall semester, students were abuzz with creativity and enthusiasm! High school students who came to APU for our Early Honors program, a head start on their college education, gathered together to meet their fellow students and explore the campus. Our Early Honors consists of 28 high school students…
Early Honors
Early Honors Program
The Early Honors Program at Alaska Pacific University offers the unique opportunity for seniors in high school to experience college. Students that enter into the program take classes at APU, participate in on-campus activities and can live in the dorms if they so choose. To hear what current and previous Early Honors students have to…
State wrestling win goes to Early Honors student; Faller is voted assistant coach of the year
Early Honors student Frankie Dunbar claimed third place at the Alaska State Wrestling Championship, while coaches statewide voted APU Philosophy Professor Mark Faller assistant wrestling coach of the year. Faller was part of a team that led South Anchorage High to its first Alaska state wrestling title in competition held Feb. 2 in Anchorage. “This…
Why Early Honors?
by Anastasia Keogh Throughout my academic career I have always tried to enhance my education in some way. During my junior year I enrolled in two Advance Placement classes to help get the feel of college work. I took AP Language and Composition and AP European History. I didn’t expect these classes to be easy,…
Bantz welcomes Early Honors students: ‘Call me Don’
Advanced high schoolers enrolled in APU’s Early Honors program gained an up-close view of active learning when President Don Bantz strode into the classroom for a student-led interview and handed out his business card. The first slightly nervous question: How should high school seniors address the university president? “Call me Don,” he said. And they…
LS major Bonnie Bagwell, ’12, heads to Disneyworld for internship
Liberal Studies major Bonnie Bagwell has been selected for a Disneyworld photography internship following a national competition. Bagwell, 19, will join the Disneyworld College Program for summer and fall terms before returning to APU for graduation ceremonies in December. She pursued photography as an APU elective and is a former editor and columnist for the…
