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Expedition Alaska

Photo Book: Expedition Alaska 2018

September 12, 2018

Group of students at start of float trip

For the sixth year, the Expedition Alaska took students into some of the most remote land in the nation’s most remote state for their first college course. Over the course of two weeks, students either rafted or canoed from Eagle to Circle, Alaska on the Yukon River, as part of either a science course or…

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A look into one student’s Expedition Alaska journal

February 2, 2016

Here at APU, students enjoy many opportunities for experiential learning, such as Expedition Alaska (ExpAK). While the outdoor component of rafting down the Yukon observing Alaska’s natural environment is an important part of ExpAK, it is also a class and therefore involves classroom sessions, as well as a regular journal of scientific observations. An APU…

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Sleeping with my colleagues

December 3, 2015

Tracy Stewart with colleagues

By Tracy Stewart When I was given the opportunity to float the Yukon River on Expedition Alaska this fall I asked one of the professors if I would need a tent. “No, we have that covered,” he replied. With that wealth of information I figured I’d be put in with one of the women –…

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All Aboard Expedition Alaska!

September 7, 2015

APU Students rafting the yukon.

By Miriam Mezzetti Expedition Alaska, our 10 day course rafting the Yukon River, began last week! Students prepared academically by learning about the geology, botany, and marine life of the Yukon. They also prepared practically for braving the Alaska wild, through learning wilderness survival and camping skills. Much of the grade for the course is…

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