With the school year winding down, Alaska Pacific University took time last week to recognize it’s exemplary students, staff, and faculty members during the Annual Honors Assembly. Here are the highlights from the April 20th event. Faculty Merit Awards: It is one of the longstanding traditions at APU, that faculty would recommend one another for…
Master of Arts
Career and Technical Education in an Adolescent Alaska Native Treatment Program
By Brenda Jones I became interested in Career and Technical Education program development at The Pathway Home after conversations with the education supervisor who believed as I did, that career experiences and vocational opportunities can have positive effects on self-esteem and employability of at-risk youth. We continually found ourselves referring to the importance of students…
An Honest Man
Historical fiction is an effective yet underutilized method of teaching history and I wanted to demonstrate how it can be used in the classroom. By writing a full-length, heavily researched historical fiction novel I explored the techniques of writing fiction, the differences and similarities between researching historical fiction and a textbook, and how these features…
An Adventure-Based Education and Therapy Program for At-Risk Youth in Alaska
There are struggling kids in Alaska who desire or need direction and positive inspiration for change in their lives. Everything we do, we do because we believe that we can positively inspire youth to realize and pursue their passions. With “unconditional positive regard” for each and every student, this project provides educational services for youth…
July Commencement: ‘I couldn’t have done it without APU’
They claimed diplomas, shook hands, smiled for the camera and exited the commencement stage into life’s next chapter. A typical scene, except that APU’s graduation ceremony July 14 featured no keynote speaker. That role was filled by each of 17 graduates who paused briefly at the microphone of the Earl R. Brown Auditorium in Grant…
