Alaska Pacific is proud to announce the establishment of new degree programs in healthcare, designed to meet the growing demand for a culturally competent and sustainable healthcare workforce in our state. The ‘AK Bridge’ Program provides an educational pathway for Registered Nurses to attain a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing. The Associate of Applied…
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Alaska Pacific University Launches Certificate in Alaska Rural Management
(Anchorage, Alaska)–As part of the mission to grow innovative programs that are responsive to the workforce needs of the state, as well as growing Alaskan and Alaska Native professionals from within our state, Alaska Pacific University has created a new undergraduate certificate in Alaska Rural Management (ARM). APU’s certificate is designed to improve access to…
APU Celebrates 25th Anniversary of Counseling Psychology Program
(Anchorage, Alaska)—February 1, 2018. As the February 15th application deadline draws near for the Fall 2018 MSCP and PsyD cohorts, we reflect on the 30-year history of Counseling Psychology programs at APU. Three decades ago, the Board of Trustees of Alaska Pacific University recognized that mental health was an essential component of strengthening communities in…
Alaska Pacific University has qualified 10 athletes to the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in PyeongChang, South Korea
Anchorage, AK. – U.S. Ski and Snowboard announced the 2018 U.S. Cross-Country Olympic team and 9 Alaska Pacific University Nordic Ski Team athletes have qualified to represent the United States. With the United States sending 20 athletes, APU athletes make up 45% of the 2018 U.S. Olympic Team. There are also 3 sibling sets on…
Alaska Pacific University Elite team athlete Reese Hanneman is the 2018 Classic Sprint National Champion
Anchorage, AK. The final day of racing at the US National Championships took place today at Kincaid Park- Classic Sprint. As was the case in Friday’s Skate sprint, today’s Classic sprint was the same story- qualification round of racing was worth double the points towards Olympic qualification and the heats results were used to determine…
Alaska Pacific University Elite team athlete Reese Hanneman is the 2018 Skate Sprint National Champion
Anchorage, AK. It was a thrilling day at Kincaid Park for day 2 of the U.S. National Cross-Country Ski Championships. In the opening qualification sprint (1.6k) round, Logan Hanneman posted the top time of 3:07.40 and brother Reese Hanneman qualified with the 3rd fastest time. APU had 6 men advance to the heats- Logan Hanneman,…
Alaska Pacific University Elite team athlete Tyler Kornfield is the 2018 30k Classic National Champion
Anchorage, AK. It was another exhilarating day at Kincaid Park for day 3 of the U.S. National Cross-Country Ski Championships. In the Women’s 20k Classic Mass start, Rosie Frankowski skied an impressive race finishing 3rd overall and 2nd American on the day. APU athlete, Jessica Yeaton skiing for Australia, finished 4th overall. Chelsea Holmes finished…
Alaska Pacific University Graduates ready to contribute to Alaska’s future
Anchorage, Alaska Faculty, students, friends and family gathered Saturday, December 9, 2017 for the Alaska Pacific University (APU) Fall 2017 Graduation ceremony. APU Board of Trustees Chair, LeeAnn Garrick stated, “The APU Board of Trustees are so proud of this fall’s graduates. It’s an APU tradition to invite the graduates to share words of gratitude…
Alaska Pacific University Nordic Ski Center sends 7 athletes to first World Cup races of 2017-18 Olympic season
Anchorage, AK – The 2017-18 World Cup cross country ski season begins in Ruka, Finland on November 24th. APU will have 6 athletes competing for the U.S. (Kikkan Randall, Sadie Bjornsen, Erik Bjornsen, Rosie Brennan, Scott Patterson and Chelsea Holmes) and 1 for Australia (Jessica Yeaton). The domestic racing season begins on December 2nd in…
[PRESS RELEASE] APU/U.S. Ski Team student-athlete Sadie Bjornsen skis to Bronze at the 2017 World Championships
Lahti, Finland. The 2017 Nordic World Ski Championships resumed today in Lahti. Today’s race was the Classic Team Sprint and skiing for the U.S. women were APU student-athlete Sadie Bjornsen and U.S teammate Jessie Diggins. Sadie skied first (the scramble leg) and brought the U.S. in 1st to the first exchange to Diggins. The race…