Below are the various college fairs Alaska Pacific University admissions counselors will be attending in September and October. Minnesota | September 27 & 28: Admissions Counselors: Brian McDermott & Waverli Stowe Minneapolis National College Fair Minneapolis Convention Center 1301 2nd Ave S Minneapolis, MN 55403 September 27, 2017 9 a.m. to noon September 27, 2017 More
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APU Professor Discovers Underwater Settlement of Octopuses
Scientists (including an APU professor) have recently discovered an octopus “city” off the eastern coast of Australia, a find that suggests members of that species, Octopus tetricus, may not be as isolated and asocial as originally thought. Known as Octlantis, the settlement made of discarded shells is the second of its kind. In the 10 More
Photo Book: Expedition Alaska 2017
Now in it’s fifth year, Expedition Alaska, a class at Alaska Pacific University, takes some of the freshman cohort on a two-week rafting or canoeing trip on the Yukon River. Here are some of the highlights.
Photo Essay: Convocation
Writing by Professor Rosanne Pagano Published in Forum Magazine
Writing by Assistant Professor Rosanne Pagano is featured in the summer issue of Forum, the magazine of the Alaska Humanities Forum. “Speaking of Salmon” focuses on understanding the ways that tolerance for ideas we don’t agree with can help resolve divisions among Alaskans who depend on the sustained health of wild Alaska salmon. The effort More
Meet the New Staff — Chandler Stroup, Katherine Aldrich, Rebekah Arnold
Chandler Stroup — Assistant Director of Campus Life What does your job at APU entail? I am the Assistant Director of Campus Life for Student Activities. I assist the Director of Campus Life with the Residence Halls by working alongside the Resident Assistants for programming for residents that live on-campus and by putting on campus More
Meet New Professor Alexander Lee
What are you teaching at APU and what does that entail? I am an environmental philosopher and will be teaching classes in philosophy and environmental studies. This fall I will be teaching the Ethics Colloquium and Environmental Policy. This spring I will be teaching the Philosophy of Science, Critical Thinking, and Intro to Social More
Dean Sullivan Offers Words of Welcome to Incoming Class
Welcome to those of you who are new, and welcome to everyone at APU. I’m Dr. Esther Beth Sullivan, named after my two grandmothers – Esther and Beth. It’s a long story, but I have almost always gone by ‘Beth.’ I grew up in Montana, the oldest of four kids; my parents were both More
Get Organized, Plan for Play Time and Other Bits of Advice from APU Faculty
We asked the Alaska Pacific University faculty members what pieces of advice they’d offer the Class of 2021. They delivered. Read on below. Bradley Harris, Associate Professor of Marine Biology -This is your education and your university – own it. -Humans learn best by doing – get involved now … winter is coming. -APU More
Campus to go Smoke and Tobacco Free August 14
Starting August 14, Alaska Pacific University will join its peers in the U-Med District in becoming a smoke and tobacco-free campus. The policy, enacted by the Board of Trustees, will now ban cigarettes (both traditional and electric), cigars, pipes, hookahs, and chewing tobacco in all APU buildings and on university grounds, trails, and parking lots More
