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Carole Lund, Professor of Business Administration How long have you been at APU? What courses did you teach in that time? What other roles did you fill? I began at APU as an adjunct teaching Qualitative Research Methods in 2005 and began teaching part time in the spring of 2006 and full time the fall…
For as long back as Andrea Grenier can remember, she’s wanted to be a dog musher. What she doesn’t remember, however, is how she got into the sport. “No one really knows how I got into it — I was raised in Connecticut where there isn’t much mushing and my parents don’t even like dogs,”…
What does your job at APU entail? I am the new Admissions Counselor for Professional Studies and undergraduate students from rural Alaska. I will attend college fairs and other community events to get the word out about our newer and tried and true professional studies programs. I will also (hopefully!) establish and maintain positive connections…
At 10:30AM on Friday, March 9th, FAST lab grad student Ben Jevons received an urgent email from Melissa Good, a Marine Advisory Agent of Sea Grant in Dutch Harbor. It read: “A fisherman here has a tote full of octopus for you. I don’t have time to work them up. What would you like us…
Clarice Conley, Chief Advancement Officer at Alaska Pacific University, earned the designation of Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) by CFRE International, an independent nonprofit organization accredited by the American National Standards Institute. To earn this prestigious designation, a CFRE candidate must meet the standards set by CFRE International, including time in the profession, education, and…
Student Royanne Grafstrom-Westlund recently scored the opportunity to attend the Aquatic Animal Life Support Operators conference on a student scholarship following an exemplary score on the AALSO level one certification, in conjunction with her experiences in the aquarium lab. The AALSO conference has long been an opportunity for those in the aquarium business to share…
APU Nordic skier, Kikkan Randall and teammate Jessie Diggins won the women’s team sprint freestyle race at the Pyeongchang Games on Wednesday. The duo are the first American cross country skiers to receive a gold medal at the Olympics, and the first to place since Bill Koch took home a silver in 1976. In a New…
The January Block often has unique courses. One course saw students cruising down Mount Alyeska on skis or snowboards. Other courses had students either building kayaks in Anchorage or rowing kayaks in the Bahamas. Past courses have take students to far-flung destinations. And one course this year had students asking, “What does Dwayne ‘The Rock’…
Anchorage, AK – Alaska Pacific University is pleased to announce the return of the 2nd Annual Leah J. Peterson Speaker Series. Beginning on Monday, February 26th, APU will host the Leah J. Peterson Speaker Series; an event started by APU in 2017. This year’s theme is People-Powered Progress – What Can We Do With What…
On Saturday, February 3rd, the Girl Scouts of Alaska held their Women of Science & Technology Day workshop to help promote curiosity in the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) fields. Members from the American Fisheries Society-Alaska Pacific University Subunit Club (AFS-APU Subunit) volunteered to present two different workshops to Girl Scouts, grades K-3. These…
