Growing up in Yakutat, a Southeast Alaska village of just over 600 people, basketball was everything for Sharnel Vale. The sport kept locals active, created camaraderie, and unified the town. “Basketball is the lifeblood of rural communities,” Vale said. “Half my time growing up was spent in the gym playing or practicing.” Her love of 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
Meet Morrison, The Artist Behind the New Mural in Atwood Center
Painter Andrew Morrison will be on campus for the next week completing a mural that he says will “visually tie the APU and ANTHC together.” The painting will feature the likeliness of various Alaska Native tribal groups. “I’m not going to paint any one specific person from each group, because the conversation about who it More
Alaska Tilth Program Helps Those in Need
Early each week, the farmers at Spring Creek Farm on Kellogg Campus walk through the fields to assess. First, they look to see which vegetables are at peak maturity and what produce can afford to sit on the vine for another week. Then, they decide who gets what in the community they serve. Signs of More
Photo Essay: Prospective Students Get a Taste of Alaska During APU Summer Trip
Eight prospective students were on campus (and the surrounding areas) last week as part of the APU Summer Trip. Over the course of the week the students met with the Admissions team, toured campus, went whitewater rafting on the Matanuska River, trekked on the Matanuska Glacier, camped on the Kellogg Campus, hiked in Hatcher Pass, toured More
A Day in the Life of Spring Creek Farm (according to Instagram)
Each week Alaska Pacific University invites different members of it’s community to host it’s take-over Instagram account, @makingmovesatAKpacific, to show what a week at APU looks like through the eyes (and lens) of students, faculty, and staff. For much of June, staffers at our Spring Creek Farm on Kellogg Campus took control of the account, showing More
Photo Essay: Literature and Humanities Class Journey to Tatitlek
Professor Kaplan’s Advanced Literature and Humanities class spent a week in Tatitlek last month. Over the course of their trip, they rode a ferry from Whittier to Valdez to Tatitlek (a nine hour journey in total), went hiking, kayaking and paddle boarding, discussed how classic literature applied to their personal journeys, and watched villagers harvest More
Farmers Market Finds Niche in U-Med District
Though the skies above the Carr Gottstein Academic Center were an inky shade of gray, the tables on the grounds below were a feast of colors at the opening day of the APU Farmers Market. Megan Talley, of APU’s Spring Creek Farm, laid out bundles of ruby-toned rhubarb and emerald starter plants. Far North Fungi More
Leadership Class Teaches Partnership and Self-Awareness
Though the Leadership course, a required class for Master of Business Administration students, doesn’t have traditional tests, co-instructor Christopher Pavadore would argue that the students are constantly being tested. During the two-week class, APU students, as well as a handful of students from Danube University Krems in Austria, complete a series of activities that are designed to More
FAST Lab Students Focus on Function and Collaboration
The river and lake system near the Alaska Native village of Nanwalek has long welcomed the red salmon that return en masse each summer. But with dwindling numbers of their preferred subsistence food, the village also welcomed some fresh fish to help develop a salmon monitoring program for the community: APU’s FAST Lab and Alaska More
