APU Institutes honor Alaska’s Indigenous heritage, exemplifying excellence and preparing the path. At APU, academic programs are organized through Institutes, to purposefully and meaningfully advance APU’s vision, mission, and values.
Our Institutes:
- Develop, deliver, and ensure the integrity of academic programs, which form the fundamental outcomes of the Institutes
- Advance inquiry and engagement related to community resilience, challenges, and opportunities
- Realize pedagogy and instruction grounded in active, experiential, applied, place-based learning
- Serve Alaska’s peoples and communities, and assist students to achieve the best expression of their potential
Institute of Business & Public Policy
APU’s Institute of Business & Public Policy promotes the advancement of knowledge, understanding, and reasoning in Business Administration, Management, and Public Policy. Honoring Alaska’s complex and distinctive organizational and business enterprises, the Institute prepares students to address and engage in stewardship of our peoples and communities, with relevance to the world.
Institute of Culture & Environment
APU’s Institute of Culture & Environment promotes the advancement of knowledge, understanding, and reasoning in Liberal Studies, Marine and Environmental Sciences, and Outdoor Studies. Honoring Alaska’s cultural and geographic diversity, the Institute prepares students to address and engage our region’s complex and unique challenges.
Institute of Health & Wellness
The Institute of Health & Wellness promotes the advancement of knowledge, understanding, and reasoning in Counseling Psychology, Health Sciences, and Nursing. Honoring Alaska’s complex and distinctive histories, health care services, and systems of care, the Institute prepares students to address and engage in stewardship of our peoples and communities to promote community health and wellness for all.
