Written by Joey Sirois, Outdoor Studies Human Impacts Throughout my childhood my family would work as host campers in New England. My infamous uncle Ray was always there. He’d bring…
From Tales to Trails: How to do our part when it comes to trail maintenance
From Concrete Jungles to The Alpine
Written by Joshua Manzo, Outdoor Studies Human Impacts Ever since I stepped foot in Alaska it feels like I’ve entered a new world. Alaska took some getting used to. With…
Photobook: Fall 2022 Commencement
After enduring a major earthquake and a multi-year pandemic as students, the Class of 2022 made it to graduation. More than 75 graduates walked across the stage on December 10, 2022, at…
Practical Nurse Fairbanks partner, Denali Center, receives award for exceptional care
Original article by Julie Swisher, KTVF, December 14, 2022 The Denali Center in Fairbanks has been recognized this year as being in the top 20% of nursing homes in the…
APU graduates four from new nursing program in Bethel
Original article published December 8, 2022 by KYUK’s Francisco Martínezcuello The sound of nursing students reciting the International Nursing Pledge after the candle lighting ceremony has not echoed off the…
Octopus Behavior
Octopus Behavior Professor David Scheel of APU has recently been a part of a research team studying Octopus behavior. The team studied more than 20 hours of octopi footage. “I…
APU MFA Low-Residency Professor wins International Creative Writing Competition
Alaska Pacific University faculty member Chaun Ballard has won joint first prize for his poem My Father and I drive back to St. Louis for his Mother’s funeral in the prestigious Bridport Prize…
APU’s Associate Professor Receives Honorable Mention at 16th Annual Conference of the Short Story in English
Anchorage-based writer and APU Associate Professor Rosanne Pagano has been awarded an honorable mention in a competition sponsored by the 16th International Conference on the Short Story in English. A…
Thank You for Supporting APU This Giving Day
Alaska Pacific University celebrated its first Giving Day on October 13th–the first-day classes were held in Grant Hall. During this day, we ask APU’s community of alumni, friends, family, staff,…
Photos From the Indigenous Peoples Day 2022 Celebration
October 10th marked APU’s 6th annual Indigenous Peoples Day celebration. This was APU’s first in-person Indigenous Peoples Day celebration since 2019. This year we welcomed performances by the Alaska Native…
