At Alaska Pacific University graduations there isn’t just a few featured speakers. Each graduating student is welcomed and encouraged to say a few words, if they’d like. During the 2018…
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Honors Assembly Shines Light on Exemplary Students, Staff, Faculty
With the school year winding down, Alaska Pacific University took time last week to recognize it’s exemplary students, staff, and faculty members during the Annual Honors Assembly. Here are the…
10 Things We Learned at the 2018 Spring Senior Presentations
Each year, seniors give a presentation on their thesis the week before graduation. As always, this year’s senior projects were varied. Topics included everything from “Mental Training Program for Youth…
2018 Retiring Professors Offer Departing Words of Wisdom
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…
Spring Course Teaches Students Dog Mushing
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…
APU Chief Advancement Officer earns Certified Fund Raising Executive designation
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…
Aquarium Lab Student Worker Scores Trip to Aquatic Conference
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,…
APU Nordic Skier Kikkan Randall Takes the Gold at Winter Olympics
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…
APU Club Volunteers at Girl Scouts of America Women Of Science & Technology Day
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)…
Block Course Teaches Kayak Design, Cultural Understanding
Photos courtesy of Matt Allen Traditionally, kayak building was a rite of passage for young Alaska Native boys, a process that would mark the transition from boyhood to manhood. For…
