Getting to Know Sunday Obazuaye, Ph.D. and APU Alumnus By Miriam Mezzetti Alaska Pacific University Alumni help to make our community truly great. They are a truly integral part of…
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Sound Attention
By Lynn Paulson First Lieutenant Bobby Miller (2011), US Marine Corps, is sitting across from me. He’s telling me a story about being in the field in Twenty Palms, California….
We’re Tyrrells. We’re strong.
On the face of it, Emily Tyrrell is the Girl With the Most Cake. Barely into her 30’s, Emily is the Director of Sustainability at First Alaskans Institute, an Anchorage…
Finding Fish Just Where We Expected.
By Lynn E. Paulson When I sat down with Michael Pawlowski, I had not seen him in over ten years. Unlike some of my former students, however, I knew what…
John McKee Reflects on APU, Life and Louise Kellogg
By Lynn E. Paulson I am guessing that John McKee, Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs at the University of Hawaii, Maui, is thinking about APU a lot right now. Why…
Carrie Brown: Chill and In Charge
By Lynn E. Paulson In a 1998 LitSite Alaska article, “Growing up Native in Alaska,” a young Carrie Brown (class of 1994) is remarking on being the youngest person ever…
Let me tell you what a small school can do for you …
By Lynn E. Paulson I’m trying to figure out how to write about Paul Bryant (1990) without sounding like a cheese ball. I’m not kidding. The guy’s story is straight…
From Monkey Warfare to Professional Activism
By Lynn E. Paulson When it fell to me recently to track down APU alumni and write up their stories for the website, Ron Sheffer (class of 1999) was one…