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…
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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Student’s Blog a Blueprint for More Sustainable Living
Carly Boyd, a Liberal Studies major, launched her blog, Zero Waste Project AK, for two reasons: to practice her writing skills and to document her journey to more sustainable living…
