LeeAnn Garrick’s path to becoming the first Chairperson of the new Board of Trustees formed as a result of the APU-ANTCH partnership was an unconventional one. Raised in Petersburg, she came…
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Photos: Spring 2017 Graduation
10 Things We Learned From 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 “Rescued from Retirement: Raising a Grandchild…
Ensemble Gears up for Big Show
Ensemble, which instructor Eric Redding calls the flagship of the music department, is an elective class unlike any other. “The ensemble is basically rock band fantasy camp for credit,” said…
Spring Creek Farm CSA Taking Root
A cornucopia of riotously colorful fresh produce lays in wait in the Spring Creek Farms stand at APU’s farmers market each week during the summer. Boxes of jewel-toned zucchinis, rich-colored…
Photo Essay: Spring Production Sneak Peak
With just a few days until opening night, the Production Guild is hard at work putting the finishing touches on “The Mysterious Affair at Styles”. Directed by senior Aponi Johnson,…
Veteran Actress Takes the Helm for Spring Production
Sitting in one of the rows of seats in the Earl R. Brown auditorium, Aponi Johnson has a lot on her mind. For months, a team of 15 or so…
Photo Club Spends Spring Break on the Beach … of Utqiagvik
While spring breakers throughout the U.S. headed south in search of warmer climes this month, APU’s Photo Club went north. Way north. For part of their break, eight students went to…
APU Student Becomes Alaska’s Only Certified Chess Coach
When it’s Jonathon Singler’s move, he sits back and surveys the chess board. He may imagine moving his knight two squares vertically and one square horizontally. He may consider…
Snow Science 1 Students Test and Are Tested
Though the temperature was below freezing, Professor Eeva Latosuo’s Snow Science 1 class was sweating. Armed with small, collapsible shovels, the dozen or so students skied around a 20 by…
