Local farmers are foundation of Alaska's food system Mar 6, 2008
Kim Sollien studied sustainable development at Alaska Pacific University. She is passionate about working toward food security and rejuvenating the Alaska food system. (Anchorage Daily News)
Southam on top at home Mar 4, 2008
The Tour of Anchorage hadn't been quite as kind to the Dimond High and Alaska Pacific University graduate. For whatever reason, Southam could never put it all together for Anchorage's showcase nordic skiing event, and one unlucky thing or another kept him from success on his hometown's biggest stage. (Anchorage Daily News)
ACLU wants religious tax break thrown out Mar 1, 2008
The state gave the judge affidavits saying the private, formerly Methodist and now secular Alaska Pacific University also gets a city tax exemption for its teacher housing ... A major question in court Thursday was whether the exemption for Alaska Pacific University teacher housing undercuts the ACLU argument that it's a benefit only to religious groups. (Anchorage Daily News)
ACLU sues over church property tax exemption(6/13/06) Mar 1, 2008
Sinz said teacher housing at nonreligious schools do not have a similar tax exemption, although the formerly church-affiliated Alaska Pacific University was mistakenly granted an property tax exemption for several years after it became a secular institution. The provision was first brought forward in the Legislature by Senate President Ben Stevens, R-Anchorage. (Anchorage Daily News)
Kincaid classic Feb 22, 2008
Johnston, who skis with the Alaska Pacific University ski team as part of an early-admissions program, said he was pleased with his showing, an improvement of four spots over last year. I didn t have much kick through most of the race, but it worked out in the end, Johnston said. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
Ignorance a calculated tool for bigots Feb 20, 2008
Anchorage writer Rosanne Pagano teaches at Alaska Pacific University, sponsor of Reza Aslan's talk Wednesday. Views here are her own. (Anchorage Daily News)
Randall, Valaas edged from World Cup finals Feb 19, 2008
Alaska Pacific University teammates Kikkan Randall and Laura Valaas narrowly missed out on advancing to the finals of the World Cup team sprint in Liberec, Czech Republic, on Sunday. Story tools. (Anchorage Daily News)
'Unknown' more intriguing than 'Discoveries' at APU Feb 18, 2008
Two divergent Alaska artists are showing current work at Alaska Pacific University this month: potter James J. Brashear in Grant Hall and printmaker Denis Keogh in the Carr-Gottstein building ... RECENT DISCOVERIES, a show of pottery by James J. Brashear, continues through February in Alaska Pacific University's Grant Hall. (Anchorage Daily News)
A Little Su slog Feb 18, 2008
Bearle, a masters skier with the Alaska Pacific University Nordic Ski Center, said he and wife Janice Koval checked out the trail and saw that it was soft and punchy. Near-blizzard conditions at the start also swayed him to ditch his bike for skis. (Anchorage Daily News)
Head Toward the Light Feb 16, 2008
As a not so much established artist, Girard has found an audience with group and solo shows, hanging exhibit pieces at Alaska Pacific University, Decker Morris Gallery, Stephan Fine Arts Gallery and the Artique Gallery in Anchorage. For the past 13 years he has resided in Palmer with his wife and two boys, where he tends to paint the familiar and dramatic landscapes that surround his quaint home. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
This trek has no limits Feb 13, 2008
Higman describes their thin-ice crossing of the Copper River Delta as "sketchy,'' and McKittrick says a detour from Valdez into the Interior to follow the Matanuska River back to saltwater forced them, at one point, to their hands and knees to crawl across glare ice. But they are now more than halfway through a grand adventure by foot and paddle that isn't supposed to end before they reach Unimak Island at the start of the Aleutian Islands sometime this summer. Epic doesn't begin to describe... (Anchorage Daily News)
Dressed to thrill Feb 5, 2008
Holly Brooks, a ski coach for Alaska Pacific University, spent the day being chased by others. In the classical race, she was the lead dog on a 16-member sled dog team. (Anchorage Daily News)
Randall places eighth in sprint Jan 28, 2008
Laura Valaas and Kate Arduser, teammates of Randall's at Alaska Pacific University, failed to get out of the qualifying round. Valaas was 44th, Arduser 55th. (Anchorage Daily News)
Going with the flow Jan 28, 2008
Alaska Pacific University Outdoors program offers ice-climbing classes and gear rentals. Rentals are available to the public, as well as students and staff. (Anchorage Daily News)
Randall fails to get past qualifying round Jan 25, 2008
Her Alaska Pacific University teammates Laura Valaas and Kate Arduser finished 41st and 51st. In the men's race, Anchorage's Lars Flora was 53rd in qualifying and did not advance. (Anchorage Daily News)
Alaskan shows eclectic works Jan 14, 2008
Alaska Methodist University is now Alaska Pacific University, where Conaway's current Grant Hall exhibition showcases the vision of this talented artist through his manipulated photographs and drawings ... WORKS BY GERALD CONAWAY will remain on display through the month in Alaska Pacific University's Grant Hall. (Anchorage Daily News)
Multiethnic but single-minded Jan 13, 2008
Young Professional Jose Rodriguez, 24, just graduated from Alaska Pacific University with a degree in business management. He's Dominican, and moved to Anchorage from New Jersey. (Anchorage Daily News)
Flora second in team sprint; Randall, Valaas third Jan 7, 2008
In the women's team sprint, Alaska Pacific University teammates Kikkan Randall and Laura Valaas posted the fastest time in the semifinals, but finished a distant third in the final. LindseyDehlin and Lindsay Williams won with a time of 21:24. (Anchorage Daily News)
Randall claims another national championship Jan 6, 2008
"The tip of her ski got caught in the powder," Alaska Pacific University ski coach Holly Brooks said in a cell phone interview from Houghton, Mich ... Randall's Alaska Pacific University teammate Laura Valaas also had a good day in the sprint, finishing second in qualifying and the A final, 2. (Anchorage Daily News)
Plenty to cheer about in '07 sports Dec 31, 2007
Tazlina Mannix wins Europa Cup ski race, two titles at U.S. Cross-Country Ski Championships -- Talkeetna's Mannix, who trains with the Alaska Pacific University Nordic Ski Center, had her best season by far, winning a 15-kilometer Europa Cup skate race in Slovenia in February, followed two months later by national titles in the 30-K marathon and the pursuit. A U.S. Ski Team member, Mannix has her sights set on the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. (Anchorage Daily News)
Korthauer takes second Besh Cup Dec 25, 2007
UAF's Marius Korthauer beat out 2006 Olympian James Southam of the Alaska Pacific University Nordic Ski Club by 6. 5 seconds to capture the men's 15-kilometer race in Besh Cup No. 2 at Kincaid Park on Sunday. (Anchorage Daily News)
Technical talent nicely displayed in two APU exhibits Dec 24, 2007
Her show of 19 pastel pieces, "Animal, Mineral and Vegetation," shares space with work by Connie Tarbox at Alaska Pacific University this month ... WORKS BY MELISSA HESSELBACH AND CONNIE TARBOX are on display in the Carr-Gottstein Gallery at Alaska Pacific University through Dec. 30. (Anchorage Daily News)
Randall's win could make her a household name Dec 20, 2007
Randall's victory last weekend capped a long road from when she chose cross country over running as her main sport, then joined a local club -- Alaska Pacific University Nordic -- which started her on a training regimen that could produce a champion. Increased and improved coaching from clubs like APU Nordic along with more resources from U.S. Skiing have produced this renaissance in cross country skiing in America. (Anchorage Daily News)
Commitment pays off big for Kikkan Randall Dec 18, 2007
Randall, who skis for Alaska Pacific University and the U.S. Ski Team, became the first U.S. woman and second American to win a World Cup cross country race Dec. 16, 2007, when she defeated world sprint champion Astrid Jacobsen of Norway. SLIDE SHOW. (Anchorage Daily News)
Ring your bells Dec 14, 2007
"That Christmasy Feeling" runs at 7 p.m. today and Saturday and 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday in Grant Hall at Alaska Pacific University ... Look no further than Katherine Coons' "Bali Notebook" show at Alaska Pacific University's Grant Hall. (Anchorage Daily News)
Spine-crunching ski crash wasn't in her game plan Nov 19, 2007
They come to offer condolences to the Alaska Pacific University psychology instructor or gently tease her about the accident, which was, she said, sort of boneheaded. "I learned a huge lesson," Nora said. (Anchorage Daily News)
Aztec history Nov 16, 2007
A slab of wood between two rocks, a stone split in two, still another on a metal stand: These formal, often abstract constructs delve into the transformative power of nature in a show of drawings and sculptures by Darleen Masiak in Grant Hall at Alaska Pacific University. Masiak explores juxtapositions, relationships and "energy contained and released" in "Metamorphosis" by carving, welding, polishing, cutting, drawing and composing organic shapes and forms. (Anchorage Daily News)
Grooming guys Nov 5, 2007
All this month, on chilly mornings, members of the Alaska Pacific University Nordic Ski Center have made the trek from Anchorage to ski on fresh-groomed trail set the night before. UAA ski team members as well as high school skiers from around Southcentral have been training there too. (Anchorage Daily News)
Warmth has skiers hungry for snow Nov 5, 2007
A lone skier, dressed in Alaska Pacific University ski gear, descended the slope. The wide grin on his face could be seen from a distance, and as he slowed to a stop near the end, he wished us happy trails. (Anchorage Daily News)
Participating colleges Nov 5, 2007
Alaska Pacific University. Alcorn State University. (USA Today)
Park Service veteran leaves sun, swamps Oct 29, 2007
I came back in 1973 and attended Alaska Methodist University (now Alaska Pacific University) for a semester, learned to cross-country ski, kayaked the Kenai Peninsula, drove the Alcan back to the Lower 48. I returned in the summer of 1974 and taught tennis at AMU, earning money to fund grad work the following year. (Anchorage Daily News)
Musical treats Oct 26, 2007
"Jekyll and Hyde" opens tonight and continues with multiple public performances at Grant Hall at Alaska Pacific University through Halloween: 7 p.m. today; 3 and 7 p.m. Saturday; 3 p.m. Sunday; and 7 and 10 p.m. on Halloween. Tickets are $7 for general admission, $5 for students/ seniors/military (677-7529, , ). (Anchorage Daily News)
In brief: Family Dates Oct 26, 2007
Alaska Pacific University Gear Swap, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, in the Atwood Building. Free. (Anchorage Daily News)
Needleworkers share Bioneer spirit Oct 24, 2007
I witnessed this wonderful, warm spirit of caring during the Bioneers conference at Alaska Pacific University last weekend. Story tools. (Anchorage Daily News)
Change at the museum helm: Farewell Oct 22, 2007
" Wolf soaked up art and anthropology at Alaska Methodist University (now Alaska Pacific University), where professor Saradell Ard triggered Wolf's lifelong love affair with Alaska Native art. Wolf also expanded her volunteer role at the museum. In 1973 she helped coordinate the museum's first major temporary exhibit, "The Far North," from the Smithsonian Institution. Ard recommended Wolf for a Rockefeller fellowship in museum education and community programs in San Francisco, followed by an... (Anchorage Daily News)
Scholars dig into Muslim culture Oct 8, 2007
A new Alaska Pacific University project is giving Alaskans an opportunity to study and discuss Muslim culture ... Here's how you can participate in "Engaging Muslims: Religion, Cultures, Politics" at Alaska Pacific University. (Anchorage Daily News)
Keep 'em open Oct 5, 2007
Both Alaska Pacific University and UAA have pools with public hours. His memo said a city our size can't sustain one pool per 18,000 people. (Anchorage Daily News)
Letters to the Editor Oct 1, 2007
The Alaska Pacific University and University of Alaska Anchorage pools are geared mainly to serve the needs of the academic community. H2Oasis is a water park, not a conventional pool. (Anchorage Daily News)
2007 holiday bazaars Sep 28, 2007
Fly by Night Potters, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Oct. 20, Alaska Pacific University, Carr Gottstein Building. Shop for handmade pottery and sculpture by Toni Maury, Barbara Holman, Paul Dungan and Peter Brondz. (Anchorage Daily News)
Native leader Alex of Eklutna dies Sep 16, 2007
He was also a member of the State of Alaska Commission on Federal Land Areas; president of Alaska Native Land Managers Association for 11 years; cultural adviser for the Alaska Native Harbor Seal Commission; board member of Alaska Pacific University for 27 years; project coordinator for the Cook Inlet Marine Mammal Commission; member of the State of Alaska Commission on Federal Land Areas; commissioner of Cook Inlet Housing Authority and Cook Inlet Housing Development Authority; board member of... (Anchorage Daily News)
'Into the Wild' premieres in Fairbanks Sep 5, 2007
Roman Dial, a professor at Alaska Pacific University in Anchorage, took Krakauer on a mountain bike trip to the bus site in 1993 to help the writer research the book. The movie crew used Dials pictures to re-create the bus for the movie. (Anchorage Daily News)
Inside Alaska business Aug 30, 2007
Alaska Pacific University appears on 'Best College' list Alaska Pacific University in Anchorage is ranked No. 54 among master's level universities in the West in the 2008 edition of "America's Best Colleges" by U.S. News Report, APU said. This is the fourth year Alaska Pacific has been ranked, the university said. (Anchorage Daily News)
Close the loop Aug 26, 2007
The major property owners are the city, Providence Hospital, the University of Alaska Anchorage and Alaska Pacific University. The two universities did not want to lock into routes that might get in the way of future buildings on their campuses, said Gillette. (Anchorage Daily News)
Matters of Faith Aug 26, 2007
John Borelli, an expert in interreligious dialogue, will speak at a series of free lectures, "Engaging Muslims: Religion, Cultures, Politics," at Grant Hall theater at Alaska Pacific University, 4101 University Drive ... Regina A. Boisclair, professor of religious studies at Alaska Pacific University, will offer the four-week course "Foundations of Islam" from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays Aug. 28 to Sept. 20. (Anchorage Daily News)
A Ride To Remember Aug 14, 2007
Riley, along with Exes' social chair and secretary Kathy Foerster, set up refreshment tables along pit stops from Beaver Creek, Tok, Sutton and Chugiak, finally organizing a finish line party in the parking lot of Alaska Pacific University in Anchorage. Contact J.J. Harrier at 352-2269 or. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
SCSU president declares school carbon-neutral Aug 13, 2007
She will become the 337th college president to sign, alphabetically between Douglas M. North, president of Alaska Pacific University, and Robert A. Oden Jr. president of Carleton College. The statement reads in part, "Colleges and universities must exercise leadership in their communities throughout society by modeling ways to eliminate global warming emissions, and by providing the knowledge and the educated graduates to achieve climate neutrality.". (New Haven Register, CT)
Defending Tour champ exceeds his expectations Jul 31, 2007
Jordan was attending Alaska Pacific University to earn his teaching certificate and interning at Romig Middle School. At night, he worked a 10 p.m. to 8 a.m. shift at Alaska Children Services. (Anchorage Daily News)
Fun for all: ‘Summer Splash' ensures fun for everyone Jul 29, 2007
Challenge Alaska's Jeff Dick said the event could not be possible without the help of dozens of volunteers, including members of the Coast Guard Auxiliary and lifeguards from the Palmer Pool, as well as donations from Alaska Toy Rental and Outfitting, REI, Alaska Pacific University and the Palmer Elks. t's a lot of different people coming together, he said. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
Sun Valley sends three skiers to U.S. Cross Country Team Jul 18, 2007
Kikkan Randall (12/31/82; Anchorage, AK; Alaska Pacific University Nordic) ... Taz Mannix (6/14/86; Talkeetna, AK; Alaska Pacific University Nordic) ... Laura Valaas (3/2/84; Wenatchee, WA; Alaska Pacific University Nordic). (Wood River Journal, ID)
Alaska skiers named to U.S. nordic team Jul 14, 2007
Taz Mannix of Talkeetna and her new teammate at Alaska Pacific University, Laura Valaas, are both on the B team. World Cup podium performers Andy Newell of Shaftsbury, Vt. (Anchorage Daily News)
Racism persists, but society has power to overcome it Jul 2, 2007
As a student attending Alaska Pacific University, I saw that a clerk in the registrar's office had on her desktop calendar in big bold letters "NATIVE STUDENTS INVADE CAMPUS.". More recently, as an adult living in Anchorage and the Mat-Su area, I've been called epithets more commonly aimed at Asians, Hispanics and illegal immigrants. (Anchorage Daily News)
Yale offered more papers on Kent State Jun 26, 2007
After serving at Kent State in Ohio, he had served as president of Alaska Pacific University in Anchorage. Earlier, he consulted on forming the Peace Corps and served at the United Nations under President Nixon. (New Haven Register, CT)
Televisions off, nature on Jun 6, 2007
An Alaska Center for the Environment program, the camp operates on 700-acre Spring Creek Farm in Palmer, an Alaska Pacific University campus ... Trailside Discovery Camp will celebrate its 25th anniversary this year with five week-long sessions at Spring Creek Farm in Palmer, an Alaska Pacific University (APU) campus. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
Winning mentality Jun 4, 2007
Robin Smyth, left, receives some one-on-one instruction from Dave Scott as the swimming session winds down June 2, 2007, at Alaska Pacific University. Winning mentality. (Anchorage Daily News)
Veg out, eat well Jun 1, 2007
This is the first stab at running a CSA for Anne-Corinne Kell and Steve Rubinstein, who teaches environmental science at Alaska Pacific University. They're starting small and are filled up for this year but will begin taking subscriptions for next summer in December. (Anchorage Daily News)
Guide to 2007 summer camps Apr 27, 2007
Where: Moseley Sports Center, Alaska Pacific University. Cost: $125, $110 additional siblings. (Anchorage Daily News)
Winning singers perform in recital Apr 25, 2007
Winners of the 23rd annual Vocal Competition of the Alaska Chapter of the National Association of Teachers of Singing showed their stuff Saturday in a recital in Grant Hall at Alaska Pacific University. Here are the winners, listed alphabetically with placement, division and award amounts. (Anchorage Daily News)
OHS names Class of 2007 honor graduates Apr 25, 2007
95 GPA. She is the daughter of Darrell and Julie Grabow and will study marine biology at Alaska Pacific University. Megan Spencer has achieved a 3. (Oscoda Press, MI)
Anchorage schools review crisis plans Apr 19, 2007
Alaska Pacific University, a much smaller campus, secures the dorms with electronic key systems and staffs an emergency phone at all hours. But APU officials urge people to call 911 first, said dean of students Kelly Smith. (Anchorage Daily News)
Alaska Winter Olympians get youngsters excited about skiing Apr 17, 2007
Anchorage Daily News. " Gavin's companions for the day were 5-year-old Ingrid Flora and 6-year-old Maria Baez, who formed Randall's training trio. Near the beginning of the clinic on the Hilltop trails, one of them drew his attention, so he decided to take a look. With his head upside-down and between his legs, of course -- which proved too much temptation for Randall. "Hey, somebody spanked me on the butt," Gavin protested. "It wasn't me," Randall said, quickly skiing away with a guilty look on... (Anchorage Daily News)
Pararescueman challenges the wilderness to save others Apr 16, 2007
Anchorage Daily News. That sort of put the bug in my ear, so when I got back from school in the spring of '94 my buddy and I bought an ice ax and spent the next two years tooling around in the (Chugach) foothills around Flattop. (Anchorage Daily News)
Summer camps Apr 13, 2007
Anchorage Daily News. " Ages: 5-12 or grades K-6 When: 9 a.m.-3:45 p.m., June 18-Aug. 30. Choose one week or all six. No camp the week of July 4. Where: Russian Jack Springs Park, DeBarr Road Cost: $150 per week (before- and after-camp care additional) Contact: Tasha Nichols, 248-2250; ; YMCA DAY CAMPS Sponsor: Anchorage Community YMCA When: 7 a.m.-6:30 p.m. May 29- Aug. 17 Anchorage Day Camp Fun-filled days of hiking, archery, field trips, swimming, arts and crafts, field games and wilderness... (Anchorage Daily News)
Daily News letters Apr 11, 2007
Bulldozing Bragaw Street between the Alaska Pacific University and University of Alaska Anchorage campuses has sadly become an issue ("Study of Bragaw cut-through is tucked into bonds," March 28). In most civilized cities, there is an effort to move traffic away from hospitals and places of learning rather than closer to them. (Anchorage Daily News)
Talkeetna native wins national ski titles Apr 10, 2007
She's a former Region III champion who went from Talkeetna to the prestigious Alaska Pacific University team, and now to the U.S. Ski team. This season in Europe saw the globetrotting Mannix reach her highest level of success yet. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
City offers 900 free vaccinations to help prevent bacterial meningitis Apr 8, 2007
Both Alaska Pacific University and University of Alaska Anchorage recommend that their students get the vaccine, said O'Connor. -- Anchorage Daily News. (Anchorage Daily News)
