Alaska Pacific University

Your classroom can be the Arctic, the desert, the mountains — or almost anywhere in the world. 🌎✈️

Through Study Away opportunities at Alaska Pacific University, students can spend a semester or more exploring new ecosystems, cultures, and communities while staying on track toward graduation. With partners like EcoLeague, National Outdoor Leadership School, and University of the Arctic, APU students can study everything from Arctic policy in Scandinavia to wilderness leadership in remote landscapes.

At APU, education goes beyond the classroom because some of the best learning happens out in the world.

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📸 Joss Woodhead, Tim Kelley, Prescott College, Vidar Mathisen, and Mary Claire McCarthy

What does food sovereignty look like in Alaska? 🌱

The story of Alaska Resilience Farms is rooted in reciprocity, relationship-building, and community resilience. Through partnerships, Knowledge Exchanges, and shared resources, this initiative is helping strengthen local food systems while honoring Indigenous knowledge and stewardship practices. Read how APU and its partners are growing a more resilient future for Alaska. 💚

📖 Read the story: https://ow.ly/kUVt50Z5PtT

Have a short story, poem, or essay you want reviewed by professionals? Curious about what graduate school at Alaska Pacific University is like? Want to meet others in the professional writing scene in Anchorage?

Join us for MFA for a Day with the Alaska Pacific University Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing program! Attend one day — or as many as you’d like — and receive feedback on your writing from our talented MFA cohort and award-winning faculty recognized at both the state and national level.

Come write, learn, and experience graduate-level creative writing at APU.

Rain, wind, cold camps, and unforgettable experiences — APU students just returned from a month-long Block expedition in Prince William Sound.

Throughout the course, students built leadership and expedition skills while learning navigation, natural history, and how to camp and travel through challenging coastal conditions. By the end of the trip, students also earned their American Canoe Association Coastal Kayaking Instructor certification.

At APU, Block courses create opportunities for immersive, hands-on learning that push students beyond their comfort zones and into real-world adventure.

Scholarships can make a big difference when planning for college 🎓✨

At Alaska Pacific University, students can explore a searchable scholarship list with opportunities based on academics, programs, interests, and more. Find funding options that fit your goals and start planning your future today!

Browse scholarships here: https://ow.ly/GCSj50Z2VBx

🌏 APU students are currently in Australia for Walking Together: Culturally Safe Health Care, an immersive study abroad course exploring cultural safety in healthcare through self-awareness, relationship-building, and global learning experiences. Through this course, students examine how personal cultural identities, beliefs, and experiences shape healthcare practices while learning the importance of culturally safe, individualized care.

So far, students have explored the University of Notre Dame Australia campus, visited Caversham Wildlife Park, attended an Aussie Rules football game, and traveled to Rottnest Island — all while building new perspectives on healthcare and community across cultures. 🦘💙

📣 Updates on APU’s microplastics research in Alaska!

APU student researchers are gaining hands-on experience studying water samples from Alaska communities, villages, and recreational areas in Anchorage, with collections spanning Southcentral Alaska from Homer to McCarthy and many places in between. Through this work, students are building skills in environmental science, field research, and laboratory analysis while contributing to research that directly impacts Alaska’s waterways and communities.

At the same time, APU’s Alaska and Arctic Waterways Analytics Lab continues to prioritize a One Health approach — recognizing the deep interconnection between human, animal, and environmental health. By integrating holistic perspectives and Indigenous ways of knowing alongside scientific research, students are learning how collaborative, community-informed research can lead to healthier ecosystems and stronger resilience for Alaska’s future.

🔗 Learn more: https://ow.ly/HI2p50YWIUc

🎓 Congratulations to our newest nursing graduates!

APU recently celebrated our Nursing Pinning Ceremony and graduation in Juneau, honoring the dedication, compassion, and hard work of our future healthcare leaders. 💙

A fun fact about this program is that in the past four years, APU has graduated 77 Licensed Practical Nurses across Alaska, helping strengthen healthcare in communities around the state. We wouldn't be able to do it without our hospital partners, so thank you to those at Bartlett Regional Hospital for your expertise, time, and dedication!

Learn more about APU Nursing and the different degree pathways available through APU’s Nursing Program: https://www.alaskapacific.edu/academics/nursing/

We want to celebrate the incredible achievements of Alaska Pacific University’s Class of 2026. Congratulations to our graduates! We can’t wait to see where your next adventure takes you! 💛💙

Ending the semester the APU way. 🎪

Spring Carnival brought the community together for a day of fun—bounce houses, cotton candy, snow cones, mini golf, and even plant ID games 🌱

A perfect sendoff to celebrate the semester and each other. 👏