Pledging to share best practices to create a more sustainable city, APU President Doug. North and Mayor Mark Begich joined leaders of the University-Medical District as they declared the U-Med District as Anchorage's first "green" district.  The signing institutions pledged to implement sustainable policies and practices, to share information and strategies for identifying best practices and to work collaboratively to implement new ideas as appropriate.  For more information, see the attached press release.

U-med Institutions Pledge Anchorage's First "Green District"

This is the fifth year APU has been ranked in the highest echelon of master's level universities, and it continues APU's status as the highest ranking university in Alaska.  

Ted Munsch, Professor of Education at Alaska Pacific University (APU), will spend the month of September as a Visiting Research Professor at Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia.

Alaska Pacific University will present Suzanne "Sue" Linford with an honorary doctorate degree in business and public service at the university's upcoming graduation ceremony. Linford also will address the nearly 100 undergraduate and graduate students who will receive degrees from APU this spring at a graduation ceremony beginning at 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 26^th at Abbott Loop Community Church.

We are happy to announce that after a grueling point tally it was annouced that APU is ranked the top Nordic Ski club in the country! The SuperTour is the national circuit for the United States. Skiers race in races all over the country starting with the season opener in West Yellowstone during Thanksgiving to the very end of the season. Not only did we beat all of the other clubs in the country but we beat the other industry teams including the "Factory Team", "Team Rossignol" and "Fischer/Craft." For those not familiar with the SuperTour, this is the equivalent of winning NCAAs - only at a higher level.

Here is a quick review of the results:

1. APUNSC, 1779 

2. Factory Team, 1701 (Salomon)

3. Team Rossignol, 1618

For more information, please check out the article on Fasterskier:

APUNSC Wins SuperTour Team/Club Competition

http://www.fasterskier.com/news5318.html

Be sure to check out the pdf spreadsheet that includes all of the team, rosters, and points!

Alaska Pacific University was presented with a Best Practices Honor from the American Psychological Association (APA) at the annual Psychologically Healthy Workplace Awards ceremony held March 9 in Washington, D.C. The university was recognized for its "Fridays Out and About" program, which sets aside time on Friday afternoons for employees and staff to set aside their work and leave the office to get active.

Alaska Pacific University continues its Engaging Muslims community education program with a free talk on Sunday, March 2, by Dr. Muzammil Siddiqi, the noted Islamic scholar who offered the Muslim prayer at National Cathedral following the tragedies of Sept. 11, 2001.

Siddiqi's topic, "Islam and Diversity," describes Islam's branches, sects and cultural zones as well as theological and intellectual differences reflected in traditional, modernist and "fundamentalist" interpretations of Islam.

Siddiqi's talk begins at 2 p.m., Sunday, March 2, at UAA's Williamson Auditorium.