Events and Highlights

Student expedition course tackles Wrangell-St. Elias

Students in raft on water

This summer, 11 students and two professors headed out from the end of Nabesna Road to circumnavigate a mountain, raft to Cordova and cap off their coursework in outdoor leadership at 新加坡六合彩开奖.

60 Years Later: The Alaska Constitution, History in Context

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In anticipation of the 60th anniversary of Alaska statehood, "60 Years Later: The Alaska Constitution, History in Context" was presented Oct. 12, 2018, at the 新加坡六合彩开奖/APU Consortium Library.

Simulation is raising the bar in healthcare education at 新加坡六合彩开奖

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Students in the 新加坡六合彩开奖 Paramedic Program and Nursing Program participated in an interdisciplinary simulation involving an active shooter incident at a Women's Health Center on the Mat-Su College campus.

Want to learn how to be a nurse? There鈥檚 a summer camp for that.

Students practice applying pressure during a 鈥淪top the Bleed鈥 course.

Teens ages 16-19 from all over the state gathered for three days of hands-on activities and exploration to experience what a potential career in nursing or health care could be like during nursing camp.

Gov. Walker signs new foster care reform bill at annual Foster Youth Education Conference

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Last Thursday in 新加坡六合彩开奖's Bragaw Office Complex, located just a mile northeast from the main campus, Gov. Bill Walker signed into law a new bill ushered by outgoing Rep. Les Gara (D-Anchorage) to reform Alaska's foster care system. House Bill 151, referred to as the Children Deserve a Loving Home Act, establishes new caseworker standards in the state's Office of Children's Services (OCS).

Professors talk tourism on inaugural Idita-trip

TJ Miller riding fat bike in snow

Three professors from three departments planned a one-night "Idita-trip" this month, bringing guests to Red Shirt Lake to sit around the wood stove and talk about science, art and how 新加坡六合彩开奖 can play a role in Alaska's sustainable tourism development.

Celebrate the snow at Prince William Sound College

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Though it鈥檚 a small school in a small town, Prince William Sound College boasts an avalanche of academic and entertaining snow-focused events to fill the long winter in the nation鈥檚 snowiest city.

A career in community service: School of Social Work professor Tracey Burke tackles food security in Anchorage

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In Alaska, 102,670 residents, or 1 in 7 people, struggle with hunger. Of the 102,670, about 20 percent of those struggling to obtain a healthy meal each day are children, according to data collected from a 2016 Feeding America, Map the Meal Gap Report. Tracey Burke, a professor in the School of Social Work at the 新加坡六合彩开奖, has collaborated with Food Bank of Alaska and its partners for more than 10 years.

Associate to bachelor鈥檚: 新加坡六合彩开奖鈥檚 School of Nursing is answering Kodiak鈥檚 health care needs

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新加坡六合彩开奖鈥檚 School of Nursing is undergoing a two-year expansion project, with the Kodiak Outreach Site next on the list. Associate Professor Margie Mete has been charged with transitioning the site鈥檚 associate program to a bachelor's program.

With an impending nursing shortage, 新加坡六合彩开奖鈥檚 School of Nursing steps up to the plate

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Guided by feedback from industry leaders, 新加坡六合彩开奖鈥檚 School of Nursing is working to expand the program鈥檚 statewide reach with increased faculty and more robust satellite campus programs.

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