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July 1959, cornerstone of Grant Hall laid.
The Anchorage Times published this photo in 1960 of Peggie Steinauer, Henry Meyer, and Richard Augustine looking at blueprints for campus buildings.
Under the direction of Peter Gordon Gould, an Unangax from the village of Unga, Alaska Methodist University (AMU) offered its first classes in 1960.
Frederick P. McGinnis was elected in 1960, and served as acting president to the first class of students to attend the university.
First graduation Spring 1961, with three graduates.
APU registrar signs off after 46 years with university.” Jeanette Brooks, then 75-years-old, started working at APU in 1961, the year after the school opened.
1964 Full accreditation granted to AMU by the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges
According to a 1964 issue of the university’s student newspaper, the school lost $300,000 in damages during the 1964 earthquake.
Atwood Center built in 1965, designed by Edward Durell Stone.
A 30-meter ski hill and Paul Crews Jump was built in 1967 on a hill with a vertical 80° slope.
1969 Consortium agreements ratified and implemented by AMU and UA, meaning: a joint library, and course and credit exchange program.
The Atwood Center is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the location (along with North and South Atwood) of a major conference of Alaska Natives at the time of the passage of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act in 1971.
1972 The Waldron Carillon Bell Tower is given to AMU by Arthur F. Waldron, in honor of his wife, Edith.
In Palmer, AK, there is the Kellogg farm of 700 acres (2.8 km) that was donated to Alaska Pacific University in 1973 by the first woman to serve on the AMU board of trustees, Louise Kellogg.
Approximately 900 acres of land destined to become the site of the APU Kellogg Campus was attained in 1973 from the DeWolf-Kellogg Trust.
AMU closed in 1976 due to financial difficulties, gathering to reassess its mission.
Throwing it back to this retro picture of Atwood center from 1976.
Alaska Pacific University now offers 11 undergraduate majors and five graduate programs. As a result, the university was closed down for a year starting 1976.
1977 700 acres in the Matanuska Valley are given by trustee V. Louise Kellogg, designated as the Kellogg Campus.
Alaska Pacific University is the only fully accredited, independent private university in Alaska. It was reopened in the fall of 1977 – adopting the present name - with 96 students and four faculty members, under the stewardship of the new president, Doctor Glenn A. Olds.
1978 changed name to Alaska Pacific University to better demonstrate its location and mission.
From 1979: APU community members pet a sled dog.
In 1980 APU cosponsored student Clarence Shockley in the Iditarod sled dog race to Nome and he practiced with his dogs on the APU trail system.
From 1981: APU students taking notes during a lecture.
From 1982: A pair of moose hang out outside of Grant Hall.
1983 Mlakar President’s home is built.
1984 Grace Hall is built.
From 1984: APU students showing that the school has a long history of outdoor education.
1986 Ruth and Homer Moseley Sports Center is built.
Throwing it back to 1987 and this stylin’ graduate.
Did you know APU had a wrestling team in 1988?
Following her death, Robert had the fountain added to the building in 1988.
APU had some quality marketing photos taken in 1990.
1991 a 4 million dollar gift is given to build the Carr Gottstein Academic Center, the largest gift ever given to APU.
In 1991, the university established the Cardinal Newman Chair of Catholic Theology through an endowment from the Catholic Archdiocese—a significant example of the university’s ecumenism.
APU community members marching in the 1992 Fur Rendezvous parade.
An APU staffer measures the distance between a Frisbee and a flag during a staff picnic in the summer of 1994.
From 1995: Students greeted the new President, Doctor North, at the airport with a few housewarming gifts: an APU banner, an APU ski cap, a fruit basket, an Anchorage map, and an APU mug with hot chocolate.
Students and faculty chat over lunch in Atwood Center in 1996.
From 1998: Students practice on the rock wall in the basement of Atwood Center.
From a 1999 article in the Anchorage Daily News about new funding for APU. The caption read: “Caitlin Yarborough tutors lab partner Lars Flora as they review quiz results during a chemistry lab last week in Grant Hall.”
From 2001: the Atwood Building fountain.
In 2003, APU switched from chlorine and implemented the salt-based pool system in Moseley Sports Center.
The APU Journal published this piece in October 2005 about a student from New Orleans who was awarded a free semester at APU following Hurricane Katrina.
From 2006: Philanthropists N.E. “knobby” and Mary Segelhorst donated funds to build a 24 bed apartment style residence for students.
Segelhorst Hall (which opened in August 2007) has six four-bedroom apartments.
In 2007, Anchorage Daily News ran a story titled “Beloved Brooks.
From 2010: Students showing that sometimes life is better above the tree line.
With the largest proportion of Alaska Native and American Indians of any city in the United States (per 2014 US Census), Anchorage is often referred to as “Alaska’s Largest Village”. APU is pleased to serve as a gathering place for community events that honor Alaska Native peoples and culture.
A student performs testing in the octopus lab in 2015.
In 2016, APU formed a strategic partnership with the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, the largest Tribal health organization in the country.
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| Company name | Founded date | Revenue | Employee size | Job openings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northland College | 1892 | $50.0M | 260 | - |
| Black Hills State University | 1883 | $5.0M | 595 | - |
| Carleton College | 1866 | $265.6M | 1,415 | - |
| Norwich University | 1819 | $107.8M | 1,278 | 41 |
| Pacific Lutheran University | 1890 | $94.0M | 1,433 | 13 |
| Carroll College | 1909 | $53.9M | 524 | 63 |
| St. Olaf College | 1874 | $7.7M | 500 | 46 |
| University of Montana | 1893 | $284.1M | 3,151 | 2 |
| Northern State University | 1901 | $71.6M | 120 | - |
| Colby College | 1813 | $19.0M | 1,610 | 21 |
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