Alaska Pacific University News

The 2009 Alaska Business Plan Competition has extended its call for business plan entries from Alaska businesses to Monday.

It usually begins snowing in Anchorage in September. This year, it didn't snow until a few days ago, well into November.

They tell how owls catch their prey, they teach about Eklutna glacier's ablation, and they explain how Alaskans quench their thirst.

A packed house turned out to listen to Gov. Sean Parnell speak at the Chugiak-Eagle River Chamber of Commerce luncheon last week.

RANA Students ANCHORAGE, Alaska For many folks looking to move up in the workforce, going back to school can be a struggle for those who have families to take care of.

The Mariano Gonzalez exhibit at the Alaska Pacific University campus is being removed on Thursday.

STUDY GROUP: Join Infinite Way for meditation and study of the \writings of Joel Goldsmith at 10054 Thimbleberry Drive, 11 a.m. Saturdays, except holiday weekends.

Mariano Gonzales' star-spangled installation at Alaska Pacific University will come down 10 days earlier than planned.

The Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation will host a recognition event at Eklutna Lake to publicly thank Alaska Pacific University's David McGivern for his ten-year partnership with the division's Interpretation and Education Unit.

Frank Orville Brink, who developed local theater in Anchorage, died Sept. 17 in Eureka Springs, Ark.

FRANK BRINK: Newsman, filmmaker, director was 93. Published: September 21st, 2009 08:59 PM Last Modified: September 21st, 2009 09:00 PM Frank Orville Brink, a founding father of theater in Anchorage, newsman, broadcaster, filmmaker, archivist and author, died Sept.

I found myself staring at a wall of clocks at Kohl's earlier this week, watching the second hands click and feeling as if they were playing the saddest music in the world.

September 9th 2009 - David J. Walsh, President of Amalgamated Life will keynote the Annual Meeting of the Society of Insurance Financial Management during its Bermuda Conference to be held September 14 - 16 at the Southampton Princess Hotel.

William J. "Harry" McDonald has been named chairman of the Alaska Pacific University Board of Trustees.

Amanda Coyne, The Guardian, U.K.: Coyne, co-founder of alaskadispatch.com and a writing teacher at Alaska Pacific University, has penned a piece for a U.K. audience that puts Sarah Palin among past Alaska dreamers and schemers who ultimately lost their way or met immovable obstacles and fled the state.

Editor's note: This is the sixth in a series of stories exploring changes southern Kenai Peninsula residents are making, why they're making them and what those changes may mean.

James "Jim" King has been named the executive director of Savannah Association for the Blind Inc.

A 1958 graduate of the Albany Academies will become the next head of the school, succeeding Richard Barter who is retiring after two years at the helm.

Gov. Sarah Palin will conduct a ceremonial signing of a bill to finance student loans.

A University of Alaska Fairbanks professor is offering a plan for the state's energy and economic future.