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Active Learning.
Amazing Year.
32
Students
+ 21 Organizations
Conducting Research
That Matters
2012
Graduating Students
91 56
Undergraduates Graduates
History of Travel
75
Students
14
Countries
6 Continents
2012 Annual Report
There’s really no other
learning environment like
Alaska Pacific University,
so it’s not surprising that there’s really no such
thing as a typical year for APU.
At APU, the educational experience isn’t
limited to a campus, and a classroom isn’t
held together by four walls. Here, learning
is active, powerful and personal, and it takes
place in the boardroom and the clinic, on
the ocean and in the mountains, around
Anchorage and beyond.
It’s this kind of education that fuels APU’s
students, faculty and supporters to constantly
make an impact in their fields, in the
community, around Alaska and the world.
And it’s this kind of energy that made 2012
an especially incredible year for everyone
associated with APU.
We are excited to share just a few of our
favorite stories from 2012 and take a glimpse
into the future in this annual report.
Discover Active Learning

A Message from the President
Greetings,
Imagine being a high school student whose early honors preparation has given you the confidence to thrive in
any university environment.
Imagine your first college experience is far from a classroom, along one of the world’s most magnificent rivers,
in one of the world’s most fascinating places.
Imagine being a student who not only has a hand in cutting-edge research, but whose research is respected,
published and brings significant change to the world.
Imagine being an accomplished professional who discovers the perfect opportunity to take your career to new
levels of excellence.
These are certainly unique perspectives for students, aren’t they? But they’re the experiences of students every
day at Alaska Pacific University. I hear these stories and countless others consistently, from APU’s students and
alumni, and they always inspire me.
APU is such a special place to learn–it’s an environment full of support and attention, challenge and
opportunity, and, of course, active learning. And APU is also a special place to teach, work and be
associated with.
I thank all of APU’s donors and supporters for their contributions that make APU such a unique place for
students, faculty, staff, alumni and partners throughout Alaska and around the world. You truly bring APU’s
active learning vision to life. I look forward to working with you in the year ahead.
With deep appreciation,
Don Bantz
APU President
APU is such a special place to learn –
it’s an environment full of support and
attention, challenge and opportunity, and,
of course, active learning.

Hello … Nice to see you again!
APU alumni are the living embodiment of their school–unique,
inspired, well-traveled and leaders in their fields. In the year
ahead, APU will reengage its dynamic alums with their school,
campus, faculty and fellow alums, as well as with the current
APU students that are following in their bold footsteps.
Heather Hansen, APU’s new Alumni Relations Coordinator,
is reinventing the way APU connects with its alumni. She’s
building a program with new opportunities, events and benefits
specifically for alumni. She’ll introduce herself and a few of
these ideas in an APU Alumni mailer, which will land in
mailboxes in early 2013.
Thiru encourages students to rethink the
power of their actions, their education and the
difference they can make in the world.
Training through service
The best kind of active learning is the kind that comes to life.
In APU’s Applied Fisheries Science Laboratory (AFSL),
undergraduates and graduate students face an intensive balance
of traditional coursework and research. Here, students gain
a better understanding of the ecology of fishery species, the
interactions of fisheries regulations on fishing communities,
and even fishing gear performance. And their efforts in
the classroom and laboratory also play a role in supporting
impactful, and sometimes groundbreaking, research at local,
state, national and international levels.
APU Assistant Professor of Marine Biology Brad Harris, Ph.D.,
calls the approach “training through service.” That’s why the
AFSL isn’t just a place that produces world-class research. It also
produces world-class scientists and managers.
A global movement starts
at the top of the world
APU Associate Professor Yaso Thiru believes energy, inspiration
and a solid business model can make lasting change on some of
the world’s toughest social, environmental and economic issues.
She’s seen it happen–in Alaska, in India and around the world.
She works to make her students believers too. Thiru encourages
students to rethink the power of their actions, their education
and the difference they can make in the world. She teaches
them about the work of social entrepreneurs. She shows them
how to create prosperity by maximizing resources and taking
advantage of opportunities.
After years of teaching and traveling, researching and writing
about the world’s social entrepreneur movement, Thiru is taking
students to India in early 2013 to witness the work firsthand in
a course she calls “Global Social Entrepreneurship and Journey
for Change”.
It’s real world experience that will make real change in the world.
That’s why the APU’s Applied Fisheries Science
laboratory isn’t just a place that produces
world-class research. It also produces
world-class scientists and managers.

The first impression of a lifetime
Of all the memorable firsts that new APU Outdoor Studies
students experienced during their 2011-2012 school year on
campus, the most lasting memory probably took place off
campus. Twelve first-year students started the school year by
traveling with four faculty through the heart of Alaska, paddling
along the Yukon River.
The journey was a chance for students to immerse themselves in
Alaska and in a new way of learning. It was a shared experienced
that bonded them with fellow students and faculty. And it
was an adventure that sparked conversations inspired by the
landscape and the company.
“We could do this at the Anchorage campus, where at the end
of the day everyone goes home,” explained David McGivern,
APU’s Associate Professor of Outdoor Studies. “But when your
classroom is the Yukon River, at the end of the day, everyone
stays together. That’s what we hope we brought back– something
that lives on in every student and in every classroom.”
And it’s the kind of adventure APU faculty hope they can offer
future students as a first introduction to the APU experience.
The APU Nordic Ski Center is another unique
example of APU creating leaders – in the
weight room, on the trails, on the medal
podium, and around the world.
Passionate learning, inspired teaching
Before APU Education students become the teachers that guide
Alaska’s youth, APU professors guide them to discover their own
passions for teaching and learning.
This active learning experience is rooted in preparing teachers
to provide effective classroom instruction and interaction,
but it extends far deeper. APU offers Education students–
undergraduate, graduate and masters who are already educators
–an understanding that learning experiences don’t always come
in a classroom, and their passion for teaching can instill a desire
to learn, explore and grow in their own students.
It takes a special teacher to thrive in Alaska, a place rich with
cultures and landscapes, benefits and challenges. APU is the
place that prepares those teachers to excel.
Twelve first-year students started the
school year by traveling with four faculty
through the heart of Alaska, paddling along
the Yukon River.
Nordic knowledge, international excellence
Through sun, snow, rain and sweat, APU Nordic Ski Center
coaches have worked in all seasons to hone Alaska’s best crosscountry
skiers into the nation’s best skiers. Those lofty goals
shifted in recent years–now the team is transforming the
nation’s best skiers into the world’s best.
Earlier this winter, two APU skiers–Holly Brooks and Kikkan
Randall–led a U.S. Ski Team foursome to the first medals
for an American women’s relay team in the history of World
Cup racing. The results might have shocked the world’s racing
circuit, but it was no surprise to those who know about the
APU program. Home of current and former Olympians, APU’s
Nordic Ski Center is an internationally known training site for
elite skiers and developing Olympians.
The APU Nordic Ski Center is another unique example of
APU creating leaders – in the weight room, on the trails, on the
medal podium and around the world.

Alaska’s only accredited Psy.D.
program is at Alaska Pacific University
When Alaska-based practitioners seek an advanced degree
in counseling psychology, APU’s accredited program attracts
some of the brightest and best.
Our cohort-based Counseling Psychology Doctorate earned
accreditation in 2012 after its first year in operation–a
milestone that attests to the rigor of an APU Psy.D. degree.
APU’s Psy.D. program combines theory, research and
experiential learning led by faculty who double as professional
mentors. Personalized learning encourages every student to
apply real-world knowledge to academic challenges.
The result is active learning that incorporates Alaska
as our classroom.
APU Psy.D. students gain deeper mastery of counseling skills
while enhancing their professionalism, self-understanding
and critical thinking. Our program develops creative
expression while emphasizing research, evaluation, and
activism and leadership.
Combining research, theory and experiential
education, APU’s Psychology Doctorate is the
only accredited degree of its kind in Alaska.
APU Board of Trustees
Will Anderson, Koniag, Inc
Hugh Ashlock, Partner,
Dimond Center LLC
Mary Bettis, Equity Partners, Inc
Carl Brady Jr., Marsh, Inc
Larry Cash, RIM Architects
Roger Chan, Chan & Associates LLC
Tyra Chandler, Alaska Spine Center
Trigg Davis,
Davis, Randall, Anderson, & Mathis, P.C.
Andrew Eker, The Alaska Club
John Eldred, BP Alaska
John Eng, Cornerstone Construction
Charlie Fahl,
Retired APU Academic Dean
Bob Gillam,
McKinley Capital Management
Katherine Gottlieb,
Southcentral Foundation
Robbie Graham, Department of
Commerce, Community,
and Economic Development
Wes Heinold, ConocoPhillips
Patricia Brown Heller,
Retired US Senate Director
Chris Hodel, Capital Advisors
Karen Hunt, Retired Superior Court Judge
Francis T Hurley, Archbishop Emeritus
Dave Karp, Northern Air Cargo
Don Keil Jr.,
Retired Federal Aviation Advisor
Sue Linford, Linford of Alaska
Harry McDonald, Carlile Transportation
Patti McGuire, BridgeCare Hospitals
Bonnie Mehner,
Prudential Jack White Vista Real Estate
Jason Metrokin,
Bristol Bay Native Corporation
Lottie Michael,
Bond Stephens & Johnson, Inc
Ed Rasmuson,
Rasmuson Foundation
Bill Sheffield,
Former AK State Governor
Jan Sieberts, Washington Capital
Management/Seattle NW Securities
Robert Storer, Retired
George Walton, George Walton’s
Gold & Diamond Co, Inc
John Wanamaker,
Venture Ad Astra, LLC
Eric Wohlforth, Wohlforth, Johnson,
Brecht, Cartledge & Brooking

TOTAL OPERATING REVENUE $15,490,291
Government Grants
$855,351
Private Gifts, Grants
& Foundation Support
$2,273,491
Auxiliary Enterprises
$1,470,652
Release of Restricted Funds
$772,000
$50,000
$41,250
$32,500
$23,750
$15,000
Commercial Property Revenue
$1,830,662
Other Sources
$574,456
Investment Income
$10,000
NET ASSETS (IN MILLIONS)
Tuition and Fees
$7,703,679
1995 2000 2005 2010 2012
TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES $14,401,021
Institutional Support
$4,083,981
Auxiliary Enterprises
$1,343,300
Student Services
$2,596,600
NET ASSETS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES $1,179,270
ASSETS 2011 2012
Cash and cash equivalents $539,451 $1,442,264
Receivables $1,412,085 $1,433,439
Inventories and prepaid expenses $2,452,037 $2,798,435
Investments $54,134,825 $59,401,849
Net plant $18,805,040 $17,584,912
Total Assets $77,343,438 $82,660,899
LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS
Academic
Support
$532,393
Instruction
$5,244,967
Research
$439,780
Public Service
$160,000
Accruals and other liabilities $1,679,288 $1,104,567
Long-term debt $30,604,609 $36,219,239
Total liabilities $32,283,897 $37,323,806
Total net assets $45,059,541 $45,337,093
Total liabilities and net assets $77,343,438 $82,660,899

The Denali Society
Alaska Pacific University is a private, independent university providing both undergraduate and graduate programs with unique educational
opportunities for students of all ages and interests. Because APU is a not-for-profit organization, and receives no financial assistance from the state of
Alaska, we rely on the generous support of our alumni, friends, and the community in order to continue our mission.
APU’s Denali Society was established to recognize those individuals and businesses that support the important work of Alaska Pacific University in a
substantial manner. Through annual gifts of $1,000 or more, Denali Society members set an exemplary standard of giving for others.
Summit Club $25,000+
Alaska National Insurance
American Seafoods Company
Arctic Fjord Inc
At-Sea Processors Association
Atwood Foundation
BP Alaska
Carl and Pam Brady, Jr.
Carlile Transportation Systems
ConocoPhillips Alaska
First National Bank Alaska
Flint Hills Resources
Glacier Fish Company
Harry and Pat McDonald
Mary Ellen Segelhorst
McKinley Capital Management
Northrim Bank
Rasmuson Foundation
Robert A. Gillam
Robert B. Gillam
Starbound LLC
The Estate of Irene Copeland
The Estate of Ramona Faye Sines
Trident Seafoods Corporation
Wells Fargo Bank
Mt. McKinley
$10,000—$24,999
Alaska Airlines
Andrew Eker and Mary Hughes
Carr Foundation
Curtis Smith
David and Patti McGuire
Edward and Cathy Rasmuson
Frances Mlakar
George Walton
Holmes, Weddle & Barcott
Jason Metrokin
Jim Jansen
Leon and Tyra Chandler
Mary Louise Rasmuson
Maryellen Moreno
Mead Treadwell
Richard and Diane Block
Foundation
Tara Sweeney
Mt. Foraker
$5,000—$9,999
AA Spine & Pain Clinic
Alaska Communications Systems
Alaska Native Medical Center
Auxiliary
Alaska Orthopedic Specialists
Alyeska Pipeline Service Co.
Anchorage Amateur Radio Club
Bill and Donna Walker
Birch, Horton, Bittner & Cherot
C. John and Lynn Ann Eng
Carl Marrs
Colville Holdings, LLC
Cornerstone General Contractors
Dana Pruhs
Don and Joan Bantz
Gary and Barbara Baugh
GCI
Governor William Sheffield
Hackney & Hackney
Hugh Ashlock
James and Diane Mahaffey
Jim and Terry Kostka
John Schwamm
Joseph Wahl
Karen Hunt
Kristin Mellinger
Lottie Michael
Mary Castleberry & Todd
Nathanson
Naomi Louvier
Providence Health Services
Roger and Claire Chan
Roger Hickel
Shell Exploration & Production
Udelhoven Oilfield System Services
University Community Ministry
Mt. Hunter
$2,500—$4,999
Alaska Permanent Capital
Management
Alaska Surgery Center
Archbishop Francis T Hurley
Bering Straits Native Corporation
Bill and Bonnie Mehner
Biron Beerle
Bradford Keithley
Bradley Cruz
Cal Worthington Ford Lincoln
Calvin Worthington
Chatham Electric
David Karp
Donald and Melinda Wilson
Eric Wohlforth
Fairweather, LLC
Floyd and Mary Bettis
Geneva Woods
Imaging Associates of Providence
Jan and Gail Sieberts
Katherine Gottlieb
Larry and Barbara Cash
Lowell and Tay Thomas, Jr.
Marion Richter
Martin and Bethany Weiser
Mary Wladkowski
Michael Fitzgerald
Northern Air Cargo
Patricia Brown Heller
Petter Jahnsen
Shannon Gramse
Sharon Smith
Southcentral Foundation
Swalling & Associates
The Florida United Methodist
Foundation
The Wilson AgencyProvidence
Health Services
Roger and Claire Chan
Roger Hickel
Shell Exploration & Production
Udelhoven Oilfield System Services
University Community Ministry
Denali $1,000—$2,499
Alaska Regional Hospital
Alaska Spine Institute
Alice Knapp
Barbara Dadd Shaffer
Betsy Haines
Charles Fahl
Creed Mamikunian
Dale and Jo Li Sellin
David and Debbie Roll
Deborah Randall
Diane Kaplan and Mel Sather
Diane Moxness
Don Gomes and Anne Holt
Donald and Susan Mellish
Dorsey Whitney
Edward Strabel
Empire Oil Company
Erica and Lisa Maurer
Harry and Elisabeth Kachline
J.L. McCarrey III
James Falconer
Jeanette Brooks
Jewish Chautauqua Society
John and Fran Eldred
John and Karen Wanamaker
John Shaffer
Kay England
Kevin Branson
Laura Arnold
Linda Kumin
Marilyn Porter
Michael Haynes
Michelle Tierney
Microcom
Mildred Renkert
Nordic Skiing Association of
Anchorage
Rebecca Manley
Reno Deprey
Richard Farleigh
Richard Lowell
Richard Mize
Robert Storer
Roberta Graham
Sandra Blinstrubas
Shelby Weaver
Suzanne Fairbanks
Suzanne Kathryn Taylor
Tina Tomsen
Tom Hunt
Tracy Williams
Trigg Davis
Valerie Waldrop
Wesley Heinold
Shannon Gramse
Sharon Smith
Southcentral Foundation
Swalling & Associates
The Florida United Methodist
Foundation
The Wilson AgencyProvidence
Health Services
Roger and Claire Chan
Roger Hickel
Shell Exploration & Production
Udelhoven Oilfield System Services
University Community Ministry
Active learning at Alaska Pacific University relies on supporters like you. Learn more by contacting the
Director of Development Stephanie Haydn at shaydn@alaskapacific.edu, or by phone (907) 564-8346.

Discover Active Learning
APU Outdoor Studies:
20 years of active learning
4101 University Drive
Anchorage, AK 99508
www.wowapu.com
www.alaskapacific.edu
The faculty and students of APU’s Outdoor Studies (OS)
degree program don’t slow down often. There’s just too much
to learn and explore in the world’s biggest classroom. But even
the busiest of the OS bunch paused to reflect in 2012 when the
program turned 20.
That’s 20 years of mixing fresh air and academics, science and
history, exams and expeditions along glaciers and snowfields,
mountains and valleys, rivers and oceans. With 150 alumni
and currently more than 60 students, the program offers
something for every outdoor enthusiast with seemingly as many
certification opportunities as there are mountains in Alaska.
In 2012, OS landed on Outside Magazine’s list of top 25
colleges for academic courses that require outdoor fieldwork,
joining Stanford, Bowdoin and others. When it comes to
academic-based fieldwork, affordable travel courses and classes
that lead to professional certifications, APU ranks with the best.
The program’s roots were set by Alaska’s outdoors legends, and
its future is guided by faculty and alumni with experience,
diversity and passion. They’re developing graduates who will in
turn pass along their knowledge and enthusiasm to others who
work and play in the outdoors. It’s the kind of learning that will
keep our outdoors vibrant for the next 20 years and beyond.
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With 150 alumni and currently more than
60 students, the program offers something
for every outdoor enthusiast with seemingly as
many certification opportunities as there are
mountains in Alaska.