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Alaska Pacific University

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Alaska Methodist University
University Dr.

Set in wooded hills on the east side of Anchorage, Alaska Methodist University opened in 1960; in 1978, the university changed its name to Alaska Pacific University. Located just east of the University of Alaska, the campus is spread out on winding roads; few buildings are visible from each other.

Writing Credits

Author: 
Alison K. Hoagland
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Data

Timeline

  • 1960

    Established

  • 1978

    Renamed Alaska Pacific University

What's Nearby

Atwood Center
Grant Hall
Homer and Ruth Moseley Sports Center
Gould Hall
Grace Hall

Citation

Alison K. Hoagland, "Alaska Pacific University", [Anchorage, Alaska], SAH Archipedia, eds. Gabrielle Esperdy and Karen Kingsley, Charlottesville: UVaP, 2012—, http://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/AK-01-SC030.

Print Source

Buildings of Alaska, Alison K. Hoagland. New York: Oxford University Press, 1993, 100-100.

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