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Celebrating 165 Years

October 01, 2005

Don & Pauline Grant and Cliff & June Hamlow didn't just attend APU; they helped build it. Discover the enduring legacy of four servant-leaders whose commitment to Christ, Scholarship, Community, and Service is woven into the very fiber of the university's 165-year history

The Faithful

September 01, 2005

God’s Presence in Tragedy: The Journey of an APU Alumna Nurse

May 10, 2005

She seemed like she could have been a typical American baby – wholesome and healthy – except for her grayish-blue skin and non-responsiveness. When the 16-month-old Kosovar girl came to the refugee camp, she suffered from severe dehydration and malnourishment. As a victim of the Serbian attack on ethnic Albanians in Kosovo in 1998, she was fortunate compared to many. To her benefit, a well-trained, compassionate nurse wasted no time getting an IV started, a technique the child’s lifeless, hardened skin would likely reject.

Imago Dei: The Image of God

December 01, 2004

Transformation: From Metal to Metaphysical

October 11, 2004

"You've got to be half mad to do this," said Bill Catling, APU Department of Art chair and professor, pulling on a silver jacket that closed in the back. With matching pants and a cylindrical helmet of the same material, Catling looks like he's going to the moon rather than the foundry behind the East Campus Art Center. But when about to work with bronze at 1,600 degrees Fahrenheit and a furnace that melts the metal at 2,000 degrees, one can't be too careful. "We used to do this before we had safety equipment, wearing jean jackets and bandanas," said Catling.