APEI

In 2011, we donated $30,000 to the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education to award a prize to an individual showing great innovation and use of technology in higher education. Since 2006, we have donated $120,000 to the Education Alliance, an organization dedicated to improving educational accessibility and quality for West Virginia students. We also provide funding and technology support to local schools, and fund scholarships for Charles Town area students.

Since 2007, APUS has donated $165,000 to support the Charles Town, West Virginia community, where we are headquartered. We support a variety of local community health initiatives, including the Eastern Panhandle Free Clinic, Eastern Area Health Education Center, Hospice of the Panhandle, and Jefferson Health Care Foundation. We also provide significant support to local organizations that are dedicated to preserving the region’s history, as well as local emergency and fire organizations and community organizations that support at-risk children including the Boys & Girls Clubs, CASA of the Eastern Panhandle, Christmas in April, and the United Way. The Charles Town public library is free to residents thanks to annual donations from APUS. And, in the education arena, our ongoing contribution to the Education Alliance supports its efforts to improve accessibility and quality for West Virginia students. In addition, we provide funding for local schools and scholarships, and lend our support to a variety of education-related programs.

We are dedicated to preserving the character of historic Charles Town. Since locating here in 2002, APUS has grown from a staff of eight in a single building to more than 200 employees in 19 facilities. As we’ve grown and expanded, APUS has renovated numerous buildings, including the former County Office Building, the former Jefferson County Hospital and Knott Nursing Home, and the former home of Mayor Thomas Claiborne Green. Our new Academic Center was built to meet LEED Gold certification standards on an abandoned downtown property in a targeted revitalization corridor and our Information Technology Center has been renovated according to LEED standards. With every building and renovation project, we work to maintain the area’s charm and history, and to incorporate sustainable practices that benefit the community and the environment.

Because of our military heritage, the university system has consistently supported various organizations that support soldiers, military families, and veterans. Fisher House, Patriot’s Path Foundation, and Wounded Warrior Foundation are only a few of the military-affiliated organizations that APUS has supported.

The university system has contributed to the Alzheimer’s Association, American Cancer Society, Arthritis Foundation, Girl Scouts, National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Nourish the Children, and Susan G. Komen for the Cure, among other major cause related organizations.

In the face of several recent natural disasters, APUS has responded with support for the American Red Cross. In 2011, APUS employees raised funds for victims of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami. With the matching gift from APUS, the organization was able to contribute thousands to the American Red Cross to assist in relief efforts to benefit the victims of that disaster. APUS and its employees also donated to the American Red Cross to assist that group’s response for victims of the severe spring storms that swept the central and southern United States earlier this year.