Manna Café purchases property for The Manna Village
Manna Café
Clarksville, TN – If you were to walk down the street and ask every person you saw what their dream was, they would have something to tell you. No matter how big or small, everyone has a dream.
For Kenny York, Founder and CEO of Manna Café, that dream has been a community of people who share the same mission: to meet the needs of homeless and low-income families in Montgomery County. After many years of waiting, that dream will finally become a reality.
Manna Café’s Kenny York and Victoria York in front of property that will become The Manna Village.
Austin Peay State University now offering doctoral degree with new Ed.D.
Austin Peay State University (APSU)
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University (APSU) took a major step forward today with the announcement of the first doctoral degree in the institution’s history.
Beginning this fall, the APSU Eriksson College of Education will offer a Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) degree in Educational Leadership for K-12 professionals looking to advance their careers.
The campus of Austin Peay State University. (APSU)
Former 101st deputy commanding general to speak at APSU’s summer commencement
Austin Peay State University (APSU)
Clarksville, TN – Brigadier General Scott E. Brower, former deputy commanding general of the 101st Airborne Division, will deliver the keynote address at Austin Peay State University’s summer commencement at 2:00pm on August 10th, 2018 in the APSU Dunn Center.
Brower, a Passaic, New Jersey native, graduated from the U.S. Military Academy in 1989 and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Air Defense Artillery.
Brigadier General Scott E. Brower, former 101st Airborne Division deputy commanding general, to speak at Austin Peay State University’s Summer Commencement.
Serving patients and their families lifts APSU nursing student to prestigious Vanderbilt award
Austin Peay State University (APSU)
Clarksville, TN – When Austin Peay State University nursing student Hunter Burkhart was 8 years old, his dad suffered a heart attack. When Hunter was 9 years old, his dad suffered a stroke.
Those events arrested life for Hunter and his family. They spent weeks in the hospital, caring for his father. The memories will never fade.
Austin Peay State University nursing student Hunter Burkhart won Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Credo Award in the critical care track during a summer internship at the hospital. (Denzil Wyatt)
APSU scientists host youngsters for Tesla-powered fun
Austin Peay State University (APSU)
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University hosted several pre-K and elementary-aged children recently at a science demonstration at the school’s Sundquist Science Complex.
Kids watch as a metal ball moves SLOWLY through a liquid nitrogen-chilled magnet during a science demonstration at Austin Peay State University. (APSU)
APSU student learns about D.C.’s heel-wearing habits (and psychology) at Peace Corps
Austin Peay State University (APSU)
Clarksville, TN – Folks don’t hurry around Washington, D.C., wearing high heels, especially red-soled Louboutin heels. That’s an observation Austin Peay State University psychology major Loren Carmichael recently made in a blog about her Peace Corps internship in the U.S. capital.
The Memphis native is spending her summer working with the Peace Corps’ Counseling and Outreach Unit, which provides phone consultation to volunteers struggling with emotional health. The unit also handles emergencies affecting volunteers and their families.
Austin Peay State University psychology major and Memphis native Loren Carmichael is spending her summer working with the Peace Corps’ Counseling and Outreach Unit, which provides phone consultation to volunteers struggling with emotional health. (The Washington Center)
Homemade hovercraft captivates APSU’s junior campers
Austin Peay State University (APSU)
Clarksville, TN – On a slow Friday afternoon, Austin Peay State University’s Bryan Gaither built a hovercraft.
He captured a video of its maiden flight and sent it to some friends: “So I got bored and built a hovercraft.”
Austin Peay State University’s Bryan Gaither prepares to don an Iron Man mask and his across the gym floor on his homemade hovercraft. Attendees of the university’s Junior Govs Summer Camp are in the background. (APSU)
Retired Marine general to lead external affairs at APSU
Austin Peay State University (APSU)
Clarksville, TN – Retired Lt. Gen. Ronald Bailey, former deputy commandant for Plans, Polices and Operations for the U.S. Marine Corps, was recently named vice president for external affairs at Austin Peay State University. Bailey, a 1977 APSU graduate, will oversee the University’s offices of advancement, communication and strategic initiatives.
Retired Lt. Gen. Ronald Bailey, vice president for external affairs at Austin Peay State University.
APSU now offering six weeks of Paid Parental Leave
Austin Peay State University (APSU)
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University associate professor of English Dr. Mercy Cannon has a friendly, positive demeanor, but in the winter of 2014, she admits life became a bit of a challenge.
That January, less than a month after giving birth to her second child, she returned to campus to serve as APSU’s associate dean of the College of Arts and Letters. She was still recovering from major surgery (a cesarean section), sleep deprived and anxious about being away from her baby daughter.
Austin Peay State University is only the second university in Tennessee to offer Paid Parental Leave. (APSU)
APSU raises $9.85 million during second-highest giving year in university history
Austin Peay State University
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University announced today that it has reached a record fundraising total of $9.85 million in gifts and pledges for the 2018 fiscal year.
This total is the second-highest in university history, and it is the result of a continuous increase in donations over time.
Members of the Austin Peay State University community thank donors who supported this year’s #GovsGive campaign.
