APSU waiving ACT, SAT and GRE tests for summer and fall admission
April 17, 2020
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University (APSU), in response to the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic, is waiving standardized test requirements – the ACT, SAT and GRE – for any student applying for undergraduate and graduate admission this summer and fall.
Austin Peay State University Campus. (APSU)
APSU coordinates campus response to last week’s violent storms
March 10, 2020
Clarksville, TN – Last week, after several devastating storms and tornadoes moved through the Middle Tennessee area, members of the Austin Peay State University (APSU) community began reaching out to the students, faculty and staff who live in those counties.
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee surveys recent tornado damage.
Austin Peay State University CECA Announces 2020 Ovation Award winners, final program lineup
March 5, 2020
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University (APSU) President Alisa White and the APSU Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts (CECA, or “seek-ah”) invite community members of all ages to the 2020 Ovation Awards, a family-friendly celebration of the arts.
George Mabry Award – Solie Fott
Candlelight Ball auction to raise money for APSU scholarships
February 21, 2020
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University (APSU) Candlelight Ball is set for Saturday, March 14th, 2020.
Charlie Daniels, the Country Music Hall of Famer known for “sawing on a fiddle and playing it hot,” helped reinvigorate that 400-year-old instrument with his 1979 hit, “The Devil Went Down to Georgia.”
Austin Peay State University Candlelight Ball Auction features incredible items including a signed Charlie Daniels fiddle.
Looking back at top Austin Peay State University stories of last 10 years
December 22, 2019
Clarksville, TN – A new year is quickly approaching, bringing with it the promise of a new decade. Here’s a look back at some of the milestones that took place on the Austin Peay State University (APSU) campus during the last 10 years.
APSU ROTC named one of the top programs in the nation
December 17, 2019
Clarksville, TN – It’s official – Austin Peay State University (APSU) is home to one of the best Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) programs in the nation.
On December 16th, 2019, the U.S. Army Cadet Command announced the eight winners of the 2019-2020 MacArthur Awards, with APSU’s Governor’s Guard winning the award for the 7th Brigade.
Austin Peay State University ROTC cadets conducting training with Black Hawk helicopters. (APSU)
APSU unveils vision for new Health Professions Building
December 10, 2019
Clarksville, TN – On Friday morning, Austin Peay State University (APSU) unveiled its vision for a new Health Professions Building that will one day consolidate the University’s growing healthcare-related programs under one roof.
Those programs include the School of Nursing and the departments of allied health sciences, health and human performance, psychological science and counseling and social work.
A rendering of the the proposed Austin Peay State University Health Professions Building. (APSU)
APSU tops 11,000 students for first time in University history
December 4, 2019
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University (APSU) is now 11,000 strong. More so actually. During a special celebration Wednesday morning, the University unveiled its official fall 2019 enrollment numbers, and Austin Peay’s 11,048 students represent another record year for the University.
Austin Peay State University’s enrolled more than 11,000 students this fall. (APSU)
APSU and Fort Campbell partner for wetlands research on post
November 9, 2019
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University (APSU) and the Fort Campbell Army installation deepened their growing relationship on November 6th, 2019 when the two organizations initiated an Intergovernmental Support Agreement, allowing APSU faculty and students to identify wetland ecosystems within the 105,000-acre Army post.
Austin Peay State University President Alisa White and Col. Jeremy Bell, Fort Campbell garrison commander. (APSU)
APSU hosts Veterans Reconnect Conference for state’s higher ed leaders
October 17, 2019
Clarksville, TN – Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC) executive director of the Mike Krause was speaking to a college administrator recently about how to serve veterans on college campuses and sensed tentativeness.
Retired Brig. Gen. Scott E. Brower, Austin Peay State University military advisor in residence, moderates a panel. (APSU)
