APSU’s Full Spectrum Learning offers support to students with autism spectrum disorder
November 7, 2019
Clarksville, TN – Allye Brown didn’t think she’d end up Clarksville. In 2016, the Nashville State Community College student was looking to earn her bachelor’s degree, and she found a university in another part of Tennessee with a program that assisted students diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder.
Austin Peay State University FSL Director Emmanuel Mejeun mentors a student. (APSU)
APSU’s education doctorate experiences strong first year
April 10, 2019
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Clarksville, TN – Michael Johnson, a Northwest High School music teacher, can’t stop thinking about leadership strategies. For the last seven or eight months, he’s fixated on the topic, causing him to scrutinize his conversations with students and colleagues.
Michael Johnson hopes to one day work as an assistant principal.
Two Austin Peay State University colleges work to prepare science teachers, enrich community
November 10, 2018
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Clarksville, TN – Dr. Philip Short has the heart of a field biologist. He loves wading through creeks or hiking trails, conducting field research. As an assistant professor at Austin Peay State University (APSU), you might expect his office to be in the Sundquist Science Complex, but it’s not.
Short works in the Claxton Building, as a member of the Eriksson College of Education.
Two APSU colleges train science majors to be educators while also providing educational outreach opportunities to local school children.
Austin Peay State University College of Education to unveil new technology classroom today, December 2nd
December 2, 2014
Clarksville, TN – Last year, education students at Austin Peay State University took technology classes in an out-dated computer lab filled with rows of long, gray tables and black desktop computers.
They entered this dreary space every week to learn how to incorporate technology into their future classrooms, but the lab’s antiquated design didn’t give them an accurate view of what they’d encounter as teachers in 21st century schools. [Read more]
APSU receives 8-figure gift in memory of former educator
May 3, 2013
Clarksville, TN – There was a noticeable energy around the Austin Peay State University campus on Tuesday. APSU President Tim Hall planned to announce a “transforming gift” that afternoon, prompting faculty, staff, students and the community at large to keep asking, “What is it?”
Their curiosity was apparently overwhelming because a crowd of people packed into the Morgan University Center ballroom, requiring APSU officials to set out more chairs. Finally, after some brief introductions, Hall stepped behind the podium.
Lars Eriksson and APSU President Tim Hall outside the Claxton Building, which houses the newly named Martha Dickerson Eriksson College of Education. (Photo by Beth Liggett/APSU Staff)
APSU to announce, celebrate transforming gift
April 29, 2013
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University will announce and celebrate a transforming gift that will impact generations of students and teachers, both present and future.
The announcement and celebration will take place at 4:00pm, Tuesday, April 30th in the Morgan University Center, Ballroom B and C and include a video presentation and comments from keynote speakers. [Read more]
Austin Peay State University honor society plans “Big Reveal” to announce new nominees February 15th
February 14, 2012
Clarksville, TN – At 12:15pm on February 15th, trumpets will sound across the Austin Peay State University campus. The fanfare will be followed by professors and pages, dressed in academic regalia, addressing unsuspecting students in almost all of the University’s buildings.
This, a few high-achieving individuals will soon learn, is the “Big Reveal” – an event that publicly announces the newest student nominees being considered for membership into the Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society. [Read more]
Austin Peay State University to break ground on new Math and Computer Science Facility in Fall 2012
January 11, 2012
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University has announced it will break ground on a new mathematics and computer science building in Fall 2012 on the main campus.
The new $6.7 million facility, designed by Rufus Johnson Associates in Clarksville, will be located on Eighth Street, directly behind the Hemlock Semiconductor Building. The two-story building is projected to open in the spring of 2014.
This architect rendering from Rufus Johnson Associates in Clarksville shows the front and back of the new mathematics and computer science building to be built at Austin Peay State University, with construction beginning in Fall 2012. (Image by Rufus Johnson Associates)
APSU Extended Ed offers Fall Classes
October 2, 2011
Early Registration Discount on Selected Courses
Clarksville, TN – Develop a new skill, explore a new idea, learn a new language, or seek a new career with one of the fall classes from Austin Peay State University’s Center for Extended and Distance Education. Register early and receive a 10 percent discount on selected courses.
Preregistration is required for each course. [Read more]
APSU Extended Ed offers Fall Classes
September 18, 2011
Early Registration Discount on Selected Courses
Clarksville, TN – Develop a new skill, explore a new idea, learn a new language, or seek a new career with one of the fall classes from Austin Peay State University’s Center for Extended and Distance Education. Register early and receive a 10 percent discount on selected courses.
Preregistration is required for each course. [Read more]
