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Austin Peay State University official statement on APSU President Tim Hall accepting presidency at Mercy College

January 2, 2014

Austin Peay State University - APSUClarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University President Tim Hall announced today that he has accepted the position of president at Mercy College in Dobbs Ferry, NY. His nearly seven-year tenure at APSU, which marked a period of tremendous growth and national prominence for the University, will come to an end later this spring.

“Lee and I will be departing Austin Peay at the end of the spring semester as I assume the position of president of Mercy College in New York,” Hall wrote in an email message to the campus community today. “We do so with excitement and anticipation at the prospect of new challenges, but with a measure of sadness that we will be leaving a place where we have enjoyed some of the happiest years of our lives.”

APSU President Tim Hall leaving in the Spring for Mercy College in New York.

APSU President Tim Hall leaving in the Spring for Mercy College in New York.

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Austin Peay State University provost Dr. Tristan Denley to take position as vice chancellor at Tennessee Board of Regents

July 10, 2013

Austin Peay State University - APSUClarksville, TN – APSU’s chief academic official, Dr. Tristan Denley who currently serves as Provost, has informed the campus community that he has accepted a position with the Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR) as Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, pending an official vote by the TBR.

Tentative plans are for Denley to begin in his new role with TBR in August.

Dr. Tristan Denley

Dr. Tristan Denley

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APSU introduces My Future to work with Degree Compass

November 19, 2012

Austin Peay State UniversityClarksville, TN – This week and next, students at Austin Peay State University are registering for their spring semester courses, and many of them are using the Degree Compass course recommendation tool to help them decide which courses to take.

Now, there is another computerized planning tool that works with Degree Compass. Called My Future, the new program suggests which majors are the best fit for each student’s academic talents. [Read more]

APSU gets International Recognition for Student Success Initiative

May 29, 2012

Austin Peay State UniversityClarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University (APSU) is harnessing “the Netflix effect” to new heights.

More than a year ago, APSU launched Degree Compass, a course recommendation system to help students stay on track toward graduation by. It was dubbed “the Netflix effect” because it provides students with personalized recommendations based on their academic transcript, similar to the way Netflix makes movie suggestions to customers. [Read more]

APSU Degree Compass noted as case study in new e-book

May 14, 2012

Austin Peay State University

Austin Peay State UniversityClarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University is featured in a new e-book about how colleges and universities are finding innovative ways to reach more learners effectively and with greater impact.

The e-book, titled “Game Changers: Education and Information Technologies,” includes a case study about Degree Compass, which was launched at APSU by Dr. Tristan Denley, provost and vice president of academic affairs. [Read more]

APSU Provost named in National Complete College America report

April 29, 2012

Austin Peay State University

Austin Peay State UniversityClarksville, TN – An Austin Peay State University administrator who has helped to position the campus and Tennessee as a national forerunner in college completion has been named in a report released April 19th by Complete College America.

Dr. Tristan Denley, provost and vice president of academic affairs at APSU, is mentioned in “Remediation: Higher Education’s Bridge to Nowhere.” [Read more]

Austin Peay State Universtiy’s Degree Compass finalist for prestigious IMS Global award

March 9, 2012

Austin Peay State UniversityClarksville, TN – If you follow trends and news pertaining to higher education, then you know one of the more exciting developments in recent years is the new Degree Compass course recommendation system that was created at Austin Peay State University.

The system, which was lauded by the Chronicle of Higher Education in the article, “The Netflix Effect: When Software Suggests Students’ Courses,” works similar to sites such as Netflix and Amazon.com by suggesting to students what courses best fit their talents and programs of study. [Read more]

 
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