APSU theater, dance students secure record number of internships
September 10, 2018
Austin Peay State University
Clarksville, TN – For the past three months, 18 students from the Austin Peay State University Department of Theatre and Dance have been busy gaining valuable work experience through a variety of internships and summer study opportunities across the country.
This year’s students span rising sophomores to seniors and represent all four concentrations offered through the department.
For the past three months, 18 students from the Austin Peay State University Department of Theatre and Dance have been busy gaining valuable work experience through a variety of internships and summer study opportunities across the country.
Coca-Cola Bottling Works of Tullahoma, Inc. endows scholarship at APSU
September 8, 2018
Austin Peay State University
Clarksville, TN – Coca-Cola Bottling Works of Tullahoma, Inc. recently pledged $25,000 to the Austin Peay State University Foundation to establish an endowed scholarship program benefiting APSU students.
The agreement was finalized in July 2018. Coca-Cola will present the University with a check for the endowment during the halftime program of the APSU football game at 6:00pm on September 8th at Fortera Stadium.
Coca-Cola Bottling Works of Tullahoma, Inc. establishes a scholarship program for APSU Students.
City of Clarksville to open BCycle station at APSU
August 28, 2018
City of Clarksville
Clarksville, TN – The City of Clarksville and Austin Peay State University are partnering to open a Clarksville BCycle station on campus and offer currently enrolled APSU students free annual bike-share memberships.
Thanks to an award-winning “Great Green Idea” by former SGA President Frank Burns, the support of the Student Government Association and the Sustainable Campus Fee Committee, a new station with 10 BCycles has been installed at the Foy Recreation Center.
Gleaming new BCycles, customized with special APSU graphics, stand ready for use at the new Clarksville BCycle station near APSU’s Foy Recreation Center. The station will be dedicated Thursday.
FSL program helping autism spectrum students succeed at APSU
August 10, 2018
Austin Peay State University (APSU)
Clarksville, TN – Chloe Sybert didn’t want help. She’d heard about the new Full Spectrum Learning (FSL) pilot program at Austin Peay State University (APSU), which assisted students diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, but she hesitated filling out the program’s application.
APSU’s Marea Blake, senior biology and social work major, became a mentor to support students with autism.
Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Oklahoma!” to close out Season 35 at the Roxy Regional Theatre, July 27th – August 18th
July 17, 2018
Roxy Regional Theatre
Clarksville, TN – The Roxy Regional Theatre is heading west “where the wind comes sweepin’ down the plain” to close out Season 35 of live professional theatre on the corner of Franklin and First.
Legends Bank presents Rodgers and Hammerstein’s masterpiece “Oklahoma!” at the Roxy Regional Theatre, beginning Friday, July 27th, at 8:00pm. In keeping with the theatre’s traditional pay-what-you-can opening night, all tickets not pre-sold at the regular ticket price will go on sale at 7:30pm that evening for a $5.00 minimum donation.
Amy Laviolette and Hunter Brown star as Laurey and Curly in Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Oklahoma!” at the Roxy Regional Theatre, July 27th – August 18th.
APSU’s Reagan Giving Circle honors late professor/Stewart County native with 2018 Women in Philanthropy Award
May 13, 2018
Austin Peay State University
Clarksville, TN – Whenever people describe the late Betty Joe Wallace, the often use words like “scholar,” “trailblazer,” “mentor” and “friend.” In the four years since the Austin Peay State University history professor passed away, another word frequently comes up—“philanthropist.”
Before she died, Wallace told her husband, John Chapman, that she wanted to help students from her home in Stewart County earn a college education at Austin Peay State University.
Late Austin Peay professor Betty Joe Wallace honored with 2018 Women in Philanthropy Award.
APSU holds 2018 Spring Commencement
May 10, 2018
Clarksville, TN – Spring Commencement Exercises for Austin Peay State University‘s 89th Commencement Year were held Friday, with almost 1,300 students receiving diplomas, and an inspirational commencement address from Valerie Hunter-Kelly, Co-owner Keller Williams Realty-Clarksville.
The Spring Commencement consisted of three sessions, with ceremonies at 8:00am, Noon, and 4:00pm to accommodate the graduates, their friends and families.
APSU held three graduation ceremonies Friday May 4th, recognizing approximately 1,300 graduates.
Austin Peay State University student Holly Bunner is one of three APSU students heading to Japan in August to take part in the Japanese Exchange and Teaching (JET) program.
April 27, 2018
Clarksville, TN – Holly Bunner shouldn’t have fond memories of Japan. The last time she was there, the Austin Peay State University student spent four hours on a bus, then bicycled through the rain to a small noodle shop. After her meal, she took an awkward step on a small ledge outside the shop.
“Holly stepped on it in exactly the wrong way and broke her foot,” Dr. David Rands, APSU associate professor of history and director of the Asian Studies program, said. “So she’s had the experience of going to a Japanese doctor and getting a Japanese cast on her foot, and after all that, she still seems to like Japan.”
Austin Peay State University student Holly Bunner is one of three APSU students heading to Japan in August to take part in the Japanese Exchange and Teaching (JET) program.
Austin Peay State University Dance faculty member Marcus Hayes concludes a year-long collaboration with the Frist Center for the Arts in Nashville
April 3, 2018
Clarksville, TN – Marcus Hayes, Austin Peay State University associate professor of dance, has been engaged in a year-long collaboration with the visual artist Nick Cave and the exhibition of his work at the Frist Center of the Visual Arts in Nashville.
Cave is a Chicago-based artist who produces work in a wide range of media, including sculpture, installation, video and performance.
Austin Peay State University associate professor of dance Marcus Hayes.
ThinkFast driver safety program to be held at APSU
March 15, 2018
Clarksville, TN – Eighty-three percent of all teens involved in vehicle-related fatalities were not wearing seatbelts. More than 22,000 Tennessee traffic crashes involved drivers under 21.
Distracted driving is one of the leading cause of vehicle accidents in the nation.
ThinkFast driver safety program to be held at Austin Peay State University March 22nd
