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Award-winning CBS News correspondent to speak February 20th at Austin Peay State University

News Staff — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:00:42 +0000

Clarksville, TN – On August 25th, 2006, NBC Executive Producer Jeff Fagan poked his head into the dressing room at CBS studios.

“Good luck, you’ve come a long way to get here. You’ve earned it,” he said to Byron Pitts.

Pitts was about to make his first on-camera studio open for the CBS News Broadcast “60 Minutes.” Pitts thought to himself, “if only Fagan knew.” His mind flashed back to elementary school, when a therapist informed his mother, “I’m sorry, Mrs. Pitts, your son cannot read.

Byron Pitts

Known for his thought-provoking coverage and his commitment to exceptional storytelling, Byron Pitts is a multiple Emmy Award-winning journalist. As chief national correspondent for “CBS Evening News” with Katie Couric, Pitts was an embedded reporter covering the Iraq War and was recognized for his work under fire. Pitts was also CBS’ lead correspondent at ground zero immediately following the September 11th attacks and won an Emmy for his coverage.

A news veteran with over 20 years of experience, other major stories include the war in Afghanistan, the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the military buildup in Kuwait and the refugee crisis in Kosovo, to name but a few. Pitts realized a lifelong goal when he was named a contributing correspondent to CBS’ “60 Minutes” in 2009.

Pitts will share how his faith saw him through his many struggles and how a few key people “stepped out on nothing” to help him change his life at 7:00pm, Monday, February 20th in the Clement Auditorium on campus at Austin Peay State University.

His talk is free and open to the public. His memoir, “Step Out On Nothing: How Family and Faith Helped Me Conquer Life’s Challenges,” released in 2009, will be available for sale, and he will conduct a book signing following his talk. His memoir was praised by “60 Minutes” Correspondent Lesly Stahl as “truly moving.” Katie Couric also praised Pitts’ work, saying, “No wonder he is such an inspired storyteller—his own story is inspiring.”

Pitts’ many achievements are all the more extraordinary when he tells of the many obstacles he faced as a child.

Raised by a single mother in a working class neighborhood in Baltimore, Pitts was illiterate until the age of 12 and had a persistent stutter. Capitalizing on his desire to play football, his mother mandated he receive Bs or above in school in order to play. With that focus, Pitts learned to read and went on to attend Ohio Wesleyan University.

[320left]With the help of his roommate and a college professor, Pitts found the support and encouragement necessary to pursue a career in broadcast journalism, a field that demands excellence in writing and speaking. By staying focused, setting simple and achievable goals and finding strength in faith, Pitts overcame his powerful odds and his disability. He graduated in 1982 with a B.A. in journalism and speech communication.

Pitts has won several prestigious awards including a national Emmy Award for his coverage of the Chicago train wreck of 1999, a National Association of Black Journalists Award and second national Emmy Award for individual reporting of September 11th. He is also the recipient of four Associated Press awards and six regional Emmy Awards. Pitts lives with his wife in Upper Montclair, NJ.

For more information about Pitt’s speaking event, call the APSU Office of Student Affairs at 931.221.7341.

Austin Peay State University employees note their various accomplishments

News Staff — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:30:43 +0000

Clarksville, TN – Several faculty and staff members at Austin Peay State University announce their recent professional and scholarly activities.

Dr. Mike Gotcher, chair of the APSU Department of Communication, Dr. Anna Filippo, assistant professor of communication, Tracy Nichols, communication instructor, and Dr. Melony Shemberger, assistant director of communication in the APSU Public Relations Office, judged various individual events and debate rounds at the Northeast High School Speech and Debate Tournament held February 4th at the school in Clarksville.

Dr. Perry Scanlan, director of the medical technology program, and Blanca Martinez received an Omicron Sigma (Outstanding Service) Recognition from the American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science (ASCLS) for their contributions to Region III, which consists of the Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee. Scanlan is president-elect of ASCLS-TN, and Martinez is the Region III student forum chair. Only 15 people are nominated from each region.

Dr. Gregg Steinberg, professor of health and human performance, was interviewed by several news organizations for sports stories leading up to the Super Bowl held February 5th. He was featured in the Kansas City (MO) Star and on WSMV Channel 4 News in Nashville.

Austin Peay State University receives $1.78M grant to build safe rooms in Student Residence Halls

News Staff — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:00:31 +0000

Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University has received a grant of more than $1.78 million to build safe rooms in the basements of the new residence halls now under construction on Drane Street.

Of the total funds awarded, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) contributed more than $1.5 million, supported with an additional $250,000 from the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency (TEMA). APSU matched an additional $250,000 toward the $2 million project.

The total grant is believed to be the largest single award the University ever has received.

The safe rooms are designed to protect students from the threats of inclement weather, such as strong winds and tornados.

“Emergency preparedness is more important than ever,” said Jim Bassham, director of TEMA. “APSU is taking the lead in making its campus safer and we hope more organizations follow its example.”

Al Westerman, director of facilities planning and projects at APSU, said each of the three safe rooms will hold a maximum of 1,400 students.

“These safe rooms will provide greater safety for our students when we are faced with tornados and high winds,” he said.

The safe rooms will be built to FEMA standards and to withstand winds up to 250 mph, according to the award letter from the TEMA.

Austin Peay State University taps Veteran Admissions Employees as new Director

News Staff — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:00:06 +0000

Clarksville, TN – Since May 1996, Amy Deaton has seen a countless number of students enter the admissions office at Austin Peay State University.

She started working at APSU almost 16 years ago as an admissions counselor, and today, she is now the University’s director of admissions.

Deaton, of Clarksville, was named to her new post recently by APSU officials. Serving as interim director since August 2011, she said she is eager to help continue the enrollment growth seen in recent years at The Peay.

“I am looking forward to the opportunity to continue to lead the Office of Admissions in recruiting and admitting quality students to Austin Peay State University,” Deaton said. “My goal for the Office of Admissions is to use technology to create a high-touch environment of customer service that enables students to reach their educational goals. It is a very exciting time at Austin Peay and I look forward to promoting our wonderful programs and contribute to the growth of this University.”

After working as an admissions counselor for two years, Deaton was hired as the admissions manager at APSU. Then for the next eight years, from 2000-08, she became assistant director. Until mid-2011, she was the associate director before assuming interim director duties.

A native of Calvert City, KY, Deaton earned a Bachelor of Science in biology from Kentucky Wesleyan College in Owensboro and a Master of Science in health services administration from APSU.

Austin Peay State University will have Former U.S. Poet Laureate Billy Collins visit for a Reading on Marth 16th

News Staff — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:00:31 +0000

Clarksville, TN – If one were to rank the country’s top poets (which I would never recommend doing), Billy Collins would likely top most lists. Aside from being both critically acclaimed and commercially popular, he is frequently heard on National Public Radio, and his appointment in 2001 as the Poet Laureate of the United States has afforded him a certain name recognition uncommon for most lyricists.

But attempting to rank poets and poetry in this way is a bit unseemly, so one is forced to judge the man on his work. That’s where Collins stands out, using a light touch to suddenly transform a humorous piece into something serious.

Former U.S. Poet Laureate Billy Collins

“Luring his readers into the poem with humor,” a New York Times, review proclaimed, “Mr. Collins leads them unwittingly into deeper, more serious places, a kind of journey from the familiar to quirky to unexpected territory, sometimes tender, often profound.”

At 7:30pm on March 16th, Collins will visit Austin Peay State University for a free reading in the Music/Mass Communication Building’s Concert Hall. The event is sponsored by the APSU Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts.

Collins is the author of nine collections of poetry, and his work has appeared in such esteemed literary publications as The New Yorker, The Paris Review and The American Scholar. He is a Guggenheim fellow, a New York Foundation for the Arts fellow, a National Endowment for the Arts fellow, a New York Public Library “Literary Lion” and recipient of the Oscar Blumenthal Prize, the Bess Hokin Prize, the Frederick Bock Prize and the Levinson Prize. In January 2004, he was named New York State Poet Laureate, and 10 months later, he was selected as the inaugural recipient of the Poetry Foundation’s Mark Twain Award for Humor in Poetry.

For more information on Collins or his upcoming reading, please contact the APSU Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts at 931.221.7876.

Rivers & Spires Festival looking For Miss River Queen, Vendor Applications

News Staff — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:00:25 +0000

Clarksville, TN -This year marks the tenth anniversary of the Rivers & Spires Festival and officials are working to make the celebration be the biggest and best so far.

That is why everyone interested in being a part of the milestone birthday is encouraged to sign up and be a part of the Festival.

Applications are currently being accepted for the Miss River Queen and Teen Pageants as well as for volunteers, vendors and talent competitions.

Miss River Queen and Teen

The 2012 pageant will be held Saturday, March 24th, 2012 at 7:00pm in Clement Auditorium on the campus of Austin Peay State University. The Rivers & Spires Festival hosts this yearly beauty pageant for women 15 to 27 years-old. The Miss River Queen and River Teen Pageant is a preliminary pageant to the Miss Tennessee USA and Miss Tennessee Teen USA pageant to be held in October 2012. The winners of the 2011 pageant were Miss River Queen Giselle Fontenot and Miss River Teen Sarah Gross. They will both be at the 2012 Pageant to hand over the crown to the next winners.

Applications are being accepted for the 2012 pageant and the form is due no later than March 5th, 2012. You can go online and download the complete River Queen Application packet at www.riversandspires.com. If you are interested in sponsoring the pageant contact Nikki Loos Peterson at . For those interested in attending, tickets will be for sale at the door.

Volunteers

[320left]Your help makes the festival a success. If it were not for the hard work of the 600-plus volunteers, the festival would not be possible! The festival staff appreciates all who have come out in the past and hope that you will return this year. The festival is always looking for volunteers to help with setup, Kidz Zone, manning beverage booths, manning i.d./ticket booths and cleanup.

If you are interested in being a part of the Rivers & Spires team, please apply online at the Rivers & Spires site and make sure to mark what days you are available. There is no deadline to apply to volunteer.

Vendors and Sponsors

One of the elements that makes Rivers & Spires continue to grow each year is all the vendors that come out and set up booths throughout the festival. From art and collectables to food, businesses and non-profits, people are running all over downtown from zone to zone checking out each booth. Your business needs to be a part of the action!

Go to www.riversandspires.com to see a full description of each application and see which best suits your business. Remember information is being updated daily, so it’s best to check back often. There is still room available, but hurry as booth space is limited and filling up fast. Can’t wait to see you on the streets!

Deadlines for the applications are:

Artz Galore – April 1st
Children’s Parade – April 12th
Commercial Exhibitors – April 15th
Food Vendors – April 1st
Green Zone – April 1st
International Area – April 1st
Marketplace – April 1st
Non Profit – Kidz Zone – April 1st
Quilts on the Cumberland – April 1st

Talent Competitions

[320right]The festival is looking for aspiring musicians to showcase their talent in one of the competitions that take place during Rivers & Spires. From the Last Band Standing to Gateway Realty’s youth talent show, Aspire to Stardom, there is an event that fits every music personality.

These competitions offer an excellent chance to get your talent heard and even offer the chance to be signed with an agent or win some great cash prizes! Each competiton has their own set of audition rules and more information can be found on the Rivers & Spires site.

If interested in applying, visit riversandspires.com and click on the appropriate link under the events section. You will be directed to the event sponsors Web site to apply.

About the Rivers & Spires Festival

The 10th annual Rivers & Spires Festival will be held April 19th-21st, 2012 in Downtown Clarksville. This event has six stages of entertainment with over 100 entertainers performing all three days. From children’s activities, arts & crafts, car shows, military exhibits, jazz and wine, shopping and so much more this is truly an event for the whole family. Admission to the festival is free including all games, activities and concerts.

For more information about Rivers & Spires contact Doug Barber at 931.245.4344 or e-mail .us or visit us at www.riversandspires.com

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Austin Peay State University Music and Dance Faculty collaborate on Stravinsky Concert

News Staff — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:00:35 +0000

Clarksville, TN – The Russian composer Igor Stravinsky’s extraordinary musical/theatrical/dance work “The Soldier’s Tale” premièred at the end of World War I, during a time of moral and economic turmoil. Nearly 100 years later, with the world in a similar state, two Austin Peay State University creative arts departments are resurrecting the complex work for a rare, one night only collaborative performance.

“It’s based on a Russian folk tale about a soldier on leave who unknowingly makes a deal with the devil,” Dr. Gregory Wolynec, APSU associate professor of music, said. “It’s based on the basic moral that the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.”

At 7:30pm on February 13th, APSU’s Gateway Chamber Orchestra and its Area of Theatre and Dance will present the Stravinsky work in the Music/Mass Communication Building’s Concert Hall. The performance will feature a neoclassical score, spoken narration and modern dance.

“During graduate school, I had the opportunity to do the suite, and I’ve always wanted to do the full performance,” Wolynec said. “By being involved in the Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts, I got in touch with Marcus Hayes (associate professor of dance) and said this would be an interesting collaboration between our two departments.”

“Greg says Stravinsky, and I’m there,” Hayes added. “When you say Stravinsky to a dance person, they’re there. I was instantly interested in working with it. The more I get into it, I’m finding all these layers. It’s really beautiful.”

Stravinsky wrote the piece following a highly successful period in his career, when he composed masterworks such as “The Firebird” and “The Rite of Spring” ballets. With the war in Europe ending and money tight, he scaled back this new composition, opting to write it for a chamber group of seven instruments – clarinet, bassoon, trumpet, trombone, violin, bass and percussion.

“The music is very approachable but very different,” Wolynec said. “He took textures, which has to do with the way different layers of sound are put together, back to the time of Bach, Mozart and Haydn. He’s also starting to get fascinated with jazz.”

The Gateway Chamber Orchestra will be on the Concert Hall stage, performing in the midst of the dancing and acting. For Hayes, who is directing and choreographing the production, the work lends itself to showcasing these different artistic elements.

[320left]“The way that it’s written, it kind of oscillates between the acting and the dancing and the music,” he said. “There are times when the stage goes dark and we focus on the musicians and times when the musicians provide the tapestry for what’s happening.”

Tickets to this performance are $5.00 for adults, $3.00 for military and students and free for APSU faculty, staff and students.

For more information on “The Soldier’s Tale,” contact the APSU Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts at 931.221.7876.

Austin Peay State University Extended Education offers Spring Classes for 2012

News Staff — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:00:00 +0000

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 spring 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.

Languages

Spanish Language and Culture—Part 1 will meet from 6:00pm–8:00pm, Thursdays, March 1st–April 5th at APSU’s McReynolds Building, Room 206. (course $152.00, supply $7.00)

ESL – Beginning Conversation will meet from 6:00pm–8:00pm, Mondays, March 12th–April 16th at APSU’s McReynolds Building, Room 206. (course $150.00, supply $10.00)

ESL – TOEFL Preparation, Intermediate/Advanced will meet from 6:00pm–8:00pm, Mondays, March 12th–April 16th at APSU’s McReynolds Building, Room 204. (course $150.00, supply $10.00)

ESL – Intermediate Business English will meet from 6:00pm–8:00pm, Tuesdays, March 13th–April 17th at APSU’s McReynolds Building, Room 206. (course $150.00, supply $10.00)

ESL – Advanced Grammar and Writing will meet from 6:00pm–8:00pm, Thursdays, March 15th–April 19th at APSU’s McReynolds Building, Room 204. (course $150.00, supply $10.00)
Computer software applications

MS Excel 2007 will meet from 6:00pm-8:00pm, Tuesdays and Thursdays, February 16th–March 1st at APSU’s McReynolds Building, Room 101. (course $128.00, lab $5.00, supply $5.00)

Professional development

Human Resources Certificate—Part 1 will meet from 6:00pm-8:00pm, Thursdays, February 23rd–March 22nd at APSU’s McReynolds Building, Room 203. (course $124.00, supply $7.00)
Creative arts

Alternative Drawing and Painting Techniques will meet from 6:00pm-8:00pm, Thursdays, March 1st–April 5th at APSU’s Clement Building, Room 206. (course $144.00, supply $30.00)
Test prep

Cracking the ACT—ACT Test Prep will meet from 9:00am–11:00am, Saturdays, February 25th–March 24th at APSU’s McReynolds Building, Room 219. (course $124.00, lab $5.00, supply $26.00)

Tennessee Small Business Development Center

Starting and Financing a Small Business will meet from 10:00am– noon, Tuesday, February 28th at ACS-ACAP Center, Fort Campbell, KY. (free)

Parenting, health and safety

American Heart Healthcare Provider CPR class will meet from 8:00am–3:00pm Saturday, March 3rd at APSU’s McReynolds Building, Room 203. (course $75.00)

Pharmacy Technician Certificate class will meet from 6:00pm–9:30pm, Mondays and Wednesdays, March 5th–June 11th at APSU’s McReynolds Building, Room 219. (course $1099)

Phlebotomy Technician Certificate class will meet from 6:30pm-10:00pm, Tuesdays and Thursdays, March 6th–April 19th at APSU’s McReynolds Building, Room 219. (course $3275)

Clinical Medical Assistant class will meet from 8:00am–4:00pm, Saturdays, March 10th–June 9th at APSU’s McReynolds Building, Room 203. (course $2895)

Parenting and Divorce, the court-mandated seminar for divorcing parents, will meet in Montgomery County from 9:00am–1:00pm, on Saturday, February 25th at APSU’s McReynolds Building, Room 203. (course $40.00, text $15.00)

Parenting and Divorce, the court-mandated seminar for divorcing parents, will meet in Dickson County from 9:00am–1:00pm, Saturday, March 10th at the Renaissance Center, Room 220. (course $40.00, text $15.00)

Parenting and Divorce, the court-mandated seminar for divorcing parents, will meet in Robertson County from 6:00pm-10:00pm, Tuesday, March 13th at Highland Crest, Room 211. (course $40.00, text $15.00)

The Center for Extended and Distance Education offers interactive television (ITV or videoconferencing) services. ITV provides essential real-time communication capability for a variety of functions. Details are available at www.apsu.edu/ext-ed/itv.

The Center also offers event planning services to make your conference, convention, or banquet a success. Services are available to help you plan all of the necessary details, from beginning to end, for events of one day or longer, on or off of APSU’s campus. Visit www.apsu.edu/ext-ed/noncredit/events for details.

The Center partners with Montgomery Rider Education Program in offering a motorcycle rider safety course. For more information or to register, contact the program director, Dee Gleason, at 931.648.2208 between 9:00am and 4:00pm, weekdays.

The Center offers more than 300 new online classes that start every month. Classes last for six weeks, are instructor-led and 100 percent online. For more details, call the Center at 931.221.7816 or visit the website at www.ed2go.com/apsu.

In addition, the Center also offers year-round online certificate programs in administrative dental assistant, administrative professional with MOS, business marketing design, Cisco CCNA, digital arts, entrepreneurship, event management and design, forensic computer examiner, grant writing, graphic design, HVAC, home inspection, interior design, lean mastery, medical transcription, medical billing and coding, multimedia design, paralegal certification, personal fitness trainer, pharmacy technician, project management, records management, travel agent, wedding planner and many more.

Financial aid is available.

For more information, contact the Center by telephone at 931.221.7816 or visit www.apsu.edu/ext-ed.

Austin Peay State University Provost Lecture Series to discuss biofuel research

News Staff — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:00:36 +0000

Clarksville, TN – The next Provost Lecture Series at Austin Peay State University will feature a biology professor whose latest research may have implications in the area of biofuel production.

Dr. Sergei Markov, associate professor in the APSU Department of Biology, will speak at 3:00pm, Thursday, February 9th in the Morgan University Center, Room 303. The event is free and open to the public.

The title of his talk is “Conformational regulation of hydrogenase gene expression in algae.”

Markov will present will present data that had demonstrated the relationship between conformation of hydrogenase gene and its function in green microalga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Hydrogenase gene in the oxygen-free environment activates algal production of hydrogen gas, which is one of the potential energy carriers of the future.

The research showed that a loop conformation exists in the hydrogenase gene when algal cells are exposed to oxygen and the hydrogenase gene is inactive. In contrast, under oxygen-free conditions, when hydrogenase gene is active, no loop conformation in the gene region is present.

The data obtained in this project may have various applications in the area of biofuel production from microscopic algae. Better understanding of the regulation of algal genes will help to optimize generation of algal biofuels and in particularly hydrogen.

Markov joined the biology faculty of APSU in 2006. He received his Ph.D. in microbiology from Lomonosov Moscow State University, where he started his research on biofuels. From 1991 until 1995, he worked in England at King’s College London and Ecotec, Research and Consulting. Later, he was invited to the U.S. to join the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) of the U.S. Department of Energy in Golden, CO, where he worked for several years.

His biofuel research is supported by several grants from the National Science Foundation and the Environmental Protection Agency. He is author of more than 70 research publications on biofuels and a patent for hydrogen production by cyanobacteria.

As a result, his work has appeared in a dozen of publications on the Internet, including Science Daily, and on several foreign news websites.

Other sessions in the Provost Lecture Series also are planned for the academic year. All sessions are from 3:00pm-4:30pm in the MUC, Room 303 (unless noted otherwise) and include the following:

February 16th: Cynthia Marsh, professor of art
February 23rd: Dr. Christine Mathenge, associate professor of geology
March 1st: Dr. Robert Shelton, associate professor of chemistry
March 15th, MUC 307: Dr. Allyn Smith, associate professor of physics
March 22nd: Dr. Sharon Mabry, professor of music
March 29th: Dr. Cameron Sutt, assistant professor of history
April 5th: Mark DeYoung, assistant professor of art
April 12th: Dr. Tim Winters, professor of English
April 19th, MUC 103: Dr. Jeffrey Wood, professor of music

The Provost Lecture Series seeks to foster a spirit of intellectual and scholarly inquiry among faculty, staff and students. The program will be used as a platform for APSU faculty members who are recent recipients of provost summer grants, who have been awarded faculty development leaves and who have engaged in recent scholarly inquiry during sabbatical leaves.

APSU faculty members with recent research of acclaim also will be given a platform within this series. In addition, other faculty members of local or widespread renown will be invited to lecture within this series.

For more information about the Provost Lecture Series, call Dr. Brian Johnson, assistant vice president of academic affairs at APSU, at 931.221.7992 or email him at .

Austin Peay State University has new program that brings Arts and Music activities to Preschool-aged Children

News Staff — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:00:52 +0000

Clarksville, TN – It isn’t unusual to find a preschool-age child singing aloud or coloring a picture he or she painted. That’s how young children have acted for centuries.

“In my opinion, children are innately musical and artistic at that age,” Eric Branscome, assistant professor and coordinator of music education at Austin Peay State University, said. “They love drawing, they love coloring, they love singing, they love painting.”

But with several preschools and child care centers doing away with music and arts programs, today’s youngsters aren’t getting much of an opportunity to delve into creative activities. A new APSU-sponsored program is looking to remedy this problem.

Beginning at 4:30pm on February 7th, APSU faculty and students will host the Children’s Arts InterAction Program in the Children’s Library of the Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library. The program, which is free and open to all pre-school and early elementary aged children, will continue on the first Tuesday of each month throughout the semester.

“The program is basically targeting younger children, preschool-aged children, early elementary school-age children,” Branscome said. “It will have music, singing time, music activities. A lot of our student organizations will be going over to perform for the kids. And at the end of the time, the (APSU) art education students will lead a craft or related art activity for the kids.”

The activities will all be focused around literacy concepts developed by the library staff.

In addition to providing a valuable service for the community, the Children’s Arts InterAction program will also help prepare APSU students for their future careers.

“One of the main reasons we wanted to start this, in addition to community outreach, was so that our students in music education and art education could get extra experience working with these young kids before they go out and do student teaching,” Branscome said.

The program will meet at 4:30pm at the library on the following days:

February 7th
March 6th
April 10th
May 8th

For more information on Children’s Arts InterAction, contact Branscome at or Jennifer Snyder, APSU assistant professor of art education, at .