Austin Peay State University Provost Lecture Series looks at open Textbooks in Digital World

Clarksville, TN – Within the last decade, there has been a movement toward open textbooks as the digital world makes sharing content not only simple but common sense.

Ellen Smyth, instructor of mathematics at Austin Peay State University, said although sharing content is only a click away, the question goes from “Why would we share?” to “Why would we not share?”

“And that is without any external pressure,” she said. “Leaders of the open education movement are now calling for external pressure – a handful of national policies that could change the face of education forever and, in my opinion, for the better.” [Read more]

APSU Provost Lecture Series looks at program to improve stride in older adults

Clarksville, TN – Falls and fall-related injuries are common in adults older than 65. In fact, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, of the fall-related deaths that occurred in 2008, 82 percent of them were in adults 65 and older.

A more alarming fact than this is that older age groups sustain more fall-related injuries than younger age groups. In other words, adults older than 85 are more likely to sustain a fall, compared with those who are 65-74 years old.

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Austin Peay Provost Lecture Series features arts in economic hardships as next topic

Clarksville, TN – Despite what is happening in the economy, the arts can be a necessary component to hold a community together.

“In a time of such economic volatility, the arts are often overlooked as frivolous and less practical than other academic and technical skill areas, but frankly, the arts are a good investment for a community, a university and a family,” said Darren Michael, associate professor of acting and directing at Austin Peay State University.

Michael will discuss this topic in more detail as part of the next Provost Lecture Series. He will present “The Theatrical Stoplight: The Arts as an Educational, Social and Economic Cornerstone to the Community” from 3:00pm-4:30pm, Thursday, November 17th in the Morgan University Center, Room 303. All presentations in the Provost Lecture Series are free and open to the public. [Read more]

APSU Provost Lecture Series explores adoptive, foster parenting as next topic

Clarksville, TN – Popular rhetoric often promotes the idea that to foster or adopt a child, “all you need is love.”

“In actuality, adoptive and foster parents need much more than love,” said Dr. Katherin Flower, assistant professor of sociology at Austin Peay State University. “In fact, there are no uniform criteria for becoming foster or adoptive parents.

Instead, a complex set of federal, state and local policies as well as agency specific mandates establish the criteria for approving parents.” [Read more]

Tangled taxonomy next topic of APSU Provost Lecture Series

Clarksville, TN – Clarifying a tangled taxonomy for a genus is the focus of the next Provost Lecture Series at Austin Peay State University.

Dr. Dan Frederick, professor of geology and geography, will present “The Foraminiferal Genus Lenticulina: Revising a tangled taxonomy” from 3:00pm-4:30pm, Thursday, November 3rd in the Morgan University Center, Room 307.

All presentations in the Provost Lecture Series are free and open to the public. [Read more]

Impacts of invasive species in freshwater ecosystems next APSU Provost Lecture Series

Clarksville, TN – Biological invasions have been attracting more attention in recent years. However, invasive species are not a new problem; historically, they have been transported to different geographical locations around the globe.

Freshwater and marine ecosystems are easily accessible areas that allow for invasive hitchhikers to reach a new geographical area either deliberately or unintentionally. This will be the focus of the next Provost Lecture Series at Austin Peay State University. [Read more]

Civil War process of photo imaging focus of next APSU Provost Lecture Series

Clarksville, TN – A process used during the Civil War to develop photographs will be the focus of the next session of the Provost Lecture Series at Austin Peay State University.

Susan Bryant, professor of art at APSU, will present “Photo Alchemy: Exploring the Wet-Plate Photography Process in the Digital Age” from 3:00pm-4:30pm, Thursday, October 20th in the Morgan University Center, Room 303. All presentations in the Provost Lecture Series are free and open to the public.

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Choral music of Alfreds Feils focus of next session in the APSU Provost Lecture Series

Clarksville, TN – Alfreds Feils is a composer with whom many musicians are not familiar.

Feils, a Latvian choral conductor, composed music that is largely unknown both inside and outside of Latvia. This topic will be the focus of the next session of the Provost Lecture Series at Austin Peay State University.

Dr. Korre Foster, assistant professor of music, will present “The Choral Music of Alfreds Feils” from 3:00pm-4:30pm, Thursday, October 13th in the Morgan University Center, Room 303. All presentations in the Provost Lecture Series are free and open to the public.

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Wild ginger across Eastern U.S. Focus of next session of APSU Provost Lecture Series

Clarksville, TN – Wild ginger is one of the most common wildflower species found in the moist forests of eastern North America, where it often carpets forest floors with its distinctive kidney-shaped leaves and small brownish-maroon flowers.

In the past, botanists recognized three different species of wild ginger but today all recognize just one species, Asarum canadense. This topic will be the focus of the next session of the Provost Lecture Series at Austin Peay State University.

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Undergraduate student research at APSU topic of next Provost Lecture Series

Clarksville, TN – During the 2010-11 academic year at Austin Peay State University, a survey was conducted among faculty members regarding their perspective and participation in research with undergraduate students.

The results of this Institutional Review Board-approved survey suggest that while many faculty are interested in working with undergraduates, time and financial need are challenges that must be overcome.

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