Local Restaurants take part in 9th annual United We Dine
April 2, 2022
Clarksville, TN – United Way of the Greater Clarksville Region and 14 local eateries will partner once again for the 9th Annual United We Dine fundraising event on Friday, April 8th, 2022.
Each participating restaurant will donate a portion of the day’s proceeds to help support the work of over 30 local United Way partner agency programs.
APSU’s Tennessee Small Business Development Center provides free resources for local small businesses and entrepreneurs
August 13, 2020
Clarksville, TN – Clarksville’s office of the Tennessee Small Business Development Center (TSBDC) has announced a new advertising campaign to draw attention to the resources available for small businesses and entrepreneurs in Cheatham County, Dickson County, Houston County, Humphreys, Montgomery County, Robertson County and Stewart County.
Dr. Lorneth Peters, center director. (APSU)
APSU alumni establish the Bryce and Jody Sanders Agriculture Endowment for APSU students
December 15, 2019
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University (APSU) alumni Bryce and Jody Sanders recently made a generous contribution to the APSU Foundation to establish the Bryce and Jody Sanders Agriculture Endowment to benefit APSU students.
Bryce and Jody Sanders, Austin Peay State University alumni setup APSU Agriculture Endowment.
Austin Peay’s Center for Rural Education serving teachers in Houston County, Humphreys County
August 10, 2019
Clarksville, TN – To stage a good, minor explosion – for scientific purposes only – you need about $5.00. That’s what the chair of the Austin Peay State University (APSU) chemistry department, Dr. Lisa Sullivan, said when she used a cheap plastic bottle, a little methanol and the free oxygen we all breath for a quick scientific experiment.
Austin Peay Dr. Lisa Sullivan presents low-budget demonstrations to 30 rural science teachers. (APSU)
APSU unveiling new Veterans Upward Bound Office during kick-off event May 15th
May 11, 2018
Austin Peay State University
Clarksville, TN – Earlier this year, Austin Peay State University received a five-year, $1.3 million U.S. Department of Education TRiO grant to help military veterans earn a college degree, and at 2:00pm on Tuesday, May 15th, 2018 the University will unveil the new Veterans Upward Bound Office and staff.
Austin Peay State University’s new Veterans Upward Bound Office to be unveiled May 15th.
Austin Peay State University expanding reach into underserved communities with new Center for Rural Education
May 1, 2018
Clarksville, TN – In his retirement, Dr. Philander Claxton, the former U.S. Commissioner of Education under Presidents Taft, Wilson and Harding, felt a lingering nostalgia for his time in Clarksville, where he served as the second president of Austin Peay Normal School. He retired from the school in 1946.
“I accepted the presidency of Austin Peay Normal School because it had been founded for the purpose of preparing teachers for the rural schools,” the 90-year-old Claxton wrote in 1953. “As long as I was president, I did all I could to hold it to that purpose, which was and still is the most difficult and important part of an educational system.”
Austin Peay State University to create new APSU Center for Rural Education.
Tennessee State Representative Jay Reedy to speak at APSU Military and Veteran Graduate Recognition Ceremony May 2nd
April 26, 2018
Clarksville, TN – Tennessee State Representative Jay Reedy, a U.S. Army veteran and Austin Peay State University alumnus, will be the guest speaker at APSU’s Spring 2018 Military and Veteran Graduate Recognition Ceremony and Coin Presentation next week.
The ceremony, set for 5:00pm on Wednesday, May 2nd, 2018 in the Morgan University Center Ballroom, honors Austin Peay’s graduating students who are either veterans, National Guard, reservists or active-duty military personnel.
APSU Military and Veteran Graduate Recognition Ceremony to be held Wednesday, May 2nd.
Organizations Invited to Apply for ABC Grants to Fund Arts Activities
April 4, 2018
Free workshop to be held at Customs House Museum in Clarksville on April 19th
Clarksville, TN – The Clarksville-Montgomery County Arts & Heritage Development Council invites organizations seeking funding for artistic and cultural projects that benefit the community to apply for an Arts Build Communities grant.
Arts Build Communities is a program funded by the Tennessee Arts Commission through Specialty License Program sales and administered by the Clarksville Arts & Heritage Development Council in cooperation with the Tennessee Arts Commission. ABC grants offer financial support for arts projects in all disciplines such as dance, music, opera/musical theatre, theatre, visual arts, design arts, crafts, photography, media arts, literature, interdisciplinary and folk arts.
Workforce Essentials names Natalie McLimore as Vice President of Family Services
January 27, 2018
Clarksville, TN – Workforce Essentials Board of Directors announced the promotion of Natalie McLimore to Vice President of Family Services for Workforce Essentials.
Natalie joined the company in 2004 as a TANF Employment Career Specialist in Montgomery County and quickly rose to supervisory and management positions. Serving as the Program Director for the past six years, her hard work and dedication to performance accountability and continuous improvement has helped Workforce Essentials build an award winning program in 36 counties serving Middle and West Tennessee.
Natalie McLimore
APSU receives $1.3 million federal grant to open Veterans Upward Bound office on campus
November 9, 2017
Clarksville, TN – Military veterans looking to attend college will now have a strong advocate at Austin Peay State University thanks to the recent awarding of a five-year, $1.3 million U.S. Department of Education TRiO grant.
The new grant will allow the University to open a Veterans Upward Bound (VUB) office on campus to serve 125 veterans from Fort Campbell and Houston County, Montgomery County, Robertson County and Stewart County.
APSU receives grant to open Veterans Upward Bound office on campus.
