APSU, Google to lead drone-building workshops in preview of new InnovaTN Games at Riverfest

Clarksville, TN – On September 7th, Austin Peay State University (APSU), the City of Clarksville and Google will team up at Clarksville’s annual Riverfest Celebration to host a preview of the InnovaTN Games, a hands-on engineering competition designed to get young people excited about STEM (science, technology, engineering and math).

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Austin Peay State University expanding reach into underserved communities with new Center for Rural Education

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.”

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Employers welcome for STEM, Pre-Health Career Day at Austin Peay State University

Clarksville, TN – The Austin Peay State University Office of Career Services will host a Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Career Day, along with a Health Professional Career Day, from 1:00pm-4:00pm on April 4th, in the Morgan University Center Ballroom.

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APSU engineering tech department working with STEM classrooms

Clarksville, TN – On a gray January afternoon, Ihab Habib, Austin Peay State University associate professor of construction engineering technology, traveled to Nashville to inspect an elaborate waterslide. The slide’s designers—fifth grade students at Croft Middle School—crowded around Habib, eager to explain the intricacies of their project.

“It was exciting for the students to design different slide structures and compete among one another,” Habib said. [Read more]

Clarksville-Montgomery County School System Director Dr. B.J. Worthington selected for Tennessee STEM Leadership Council

Montgomery County, TN – Dr. B.J. Worthington, director of schools for the Clarksville-Montgomery County School System, has been chosen to serve in the first cohort of the Tennessee Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) Leadership Council.

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APSU 2013: A Year in Review

Clarksville, TN – When future generations look back on the history of Austin Peay State University, the year 2013 will likely be remembered as a pivotal time in the University’s development.

In the last 12 months, the campus has changed tremendously, both in terms of its layout and its notoriety. New, state-of-the-art buildings are welcoming new students, and even the President of the United States is talking about APSU.

As the University community looks ahead to another big year, here are some of the top stories that defined Austin Peay in 2013.

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Opening Convocation Aimed at Welcoming CMCSS Students to College

Clarksville, TN – With the grant awarded to the STEM Academy at Kenwood High School and Middle College High School, the fall semester at Austin Peay State University kicks off with 170 CMCSS students who will be transitioning into college via dual enrollment.

More impressively, they are doing so without incurring any personal expense.

To honor these students, CMCSS is hosting a STEM Academy/ Middle College Dual-Enrollment Welcoming Convocation on Thursday, August 22nd at 1:00pm in the Ballroom of the Morgan University Center at APSU. [Read more]

APSU faculty and students attend National Science Foundation workshop in Knoxville Tennessee

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Clarksville, TN – Scientists in all fields often face the challenge of explaining to the public why their research is important. Scientific jargon and technical terms often bog down interviews and simple conversations, occasionally leaving people more confused than when they started listening to these individuals.

On November 7th, a group of Austin Peay State University faculty members and students traveled to Knoxville for a National Science Foundation workshop that addressed this exact problem. [Read more]

Clarksville Area Chamber of Commerce November Events

Clarksville, TN – The Clarksville Area Chamber of Commerce announces upcoming events during the month of November.

On November 10th, the Chamber will be hosting the 20th Annual Veterans Day Breakfast at the Austin Peay State University Morgan Center. The morning will begin with a buffet style breakfast at 7:30am followed by a salute to our veterans and then will conclude with COL Andrew P. Poppas, Deputy Commander (Operations), 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), serving as the keynote speaker.

Tickets are currently on sale for $15.00 each and can be purchased by contacting Yvonne Pickering at yvonnep@clarksville.tn.us or 931.245.4340. [Read more]

APSU to break ground on August 17th on new Math and Computer Science Building

Clarksville, TN – Earlier this year, a narrow brick house off Ford Street, behind the Austin Peay State University Hemlock Semiconductor Building, was torn down. All that remains in its absence is a dirt lot, with a few patches of grass and gravel covering it.

At 10:00am on August 17th, shovels will plunge into that dry earth to mark the beginning of construction on APSU’s new $6.7 million mathematics and computer science building. The two-story classroom building, designed by Rufus Johnson Associates, is projected to open in the spring of 2014.

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