APSU’s Brown named dean of College of Behavioral and Health Sciences
April 20, 2019
Austin Peay State University (APSU)
Clarksville, TN – Dr. Tucker Brown, chair of the Austin Peay State University (APSU) Department of Sociology, was recently named dean of the University’s College of Behavioral and Health Sciences.
Dr. David Denton, former dean of the college, decided to return to the classroom in 2017, leaving the position open. Dr. Rebecca Corvey, professor of nursing, served as interim dean while the University conducted a national search to fill the position.
Dean of the Austin Peay State University College of Behavioral and Health Sciences, Tucker Brown. (APSU)
Former Gov. Haslam, U.S. Rep. Green and State Rep. Hodges to deliver Austin Peay State University Commencement Addresses this May
April 18, 2019
Austin Peay State University (APSU)
Clarksville, TN – This May, three prominent Tennessee public servants will visit Austin Peay State University (APSU) to serve as commencement speakers for the University’s three commencement ceremonies.
Former Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam, U.S. Representative Mark Green and State Representative Jason Hodges will be on campus May 3th and 4th, 2019 as Austin Peay State University, the state’s fastest-growing public University, expands its graduation celebration to two days.
(L to R) Former Governor Bill Haslam, U.S. Representative Mark Green and State Representative Jason Hodges to speak at APSU Commencement Ceremonies.
APSU students engage in high-impact practices
March 1, 2019
Austin Peay State University (APSU)
Clarksville, TN – On February 22nd, 2019 Austin Peay State University (APSU) representatives presented at a national conference on high-impact practices, HIPS in States, at Western Kentucky University.
APSU staff and students discussed high-impact practices during the national HIP in States conference.
APSU GIS Center’s virtual reality drone lab immerses students in real-world experience
January 27, 2019
Austin Peay State University (APSU)
Clarksville, TN – Kevin Lyons and Connar Bielinski are learning as they go. The Austin Peay State University (APSU) computer science students are helping establish a virtual reality drone laboratory at the APSU GIS Center on campus, and they’re having to learn new coding and technology along the way.
Austin Peay State University Computer science students Connar Bielinski and Kevin Lyons work on their simulations.
With record fall enrollment, Austin Peay State University now Tennessee’s fastest-growing public university
November 16, 2018
Austin Peay State University (APSU)
Clarksville, TN – It’s official – Austin Peay State University (APSU) is the fastest-growing public university in the state.
At a time when most colleges and universities are struggling to attract students, Austin Peay State University’s 4.7 percent increase far outpaced other schools and helped the University set a record enrollment this fall with 10,954 students.
Austin Peay State University (APSU) students gather in the Dunn Center for Freshman Convocation on August 24th, 2018. (Denzil Wyatt, APSU)
APSU professor Bruce Myers leaves behind state’s top Computer Science Program
October 26, 2018
Austin Peay State University (APSU)
Clarksville, TN – In 1975, shortly after Bill Gates and Paul Allen formed Microsoft, a young Austin Peay State University (APSU) math professor decided to teach a computer class.
He didn’t know what the Microsoft duo was doing out in New Mexico, but the ’70s marked a sort of golden age in the young computer world, with the development of the first microprocessor, the floppy disk and the video game “Pong.”
Austin Peay State University’s Dr. Bruce Myers dedicated 48 years to serving APSU students.
APSU French professor Sorenson is Tennessee’s Foreign Language Teacher of the Year
December 20, 2017
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University Professor of French literature Dr. Karen D. Sorenson has been named this year’s Jacqueline Elliott Award for Service in Higher Education recipient by the Tennessee Foreign Language Teaching Association (TFLTA).
TFLTA presents this award annually to a foreign language educator at the post-secondary level for outstanding service to the profession.
APSU Professor of French literature Dr. Karen D. Sorenson.
Grand opening for Larry W. Carroll Trading Center at APSU set for November 14th
November 7, 2017
Clarksville, TN – The Austin Peay State University College of Business will take a major step forward this month when it officially opens the new Larry W. Carroll Financial Trading Center.
A ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new space will take place at 10:00am on Tuesday, November 14th, 2017 on the first floor of the APSU Kimbrough Building. The event is free and open to the public.
APSU Larry W. Carroll Financial Trading Center set to open November 14th.
Austin Peay State University honors former TBR chancellor with John Morgan Walk of History
October 31, 2017
Clarksville, TN – When John Morgan says he grew up on the Austin Peay State University campus, he’s not talking metaphorically. His father, Joe Morgan, served as the University’s fourth president, and during those years, the family lived in the historic Archwood Home on College Street.
John literally grew up at Austin Peay, and after earning his degree from the University, he continued to think of the campus as his home.
The Pave The Way Ribbon Cutting Ceremony was held on Friday, Oct. 20, 2017.
Larry Carroll continues to support APSU with new distinguished professorship award
August 9, 2017
Clarksville, TN – On a quiet afternoon in 1973, a young Army private named Larry Carroll sat in an abandoned barracks building on the Fort Campbell Army Post, listening to a lecture on accounting. In the desk next to him, a lieutenant colonel struggled to pay attention while Carroll leaned out dangerously from his seat, trying to see past the support post that blocked his view.
The accounting class, offered by Austin Peay State University, fascinated the 20-year-old soldier.
Larry Carroll
