APSU’s Whiteside named to 2020 Millennium Leadership Initiative
June 25, 2020
Washington, D.C. – Austin Peay State University (APSU) vice president for legal affairs Dannelle Whiteside was recently named to the 2020 class of the Millennium Leadership Initiative (MLI), a premier leadership development program of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU).
Austin Peay State University vice president for legal affairs Dannelle Whiteside. (APSU)
Clarksville-Montgomery County System Points of Pride, April 28th
April 29, 2020
Montgomery County, TN – The JROTC Academic Team from Montgomery Central High School was selected to compete at the 2020 U.S. Army JROTC Academic Bowl Championship in Washington D.C. originally scheduled for June and unfortunately canceled.
Montgomery Central High School JROTC Academic Bowl participants include: (from left) Christian Chesser, Julia Easter, Cheyenne Douthitt, and Abria Peoples.
APSU Dean of Students Gregory Singleton wins Outstanding First-Year Student Advocate Award
March 3, 2020
Clarksville, TN – The National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience & Students in Transition announced this year’s recipients of the Outstanding First-Year Student Advocate Award.
Austin Peay State University’s Gregory R. Singleton receives the Outstanding First-Year Student Advocate Award. (APSU)
APSU among recipients of $2.5 million grant to enhance student outcomes
January 11, 2020
Austin Peay State University
Washington, D.C. – The American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) was recently awarded a $2.5 million, two-year grant to accelerate transformation and increase student success outcomes across AASCU’s membership network of nearly 400 public colleges, universities and systems.
The campus of Austin Peay State University. (APSU)
Clarksville’s First Thursday Art Walk to be held May 2nd, 2019
April 28, 2019
Clarksville, TN – Produced by The Downtown Clarksville Association, First Thursday Art Walk is a free, self-guided tour spanning a 5-block radius that combines visual art, live music, engaging events and more in the heart of Downtown Clarksville.
With 10+ venues, bars and businesses participating each month, the First Thursday Art Walk in Clarksville is the ultimate opportunity to savor and support local creative talent.
First Thursday Art Walk in Downtown Clarksville
U.S. State Department diplomat to visit Austin Peay State University February 5th-6th
February 1, 2019
Austin Peay State University (APSU)
Clarksville, TN – This February, Austin Peay State University (APSU) students will get the rare opportunity to meet a top-level U.S. diplomat when M. André Goodfriend, director of the U.S. State Department’s Office of eDiplomacy, visits campus for a series of talks.
The Office of eDiplomacy, founded in 2003, seeks to “innovative diplomacy powered by knowledge leadership, superior customer support and collaborative technology.”
U.S. diplomat M. André Goodfriend to visit APSU Campus.
APSU Art + Design welcomes Charlton and Doud for collaborative artist lecture
January 29, 2019
Austin Peay State University (APSU)
Clarksville, TN – The Austin Peay State University (APSU) Department of Art + Design, with support from the APSU Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts, will welcome artists Zoë Charlton and Tim Doud to campus for an artist lecture at 6:00pm Wednesday, January 30th, 2019 in room 120 of the Art + Design building.
“Zoë and Tim are the developers behind the collaborative project, |’sindikit|, located in Baltimore,” Michael Dickins, chair of the APSU Visiting Artist Speaker Committee, said.
Zoë Charlton and Tim Doud
National Geographic picks APSU professor Chris Gentry as state’s geography steward
October 28, 2018
Austin Peay State University (APSU)
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University (APSU) professor Dr. Chris Gentry doesn’t know why his grandmother had the globe, the atlases or the subscription to National Geographic.
“I had no idea where some of the stuff came from,” he said. “But when I was a kid, we’d go to her house, and I would sit and spin the globe, put out my finger, stop it someplace and go, ‘What’s up with Greenland?’”
Austin Peay State University professor Dr. Chris Gentry
BAND Foundation donates $100,000 to Austin Peay State University Southeastern Grasslands Initiative
October 5, 2018
Austin Peay State University (APSU)
Clarksville, TN – The BAND Foundation of Washington, D.C., recently donated $100,000 to the Austin Peay State University Foundation as a contribution for the ongoing effort to fund the Southeastern Grasslands Initiative (SGI) at APSU.
BAND also issued a dollar-for-dollar challenge gift to SGI, agreeing to match up to $250,000 of funds raised through the end of 2019.
APSU Associate Professor of Biology, Dr. Dwayne Estes, leads a tour through Baker Prairie Natural Area.
APSU Board of Trustees approves new Military Family Resource Center
September 17, 2018
Austin Peay State University
Clarksville, TN – On Friday, September 14th, 2018 Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam, who will leave office when his term ends later this fall, visited Austin Peay State University, and he asked the school’s Board of Trustees what he should tell his successor about the University. Don Jenkins, a trustee, immediately mentioned Austin Peay’s military focus.
“This is a very military-friendly town, but it’s an incredibly military-friendly college,” he said.
Austin Peay State University President Alisa White and Board Chair Mike O’Malley present Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam with an APSU hat.
