Peay Pickup to provide shuttle service during APSU Winter Commencement on December 15th
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University will be providing free Peay Pickup shuttle service during the University’s Winter Commencement ceremonies on Friday, December 15th, 2017.
APSU Peay Pickup shuttle service sign
Dr. Mickey Hepner appointed new dean of APSU College of Business
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University has appointed Dr. Mickey A. Hepner as the new dean of APSU’s College of Business, effective January 2nd, 2018.
Hepner comes to Austin Peay from the University of Central Oklahoma, where he served as dean of the university’s College of Business from 2011-17, as well as a professor in the college.
APSU’s Dr. Mickey Hepner
Downtown Commons events for the week of December 12th, 2017
Montgomery County, TN – The Downtown Commons Holiday Ice Rink is currently open Monday through Friday at 5:00pm, Saturday at 11:00am, and Sunday at 2:00pm. Each night the last skate session starts at 8:00pm.
Reservations are not required but are recommended for groups larger than ten during evening sessions. Private Ice Sessions are also available by reservation.
Ice Skating at the Downtown Commons
Christmas in Occupied Clarksville was held Saturday at Fort Defiance Civil War Park
Clarksville, TN – Fort Defiance Civil War Park and Interpretive Center hosted its 6th annual Christmas in Occupied Clarksville, Saturday, with a full house on hand to enjoy games, refreshments, and a little history about what it was like to live in occupied Clarksville during the Civil War.
William Parker, Historical Interpreter at Fort Defiance, spoke about the event.
Fort Defiance hosted its annual Christmas in Occupied Clarksville on Saturday, with historic ornaments, refreshments, and traditional music.
2nd Annual Community Messiah Sing to be December 17th
Clarksville, TN – Area vocalists are invited to sing in a community choir presentation of the Christmas portion of Handel’s Messiah at Madison Street United Methodist Church on Sunday, December 17th, 2017 at 7:00pm.
The event is free and open to the public.
2nd Annual Community Messiah Sing set for Sunday, December 17th at Madison Street United Methodist Church.
101st Airborne Band Cumberland Winds Brass Quintet to perform at Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library on the 12th and 13th
Clarksville, TN – The 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) Band will perform in the atrium of the Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library on Tuesday, December 12th from 6:00pm–7:00pm.
The show will feature several different types of musical groupings for an hour-long concert. Musical offerings will be holiday standards played both traditionally and with a jazzy flair and with vocal performances by band members.
101st Airborne Band & Cumberland Winds Brass Quintet to play holiday music at the Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library on December 12th and 13th.
APSU to offer executive education programs for working professionals this spring
Clarksville, TN – This spring, Austin Peay State University will launch its first executive education program, providing working professionals with the training and credentials they need to enhance and elevate their careers.
As part of this historic new push, the University is transforming the 13,000-square-foot 317 College Street facility (formerly the Jenkins and Wynne Honda Building) into an executive education building.
Formerly the Jenkins and Wynne Honda Building on College Street to be transformed into new Austin Peay Executive Education building.
APSU Professor Dr. Steven Ryan to deliver APSU Winter Commencement address on Dececember 15th
Clarksville, TN – On December 15th, 2017 Austin Peay State University professor of languages and literature Dr. Steven Ryan will deliver the keynote address at the APSU Winter Commencement. He will speak at both ceremonies, at 9:00am and 2:00pm, in the University’s Dunn Center.
Austin Peay Professor Dr. Steven Ryan
Clarksville Christmas Parade delights young and old alike
Clarksville, TN – It was a beautiful night Saturday for the 58th Annual Clarksville Christmas Parade in Downtown Clarksville. People lined the streets waiting for the start of the parade. Children were excited in anticipation of seeing the floats and Santa Claus.
Austin Peay head football coach Will Healy was the grand marshal. The theme was “Christmas Around the World”.
58th Annual Clarksville Christmas Parade in Downtown Clarksville.
Montgomery County Recognized by the U.S. Army
Award Presented for Connecting Employment Opportunities to Transitioning Soldiers
Montgomery County, TN – Fort Campbell and Montgomery County, Tennessee live side-by-side as neighbors and partners.
On Monday, December 4th, 2017, Montgomery County was of only seven Army communities worldwide to be recognized in Washington, D.C. by the U.S. Army with an Army Community Partnership Award – an award that celebrates partnerships that enhance Army readiness and strengthens community bonds.
Ryan D. McCarthy, Under Secretary of the Army, host the 2017 Army Community Partnership Program Awards at the Pentagon Hall of Heroes in Washington D.C., Dec. 4, 2017 (U.S. Army photo by Darrell Hudson)
