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Former 101st deputy commanding general to speak at APSU’s summer commencement
Austin Peay State University (APSU)
Clarksville, TN – Brigadier General Scott E. Brower, former deputy commanding general of the 101st Airborne Division, will deliver the keynote address at Austin Peay State University’s summer commencement at 2:00pm on August 10th, 2018 in the APSU Dunn Center.
Brower, a Passaic, New Jersey native, graduated from the U.S. Military Academy in 1989 and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Air Defense Artillery.
Brigadier General Scott E. Brower, former 101st Airborne Division deputy commanding general, to speak at Austin Peay State University’s Summer Commencement.
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Serving patients and their families lifts APSU nursing student to prestigious Vanderbilt award
Austin Peay State University (APSU)
Clarksville, TN – When Austin Peay State University nursing student Hunter Burkhart was 8 years old, his dad suffered a heart attack. When Hunter was 9 years old, his dad suffered a stroke.
Those events arrested life for Hunter and his family. They spent weeks in the hospital, caring for his father. The memories will never fade.
Austin Peay State University nursing student Hunter Burkhart won Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Credo Award in the critical care track during a summer internship at the hospital. (Denzil Wyatt)
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Clarksville Parks and Recreation to host Park Cleanup
Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department
Clarksville, TN – Clarksvillians are encouraged to join in the beautification of one of the City’s favorite parks. The City of Clarksville’s Parks and Recreation department is hosting a cleanup from 8:00am-10:00am Saturday, August 4th, 2018 at Billy Dunlop Park, 1930 East Boy Scout Road.
Volunteers needed for Billy Dunlop Park Cleanup.
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APSU scientists host youngsters for Tesla-powered fun
Austin Peay State University (APSU)
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University hosted several pre-K and elementary-aged children recently at a science demonstration at the school’s Sundquist Science Complex.
Kids watch as a metal ball moves SLOWLY through a liquid nitrogen-chilled magnet during a science demonstration at Austin Peay State University. (APSU)
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APSU student learns about D.C.’s heel-wearing habits (and psychology) at Peace Corps
Austin Peay State University (APSU)
Clarksville, TN – Folks don’t hurry around Washington, D.C., wearing high heels, especially red-soled Louboutin heels. That’s an observation Austin Peay State University psychology major Loren Carmichael recently made in a blog about her Peace Corps internship in the U.S. capital.
The Memphis native is spending her summer working with the Peace Corps’ Counseling and Outreach Unit, which provides phone consultation to volunteers struggling with emotional health. The unit also handles emergencies affecting volunteers and their families.
Austin Peay State University psychology major and Memphis native Loren Carmichael is spending her summer working with the Peace Corps’ Counseling and Outreach Unit, which provides phone consultation to volunteers struggling with emotional health. (The Washington Center)
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Homemade hovercraft captivates APSU’s junior campers
Austin Peay State University (APSU)
Clarksville, TN – On a slow Friday afternoon, Austin Peay State University’s Bryan Gaither built a hovercraft.
He captured a video of its maiden flight and sent it to some friends: “So I got bored and built a hovercraft.”
Austin Peay State University’s Bryan Gaither prepares to don an Iron Man mask and his across the gym floor on his homemade hovercraft. Attendees of the university’s Junior Govs Summer Camp are in the background. (APSU)
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Retired Marine general to lead external affairs at APSU
Austin Peay State University (APSU)
Clarksville, TN – Retired Lt. Gen. Ronald Bailey, former deputy commandant for Plans, Polices and Operations for the U.S. Marine Corps, was recently named vice president for external affairs at Austin Peay State University. Bailey, a 1977 APSU graduate, will oversee the University’s offices of advancement, communication and strategic initiatives.
Retired Lt. Gen. Ronald Bailey, vice president for external affairs at Austin Peay State University.
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Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Oklahoma!” to close out Season 35 at the Roxy Regional Theatre, July 27th – August 18th
Roxy Regional Theatre
Clarksville, TN – The Roxy Regional Theatre is heading west “where the wind comes sweepin’ down the plain” to close out Season 35 of live professional theatre on the corner of Franklin and First.
Legends Bank presents Rodgers and Hammerstein’s masterpiece “Oklahoma!” at the Roxy Regional Theatre, beginning Friday, July 27th, at 8:00pm. In keeping with the theatre’s traditional pay-what-you-can opening night, all tickets not pre-sold at the regular ticket price will go on sale at 7:30pm that evening for a $5.00 minimum donation.
Amy Laviolette and Hunter Brown star as Laurey and Curly in Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Oklahoma!” at the Roxy Regional Theatre, July 27th – August 18th.
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110th annual Lone Oak Picnic to be held Saturday, July 28th
Cunningham, TN – 110th Lone Oak Picnic will be held Saturday, July 28th, 2018 from 10:00am to 2:00pm, in Cunningham, TN. The Lone Oak Picnic will be held rain or shine.
Hosted by Central Civitan Club, proceeds will benefit schools, fire departments, persons in need, etc. in southern Montgomery County.
Come out and enjoy entertainment, meet public officials, and purchase excellent chicken and pork barbecue. The picnic grounds are located between Hwy 13 and Alonzo Place in Cunningham, TN.
Annual Lone Oak Picnic.
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APSU now offering six weeks of Paid Parental Leave
Austin Peay State University (APSU)
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University associate professor of English Dr. Mercy Cannon has a friendly, positive demeanor, but in the winter of 2014, she admits life became a bit of a challenge.
That January, less than a month after giving birth to her second child, she returned to campus to serve as APSU’s associate dean of the College of Arts and Letters. She was still recovering from major surgery (a cesarean section), sleep deprived and anxious about being away from her baby daughter.
Austin Peay State University is only the second university in Tennessee to offer Paid Parental Leave. (APSU)
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