Montgomery County Safe House gets a Helping Hand
Fort Campbell, KY – The Montgomery County Safe House will be one of many worthy organizations given a helping hand on Friday, September 16th when Lend Lease and Campbell Crossing hosts its 16th annual Community Day.
Lend Lease Community Day encourages all employees around the world to give something back to local communities.
Campbell Crossing employees prepares some linens that will be donated to the Montgomery County Safe House as part of Lend Lease Community Day.
APSU’s Hardin Publishes Two New Editions of Popular Education Books
Clarksville, TN – One of the most important skills an education student needs to learn before taking a job as a new teacher is how to manage a classroom properly. Without this ability, all of his or her training and good intentions will slip away in the face of unruly or uninterested students.
But as public school classrooms became more diverse in the early 1990s, a single strategy for managing students no longer seemed practical. Dr. Carlette Hardin, dean of the Austin Peay State University College of Education, decided to collect some of the best management models being practiced in classrooms across the country, and in 2004, she published her findings in a new textbook titled “Effective Classroom Management: Models and Strategies for Today’s Classrooms.” [Read more]
Cumberland Electric Membership Corporation preparing for 73rd annual membership meeting
Clarksville, TN – The 73rd annual meeting of Cumberland Electric Membership Corporation is scheduled Saturday, September 24th at Rossview High School, 1237 Rossview Road, in Clarksville.
The meeting is open to all members of CEMC. [Read more]
City of Clarksville to Fundraise to Save the Smith-Trahern Mansion
Clarksville, TN – The City of Clarksville made an announcement Friday night at the Riverfest Amatuer & Professional Art Exhibit involving the future of the Smith-Trahern mansion.
The City is embarking on a fundraising campaign to raise money for repairs to the mansion. This mid-19th century home is one of the oldest homes still in existence in Clarksville today and is on the National Register of Historic Places. [Read more]
32 new tenure-track faculty join APSU
Clarksville, TN – A total of 32 new tenure-track faculty members have become part of the Austin Peay State University community.
College of Arts and Letters
New faculty members are Dr. Eric Branscome, Beatrix Brockman, Paul Collins, Barry Gresham, Daniel Austin Humberd, Johnny Jones, Dr. Eli Lara, Tracy Shearon Nichols and Margaret Rennerfeldt. [Read more]
Hands on Clarksville announcement September 22nd
Clarksville Montgomery County Nonprofit Partnership Network
Clarksville, TN – On September 22nd, 2011 at the Clarksville Montgomery County Library, Hands On Clarksville will announce the launch of the Clarksville-Montgomery County Nonprofit Partnership Network (NPN).
Join us from 1:00pm to 3:30pm in helping grow the NPN, a coalition of community organizations, businesses, academia and government working together to unify and support the nonprofit community. [Read more]
Smith Lauded for Volunteer Effort
Nashville, TN – The Tennessee School Boards Association has selected David B. Smith as its 2011 Volunteer for his leadership and work in the CMCSS 100% Graduation is Clarksville’s Business project.
Launched in 2008, the 100% Graduation Project Team has had Smith’s leadership and involvement from the start.
School Board members (from left) Horace Murphy, Jr., Eula Gardner Dowdy, George Giles, Chairman Jimmie Garland, Josh Baggett and Harris attended the Mid Cumberland District meeting in White House where the award was presented to Smith (center).
APSU to have 2nd annual RUN@WORK Day
Clarksville, TN – Faculty and staff members at Austin Peay State University, as well as students, will put on their walking and running shoes next week to take part in the University’s RUN@WORK Day event.
RUN@WORK Day at APSU, sponsored by University Recreation, will be from noon-1:00pm, Friday, September 16th outside the Foy Fitness and Recreation Center. The event is open to faculty, staff and students at APSU. [Read more]
APSU Students Meet Prime Minister of Quebec During Study Abroad Trip
Clarksville, TN – Late one evening, a hotel clerk slid a slip of paper under Dr. Karen Sorenson’s door. The Austin Peay State University professor of French was staying at the Hotel Clarendon in Quebec City, and the next afternoon she was going to embark on an intense study abroad program with a group of APSU students. For the next five weeks, the students would only be allowed to speak French.
To have a bit of fun before they left, Sorenson arranged for a morning of sightseeing through the historic, 400-year-old city. But shortly after waking up, she noticed the note under her door.
APSU professor Dr. Karen Sorenson, APSU student Phillip Reinert, Jean Charest, premier of Quebec, APSU student Shea Osborne and APSU student Sarah Simpson pose for a picture together in Quebec this summer.
APSU Extended Ed offers fall classes
Early Registration Discount on Selected Courses
Clarksville, TN – Develop a new skill, explore a new idea, learn a new language or seek a new career with one of the fall classes from Austin Peay State University’s Center for Extended and Distance Education. Register early and receive a 10 percent discount on selected courses.
Preregistration is required for each course. [Read more]
