Parents of late APSU student establish the Tyler Head Agriculture Memorial Endowment
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University (APSU) agriculture student Tyler Head passed away on February 3rd, 2012. He was only 20 years old. In May of that year, his parents, Chuck Head and Gina Head Hieber, made a gift to the APSU Foundation, establishing a pass-through scholarship to honor his memory.
Tyler Head “had a genuine love of agriculture,” according to his father.
Sango Elementary students become scientists of the day at Austin Peay State University
Clarksville, TN – What is a scientist? That’s the question Dr. Karen Meisch, interim dean of the Austin Peay State University (APSu) College of STEM, and her team answered this week with 140 Sango Elementary School first-graders, who visited the APSU campus May 9th, 2019 for a morning of scientific demonstrations.
Dr. Karen Meisch, interim dean of Austin Peay State University’s College of STEM showed Sango Elementary School Students the wonder of science. (APSU)
Clarksville Civil War Roundtable to hold next meeting on May 15th, 2019
Clarksville, TN – The next meeting of the Clarksville Civil War Roundtable will be on Wednesday, May 15th at the Bone & Joint Center, 980 Professional Park Drive, right across the street from Tennova Healthcare – Clarksville. This is just off Dunlop Lane and Holiday Drive and only a few minutes east of Governor’s Square mall. The meeting begins at 7:00pm and is always open to the public. Members please bring a friend or two – new recruits are always welcomed.
“John Adams, Thomas Jefferson and the Era of Reassessment” is the topic for the next Clarksville Civil War Roundtable meeting.
Clarksville Parks and Recreation announces Clarksville Downtown Market opens May 25th
Clarksville, TN – Clarksville Parks and Recreation announces that the Clarksville Downtown Market will open Saturday, May 25th, 2019 with more than 80 vendors offering fresh produce, baked goods, local honey, milk, home décor and crafts, seasonal flowers and live entertainment.
The Clarksville Downtown Market will be open 8:00am to 1:00pm on Saturdays through October 12th on Public Square in downtown Clarksville. Enjoy live music, meet Market mascot “Corny the Cob,” and experience special events on select market days.
APSU to keep local job market strong with new survey and business and industry summit
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University (APSU) has developed a national reputation in recent years for its innovative practices, and in the next few months, the University will take another step forward by attempting to predict the future.
Austin Peay State University President Alisa White speaks at a previous industry summit. (APSU)
APSU Department of Theatre, Dance and Nashville Children’s Theatre partner for Apprentice Program
Nashville, TN – The Austin Peay State University (APSU) Department of Theatre and Dance and Nashville Children’s Theatre (NCT), the nation’s oldest professional theatre for young audiences and the largest theatre in Middle Tennessee recently partnered on an apprentice program to help APSU students further their collegiate careers by engaging directly inside the industry.
Austin Peay State University’s Dr. Christopher Bailey and Margaret Rennerfeldt, along with three APSU students Hannah Clark, Treston Henderson and Shane Kopishke, meet with Ernie Nolan (center), artistic director of the NCT. (APSU)
APSU student Sara Alexander receives exchange scholarship to German university
Clarksville, TN – Sara Alexander, an Austin Peay State University (APSU) graduate student recently received an award to attend one of the oldest and most highly ranked universities in Europe this summer.
Alexander, who is finishing up a master’s in history and a master’s in teaching, will attend Germany’s Heidelberg University in August.
Austin Peay State University student Sara Alexander
Hilltop Supermarket’s 2019 Dwayne Byard Memorial BBQ Cook Off to be held May 3rd and 4th
Clarksville, TN – Hilltop Supermarket will be holding their annual Dwayne Byard Memorial BBQ Cook Off this Friday and Saturday, May 3rd and 4th. This event is held in honor of Dwayne Byard who past away in 2015.
Friday night is the Kids Cook-Off and live music. The BBQ Cook Off will be on Saturday.
Annual Dwayne Byard Memorial BBQ Cook Off to be held at Hilltop Supermarket this Friday and Saturday, May 3rd and 4th.
Good Weather leads to successful Queen City Road Race
Clarksville, TN – Hundreds of runners were presented with rare perfect conditions for running this past Saturday, just in time for Clarksville’s annual Queen City Road Race, a 5K and 1-Mile Fun Run that traverses the streets of Downtown Clarksville.
Hundreds came out to Austin Peay State University for the annual Queen City Road Race, Saturday, April 27th, 2019.
APSU adds elementary, middle school summer coding camps
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University (APSU) is expanding its coding camps this summer to include elementary and middle school students after a successful 2018.
And the new campers will get a bonus: They’ll program and work with a robot.
Junior coders participate in a coding class during the spring 2019 semester at Austin Peay State University.
