Want to be a doctor? Check out Austin Peay State University’s pre-professional programs
Austin Peay State University (APSU)
Clarksville, TN – The journey to becoming a health care professional, such as a dentist or a medical doctor, begins with a student’s freshman year in college. That’s when they plan out their undergraduate careers, making sure they take the right courses and complete the needed volunteer hours to get into a graduate program. It’s often a daunting process, but at Austin Peay State University (APSU), students have a partner in their journey thanks to the school’s pre-professional health program.
Recent APSU graduate Waqas Ahmed was a pre-professional student at APSU.
Clarksville-Montgomery County Education Foundation hosted Second Annual Red Carpet Teacher of the Year Awards
Clarksville-Montgomery County Education Foundation
Montgomery County, TN – The Clarksville-Montgomery County Education Foundation hosted its Second Annual Red Carpet Teacher of the Year Awards, sponsored by James Corlew Chevrolet. Other event sponsors included Elliott’s Jewelers and County Commissioner Charles Keene.
Congratulating the District Teachers of the Year are from left: O’Bee O’Bryant, Executive Director of the CMC Education Foundation; James Corlew of James Corlew Chevrolet; teachers Abraham Wolfe (9-12), Lindsay Karas (5-8), Deborah Chancellor (PreK-4); Director of Schools Millard House; and Education Foundation Chairman Lori Smith.
It’s Oscar time, so meet award-winning actor, Austin Peay State University alumnus Jerry Winsett
Austin Peay State University (APSU)
Clarksville, TN – During last year’s movie award season, people kept praising the film “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.” The movie’s star, Frances McDormand, earned a Best Actress Oscar, while cast member Sam Rockwell took home an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. A few weeks earlier, “Three Billboards” received a Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture. SAG voters might have picked the film because of a powerful scene, where McDormand’s character attacks a dentist named Geoffrey. The actor in that scene is Jerry Winsett, a 1974 Austin Peay State University graduate.
Austin Peay State University alumni, actor Jerry Winsett.
College of STEM awards research grants to five Austin Peay graduate students
Austin Peay State University (APSU)
Clarksville, TN – The Austin Peay State University College (APSU) of STEM recently awarded $500.00-$1,000 research grants to five graduate biology students. The research projects span from studying coal mining’s effects on a local fish to examining the history of the prairies of Middle Tennessee.
Meet the five students who won the grants and learn more about their research:
Pictured sitting from left are Erin Schwarzbach, Claire Ciafre and John Kauphusman; and standing are Cooper Breeden, left, and Austin Hannah.
APSU students discover work from two major artists in University’s collection
Austin Peay State University (APSU)
Clarksville, TN – As Austin Peay State University (APSU) freshman Sarah Potter combed through the University’s art collection in early February, she came across a photo of a man sitting on a rock, his back to the camera.
“I was looking for personality, for stories,” Potter, who’s curating an exhibit for the walls of Human Resources in the Browning Administration Building, said. “I liked it, so I set it aside with the other photographs.”
Austin Peay State University Art Students Sarah Potter and Katherine Tolleson hold their discoveries. Potter is holding a Philippe Halsman photo print of Winston Churchill, and Tolleson is holding a drypoint by Alphonse Legros.
This February, APSU looks back at how Sidney Brown’s life intersects with history
Austin Peay State University (APSU)
Clarksville, TN – On a mild November evening, Sidney Brown, 87, stood along the sidelines at Austin Peay State University’s Fortera Stadium. He wore a blue blazer, which sagged from all the medals pinned above the left pocket, and a ball cap for the 555th Parachute Infantry, the U.S. Army’s famed all-black airborne unit.
Austin Peay State University alumnus and Command Sgt. Maj. Retired Sidney Brown is honored with an endowed military and ROTC scholarship on Wednesday, August 31st, 2016. (Beth Lowary, APSU)
Cunningham Volunteer Fire Department 18th Annual Chili Supper set for Saturday, February 23rd
Cunningham, TN – The Cunningham Volunteer Fire Department’s Annual Chili Supper will be held this Saturday, February 23rd, 2019 . It will be held from 5:00pm until 7:00pm at the Montgomery Central Middle School.
Anyone and everyone is welcome to come enjoy a bowl of chili with cornbread, crackers, drink and dessert.
Cunningham Volunteer Fire Department Annual Chili Supper
APSU history professor nominated for international award
Austin Peay State University (APSU)
Clarksville, TN – An Austin Peay State University (APSU) history professor has been nominated for one of India’s top honors.
The Non-Resident Indian (NRI) Welfare Society of India is considering the nomination of Dr. Somaditya Banerjee, assistant professor in the APSU Department of History and Philosophy, for the Mahatma Gandhi Pravasi Samman award, which recognizes non-resident Indians for outstanding service, achievement and contributions.
Austin Peay State University history professor Dr. Somaditya Banerjee.
APSU College of Business offers free tax prep to qualifying individuals
Austin Peay State University (APSU)
Clarksville, TN – The Austin Peay State University College of Business is working to make tax season a little less stressful this year by providing free tax preparation through its Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program.
Austin Peay State University College of Business offers free tax preparation.
APSU’s corpse flower not causing a stink yet – but it will
Austin Peay State University (APSU)
Clarksville, TN – When the corpse flower blooms, it emits an intense, foul odor. “We’re used to flowers with sweet smells that attract bees and butterflies,” Dr. Carol Baskauf, Austin Peay State University (APSU) biology professor, said.
“The nickname for this plant is ‘corpse flower’ because it smells like rotting, dead meat. It stinks terribly,” stated Baskauf.
Austin Peay State University’s towering corpse flower plant should bloom in four to six years. (APSU)
