Meet Derek and Janesa: APSU freshman share first-year experiences
Austin Peay State University (APSU)
Clarksville, TN – Waking up at a new time, making it to class, eating enough breakfast, not eating too much lunch – the life of a college freshman can get a bit daunting. After about 18 years of guidance from parents and teachers, these young men and women now have to grapple with their sudden freedom while plotting out the rest of their lives.
APSU freshman students Derek Nicholson and Janesa Wine of Dickson County will document their freshman year at Austin Peay through IG TV videos and occasional stories.
APSU professor Dr. Dwayne Estes to speak at University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service on October 11th
Austin Peay State University (APSU)
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University (APSU) faculty member Dr. Dwayne Estes will speak at the University of Arkansas on Thursday, October 11th, 2018 as part of the Clinton School of Public Service Speaker Series.
The event will be held in Sturgis Hall.
Dr. Dwayne Estes at Austin Peay State University.
Clarksville’s Riverside Drive Pedestrian Bridge to get Painted
City of Clarksville
Clarksville, TN – Painting of Clarksville’s Riverside Drive Pedestrian Overpass at College Street will begin Monday, October 15th, 2018 and continue through Friday, October 26th, excluding weekends.
Motorists should be alert for reduced speeds and rerouting of lanes through the work zone.
Workers from Pride Concrete LLC work Monday on the Clarksville Riverside Drive Pedestrian Overpass. The painting project, which will require some lane changes, is expected to begin October 15th.
APSU hosting Slapstick Film Festival this fall
Austin Peay State University (APSU)
Clarksville, TN – This fall, the Austin Peay State University (APSU) Department of Languages and Literature will take a look at cinema’s zanier side during its Slapstick Film Festival.
Every year the department, which offers a film studies minor, presents a free film genre series that introduces students and community members to masterworks in different film categories.
Slapstick Film Festival to be held this fall at Austin Peay State University.
APSU Military Alumni Chapter Homecoming Dinner to honor named scholarships on October 26th
Austin Peay State University (APSU)
Clarksville, TN – The Austin Peay State University (APSU) Military Alumni Chapter and the APSU National Alumni Association will host the Military Alumni Chapter Homecoming Dinner at 6:00pm, October 26th, 2018 in the APSU Morgan University Center Ballroom, with a reception at 5:30pm prior to the dinner.
Retired Brigadier General Scott E. Brower, the University’s first military adviser in residence, will serve as the keynote speaker.
APSU Military Alumni Chapter Homecoming Dinner to be held at the Morgan University Center Ballroom on October 26th, 2018.
Clarksville Parks and Recreation announces Saturday is Downtown Market’s final day of the season
Clarksville Parks and Recreation
Clarksville, TN – Clarksville Parks and Recreation’s Clarksville Downtown Market has been a success since its opening in 2009, so much so that it was voted the number one farmer’s market in Tennessee through America’s Farmland Trust, nine years in a row.
Don’t miss your chance to visit the Clarksville Downtown Market on its final day of the season from 8:00am to 1:00pm, Saturday, October 13th on Public Square.
Shop the fall produce and seasonal decor from more than 70 vendors and enjoy musical performances by Red River Breeze and Emma Feldman.
Be sure to stock up on fall produce, seasonal decor, at the Clarksville Downtown Market’s final day of the season.
APSU students earn best hack awards at VolHacks hackathon
Austin Peay State University (APSU)
Clarksville, TN – Imagine getting an alert on your phone or smart speaker whenever your letter carrier delivers the mail. Or you might want to know if your neighbor is nosing through your mailbox … again. Pi-Mail, created by Austin Peay State University (APSU) students in the Association of Computer Machinery (ACM), can help.
Austin Peay State University ACM members who attended VolHacks were, top row, from left, Daniel Blankenship, Zack Toupe, Aidan Murphy, Parth Patel, Peyton VanHook, William Kersten and Harrison Welch, and bottom row, from left, Chris Tuncap, Bryan Bishop, Thomas Bau, Robyn Yates, Lexie Nance.
Adults can take APSU’s new community coding classes for free
Austin Peay State University
Clarksville, TN – For the last couple of years, people keep calling the Austin Peay State University Department of Computer Science and Information Technology and asking the same question – what about community coding classes for adults?
Since 2017, the department has offered several computer coding classes and camps for local children, but if you were over the age of 18, you couldn’t participate.
Austin Peay State University grad students Farjana Anwerbasha and Gary Larson look over coding projects at APSU.
BAND Foundation donates $100,000 to Austin Peay State University Southeastern Grasslands Initiative
Austin Peay State University (APSU)
Clarksville, TN – The BAND Foundation of Washington, D.C., recently donated $100,000 to the Austin Peay State University Foundation as a contribution for the ongoing effort to fund the Southeastern Grasslands Initiative (SGI) at APSU.
BAND also issued a dollar-for-dollar challenge gift to SGI, agreeing to match up to $250,000 of funds raised through the end of 2019.
APSU Associate Professor of Biology, Dr. Dwayne Estes, leads a tour through Baker Prairie Natural Area.
APSU Industry Summit inspires local leaders to envision the future
Austin Peay State University (APSU)
Clarksville, TN – Frank Tate, executive director of the Clarksville-Montgomery County Industrial Development Board, knows how to brag. If you’re going to make a bold statement, you’d better be able to back it up. On Wednesday morning, during the Alignment of Community and Education Industry Summit, hosted by Austin Peay State University’s College of STEM, he told a packed audience of local business, civic and educational leaders that Clarksville-Montgomery County is the best place in all of Tennessee to live, work, play and thrive. In his words, it’s “ideal.”
Austin Peay State University President Alisa White and Clarksville Mayor Kim McMillan talk before the summit.
