Civil Air Patrol squadron plans Open House at Clarksville Regional Airport
Fort Campbell 216th Composite Squadron
Clarksville, TN – The Fort Campbell 216th Composite Squadron, a local Civil Air Patrol unit, is hosting an open house from 6:00pm to 8:00pm Monday, August 27th, 2018 at the Clarksville Regional Airport, 200 Airport Road.
According to Capt James Kelly, squadron commander, the entire community is welcome to attend and learn more about Civil Air Patrol programs and special activities both for youth and adult members.
Members of the squadron will be present to greet visitors and explain the three core CAP missions of Aerospace Education, Cadet, and Emergency Services programs for America.
The local Civil Air Patrol unit, Fort Campbell 216th Composite Squadron, will host an open house at the Clarksville Regional Airport on August 27th.
APSU Veterans Upward Bound offering college help (and free pizza) to prospective military students
Austin Peay State University
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University’s Veterans Upward Bound is throwing several free pizza parties this month in an effort to show as many military veterans as possible the program’s benefits.
The first open house is 11:00am-2:00pm August 2nd, 2018 at Room 203 of the McReynolds Building.
Austin Peay State University’s Veterans Upward Bound to hold open houses in August for military veterans.
APSU/CMCSS form historic partnership to offer Japanese and Korean languages
Austin Peay State University
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University and the Clarksville-Montgomery County School System launched a major partnership today (August 2nd) to become the state’s first public education institutions to offer both Japanese and Korean language courses to students.
The new classes, funded by grants from The Japan Foundation and the ALLEX Foundation, were developed to better serve the Japanese- and Korean-owned businesses investing in this region.
Austin Peay State University (APSU) President Alisa White and Clarksville-Montgomery County School System (CMCSS) Director of Schools Millard House announce a new partnership to provide Japanese and Korean.
Clarksville Parks and Recreation earns Green Certification Gold status
Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department
Clarksville, TN – The City of Clarksville’s Parks and Recreation department recently received a status of “Gold” from the Clarksville-Montgomery County (CMC) Green Certification Program for their efforts in creating a healthier, environment-friendly workplace.
The CMC Green Certification Program is designed to help governments and businesses learn and implement the best practices in environmental stewardship, in an effort to sustain the community’s resources through a series of free workshops taught by environmental and other subject area specialists.
Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department earns recognition for conserving resources and reducing waste.
New APSU vice president to speak at University’s Military and Veteran Graduate Recognition Ceremony August 8th
Austin Peay State University
Clarksville, TN – Retired Lt. Gen Ronald Bailey, Austin Peay State University vice president for external affairs, will be the guest speaker at APSU’s Summer 2018 Military and Veteran Graduate Recognition Ceremony this August.
The ceremony, set for 5:00pm on August 8th, 2018 in the APSU Morgan University Center, honors the University’s graduating students who are either veterans, active-duty military personnel, reservists or members of the National Guard.
Austin Peay State University vice president for external affairs retired Lt. Gen Ronald Bailey.
Manna Café purchases property for The Manna Village
Manna Café
Clarksville, TN – If you were to walk down the street and ask every person you saw what their dream was, they would have something to tell you. No matter how big or small, everyone has a dream.
For Kenny York, Founder and CEO of Manna Café, that dream has been a community of people who share the same mission: to meet the needs of homeless and low-income families in Montgomery County. After many years of waiting, that dream will finally become a reality.
Manna Café’s Kenny York and Victoria York in front of property that will become The Manna Village.
Austin Peay State University now offering doctoral degree with new Ed.D.
Austin Peay State University (APSU)
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University (APSU) took a major step forward today with the announcement of the first doctoral degree in the institution’s history.
Beginning this fall, the APSU Eriksson College of Education will offer a Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) degree in Educational Leadership for K-12 professionals looking to advance their careers.
The campus of Austin Peay State University. (APSU)
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.
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)
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)
