APSU music grad student Hayden Giesseman wins state-wide research competition
Clarksville, TN – While an undergraduate at Bowling Green State University, Hayden Giesseman often heard his clarinet professor complain about audition music. Specifically, he didn’t like the outdated pieces musicians are often required to play when auditioning for a spot in an orchestra.
“Someone needs to update these excerpts,” the professor said. “No one plays these pieces anymore.”
APSU Music Graduate Student Hayden Giesseman
Austin Peay State University to name animal science building after Brock Blick on April 5th
Clarksville, TN – In late July 2017, Mark and Jeri Blick visited the Austin Peay State University farm to officially establish the Brock Blick Endowed Scholarship in Agriculture, in honor of their late son, Brock. But their generous gift to the University that afternoon represented only the first phase of a larger plan to honor Brock’s legacy.
APSU Farm and Environmental Education Center. (APSU)
ThinkFast driver safety program to be held at APSU
Clarksville, TN – Eighty-three percent of all teens involved in vehicle-related fatalities were not wearing seatbelts. More than 22,000 Tennessee traffic crashes involved drivers under 21.
Distracted driving is one of the leading cause of vehicle accidents in the nation.
ThinkFast driver safety program to be held at Austin Peay State University March 22nd
Austin Peay State University English major earns graduate assistantship to Auburn University
Clarksville, TN – After spending most of her life in Nashville, Madison Hobson decided to try a smaller, more intimate environment for her college career.
“I came to Austin Peay for the smaller campus community,” she said. “I wanted to be able to stand out more than I would have at a bigger school. Also, it offered two big things that I wanted—affordability and a quality education.”
APSU English major Madison Hobson
Humane Society of Clarksville-Montgomery County to hold Drive-Thru Rabies Clinic
Clarksville, TN – The Humane Society of Clarksville-Montgomery County will offer a discounted rabies vaccine drive-thru clinic this weekend only as part of the Montgomery County Veterinary Medical Association’s March-designated Pet Health Month.
The drive-thru clinic will run from 3:00pm-5:00pm on Saturday, March 17th and Sunday, March 18th at its 940 Tennessee Avenue location behind Arby’s on Riverside Drive.
Drive-Thru Rabies Clinic to be held by the Humane Society of Clarksville-Montgomery County on March 17th & 18th.
Poet, essayist & immigration advocate Marcelo Castillo to speak at APSU’s Asanbe Diversity Symposium
Clarksville, TN – In 2016, during an interview for the literary journal Ploughshares, award-winning poet and essayist Marcelo Hernandez Castillo said, “I wish I wasn’t afraid, I wish this wasn’t my reality.”
When Castillo was five, his family moved from Mexico to California, and even though he now has permanent resident status, he told Ploughshares, “That doesn’t mean I’m not still afraid, either for myself or for my family.”
Marcelo Hernandez Castillo
Clarksville Downtown Market vendor deadline is March 16th
Growers, Artisans encouraged to apply online
Clarksville, TN – Are you interested in selling your homegrown or homemade items this year at the award-winning Clarksville Downtown Market? The deadline for vendor applications is March 16th.
Vendors selling local produce, dairy products and cheese, honey, flowers, meats, baked goods, and artisan items are strongly encouraged to apply, but all applicants will be considered.
Vendor applications are available online at www.clarksvilledowntownmarket.com
Vendors who have been selected to be a part of the 2018 Market season will be contacted by the Clarksville Downtown Market manager for payment and further instruction by March 23rd.
Clarksville Downtown Market
Austin Peay State University Art + Design welcome visiting artist Dario Robleto on March 13th
Clarksville, TN – The Austin Peay State University Department of Art + Design, with support from the APSU Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts, will welcome artist Dario Robleto to campus for a public lecture at 6:00pm, Tuesday, March 13th, in Heydel Hall (Art + Design Room 120).
Robleto will be a guest artist, invited by the Acuff Chair of Excellence Sonya Clark. That Tuesday, before his lecture, he will meet with the students from Clark’s Acuff class.
Artist Dario Robleto go give public lecture at 6:00pm, Tuesday, March 13th.
APSU Board of Trustees to host spring meeting March 8th-9th
Clarksville, TN – On March 8th and 9th, 2018 the Austin Peay State University Board of Trustees will host its spring meetings at the Fort Campbell Military Installation and on the APSU campus.
The Board’s Business and Finance Committee, Academic Policies and Programs/Student Life Committee, and Audit Committee will meet at 2:00pm that Thursday at the APSU Education Center, Building #203 on the Fort Campbell Army Installation.
Austin Peay State University Board of Trustees
Austin Peay State University Choral Program thrives during busy year
Clarksville, TN – On a recent February afternoon, Dr. Korre Foster, Austin Peay State University associate professor of music, sat in his office, looking surprisingly alert. It’s been a busy year for the University’s famed choral program, and with a raise of his eyebrows, Foster said he intends to maintain its strong reputation.
“We continue to become more well known,” he said. “Schools from Memphis want to come three hours just to perform here with us.”
APSU Chamber Singers
