Austin Peay State University recognizes outstanding professors with 2018 Faculty Awards
August 25, 2018
Austin Peay State University (APSU)
Clarksville, TN – On Wednesday, August 22nd, 2018 Austin Peay State University (APSU)President Alisa White honored several outstanding faculty members during an awards ceremony in the Mabry Concert Hall.
Dr. Doris Davenport, professor of nursing, received the APSU National Alumni Association
NASA praises APSU for solar eclipse outreach
August 24, 2018
Austin Peay State University
Clarksville, TN – NASA recently honored Austin Peay State University with its Marshall Space Flight Center Group Achievement Award for the University’s help during the 2017 Great American Eclipse.
Austin Peay State University representatives Dr. Donald Sudbrink, center, professor and chair of the APSU Department of Agriculture; Bill Persinger, right, executive director for Public Relations & Marketing; and Bryan Gaither, lab manager for the Department of Physics, Engineering and Astronomy, accepted the award with other members of the Marshall Space Flight Center Solar Eclipse Team on August 22nd in Huntsville, AL.
APSU/CMCSS form historic partnership to offer Japanese and Korean languages
August 2, 2018
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.
Austin Peay State University now offering doctoral degree with new Ed.D.
July 29, 2018
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)
Retired Marine general to lead external affairs at APSU
July 18, 2018
Austin Peay State University (APSU)
Clarksville, TN – Retired Lt. Gen. Ronald Bailey, former deputy commandant for Plans, Polices and Operations for the U.S. Marine Corps, was recently named vice president for external affairs at Austin Peay State University. Bailey, a 1977 APSU graduate, will oversee the University’s offices of advancement, communication and strategic initiatives.
Retired Lt. Gen. Ronald Bailey, vice president for external affairs at Austin Peay State University.
APSU now offering six weeks of Paid Parental Leave
July 17, 2018
Austin Peay State University (APSU)
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University associate professor of English Dr. Mercy Cannon has a friendly, positive demeanor, but in the winter of 2014, she admits life became a bit of a challenge.
That January, less than a month after giving birth to her second child, she returned to campus to serve as APSU’s associate dean of the College of Arts and Letters. She was still recovering from major surgery (a cesarean section), sleep deprived and anxious about being away from her baby daughter.
Austin Peay State University is only the second university in Tennessee to offer Paid Parental Leave. (APSU)
APSU raises $9.85 million during second-highest giving year in university history
July 13, 2018
Austin Peay State University
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University announced today that it has reached a record fundraising total of $9.85 million in gifts and pledges for the 2018 fiscal year.
This total is the second-highest in university history, and it is the result of a continuous increase in donations over time.
Members of the Austin Peay State University community thank donors who supported this year’s #GovsGive campaign.
APSU now offering doctoral degree with new Ed.D.
June 23, 2018
Austin Peay State University
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University 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.
Earlier this month, the program received its final approval from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) —the region’s higher education accrediting body.
Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) degree in Educational Leadership for K-12 professionals to be offered at Austin Peay State University this Fall. (APSU)
APSU CECA Announces 2018 Ovation Award winners and final program lineup
March 28, 2018
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University (APSU ) President Alisa White and the Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts (CECA, or “seek-ah”) invite the entire community to the 2018 Ovation Awards, a free, family-friendly celebration of the arts.
The 2018 Ovation Awards will take place on Sunday, April 8th, at 2:00pm in the George and Sharon Mabry Concert Hall on APSU’s campus. The 2018 Ovation Award winners will be honored, and, in an exciting new format, the event will feature performances and artwork by a variety of arts groups from the community and APSU.
Austin Peay State University to name animal science building after Brock Blick on April 5th
March 19, 2018
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)
