APSU’s CECA announces Collaborations at 2018 Ovation Awards
February 6, 2018
Clarksville, TN – The 2018 Ovation Awards, presented by the Austin Peay State University Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts (CECA, or “seek-ah”), will take place on Sunday, April 8th, at the George and Sharon Mabry Concert Hall at 2:00pm.
The Awards Ceremony will be presented in a new format this year, with an assortment of collaborative performances by APSU and community ensembles.
Fraternity alumni endow new scholarship at APSU
January 26, 2018
Clarksville, TN – Forty years before Leonard Hamilton became Florida State University’s winningest head basketball coach, he was a young graduate assistant on the coaching staff at Austin Peay State University.
Prior to his arrival, he’d been initiated into the Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity, and while on campus, Hamilton encouraged a group of motivated young men to establish a chapter at Austin Peay.
Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity/Theta Beta Endowed Scholarship at APSU.
Austin Peay State University 2017: A Year in Review
December 22, 2017
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University, which turned 90 in April, experienced another big year, with new buildings and programs transforming the campus over the last 12 months.
Women’s volleyball and men’s football electrified the community this fall, and in August, thousands of people cheered as the afternoon sky went dark for nearly two minutes. As this 90th year comes to an end, here are some of the major stories that came out of Austin Peay in 2017.
The Austin Peay Volleyball team is the 2017 OVC Champions.
Mills Family establishes Austin Peay scholarship for Montgomery County students in memory of late son
November 28, 2017
Clarksville, TN – A recent gift from Bobby and Betty Mills to Austin Peay State University will ensure that the memory of their late son will endure and support future Montgomery County-area students as they work toward their educational goals.
New Austin Peay State University scholarship for Montgomery County students established.
Austin Peay President Alisa White Named Distinguished Alumna Of The Year at Lee University
November 16, 2017
Clarksville, TN – Dr. Alisa White, Austin Peay State University president, was named Lee University’s 2017 Distinguished Alumna of the Year during that school’s Homecoming celebration earlier this month.
The award is the highest honor given by the university to alumni and is given to a graduate who is making advancement in his or her career, while also embracing the values that Lee embodies.
Austin Peay President Alisa White accepting Lee University’s 2017 Distinguished Alumna of the Year award.
APSU College of Business officially opens Larry W. Carroll Financial Trading Center at ribbon cutting ceremony
November 15, 2017
Clarksville, TN – Members of the Austin Peay State University and Clarksville-Montgomery County communities got to see the future of the University’s College of Business on Tuesday, November 14th, 2017 as it celebrated the opening of the new Larry W. Carroll Financial Trading Center, located on the first floor of the Kimbrough Building, during a public ribbon cutting ceremony.
Ribbon cutting ceremony officially opened the APSU College of Business’ Larry W. Carroll Financial Trading Center Tuesday.
Grand opening for Larry W. Carroll Trading Center at APSU set for November 14th
November 7, 2017
Clarksville, TN – The Austin Peay State University College of Business will take a major step forward this month when it officially opens the new Larry W. Carroll Financial Trading Center.
A ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new space will take place at 10:00am on Tuesday, November 14th, 2017 on the first floor of the APSU Kimbrough Building. The event is free and open to the public.
APSU Larry W. Carroll Financial Trading Center set to open November 14th.
Austin Peay State University honors former TBR chancellor with John Morgan Walk of History
October 31, 2017
Clarksville, TN – When John Morgan says he grew up on the Austin Peay State University campus, he’s not talking metaphorically. His father, Joe Morgan, served as the University’s fourth president, and during those years, the family lived in the historic Archwood Home on College Street.
John literally grew up at Austin Peay, and after earning his degree from the University, he continued to think of the campus as his home.
The Pave The Way Ribbon Cutting Ceremony was held on Friday, Oct. 20, 2017.
Austin Peay State University Art + Design Building opens with ribbon cutting ceremony on September 12th
August 30, 2017
Clarksville, TN – After decades of rumors, speculations and wild hopes, a visual arts building is finally opening on the Austin Peay State University campus.
At 5:30pm on Tuesday, September 12th, 2017, the University will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Art + Design Building, followed by the dedication of a donor wall and six rooms named after donors, a reception and a building tour.
Austin Peay State University’s new Art and Design Building
Crowds cheer total solar eclipse above Austin Peay State University
August 25, 2017
Clarksville, TN – Around 1:25pm on Monday, August 21st, 2017, hundreds of people cheered in the near-dark inside Austin Peay State University’s Fortera Stadium.
APSU hosts Peayclipse, an event for the community to gather and witness a once in a lifetime solar eclipse at Fortera Stadium on Monday, Aug. 21, 2017. (Taylor Slifko, APSU)
