Austin Peay Service-Learning Class helps student join Tennessee Theatre Association’s Board of Directors
May 13, 2016
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University student Emily Horton was recently appointed to the Tennessee Theatre Association’s (TTA) Board of Directors as a student representative.
Horton worked with the TTA last semester as part of an APSU service-learning course.
APSU student Emily Horton
APSU nursing student wins THEC community service award
May 1, 2016
Clarksville, TN – Navdeep Saini, who may well be the nicest student attending Austin Peay State University, doesn’t like to talk about himself that much. If pressed, he’ll admit that he speaks six languages and has a degree in biotechnology (that he earned in Russian), but talking about his accomplishments seems to embarrass him.
He looked particularly shy at APSU’s Einstein Bros. Bagels coffee shop earlier this month when someone asked Saini about another accolade.
Navdeep Saini
Austin Peay State University students participate in community service during Spring Break
March 17, 2016
Clarksville, TN – During the Spring Break holiday, three groups of APSU students spent a week volunteering on Alternative Break Trips through the Austin Peay State University Center for Service-Learning & Community Engagement. Collectively, these students completed nearly 500 hours of community service.
Austin Peay Students spent a week volunteering during the Spring Break Holiday.
Sixth Annual Young Women’s Leadership Symposium coming to Austin Peay State University March 4th
February 21, 2016
Clarksville, TN – In 1964, a high-level AT&T executive named Robert Greenleaf decided to retire from his stable position in order to redefine how Americans think of leadership.
With his famous quote, “Good leaders must first become good servants,” Greenleaf gave life to the servant-leader movement, which became a staple in college business classes and executive seminars at the end of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st.
APSU freshmen to read “Where Am I Wearing” for 2015 Peay Read
September 10, 2015
Clarksville, TN – A few years ago, the journalist Kelsey Timmerman saw his favorite T-shirt on a growing mound of dirty clothes, and he noticed the tag said it was made in Honduras. For the next few minutes, he worked his way through the pile, wondering where the other garments came from.
“This question inspired the quest that took me around the globe,” Timmerman wrote in the prologue of his best-selling book, “Where Am I Wearing? A Global Tour to the Countries, Factories, and People that Make Clothes.”
Journalist Kelsey Timmerman.
APSU students volunteer in Guatemala during summer break
June 6, 2015
Clarksville, TN – Last month, nine Austin Peay State University students spent a week volunteering in Antigua, Guatemala, collectively completing 200 hours of community service.
On May 16th, the students traveled to the Central American country as part of the first international alternative break trip through APSU’s new Center for Service-Learning and Community Engagement. With the help of several grants, the Center was able to provide the international service opportunity for students at an affordable price.
Austin Peay Students volunteering in Antigua, Guatemala. (APSU)
APSU students do service work in North Carolina
March 30, 2015
Clarksville, TN – In March, 11th Austin Peay State University students spent their spring break volunteering with the Autism Society of North Carolina’s Camp Royall, collectively completing 275 hours of community service.
From March 7th-14th, students traveled to Moncure, North Carolina, to spend a week doing camp maintenance in preparation for summer camp, and volunteering for afternoon sessions of camp. The students took a side trip to Wilmington, to visit the ocean before committing to five days of work for Camp Royall. [Read more]
APSU students help restore endangered ecosystems
February 28, 2015
Clarksville, TN – In January, seven female Austin Peay State University students traveled south to help restore a disappearing ecosystem in Texas’ West Gulf Coastal Plain.
The students, all geology and biology majors, spent five days hiking through the swampy terrain of the Roy E. Larsen Sandyland Sanctuary, planting some 11,000 longleaf pine trees.
Austin Peay student Brianna Turnbo and Courtney Grisham plants trees in Texas while on winter break from APSU. (Lisa Tucker)
APSU sponsors four Americorps Vista placements in Clarksville for 2014-15 academic year
November 17, 2014
Clarksville, TN – Through a partnership with the Corporation for National and Community Service, Austin Peay State University’s Center for Service Learning and Community Engagement (CSLCE) has placed three Americorps Vista personnel within Clarksville community agencies for the 2014-2015 academic year, with a fourth to be placed in February 2015.
As part of the Community Strong program, which aims to strengthen community resources in Montgomery County, Vista volunteers are placed in local agencies that impact the quality of life for veterans and those struggling with hunger and homelessness. [Read more]
APSU Students do service work during Fall Break
November 14, 2014
Clarksville, TN – Last month, 20 Austin Peay State University students spent their fall breaks volunteering at three nonprofit organizations in Tennessee and Missouri, collectively completing 250 hours of community service.
From October 10th-14th, students traveled in small groups to three locations, including the Endangered Wolf Sanctuary in Eureka, Missouri; the Reflection Riding Arboretum and Nature Center in Chattanooga; and The Kitchen in Springfield, Missouri.
APSU Students did volunteer work during Fall Break.
