Austin Peay State University well represented at Ohio Valley History Conference
October 30, 2013
Clarksville, TN – The Austin Peay State University Department of History and Philosophy put on a strong showing at the annual Ohio Valley History Conference at Western Kentucky early this month with several faculty members giving presentations.
Austin Peay State University history faculty members participate in the Ohio Valley History Conference.
Austin Peay State University 2013 Asanbe Diversity Symposium to examine Tuskegee airmen
March 24, 2013
Clarksville, TN – In the early 1940s, young African-American men from across the country made their way to the town of Tuskegee in southern Alabama. It was a small, rural community with a large Army airfield set up on the outskirts of town.
That’s where the Tuskegee Advanced Flying School was located.
Tuskegee airmen
Austin Peay State University Phi Kappa Phi chapter plans 2nd annual Big Reveal event to tap new members
February 17, 2013
Clarksville, TN – It was lunchtime on February 15th, 2012, when the sound of a trumpet blared across the Austin Peay State University campus.
At that moment, professors and pages, dressed in academic regalia, began to address unsuspecting students in almost all of the University’s buildings. [Read more]
Austin Peay State University Provost Lecture Series to focus on service learning in college courses
October 9, 2012
Clarksville, TN – Incorporating service learning into the college curriculum is a growing instructional tool, one that will be explored further at the next Provost Lecture Series at Austin Peay State University.
Three women – Naomi Rendina, adjunct instructor of history at APSU, Alexandra Wills, assistant director of service and civic engagement at APSU, and Lisa Kurtz, representative with Americorps VISTA – will present “Beyond the Classroom: Enriching Community Partnerships to Promote Student Success” at 3:00pm, Thursday, October 11th in the Morgan University Center, Room 303. All sessions of the Provost Lecture Series are free and open to the public. [Read more]
APSU History Honor Students Create New Scholarly Journal
May 11, 2011
Clarksville, TN – Jennifer Montgomery didn’t get much sleep this past semester. Aside from the normal stresses of a graduating college senior, the Austin Peay State University history student was plagued with images of misspelled words and incorrectly used commas during many sleepless nights. When she thought about scholarly citations and the proper use of the Chicago Manual of Style, she nearly went into a panic.
That’s because Montgomery, a member of the University’s Phi Alpha Theta (PAT) history honor society, took on an enormous responsibility during her final semester at APSU. She was appointed to serve as the editor-in-chief of the first scholarly history journal in Austin Peay’s history.
Robin Sloan, from left, Brittani Anderson, Paige Williams, Jennifer Montgomery, Dr. Dewey Browder (professor and chair of history and philosophy), Dr. Minoa Uffelman (assistant professor of history), Vandy Watt, Deanna Carter, David Nelson (assistant professor of history) and Jacob Puckett. (Photo By Beth Cogbill/APSU Public Relations and Marketing)
Noted Native American Scholar and Filmmaker to Speak at APSU Asanbe Symposium
March 29, 2011
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University’s annual Asanbe Diversity Symposium, slated for next month, will feature Native American educator, writer, filmmaker and producer Dr. Patty Loew.
At 1:00pm on Friday, April 1st, Loew will lecture in the Honors Commons on “Creation to Contemporary Conflict: Native American Origin Stories as Predictors of Modern Environmental Struggles.” At 3:00pm in the same room, there will be a showing of her documentary film, “Way of the Warrior,” followed by a 4:00pm discussion of the film. [Read more]
APSU Military History Program Continues to Get National Exposure
February 16, 2011
Clarksville, TN – The Master of Arts in military history is a relatively young program at Austin Peay State University, receiving approval from the Tennessee Board of Regents only four years ago, but it is already garnering a national reputation as a respected degree program. That’s because the University’s M.A. in military history has received some rather prominent publicity in the last few years, including a recent article in the American Historical Association’s publication “Perspectives in History.”
The AHA, founded in 1884, is the largest historical society in the country. The article in its journal touts the APSU program’s “new military history” approach that stresses the relationship between war and society. [Read more]
APSU Philosophy Department honors student who has audited courses for 20-plus years
February 5, 2011
Clarksville, TN – Mildred Frensley may be the true definition of a “lifelong learner.”
In 1988, she decided to take the Critical Reasoning and Logic course at Austin Peay State University.
“I didn’t want to stagnate,” she said. “I wanted to learn something else.”
More than 20 years later, Frensley has audited almost every philosophy course offered in the APSU Department of History and Philosophy – some even more than once.
Mildred Frensley stands with her husband John in the office of Dr. Bert Randall, professor of philosophy at Austin Peay State University. She has audited almost every philosophy course in the APSU Department of History and Philosophy, and professors in the department recently awarded her an honorary Doctor of Metaphysics. (Photo by Melony Shemberger, APSU Public Relations and Marketing)
