Clarksville’s Fronkensteen Theater to hold Redeye 10 Minute Play Festival
September 24, 2013
Clarksville, TN – At 8:00pm on Friday, September 27th, 6 directors will meet with six casts to rehearse and stage a 10 minute play. The only problem? They have only 24 hours to produce it.
Show time starts at 8:00pm on Saturday the 28th at the Austin Peay State University Morgan University Center Ballroom and like the saying goes, the show must go on!
Austin Peay State University to recognize distinguished graduates during Alumni Award Brunch on October 26th
September 18, 2013
Clarksville, TN – This October, Austin Peay State University will honor seven distinguished graduates during its annual Alumni Awards Brunch.
The event, which is open to the public, begins at 10:30am on October 26th, in the Morgan University Center Ballroom.
It is a part of that week’s APSU Homecoming festivities. [Read more]
Austin Peay State University School of Nursing receives $60,000 grant with Montgomery County Health Department for Breast Health
June 5, 2013
Clarksville, TN – Thanks to a $60,000 grant from the Susan G. Komen for the Cure-Greater Nashville Affiliate, the Austin Peay State University School of Nursing will partner with the Montgomery County Health Department to begin a breast health program.
The effort will launch June 12th with a forum that will serve as a call to action for men and women to know the latest about breast cancer, specifically how to minimize their chances of developing the cancer and how to detect signs early.
Dr. Patty Orr (center), director of the APSU School of Nursing and associate professor, and Joey Smith (left), director of the Montgomery County Health Department, receive a check from Patty Harmon, director of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure-Greater Nashville Affiliate. (Contributed photo)
APSU receives 8-figure gift in memory of former educator
May 3, 2013
Clarksville, TN – There was a noticeable energy around the Austin Peay State University campus on Tuesday. APSU President Tim Hall planned to announce a “transforming gift” that afternoon, prompting faculty, staff, students and the community at large to keep asking, “What is it?”
Their curiosity was apparently overwhelming because a crowd of people packed into the Morgan University Center ballroom, requiring APSU officials to set out more chairs. Finally, after some brief introductions, Hall stepped behind the podium.
Lars Eriksson and APSU President Tim Hall outside the Claxton Building, which houses the newly named Martha Dickerson Eriksson College of Education. (Photo by Beth Liggett/APSU Staff)
Austin Peay State University Alumni Relations hosting card party for community May 23rd
April 25, 2013
Clarksville, TN – Do you have a deck of cards in your house? Do you spend most mornings or afternoons playing a game of poker or hearts? Do you regularly read the bridge column in The Leaf-Chronicle?
If you answered yes to any of these questions, than you should stop by the Austin Peay State University Alumni and Friends Card Party from 10:00am to 2:00pm on Thursday, May 23rd, in the Morgan University Center Ballroom.
APSU Creative Writing Club hosts 2nd spring reading event April 29th
April 16, 2013
Clarksville, TN – For the last year, a group of talented Austin Peay State University students has met once a week to challenge and inspire each other toward creating publishable works of prose and poetry.
The criticism was sometimes tough to hear, but the honest feedback helped the young writers polish their poems and short stories. [Read more]
Austin Peay State University Nontraditional Student Society to host 2nd annual Governors Ball April 13th
March 28, 2013
Clarksville, TN – At 6:00pm on April 13th, the Austin Peay State University Nontraditional Student Society (NTSS) will host its second annual Governors Ball in the Morgan University Center Ballroom.
The formal event will feature a dinner, served at 6:30pm, and dancing until 11:00pm. Tickets are $30.00 a person or $50.00 a couple, with proceeds benefiting the society. [Read more]
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
APSU to host 61st annual Middle Tennessee Science and Engineering Fair
March 6, 2013
Clarksville, TN – Later this month, more than 100 middle and high school students throughout middle Tennessee will converge on the Austin Peay State University campus to participate in the 61st annual Middle Tennessee Science and Engineering Fair (MTSEF).
The MTSEF, affiliated with the International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF), starts March 21st, and the public is invited to view all MTSEF projects between 10:00am–8:00pm, March 22nd in the Morgan University Center Ballroom. [Read more]
APSU College of Business sponsoring Entrepreneurship Tour
March 2, 2013
Clarksville, TN – The Austin Peay State University College of Business will sponsor the Extreme Entrepreneurship Tour on Thursday, March 7th.
The event will take place from 1:00pm-5:00pm in the Morgan University Center Ballroom.
Some of the country’s top young entrepreneurs, who have developed or sold successful companies before the age of 30, will be the event’s keynote speakers. [Read more]
