APSU Hosts 2011-12 Youth Leadership Clarksville
August 5, 2011
Clarksville, TN – A few days before the start of the 2011-12 school year, 30 high school students recently selected for the Youth Leadership Clarksville Class of 2012 spent the first part of their day getting to know each other – a crucial step before the afternoon’s activities.
One of the class members was tossed a ball. The student had to say his first name and toss the ball to someone else, who then had to repeat the previous names and add his at the end.
It’s a game designed to teach and build memory tools, said Dr. Robyn Hulsart, associate professor of professional studies at Austin Peay State University who led the exercise.
High school students in the 2011-12 Youth Leadership Clarksville program participate in a team-building exercise during their opening retreat August 2nd at Austin Peay State University. (Photo by Beth Liggett, APSU photographer)
Noted East Tennessee Novelist Greene to Give July 13th Reading at APSU
July 9, 2011
Clarksville, TN – Up in the foothills of East Tennessee’s Smoky Mountains, a few old timers still tell folk stories of spirits and curses. The fog that hangs low over their porches and sloping front yards lends a mystical quality to their words. It’s as if these men and women live in the secluded last bastion of a magical world, untouched by the modern influence of science. [Read more]
Tennessee Business Tax Seminar set for July 26th in Clarksville
July 6, 2011
Clarksville, TN – In cooperation with the Tennessee Department of Revenue, Austin Peay State University’s Center for Extended and Distance Education will again host the annual Tennessee Business Tax seminar from 8:00am-5:00pm, Tuesday, July 26th in the Morgan University Center. [Read more]
APSU Extended Education offers classes for July 1st-31st
June 20, 2011
Clarksville, TN – Develop a new skill, explore a new idea, learn a new language, or seek a new career with a class from Austin Peay State University’s Center for Extended and Distance Education. Register early and receive a 10 percent discount on selected courses.
Preregistration is required for each course. [Read more]
June Chamber of Commerce Events
June 4, 2011
Clarksville, TN – The Clarksville Area Chamber of Commerce announces upcoming events during the month of June.
A Power Breakfast will be held at Riverview Inn, 50 College Street, on June 9th at 7:30am. Rudy Kalis will serve as the keynote speaker for this event. From his humble beginnings as a 5-year-old German immigrant, Emmy award winner Rudy Kalis has garnered a long and exciting career as one of the nation’s premiere sports newscasters. Rudy has crossed paths with some of the greatest names in sports history such as Muhammad Ali, Michael Jordan, Jack Nicklaus, Wayne Gretzky, Wilma Rudolph, and Darrell Waltrip. [Read more]
Student Created Public Art Piece Now on Display at APSU
May 11, 2011
Clarksville, TN – On that first day, the reactions ranged from laughter to gasps of horror.
“A friend of mine heard screaming when people saw it,” Tobey Lee, an Austin Peay State University art student, said. “It scared them.”
That’s no surprise considering it was a death-defying scene they were witnessing. A painter, dressed in white coveralls, balanced on his toes some 15 feet in the air, to paint a red circle inside the APSU Morgan University Center.
APSU painter Ivan Colon, art professor Gregg Schlanger and art student Tobey Lee stand near the new public art display in the APSU Morgan University Center. (Photo by Beth Liggett/APSU Public Relations and Marketing)
Final Provost Lecture Series at APSU to focus on environmental estrogen
April 26, 2011
Clarksville, TN – The final Provost Lecture Series of the 2010-11 academic year at Austin Peay State University will focus on the dangers of environmental estrogens that make humans more susceptible to a variety of health issues.
Dr. Meagan Mann, assistant professor of chemistry, will speak at 3:00pm, Thursday, April 28th in the Morgan University Center, Room 103 B. The event is free and open to the public.
The title of her talk is “Lavender, pesticides and industrial waste: A story about estrogen.” [Read more]
New APSU Exhibit Showcases Work of Late Local Artists Tom Malone
April 9, 2011
Clarksville, TN – Some 13 years after his untimely death, the artist and musician Tom Malone is still fondly remembered in the Clarksville community. People often speak reverently of the former Austin Peay State University art student’s prolific and inspired output of work, ranging from painting to drawing to sculpture to jewelry to designing musical instruments and handcrafted furniture.
“To me, he glowed with creativity and I could sense that he had a better existence than me because he was able to let go of what was expected of him, exist through a job as a job and live life as an artist,” local musician Syd Hedrick wrote in an essay on Malone in 1999. [Read more]
Provost Lecture Series at APSU to feature music research on Clarksville composer
April 4, 2011
Clarksville, TN – An Austin Peay State University music professor will share her research on the musical repertoire of Clarksville native Clarence Cameron White as the next presenter in the University’s esteemed Provost Lecture Series.
Dr. Gail Robinson-Oturu, professor of voice, will present “Clarence Cameron White: Clarksville’s Connection to Haitian Opera and Carnegie Hall” at 3:00pm, Thursday, April 7th in the Morgan University Center, Room 303. [Read more]
Founder of Tuscan Art School to Visit APSU Next Week
April 2, 2011
Clarksville, TN – In the early 1980s, the artist Pietro Maddalena converted a 15th century farmhouse, situated atop a hill in Tuscany, into a studio where he intended to teach students the ceramic arts.
That historic building, with its commanding views of the hills and farmlands, grew into one of the most important private ceramic schools in Italy – La Meridiana International School of Ceramic Art. This May, a group of Austin Peay State University students will travel to La Meridiana as part of the newest study abroad program offered by APSU. [Read more]
