APSU Dean of Students Gregory Singleton wins Outstanding First-Year Student Advocate Award
March 3, 2020
Clarksville, TN – The National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience & Students in Transition announced this year’s recipients of the Outstanding First-Year Student Advocate Award.
Austin Peay State University’s Gregory R. Singleton receives the Outstanding First-Year Student Advocate Award. (APSU)
APSU names Dr. Eric Norman as new vice president for student affairs
December 15, 2018
Austin Peay State University (APSU)
Clarksville, TN – Dr. Eric M. Norman, vice chancellor for student affairs and dean of students at Purdue University Fort Wayne, was recently named vice president of student affairs at Austin Peay State University (APSU). He will begin his new role at APSU on January 28th, 2019.
Austin Peay State University vice president of student affairs Dr. Eric M. Norman.
Austin Peay State University student newspaper wins awards at national convention in Atlanta
December 14, 2016
Clarksville, TN – The All State, the student-run newspaper at Austin Peay State University, earned two national awards from the College Media Association (CMA) during the organization’s Fall National Media Convention in Atlanta, Georgia, on Saturday, October 29th.
Glavine Day, sports editor, earned a coveted second place national Pinnacle Award for Best Sports Page/Spread for her designs featuring the huge win by the Govs at the 2016 Ohio Valley Conference Basketball Championship.
The All State’s sports editor Glavine Day won second place national Pinnacle Award for Best Sports Page/Spread.
Austin Peay State University to hold Grand opening for Wayne and Marianne Ard Building October 13th
September 20, 2016
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University will celebrate the grand opening of the Wayne and Marianne Ard Building — the new home of the University’s Health and Counseling Services— on Thursday, October 13th, with a ribbon cutting ceremony.
The event will begin at 2:30pm, and is free and open to the public. A building tour and reception will follow at 3:00pm.
Ribbon cutting ceremony for APSU Wayne and Marianne Ard Building to be held Thursday, October 13th.
APSU Omicron Delta Kappa honor society named “Superior Circle”
July 2, 2015
Clarksville, TN – The Austin Peay State University Circle of Omicron Delta Kappa National Leadership Honor Society was recently the recipient of the ODK Superior Circle Award, distinguishing it as one of the best chapters in the nation.
The award marks the fourth time in five years that the APSU circle has been recognized as “superior” for the continued leadership within the society. [Read more]
Clarksville-Montgomery County has four Graduate from Leadership Middle Tennessee
June 22, 2015
Thirty Two Graduate from Regional Leadership Program
Nashville, TN – Thirty two community and business leaders from Middle Tennessee have graduated from Leadership Middle Tennessee, Inc., a regional leadership institute.
The 2015 class is from the 10-county area which includes Cheatham County, Davidson County, Dickson County, Maury County, Montgomery County, Robertson County, Rutherford County, Sumner County, Williamson County and Wilson County.
(Top L to R) Deborah Varallo, chair of Leadership Middle Tennessee; Diane Berty, Vice President, Tennessee Independent Colleges & Universities Association; Elizabeth Black, Communications Director, Montgomery County Government; Sherryl Byrd, Vice President for Student Affairs, Austin Peay State University; Mark A. Kelly, COO/Broker, Keller Williams Realty–The Air Assault Team.
43 APSU students named to prestigious Who’s Who among American universities and colleges
December 20, 2014
Clarksville, TN – Since 1934, the Who’s Who Among American Universities and Colleges has honored outstanding campus leaders for their scholastic and community achievements.
Schools across the country nominate their top students every fall for this prestigious designation, but only the top candidates out of thousands of nominees are bestowed with the honor. This year, more than 3,000 students nationwide were given this distinction, with 43 of those impressive individuals coming from Austin Peay State University. [Read more]
Austin Peay State University official statement on APSU President Tim Hall accepting presidency at Mercy College
January 2, 2014
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University President Tim Hall announced today that he has accepted the position of president at Mercy College in Dobbs Ferry, NY. His nearly seven-year tenure at APSU, which marked a period of tremendous growth and national prominence for the University, will come to an end later this spring.
“Lee and I will be departing Austin Peay at the end of the spring semester as I assume the position of president of Mercy College in New York,” Hall wrote in an email message to the campus community today. “We do so with excitement and anticipation at the prospect of new challenges, but with a measure of sadness that we will be leaving a place where we have enjoyed some of the happiest years of our lives.”
APSU President Tim Hall leaving in the Spring for Mercy College in New York.
Austin Peay State University students do service work in Caribbean during Spring Break
March 25, 2013
Clarksville, TN – For the second year in a row, a group of Austin Peay State University students spent their spring break in the Caribbean nation of Trinidad and Tobago on an intensive service trip.
This year’s group of 22 students traveled with Dr. Matthew Kenney, director of APSU’s President’s Emerging Leaders Program (PELP), to the small town of Valencia, where they spent a week building three houses with Habitat for Humanity.
Austin Peay State University Students spend spring break building houses with Habitat for Humanity.
Collins Tuohy, portrayed in ‘The Blind Side,’ to speak at Austin Peay State University February 11th
February 6, 2013
Clarksville, TN – Collins Tuohy, chronicled with her family in the 2010 blockbuster film “The Blind Side,” will wrap a whirlwind Super Bowl celebration week with an inspiring presentation Monday, February 11th at Austin Peay State University.
Tuohy, a Memphis, TN, native and adopted sister to Baltimore Ravens offensive lineman Michael Oher, will speak beginning at 7:00pm in Clement Auditorium. Tuohy’s remarks have been titled “Behind ‘The Blind Side’: Overcoming Obstacles in the Face of Adversity.”
Collins Tuohy
