APSU Food for Fines project doubles participation for 2017
February 3, 2018
Clarksville, TN – In 2014, the Austin Peay State University Department of Public Safety began a partnership with the University’s Save Our Students (SOS) food bank, creating the Food for Fines program.
The program allows anyone who received an APSU parking ticket the option to provide food to APSU students in need in exchange for a parking ticket being voided.
Austin Peay State University Food Pantry. (Cassidy Graves, APSU)
APSU, Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office partner to create mock crime scene for criminal justice students
November 26, 2017
Clarksville, TN – Huddled with a group of Austin Peay State University criminal justice students, Mark Wojnarek finally asked the question they had all spent the better part of a half hour trying to solve.
“Are we looking at the scene of a crime,” Wojnarek, a senior investigator sergeant with the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, asked. “Some crime scenes can be staged, so are we looking at a murder, or are we looking at a suicide?”
Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office helps Austin Peay create a mock crime scene for students.
APSU Computer Science and Information Technology students compete, present research at major competitions
November 22, 2017
Clarksville, TN – Students from Austin Peay State University’s Department of Computer Science and Information Technology have been active in recent weeks, competing in regional coding challenges, as well as presenting findings at a major academic conference.
Two teams of Austin Peay students recently made a strong showing at the Association for Computer Machinery-International Collegiate Programming Contest (ACM-ICPC) 2017 Mid-Central USA Regional Contest, held Saturday, November 4th, 2017 at the University of Tennessee at Martin.
APSU computer science major Michael Timbes presented his research into Google TensorFlow at the conference.
Austin Peay State University Students visit Louisville for Alternative Break trip
November 10, 2017
Clarksville, TN – During Fall Break, a group of Austin Peay State University students traveled with a staff member to Louisville, Kentucky, for an Alternative Break Trip. The group worked with the Louisville Rescue Mission, volunteering specifically in the organization’s Thrift & Thrive thrift store and getting to know the residents of the Mission’s Life Change program.
Austin Peay Students help Louisville Rescue Mission during their Fall Break.
Grand opening for Larry W. Carroll Trading Center at APSU set for November 14th
November 7, 2017
Clarksville, TN – The Austin Peay State University College of Business will take a major step forward this month when it officially opens the new Larry W. Carroll Financial Trading Center.
A ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new space will take place at 10:00am on Tuesday, November 14th, 2017 on the first floor of the APSU Kimbrough Building. The event is free and open to the public.
APSU Larry W. Carroll Financial Trading Center set to open November 14th.
APSU’s Center for Service-Learning & Community Engagement, campus community partner to aid national hurricane relief efforts
November 3, 2017
Clarksville, TN – When Hurricane Maria — a Category 4 hurricane with winds up to 150 mph — ripped through the island of Puerto Rico on September 20th, 2017, the fury of Mother Nature appeared relentless, but Puerto Rico native and Austin Peay State University senior psychology major Maydaliz Bultron knew better than most that the damage left in the storm’s wake would be the true challenge for the island and its people.
“I grew up in Puerto Rico and I lived through Hurricane George (in 1998), so I understand what life is like in the wake of a storm,” Bultron said. “I remember things like not having running water and having to get ready for school in the dark with candles because the electricity had been knocked out during the storm.”
APSU takes in over a quarter-ton of goods and supplies for Hurricane Relief.
Traditional Japanese dance to be held at Austin Peay’s Trahern Theatre on October 4th
October 3, 2017
Clarksville, TN – Famed troupe Global Culture Nasu is making a special trip to Tennessee with a stop at Austin Peay State University.
On Wednesday, October 4th, 2017, Global Culture Nasu will return to Austin Peay’s Trahern Theater for its only public performance on an American college campus. The event is free and open to the public, with the performance beginning at 6:00pm.
Traditional Japanese dance troupe Global Culture Nasu to be at Austin Peay State University Wednesday, October 4th.
Inaugural Film Genre Festival brings sci-fi classics to APSU
September 26, 2017
Clarksville, TN – For five weeks in September and October, aliens, robots and a bleak, dystopian future will cast a shadow over Austin Peay State University’s Art and Design Building as the Department of Languages and Literature and the Film Studies minor present the inaugural Film Genre Festival.
On each Tuesday beginning September 26th and lasting through October 31st, a different film will be shown at 5:00pm in the Art and Design Building, room 120. All screenings are free and include an introduction from the Austin Peay professor who selected the film.
Austin Peay Professor of English literature and Coordinator of the Film Studies Minor, Dr. Jill Franks.
Austin Peay State University students perform service work before semester
September 13, 2017
Clarksville, TN – As part of the Global Engage partnership between the Austin Peay State University Center for Service-Learning & Community Engagement, the APSU Learning Opportunities Office, and the APSU Study Abroad Office, 13 students and three staff members participated in a service trip to St. Louis, Missouri, last month.
Austin Peay State University Students volunteered with Kingdom House last month.
THINKFAST driver safety game show comes to APSU on September 11th
September 8, 2017
Clarksville, TN – Safe driving habits are typically formed early in a person’s life, and that is why the Austin Peay Campus Police Department and the Montgomery County Government Driver Safety Program are partnering with Nissan North America to bring safe driving education to Austin Peay with the interactive driving safety gameshow THINKFAST.
THINKFAST Driver Safety Game Show
