Anonymous gift launches partnerships between APSU Southeastern Grasslands Initiative, other organizations
November 2, 2020
Clarksville, TN – Two anonymous donors recently made a generous $50,000 commitment to Austin Peay State University (APSU) to expand the operations of the Southeastern Grasslands Initiative (SGI) into southern Tennessee and northern Georgia.
Austin Peay State University’s Southeastern Grasslands Initiative. (APSU)
Katie Hargrave, Meredith Lynn to present ‘Over Look/Under Foot’ at Austin Peay State University
November 1, 2020
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University’s The New Gallery, with support from The APSU Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts and the APSU Department of Art + Design, is pleased to present Over Look/Under Foot, a new exhibition by artists Katie Hargrave and Meredith Lynn, to continue an exciting 2020-2021 exhibition season.
APSU literature class explores the illuminating history of zombies in popular culture
October 31, 2020
Clarksville, TN – This fall, Dr. Marisa Sikes, Austin Peay State University (APSU) assistant professor of languages and literature, is looking at cultural significance of the undead in her class “Zombies in Popular Film and Literature.”
The course examines the origins of these fictional creatures in the form of the early 20th Century Haitian zonbi on to the Americanized zombie, which has its roots in contagion-based apocalypse fiction.
APSU offers Online Classes this Winter to get you ahead
October 30, 2020
Clarksville, TN – Students can stay warm during the holiday break by taking online classes during the Austin Peay State University (APSU) winter term, beginning December 12th. The winter term, which runs through January 10th, 2021, allows students to complete up to two online classes in just four weeks.
Austin Peay State University Campus. (APSU)
APSU’s Charles Booth wins Tennessee Arts Commission fellowship in literature
October 29, 2020
Clarksville, TN – The Austin Peay State University (APSU) director of communications this week won one of three Tennessee Arts Commission Individual Artist Fellowships in Literature.
Charles Booth – who helps to lead the University’s public relations and marketing efforts – won the 2021 Tennessee Arts Commission Fellow in Fiction.
Austin Peay State University’s director of communications Charles Booth. (APSU)
Austin Peay College of STEM announces plan to ‘prepare our students to thrive in a diverse and inclusive workplace’
October 27, 2020
Clarksville, TN – The Austin Peay State University (APSU) College of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics on Friday released a diversity and inclusion statement and pledged to fight “any form of racism, discrimination or prejudice.”
As part of that pledge, the college announced an action plan to lower barriers that hinder equality and access to resources for underrepresented groups.
Austin Peay State University Technology Building. (APSU)
Chris and Laura Binkley create Maxie Dean Grizzard Agriculture Endowment for APSU students
October 27, 2020
Clarksville, TN – Chris and Laura Binkley recently made a generous contribution to the Austin Peay State University (APSU) Foundation to establish the Maxie Dean Grizzard Agriculture Endowment to benefit APSU students.
Maxie Dean Grizzard
This Week at APSU: Feed a Gov gives Food to Austin Peay Students in need
October 26, 2020
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University (APSU) students who need help putting food on the table can get free hot meals through a new Austin Peay State University Foundation program.
But those students must visit www.apsu.edu/feed-a-gov this week to fill out a survey to make sure they are added to the program.
APSU’s SGI and Tennessee State Parks set “good fire” at Dunbar Cave
October 23, 2020
Clarksville, TN – On a clear October afternoon, 15 acres of restored native prairie at Dunbar Cave State Park in Clarksville, Tennessee, went up in flames. Smoke lifted high over city streets and neighborhoods, while community volunteers and officials with the Tennessee Division of Natural Areas cheered on a well-planned prescribed fire to help promote and enhance native prairie species.
The restored native prairie before the fire. (APSU)
APSU’s Candlelight Ball to return next May
October 22, 2020
Clarksville, TN – Last spring, the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic caused Austin Peay State University (APSU) to cancel its premier social event, the Candlelight Ball, for the first time in 36 years.
The ball, which raises money for vital student scholarships, is set to return next spring, and organizers are working to keep the annual celebration from suffering another disruption.
The 2019 (pre-COVID-19 pandemic) Austin Peay State University Candlelight Ball. (APSU)
