Austin Peay State University students spend week volunteering on alternative break trip to Ecuador
July 7, 2016
Clarksville, TN – A group of Austin Peay State University (APSU) students recently returned from Quito, Ecuador, where they spent a week volunteering with the University’s Center for Service-Learning & Community Engagement on its second international alternative break trip.
Collectively, these students completed over 200 hours of community service.
Austin Peay Students travel to Ecuador to do volunteer work.
Clarksville-Montgomery County Welcomes AAU Boys’ and Girls’ Back-to-Back National Championships July 8th-18th
July 4, 2016
Clarksville, TN – Local residents can expect to see an increase in out of town visitors for more of July as approximately 8,695 visitors from across the country arrive in Clarksville to compete in the AAU Boys’ 10U Basketball Division I and Division II National Championship from July 8th-13th, followed by the Girls 6th Grade National Championship July 13th-18th.
A total of 52 boys teams and 63 girls teams will be competing.
Marcelius Braxton hired as new director of APSU’s Wilbur N. Daniel African American Cultural Center
July 1, 2016
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University has hired Marcelius Braxton as the new director for the APSU Wilbur N. Daniel African American Cultural Center effective July 1st.
Braxton previously worked at Missouri University of Science and Technology, where he served as a student service coordinator for the University’s Student Diversity, Outreach and Women’s Programs (SDOWP).
Marcelius Braxton
APSU, Volunteer State announcement dual admission agreement
June 29, 2016
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University and Volunteer State Community College have made it easier to complete the work necessary to achieve a college degree.
Through a dual admission agreement, students who meet the admissions criteria can now complete an associate degree at VSCC and receive admission to APSU in order to work toward a bachelor’s degree. Students may also complete courses at APSU, which may be transferred back to VSCC to help fulfill associate degree requirements.
The campus of Austin Peay State University. (APSU)
Registration now open for APSU Community School of the Arts’ July and August art and dance classes
June 28, 2016
Clarksville, TN – The Austin Peay State University Community School of the Arts is now accepting registrations for July and August classes in art and dance.
Two art camps are scheduled for July 11th-15th. Art for Children, ages 6-10 years, will meet from 9:00am to noon. This class offers diverse, real studio-based art education in a wide range of visual media.
The campus of Austin Peay State University. (APSU)
Austin Peay State University College of Education prepares local teachers for 2017 solar eclipse
June 24, 2016
Clarksville, TN – More than 4,000 years ago, Chung K’ang, the fourth emperor of the Hea dynasty in China, reportedly executed two astronomers named Hi and Ho because they didn’t predict a solar eclipse.
“So (an eclipse) is a very important thing; it can be life-threatening,” Dr. Rex Gandy, Austin Peay State University provost and vice president of academic affairs, joked recently. “And it’s pretty amazing. The sun is 90 million miles away, and it’s huge, so what are the odds that there is this little rock a quarter million miles away that just blots out the sun almost perfectly.”
Tennessee State Representative Joe Pitts tries out a pair of solar glasses during a recent educational summit at APSU.
APSU hosting topping out ceremony for Art and Design Building on June 27th
June 24, 2016
Clarksville, TN – At 9:00am on Monday, June 27th, the community is invited to a topping out ceremony at the construction site for Austin Peay State University’s new Art and Design Building.
Topping out ceremonies traditional occur when the last steel beam is attached to a building during its construction.
The campus of Austin Peay State University. (APSU)
Austin Peay State University’s ODK honor society named “Superior Circle”
June 23, 2016
Gregory Singleton named to ODK National Advisory Committee
Clarksville, TN – The Austin Peay State University Circle of Omicron Delta Kappa (ODK) 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.
Bestowed upon circles nationally that exhibit outstanding programming and leadership development opportunities for their members, the APSU Circle was lauded as an example of “continuing a culture of excellence” on campus.
The Awesome 80’s Prom Dances Through the Roxy Regional Theatre
June 23, 2016
Clarksville, TN – Written by Ken Davenport, “The Awesome 80’s Prom” at the Roxy Regional Theatre featured a cast that sparkled through the music of the era with not only audience participation throughout but sizzling singing and dancing.
Joe Filippo as Mr. Richard “Dick” Snelgrove, the principal, attempted to keep the boisterous cast in line as Stephanie Stafford as Mrs. Patty Lascalzo (or Mrs. L, the drama teacher) announced irrelevant interruptions such as the Alabama car parked in the wrong spot.
“The Awesome 80’s Prom” currently playing at the Roxy Regional Theatre.
Acclaimed flautist William Bennett returns to Austin Peay State University for Summer Flute Academy, June 24th performance
June 22, 2016
Clarksville, TN – Once again William Bennett has chosen Austin Peay State University (APSU) as the site of his Summer Flute Academy—his only master class offered in the U.S.
An Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire for his distinguished services to music, every summer Bennett, one of Britain’s greatest flautists, leaves overcast England to spend a week in the humid air hovering around Clarksville Tennessee.
William Bennett
