APSU students present Veterans Treatment Court with unique Goldsmith Press creation
August 16, 2015
Clarksville, TN – “I know I have a long ways to go and a lot to learn, but the help is definitely here.”
When the United States and its allies need help, our soldiers answer the call. But when those same men and women need a hand, programs like the Montgomery County Veterans Treatment Court (VTC) exist to make sure they are not alone.
Established in 2012, the court aims to help veterans who come to the criminal justice system as a result of drug addictions, homelessness and other situations brought on by wartime stress.
Cindy Marsh and APSU students presented an unique Goldsmith Press creation to the Montgomery County Veterans Treatment Court
Enterprise donation supports APSU career fair
August 14, 2015
Clarksville, TN – The Enterprise Holdings Foundation continued its support of Austin Peay State University earlier this summer with a $3,000 donation.
The Enterprise Holdings Foundation has made an annual donation to support The Govs Connection career networking event and internship fair, held every winter on the APSU campus.
Ryan Smithson presents a $3,000 donation on behalf of the Enterprise Holdings Foundation to Amanda Walker, director of APSU Career Services, and Megan Brown, assistant director of APSU Career Services. (Taylor Slifko/APSU)
APSU to launch pilot program focused on improving experience for autistic college students
August 13, 2015
Clarksville, TN – As more attention is given to those diagnosed with autism, young people and their families are receiving the help they need. Social skills like communication, making friends and independence are developed as autistic children go through their formative years.
But what happens to those children when they become young adults? Autism does not end at a certain age, and many of those diagnosed have the same dreams of higher education as their peers.
APSU assistant professor Dr. Gina Grogan
APSU professor Thompson researching history of World War II POWs in Tennessee
August 12, 2015
Clarksville, TN – As thousands of American men traveled overseas to fight for the Allied forces during World War II, a surprising number of captured Axis prisoners of war (POWs) were making the opposite intercontinental journey.
A total of 425,000 Axis (Germany, Italy and Japan) POWs were held all across the United States in nearly every state. This marked the first time since the Civil War that large numbers of POWs were held on American soil.
APSU professor Dr. Antonio Thompson
New art exhibit at APSU offers powerful look at slave trade
August 12, 2015
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University’s Trahern Gallery, with support from the APSU Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts and the APSU Department of Art and Design, is pleased to open its 2015-2016 exhibition season with artist Stephen Hayes and his powerful body of work titled “Cash Crop.”
“Cash Crop” is an exhibition that invites viewers to walk into an emotional, physical and psychic space to confront the past, present and future.
“Cash Crop” is a new exhibit at APSU.
Dual enrollment class at APSU to give high school students taste of medical school
August 11, 2015
Clarksville, TN – In the spring of 2016, some of the area’s brightest high school students—including public school, private school and home-schooled students—will have an opportunity to take a rigorous dual enrollment class at Austin Peay State University to see if they have what it takes to survive in the medical profession.
The class, Human Anatomy & Physiology, will be offered from January 19th – April 27th through APSU’s Center for Extended and Distance Education, with Clarksville orthopedic surgeon Dr. Cooper Beazley leading the class.
The campus of Austin Peay State University. (APSU)
APSU Greek community has record number attend leadership institute
August 9, 2015
Clarksville, TN – This summer, the North American Interfraternity Conference hosted its 26th Undergraduate Interfraternity Institute (UIFI) in Bloomington, Indiana, and 17 Austin Peay State University students received scholarships to attend the event, which is the largest attendance for this leadership development institute in the University’s history.
Top leaders from fraternity and sorority communities across North America were invited to attend one of the 15 sessions of UIFI this summer. [Read more]
New APSU student health building named after Wayne and Marianne Ard
August 7, 2015
Clarksville, TN – Earlier this year, Wayne Ard, president of Ard Construction, met Austin Peay State University President Alisa White for breakfast at a local restaurant. The conversation that morning quickly turned to Ard’s wife, Marianne, who passed away a few months earlier in December 2014.
“My wife was an education freak,” Ard told President White. “She felt that every high school student should have a college education. She said that education was something you can’t get too much of. So today, in Marianne’s honor, I’ll make a pledge to you.”
Former Church of Christ Student Center (left) and Marianne Ard (right). CCSC will become the Wayne and Marianne Ard Building and will house health services and counseling services.
APSU’s Professional Science Masters program produces first graduates
August 6, 2015
Clarksville, TN – On a quiet, sunny morning in late July, Cara Upton stood in the nearly empty Maynard Mathematics and Computer Science Building, on the Austin Peay State University campus, and found herself unable to keep from smiling.
“It’s really exciting to be one of the first students in Tennessee that has been educated in this field,” she said.
Cara Upton is one of the first students to graduate from Austin Peay’s Professional Science Masters program.
Clarksville’s First Thursday Art Walk to take place August 6th, 2015
August 4, 2015
Clarksville, TN – Produced by The Downtown Clarksville Association, First Thursday Art Walk is a free, self-guided tour spanning a 5-block radius that combines visual art, live music, engaging events and more in the heart of Downtown Clarksville.
With 10+ venues, bars and businesses participating each month, the First Thursday Art Walk in Clarksville is the ultimate opportunity to savor and support local creative talent.
First Thursday Art Walk in downtown Clarksville
