APSU to host 2nd Gov Color Run September 27th, 2014
June 3, 2014
Clarksville, TN – Last September, several sane and reasonable Austin Peay State University students closed their eyes and intentionally ran through clouds of non-toxic colored starch.
When they emerged from the haze, their hair was green, their skin was blue and their clothes were covered in splotches of yellow. And, more importantly, almost all of them were smiling.
Runners were showered in colors during the first Gov “Color” Run event in 2013. (Beth Liggett/APSU staff)
APSU now offering graduate degree in engineering technology
June 2, 2014
Clarksville, TN – Earlier this year, the Tennessee Higher Education Commission approved a new graduate degree program at Austin Peay State University – a Master of Science in Engineering Technology.
The program, developed in response to the needs of industrial employers in this area, is currently accepting students for the Fall 2014 semester.
APSU Center at Fort Campbell.
Tenth Annual Clarksville Writers Conference to be held June 5th-6th, 2014
May 30, 2014
This Year’s Keynote Speaker is Susan Gregg Gilmore
Clarksville, TN – The Clarksville Arts and Heritage Development Council, in partnership with Austin Peay State University and the Tennessee Arts Commission, will be holding the the Tenth Annual Clarksville Writers Conference June 5th and 6th, 2014, on the campus of Austin Peay State University.
We are very honored to have as this year’s keynote speaker Susan Gregg Gilmore, critically-acclaimed novelist and author of Looking for Salvation at the Dairy Queen, The Improper Life of Bezellia Grove and The Funeral Dress.
Tenth Annual Clarksville Writers Conference Keynote speaker Susan Gregg Gilmore
Alzheimer’s Association hosts Caregiver Conference at First Baptist Church July 24th, 2014
May 29, 2014
Clarksville, TN – On Thursday, July 24th, 2014 the Alzheimer’s Association will be putting on a Caregiver Conference at First Baptist Church. Visit exhibitors, learn from professionals and enjoy time with other family caregivers.
The conference is free to attend. Light breakfast and lunch is included. Respite care available at no cost. You must register to attend and space is limited.
Caregiver Conference July 24th, 2014
APSU awards degrees to more than 1,100 students
May 29, 2014
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University hosted its 85th Spring Commencement ceremony on May 9th, in the campus’ Dunn Center.
More than 1,100 students from the College of Arts and Letters, College of Behavioral and Health Sciences, College of Business, Martha Dickerson Eriksson College of Education, College of Science and Mathematics, and School of Technology and Public Management were awarded degrees.
APSU Spring Commencement ceremony
Austin Peay State University’s Kristofer Ray named visiting scholar to University of Michigan’s Eisenberg Institute
May 28, 2014
Clarksville, TN – Dr. Kristofer Ray, Austin Peay State University associate professor of history, was recently named a visiting scholar to the University of Michigan’s Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies.
He will spend the summer at the Institute, working on his next book, titled “Cherokees, Europeans and Empire in the Tennessee Corridor, 1670-1763.”
APSU associate professor of history Dr. Kristofer Ray.
Clarksville-Montgomery County School System announces Appointments for Two Elementary Principalships, Army Instruction Director
May 24, 2014
Clarksville, TN – The Clarksville-Montgomery County School System (CMCSS) announced Thursday, May 22nd, appointments for Army Instruction Director and Two New Elementary Principals.
Top: (L to R) Angela Lovelace, Margaret Hausauer and Michael J. Taliento, Jr.
Austin Peay State University student to conduct research at Cornell this summer
May 22, 2014
Clarksville, TN – This summer, Matthew Martin’s budding interest in plants will send him to the Ivy League campus of Cornell University where he’ll conduct advanced research in the field of plant pathology.
The Austin Peay State University student is getting this rare opportunity thanks to Cornell’s competitive Microbial Friends and Foes Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program. [Read more]
Book published by APSU’s Zone 3 Press wins PEN New England Award
May 20, 2014
Clarksville, TN – Earlier this year, the famed American poet Richard Blanco became a fan of a young poet named Karen Skofield. After reading her debut collection, “Frost in the Low Areas,” he admitted to falling “in love with poetry all over again.”
“She understands that poetry does not exist independently; it is pulled out of all we see, without pretense or artifice, and not in the obvious and expected ways either,” he said.
Karen Skofield’s book, “Frost in the Low Areas,” recipient of this year’s PEN New England Award.
APSU Breast Cancer 5k Proceeds Benefit Relay For Life
May 16, 2014
Clarksville, TN – Jerri Rule, Community Representative for the American Cancer Society received a donation in the amount of $2,518.00 presented by Lauren-Michael Wilkinson, Assistant Director of Services at University Recreation at Austin Peay State University.
Jerri Rule (left) with the American Cancer Society received a $2,518.00 donation from Lauren-Michael Wilkinson (right).
