APSU’s Jim Vandergriff recipient of MAA’s Distinguished Service Award
March 22, 2013
Clarksville, TN – Dr. Jim Vandergriff, Austin Peay State University professor of computer science and information technology, was recently named the recipient of the 2013 Mathematical Association of America (MAA) Southeastern Section’s Distinguished Service Award.
The honor was presented to Vandergriff last Thursday evening at the 92nd Annual MAA Southeastern Section meeting at Winthrop University in Rock Hill, SC. [Read more]
Austin Peay State University receives National Student Veterans Award
March 21, 2013
Clarksville, TN – On Monday, March 18th, Austin Peay State University received a national award from the Student Veterans of America in honor of the commitments APSU has made in the last few years to help active duty military, reservists, national guardsmen and veteran students earn their college degrees.
“The award honors APSU for its superior work helping veterans and their families,” SVO President Michael Cleveland said.
Dr. Lowell Roddy (from left), APSU Student Veterans Organization adviser, SVA President Michael Cleveland, APSU President Hall and Military Student Center Coordinator Justin Machain unveil the national award from the Student Veterans of America during a ceremony held Monday, March 18th. (Photo by Beth Liggett, APSU photographer)
American Floyd returns to Clarksville on March 30th
March 21, 2013
Clarksville, TN – American Floyd, one of the best of the Pink Floyd tribute bands will be performing in the acoustically perfect Mabry Concert Hall located in the Music and Mass Communication Building on the Austin Peay State University , on Saturday, March 30th at 7:00 pm.
An American Floyd show pays tribute to Pink Floyd with a full band and a sound and light show sure to entertain even the most loyal and ardent fan.
APSU Provost Lecture Series: History professor Dr. Kristofer Ray to present next session
March 21, 2013
Clarksville, TN – An Austin Peay State University history professor, whose expertise is in colonial and revolutionary America, will be the next presenter of the Provost Lecture Series at APSU.
Dr. Kristofer Ray, associate professor of history, will present at 3:00pm, Thursday, March 21st in the Morgan University Center, Room 303. All sessions of the Provost Lecture Series are free and open to the public.
The title of his presentation is “Cherokees and Franco-British Confrontation in the Tennessee Corridor, 1748-1758.” [Read more]
APSU plans activities as part of Disability Awareness Month throughout April 2013
March 20, 2013
Clarksville, TN – Walking to class, listening to a lecture, reading a sentence accurately or typing email are daily actions most people can do without thinking twice.
But for those who have disabilities, such activities can be a challenge. Their world is different.
That’s what the Office of Disability Services at Austin Peay State University wants people to understand. April is Disability Awareness Month, and activities are designed so that the public can see how different life with a disability is. [Read more]
Acclaimed playwright Stephen Adly Guirgis to speak at APSU March 22nd
March 19, 2013
Clarksville, TN – In 2011, playwright Stephen Adly Guirgis created a Broadway sensation when his new play, staring Chris Rock, debuted at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theater.
It was the title, with its use of profanity, that caught most people’s attention. Here, we’ll simply refer to it as “The Mother with the Hat.”
Stephen Adly Guirgis
APSU Class of 1963’s 50-year reunion set for April 27th
March 18, 2013
Clarksville, TN – In 1963, “Lawrence of Arabia” won Best Picture at the Academy Awards, the Los Angeles Dodgers won the World Series and dozens of young students graduated from what was then known as Austin Peay State College.
On April 27th, those graduates are invited to return to campus for the 50-year reunion of the Class of 1963.
1963 Graduates
APSU student Eva Grebe to present research in Washington, D.C.
March 16, 2013
Clarksville, TN – Earlier this year, some 800 college students from across the country submitted proposals to present their research at the annual Council on Undergraduate Research’s Posters on the Hill Convention in Washington, D.C.
That organization, which was founded in 1978 to promote high-quality undergraduate scholarship, accepted only 60 applicants. [Read more]
Popular American humorist Blount to speak at Austin Peay State University March 26th
March 14, 2013
Clarksville, TN – Roy Blount Jr. is a hard man to classify. Is he a sports writer, an essayist or one of America’s leading humorists?
The Washington Post called his first book, “About Three Bricks Shy…And the Load Filled Up,” one of the 10 best sports books ever written. Time magazine puts him “in the tradition of the great curmudgeons like H.L. Mencken and W.C. Fields.”
Roy Blount Jr. to speak at APSU
Queen City Road Race featuring new 7K Race registration going on now
March 13, 2013
Clarksville, TN – It’s that time of year again to lace up those running shoes and begin preparing for the 35th Annual Queen City Road Race scheduled for Saturday, May 4th.
The Queen City Road Race event is a Clarksville tradition promoting fitness and fun for all ages. The 7K and 5K race route takes runners through the streets of Historic Downtown Clarksville, beginning and ending at Austin Peay State University’s Governors Stadium, while the One Mile Movement takes you on an exciting tour of a portion of the APSU campus.
For over thirty years, hundreds of Clarksville-Montgomery County and Fort Campbell school students, teachers and family members have participated in this Clarksville tradition.
Queen City Road Race, Clarksville TN.
