Austin Peay student wins state’s Harold Love Outstanding Community Service Award
June 5, 2020
Clarksville, TN – An Austin Peay State University (APSU) social work student is one of five students in the state to win the Harold Love Outstanding Community Service Award.
Mallory Fundora – who just finished her second year at Austin Peay State University – won the award for her work with Project Yesu, a charity she founded when she was 11 to feed and educate children in Uganda.
Austin Peay State University student Mallory Fundora. (APSU)
Austin Peay State University partners with Nevada, Reno, to host international tree ring symposium – virtually
June 4, 2020
Clarksville, TN – After the coronavirus pandemic forced the cancellation of an annual geography conference, Austin Peay State University (APSU) stepped in to host a virtual gathering of the world’s top tree ring scientists.
Austin Peay State University to held International Tree Ring Symposium, virtually, May 29th. (APSU)
APSU alumni and friends give nearly $70,000 to campus community through Govs Give Back
June 2, 2020
Clarksville, TN – During the Spring 2020 semester, Austin Peay State University (APSU) students, faculty and staff made many adjustments to conduct all classes online as a result of the new coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
The pandemic has also caused many members of the APSU campus community to experience unique personal difficulties in their lives.
Austin Peay State University Advancement Office. (APSU)
APSU alumni Lynn Von Hagen celebrates her role in ‘a new generation of women’ undertaking remote fieldwork
June 1, 2020
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University (APSU) graduate Lynn Von Hagen is living a lifelong dream working with elephants in the Kenyan bush while pursuing a doctoral degree at Auburn University.
Austin Peay State University alumni Lynn Von Hagen in Kenya. (APSU)
Austin Peay State University acting graduate lands yearlong Atlanta theatre internship
May 31, 2020
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University (APSU) alumni Corey Finley, who graduated with a bachelor’s degree in acting this spring, has landed a highly sought one-year acting internship at Actors Express in Atlanta.
Austin Peay State University graduate Corey Finley. (APSU)
APSU class to look at sociology of COVID-19 this fall
May 29, 2020
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University (APSU) says that in the last few months, the new COVID-19 Coronavirus has infected 5.6 million people worldwide, resulting in more than 350,000 deaths.
At the same time, as governments and businesses have shut down – sometimes leading to protests and violent altercations – the pandemic has revealed deep fissures in modern society.
Austin Peay State University’s Dr. Jonniann Butterfield. (APSU)
APSUs student-discovered Phages entered into National Genetic Sequence Database
May 29, 2020
Clarksville, TN – More than a dozen Austin Peay State University (APSU) students who have taken advantage of a unique research opportunity are now seeing their work recognized on a national scale.
Austin Peay State University biology student Gabrielle Rueff examines a phage sample. (APSU)
APSU Board of Trustees to host summer meeting electronically on June 4th-5th
May 28, 2020
Clarksville, TN – On June 4th-5th, 2020 the Austin Peay State University (APSU) Board of Trustees will host its summer meetings. Due to the precautions the University is taking to protect the campus community from the COVID-19 Coronavirus, these meetings will be conducted electronically.
Austin Peay State University Campus. (APSU)
APSU’s Dr. Lisa Barron talks teacher education on national podcast
May 14, 2020
Clarksville, TN – In 2013, the Austin Peay State University (APSU) Eriksson College of Education became one of the first schools in the country to prepare its students for a new teacher assessment program known as edTPA.
Austin Peay State University’s Dr. Lisa Barron. (APSU)
At home with their families at their side, 18 APSU ROTC students ‘virtually’ commission as Army officers
May 14, 2020
Clarksville, TN – For the first time ever, Austin Peay State University (APSU) held a virtual commissioning ceremony for its graduating class of ROTC students.
The students received their commissions at their homes on Wednesday, May 13th, 2020 while their ROTC officers – to keep with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines – conducted the commissioning ceremony in a small, socially distanced group in the front lobby of the Memorial Health Building on campus.
