Clarksville-Montgomery County School System names next Chief Academic Officer
May 14, 2012
Montgomery County, TN – Current Clarksville-Montgomery County School System’s Middle Schools Director Sean Impeartrice will serve as Chief Academic Officer when B.J. Worthington begins his duties as Director of Schools on August 1st.
Dr. Sean Impeartrice
APSU Degree Compass noted as case study in new e-book
May 14, 2012
Austin Peay State University
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University is featured in a new e-book about how colleges and universities are finding innovative ways to reach more learners effectively and with greater impact.
The e-book, titled “Game Changers: Education and Information Technologies,” includes a case study about Degree Compass, which was launched at APSU by Dr. Tristan Denley, provost and vice president of academic affairs. [Read more]
Chi Omega chapter donates painting to APSU in honor of 40 years on campus
May 12, 2012
Austin Peay State University
Clarksville, TN – A new painting will soon hang in Harned Hall, on the Austin Peay State University campus. The artwork – a watercolor of the University’s quadrangle – was recently donated to the school by the artist, Lynne Waters Griffey, in recognition of the 40th anniversary of the Sigma Kappa chapter of the Chi Omega Women’s Fraternity at APSU.
The print will hang with a plaque, acknowledging it as a gift from the chapter to the University.
APSU associate professor of history Dr. Minoa Uffelman presents APSU President Tim Hall with a watercolor painting by local artist Lynne Waters Griffey, in recognition of the 40th anniversary of the Sigma Kappa chapter of the Chi Omega Women’s Fraternity at APSU. (Photo by Beth Liggett/APSU staff).
APSU Governors Annual Bass Tournament is Saturday
May 11, 2012
Clarksville, TN – The 18th annual Austin Peay State University Governors Bass Tournament will be Saturday, May 12th at the Kentucky Lake at Paris Landing State Park.
The tournament will begin at 6:00am. Boats will take off in order of postmark of entry.
Registrations continue to be accepted for the two-person buddy tournament, which will award cash prizes. [Read more]
Eighth Annual Clarksville Writers Conference is June 7th and 8th with Pulitzer Prize Winner Alex S. Jones as Keynote Speaker
May 11, 2012
Clarksville, TN – The Clarksville Arts and Heritage Development Council is pleased to announce the Eighth Annual Clarksville Writers Conference, being held June 7th and 8th, 2012, on the campus of Austin Peay State University.
We are very honored to have as this year’s keynote speaker Alex S. Jones, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, author of Losing the News: The Future of the News that Feeds Democracy, and co-author of The Patriarch: The Rise and Fall of the Bingham Dynasty with Susan E. Tifft.
Jones, who is currently the director of the Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government, will speak at the conference banquet at the Clarksville Country Club on the evening of Thursday, June 7th. [Read more]
APSU Languages and Literature Department awards Scholarships to top Students
May 11, 2012
Austin Peay State University
Clarksville, TN – Several Austin Peay State University Department of Languages and Literature students were rewarded for their hard work recently when the department presented them with scholarships totaling more than $7,000 for the coming year.
Every spring, the languages and literature department awards the scholarships generously endowed by community members and alumni. Each scholarship has specific criteria for eligibility, set up by the individual who created the scholarship, and a committee within the department then combs through lists of students who meet those requirements. [Read more]
APSU Military History Alum earns prestigious fellowship with U.S. Customs and Border Protection
May 10, 2012
Austin Peay State University
Clarksville, TN – Last year, Maj. Paul Witkowski of the United States Army was stationed on the Afghanistan/Pakistan border, trying to keep enemy combatants and supplies from passing through the region. It was a tricky assignment, given the province’s mountainous terrain and the absence of a fence or other obstruction between the two countries.
Later this summer, he’ll take what he learned in that war zone to Washington, D.C., where he’ll spend a year with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency as part of an Interagency Exchange Program fellowship. [Read more]
APSU honors students, staff, faculty and organizations at annual awards program
May 10, 2012
Austin Peay State University
Clarksville, TN – The Office of Student Affairs at Austin Peay State University honored leadership and service by individual students, student organizations, faculty and staff at its Student Organization and Leader Awards Program on April 11th.
The purpose of the program is to recognize students, student organizations, faculty and staff who have made significant contributions throughout the year both on and off campus, Director for Student Affairs Programs Tammy Bryant said. [Read more]
Cumberland Bank and Trust announces promotion
May 10, 2012
Clarksville, TN – Cumberland Bank and Trust is proud to announce and welcome Geoff Livingston as VP/Commercial Lending Officer.
Geoff has over 12 years of banking experience, and specializes in all aspects of commercial lending, including commercial mortgages, equipment and construction loans as well as revolving lines of credit.
Geoff Livingston
Clarksville Chamber presents Austin Peay State University’s Winters with Distinguished Community Service Award
May 9, 2012
APSU
Clarksville, TN – One gets the impression that Dr. Tim Winters, Austin Peay State University classics professor, doesn’t sleep much. A dedicated teacher, he’s won most of the University’s major faculty awards, such as the Socrates Award for Excellence in Teaching and the APSU National Alumni Association Distinguished Professor Award. [Read more]
