Austin Peay State University administrator Dr. Brian Johnson named American Council on Education Fellow
March 31, 2012
Clarksville, TN – An Austin Peay State University academic administrator has been named an American Council on Education (ACE) Fellow for the 2012-13 academic year.
Dr. Brian Johnson, assistant provost/assistant vice president of academic affairs at APSU, is one of 57 Fellows selected this year. He will spend the next academic year working with a college or university president and other senior officers at a host institution during periodic visits. While doing so, Johnson will focus on an issue of concern to APSU.
APSU administrator Dr. Brian Johnson named an American Council on Education (ACE) Fellow for the 2012-13 academic year.
Congressman Phil Roe guest speaker at Austin Peay State University
March 31, 2012
Clarksville, TN – The Austin Peay State University Department of Political Science and the Pi Sigma Alpha political science honor society announce that Congressman Phil Roe will speak April 13th in the Morgan University Center Iris Room.
His discussion will begin at noon and focus on issues concerning higher education as well as social issues such as housing, poverty, employment and the economy. [Read more]
Austin Peay State University to host reading by Award Winning Poet Marilyn Kallet April 2nd
March 31, 2012
Clarksville, TN – A few years ago, an interviewer asked the acclaimed poet and translator Marilyn Kallet where she found inspiration. Her answer hinted at the stunningly complex and expansive nature of her work.
“Anywhere and everywhere,” she said of her inspiration. “I’ve written lots of love poems and poems about family history, but also about race and history, about the Holocaust and my family.” [Read more]
Austin Peay State University students inducted into nontraditional Student Honor Society
March 30, 2012
Clarksville, TN – Alpha Delta Psi, the Austin Peay State University chapter of Alpha Sigma Lambda National Honor Society for nontraditional students, held its annual induction ceremony on March 24th.
The main goal of Alpha Sigma Lambda is to recognize the special achievements of adults who accomplish academic excellence while facing competing interests of home and work.
The Alpha Sigma Lambda nontraditional honor society at Austin Peay State University inducted several students into its chapter March 24th. (Contributed photo)
Austin Peay State University physics student builds Spectrometer for Observatory
March 29, 2012
Clarksville, TN – In the middle of the night, a little sliver of light shines from the doorway of the observatory in the remote farmland of the Austin Peay State University Environmental Education Center.
Inside, maybe with a cup of coffee or a soda to keep her awake, is APSU physics student Katie Boedges, waiting for the Cat’s Eye Nebula to appear in the night sky.
“It rises at 1:30am in the morning, so I’m usually going to be there all night long,” she said. [Read more]
Austin Peay State University to host Great STEM Challenge Exposition on April 3rd
March 29, 2012
Clarksville, TN – The Austin Peay State University STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) Center will host the Great STEM Challenge Exposition from 6:30pm to 8:30pm on April 3rd in the campus’ Dunn Center.
The University’s science, engineering and mathematics faculty will interview the student teams from STEM classes in local elementary and middle schools. [Read more]
Austin Peay State University to hold Community nonprofit Leadership Conference
March 28, 2012
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University School of Technology and Public Management, the APSU Department of Public Management and Criminal Justice, Hands on Clarksville and the Clarksville Montgomery County Nonprofit Partnership Network are all teaming up on Friday, April 13th for a Nonprofit Management and Leadership Conference at the Morgan University Center. [Read more]
Rivers and Spires Festival announces 2013 Poster Contest Winner
March 27, 2012
Clarksville, TN – The Rivers and Spires Festival is pleased to announce Austin Peay State University Junior, Lucas Freeze as the winner of the 2013 Festival Poster Design project.
Freeze was a part of a class project, through the APSU Design Center, that came up with several comps of artwork for the 2013 Festival poster.
Representatives from the Rivers & Spires Festival present Lucas Freeze with a check for his winning piece of artwork. (L-R) Robin Burton, VP Marketing City-County Economic Development Council; Kell Black, Chairman Austin Peay Department of Art; Lucas Freeze; Mark DeYoung, Assistant Professor; Doug Barber, Festival Director.
Austin Peay State University to hold Research and Creativity Forum and Graduate Extravaganza April 13th-14th
March 27, 2012
Clarksville, TN – The Office of Undergraduate Research and the College of Graduate Studies at Austin Peay State University are joining forces next month for a weekend filled with scholarly pursuits.
The Seventh Annual Research and Creativity Forum and the Third Annual Graduate Extravaganza will be held Friday, April 13th and Saturday, April 14th. Both events, open to the public, promote and showcase the scholarship and creativity in post secondary education. [Read more]
Austin Peay State University student to study physics at Louvre in Paris this summer
March 27, 2012
Clarksville, TN – The art world, it turns out, can use a good physicist. When it comes to restoring priceless works, identifying forgeries or discovering long lost masterpieces painted over centuries ago, curators at the world’s top museums and galleries turn to their colleagues in the sciences for help.
This summer, officials at the Louvre Museum in Paris might look to Austin Peay State University physics student Drew Kerr to assist them in making discoveries about the famed works in their collection.
APSU student Drew Kerr working with a Raman Spectrometer in the APSU Sundquist Science Complex’s laser lab. (Photo by Beth Liggett/APSU staff)
