Rivers & Spires Festival looking For Miss River Queen, Vendor Applications
February 7, 2012
Clarksville, TN -This year marks the tenth anniversary of the Rivers & Spires Festival and officials are working to make the celebration be the biggest and best so far.
That is why everyone interested in being a part of the milestone birthday is encouraged to sign up and be a part of the Festival.
Applications are currently being accepted for the Miss River Queen and Teen Pageants as well as for volunteers, vendors and talent competitions. [Read more]
Austin Peay State University Music and Dance Faculty collaborate on Stravinsky Concert
February 7, 2012
Clarksville, TN – The Russian composer Igor Stravinsky’s extraordinary musical/theatrical/dance work “The Soldier’s Tale” premièred at the end of World War I, during a time of moral and economic turmoil. Nearly 100 years later, with the world in a similar state, two Austin Peay State University creative arts departments are resurrecting the complex work for a rare, one night only collaborative performance.
“It’s based on a Russian folk tale about a soldier on leave who unknowingly makes a deal with the devil,” Dr. Gregory Wolynec, APSU associate professor of music, said. “It’s based on the basic moral that the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.”
Austin Peay State University Extended Education offers Spring Classes for 2012
February 6, 2012
Early Registration Discount on Selected Courses
Clarksville, TN – Develop a new skill, explore a new idea, learn a new language, or seek a new career with one of the spring classes from Austin Peay State University’s Center for Extended and Distance Education. Register early and receive a 10 percent discount on selected courses.
Preregistration is required for each course. [Read more]
Austin Peay State University Provost Lecture Series to discuss biofuel research
February 6, 2012
Clarksville, TN – The next Provost Lecture Series at Austin Peay State University will feature a biology professor whose latest research may have implications in the area of biofuel production.
Dr. Sergei Markov, associate professor in the APSU Department of Biology, will speak at 3:00pm, Thursday, February 9th in the Morgan University Center, Room 303. The event is free and open to the public.
The title of his talk is “Conformational regulation of hydrogenase gene expression in algae.” [Read more]
Austin Peay State University has new program that brings Arts and Music activities to Preschool-aged Children
February 4, 2012
Clarksville, TN – It isn’t unusual to find a preschool-age child singing aloud or coloring a picture he or she painted. That’s how young children have acted for centuries.
“In my opinion, children are innately musical and artistic at that age,” Eric Branscome, assistant professor and coordinator of music education at Austin Peay State University, said. “They love drawing, they love coloring, they love singing, they love painting.” [Read more]
Clarksville Parks and Recreation announces free health screening at the Kleeman Community Center
February 4, 2012
Clarksville, TN – In honor of American Heart month, the Kleeman Community Center, located at 166 Cunningham Lane, will be hosting “Words for the Heart” on Monday, February 13th from 12:00pm to 6:00pm. [Read more]
Austin Peay State University Breast Cancer Awareness 5K planned
February 4, 2012
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University’s Wilbur N. Daniel African American Cultural Center, University Recreation and APSU Athletics will have the Breast Cancer Awareness 5K on February 18th, with all proceeds going to the Kay Yow Fund.
The race entry fee is $10.00 for students and $12.00 for non-students. Registration will begin at 9:00am and the race will start at 10:00am at the Dunn Center. [Read more]
Austin Peay State University professor awarded $75K state grant to study health of Red River Watershed
February 3, 2012
Clarksville, TN – On a spring afternoon in 2010, Dr. Jeff Lebkuecher, professor of biology at Austin Peay State University, waded into a creek to collect algae floating in the water and growing on rocks.
The samples were placed in test tubes, and back in his lab inside the APSU Sundquist Science Complex, Lebkuecher noticed that the algae were thriving. This was not good news for the creek. [Read more]
Austin Peay State University employees cite their various accomplishments
February 3, 2012
Clarksville, TN – Several faculty and staff members at Austin Peay State University announce their recent professional and scholarly activities.
Rose Austin, bursar, received the PeayFormance Partner Award. The Enrollment Management and Academic Support presents this award quarterly to faculty, staff or administrators who work in partnership with EMAS staff to demonstrate excellent service. [Read more]
Austin Peay State University to begin new Center for the Study of Military Life
February 1, 2012
Clarksville, TN – The College of Behavioral and Health Sciences at Austin Peay State University announce the creation of the Center for the Study of Military Life.
The purpose of this center is to support research activities that seek to develop a more in-depth understanding of all aspects of military life as they impact individual service members, military families and communities and nation.
APSU is positioned to sponsor such a center. The University has a long-standing relationship with the U.S. Army through the military installation at Fort Campbell, KY. [Read more]
