17th annual Governors Bass Tournament has been postponed until May 22nd
May 10, 2011
Clarksville, TN – The 17th Austin Peay State University Governors Bass Tournament has been postponed until Sunday, May 22nd as a result of extremely high waters and flooding resulting from recent rains.
As a result, it means after the bass tourney successfully dodge storms and weather-related conditions for the first 15 years of its existence, the last two tournaments have been postponed. Last season’s torrential downpours and flooding caused that tourney to be postponed to Sunday, May 23rd. Last year’s tourney, despite the delay, still drew 269 boats.
Paris Landing Marina currently flooded from the high waters of Kentucky Lake.
14th Annual Ladies Golf Tournament slated for May 25th
May 10, 2011
Clarksville, TN – The 14th Annual Ladies Golf Tournament, sponsored by Austin Peay State University athletics, will be held Wednesday, May 25th at Swan Lake Golf Course.
The four-person scramble is held to help promote awareness of women’s sports in the Clarksville community. The 18-hole tournament, which will begin with an 8:00am shotgun start that day (7:30am registration), costs $55.00 per person, including green fees, breakfast and lunch. Teams will be flighted at the tournament’s completion and cash prizes will be awarded. All entries must be postmarked by May 18th.
In addition, James Corlew Chervolet-Cadillac again is sponsoring a hole in one contest that will net the lucky winner a car lease for a year.
For more information, telephone Lady Govs golf coach Sara Robson, 931-221-7008 or email her at robsons@apsu.edu .
APSU Professor Receives NSF Grant to Help Train Dendrochronologists
May 9, 2011
Clarksville, TN – Not a lot of options exist for college students wanting to study dendrochronology – the examination of tree rings to determine environmental variables such as droughts or fires that occurred centuries ago. Austin Peay State University has a Biogeography, Environment and Tree-ring Laboratory (BETR Lab) to conduct this type of research, but it’s in the minority compared to the rest of the nation.
“Most universities in this country don’t have a tree-ring lab,” Dr. Christopher Gentry, BETR lab director and assistant professor of geography at APSU, said. [Read more]
APSU Physics Student Yost Receives Honorable Mention for Famed Goldwater Scholarship
May 7, 2011
Clarksville, TN – In 2008, Mason Yost was a high school student unsure of where he wanted to go to college or what he wanted to study. That summer, the Cleveland, Tennessee, native ended up making a fateful visit to Clarksville to attend the Governor’s School for Computational Physics at Austin Peay State University. That’s where he met faculty members such as Dr. Alex King, chair of the physics department, and Dr. Jaime Taylor, dean of the College of Science and Mathematics.
“My interest in physics really began when I attended Governor’s School,” Yost said. [Read more]
APSU political science professor launches symposium for young women
May 6, 2011
Clarksville, TN – An Austin Peay State University faculty member recently selected for the APSU Summer Faculty Research Fellows Program (SFRP) will conduct the first Young Women’s Leadership Symposium later this month on campus.
Dr. Marsha Lyle-Gonga, assistant professor of political science, will use the stipend awarded from the University’s SRFP to fund the symposium, scheduled for May 16th-17th. The two-day seminar is designed to increase the political efficacy of young women ages 18-24 through leadership development and civic engagement activities. [Read more]
APSU Student Clare Spielman to Attend Prestigious Max Planck Institute this Summer
May 6, 2011
Clarksville, TN – In a large, modern building situated in the northern industrial district of Freiberg, Germany, some of the world’s top scientists are attempting to understand the workings of the immune system, embryonic development and gene regulation.
That building is home to the internationally-renowned Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, and this summer, Austin Peay State University student Clare Spielman will work alongside investigators, conducting groundbreaking research of gene regulation mechanisms. [Read more]
Queen City Road Race results are now available
May 5, 2011
Clarksville, TN – On Saturday, May 1st, thousands gathered at Austin Peay Sate University’s Governors Stadium to participate in the 33rd Annual Queen City Road Race. This event is a Clarksville tradition promoting fitness and fun for all ages and features the 5K Relay, 5K Wheelchair/Hand-cycle, 5K and One Mile Movement.
2011 Queen City Road Race, Clarksville TN.
New Exhibit Teaches APSU Students Nuts and Bolts of Hosting an Art Show
May 5, 2011
Clarksville, TN – For young artists, the grueling hours spent toiling away to create a new, original piece of artwork may actually be the easiest part of their chosen vocation. Getting someone to see and appreciate what they’ve made is the truly difficult task. That’s why Austin Peay State University adjunct art professor Mike Mitchell has added a professional practice component to the introductory sculpture class he now teaches on campus.
The students in that class, for their final project, are required to develop a viable exhibition of their work. That exhibit, “Third Dimension,” will be a unique fusion of art and music, which runs from 11:00am to 12:30pm on May 4th, in the APSU Trahern Building’s Room 104. The show, which is free and open to the public, will feature works by students in Mitchell’s class and a performance by Nashville musician Evan P. Donohue. [Read more]
APSU student awarded full scholarship to Stanford to pursue Ph.D. in statistics
May 4, 2011
Clarksville, TN – Although Casey McKnight was always a mathematics enthusiast, pursuing a career in mathematics was something she would not have dreamed of doing.
The senior at Austin Peay State University, who will graduate May 6th with a bachelor’s degree in math (concentration in statistics) and physics, was encouraged – even convinced – by a professor to consider a major in math after taking Statistics 3250 her freshman year.
“I took it and really hated it at first,” McKnight said, laughing about the hours she spent on stats assignments. “But I had really amazing professors who pushed me along the way. They all helped drive me.” [Read more]
APSU to award new chemical engineering tech degree to 50-plus candidates
May 4, 2011
Clarksville, TN – During Spring Commencement on May 6th, Austin Peay State University will graduate the first class of students to receive the new Associate of Applied Science in chemical engineering technology.
A total of 53 students will receive the degree, launched for the first time in Fall 2009. The degree program is housed in the APSU College of Science and Mathematics, which will send off its candidates at 10:00am, Friday, May 6th. [Read more]
