APSU Professor and Students Author Paper on Groundbreaking Biofuel Research
February 14, 2011
Clarksville, TN – As the demand for biodiesel fuel increases across the globe – it is predicted to reach 12 billion liters this year – a previously unforeseen complication has arisen in the production process.
Glycerol, a colorless, odorless liquid, is generated as a byproduct of biodiesel production, and the sheer quantity that is created affects the economic viability of this industry. What should producers do with those billions of unneeded liters of glycerol? [Read more]
Annual GuitarFest Brings International Players to APSU
February 14, 2011
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University will once again hold its annual GuitarFest, February 28th-March 3rd, bringing an exciting line-up of international guitar virtuosi to the campus. The performance line-up this year includes Croatian guitarist Ana Vidovic, Chilean guitarist Carlos Perez and the Douglas James-Pasquale Rucco guitar duo.
Vidovic, already a widely travelled international performer, recording artist and recipient of multiple international awards, will perform a program of classics by Bach, Tarrega, Albeniz, Lauro, Barrios and Castelnuovo-Tedseco at 7.30pm on Monday, February 28th in the Music/Mass Communication Building Concert Hall. Tickets for this performance, which is co-sponsored by the Clarksville Concert Artists Association and APSU’s Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts, may be purchased online at www.clarksvillemusic.org or by calling the APSU Music Office at 931-221-7818. [Read more]
Veterans Get Academic Help Prior to Enrolling in School
February 11, 2011
Clarksville, TN – Troops throughout the U. S. are returning from deployment. Many of them hope to use the Post-911 GI Bill or Vocational Rehabilitation to pursue college or technical school training. While they apply for benefits, most reflect that it has been quite some time since they were in school.
Filing for benefits is one challenge, but by far the biggest ordeal —hitting the books—lies ahead.
Veteran Darrell Chambers sums up his feelings this way: “You may have known the skills, but time caused you to forget. You need somewhere you can go to get help.” [Read more]
APSU to hold weather spotter training session next week
February 10, 2011
Clarksville, TN – The National Weather Service will conduct storm spotter training next week at Austin Peay State University.
The class will be held from 4:00pm-6:00pm, Wednesday, February 16th in the Morgan University Center, Room 308. Reservations are needed by February 15th.
The session will focus on how to recognize adverse weather conditions such as tornadoes and thunderstorms. More information can be found at www.stormready.noaa.gov .
For more information, contact Lt. Carl Little or Sgt. Elizabeth Genthner with APSU Police by e-mail at littlec@apsu.edu or genthnerg@apsu.edu or by telephone at 931-221-7786.
Singer Williams to Share Gospel Music for APSU Winter Salon Series
February 8, 2011
Clarksville, TN – The Austin Peay State University Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts will present its February Winter Salon featuring singer Velma Jo Williams, at 6:00pm on February 17th in the campus’ Clement Auditorium.
Williams is a national speaker, licensed minister and recording artist who was born and raised in Louisville, KY. For more than 18 years, she has been involved in the Clarksville community, where she is a member and elder of Faith Outreach Church. [Read more]
Author, social justice advocate to speak at APSU
February 8, 2011
Clarksville, TN – Acclaimed author and social justice advocate Tim Wise will be at Austin Peay State University next week to discuss race relations and privilege.
Wise will present “Race Relations and White Privilege: Does It Still Affect You?” from 7:00pm-9:00pm, Thursday, February 10th in Clement Auditorium. The event is free and open to the public.
His talk is sponsored by the African American Cultural Center and Student Life and Leadership in conjunction with Black History Month.
For more information about Wise’s visit, go to www.apsu.edu/aacc or www.apsu.edu/sll or call 931-221-6276.
APSU Extended Ed offers Spring Classes
February 8, 2011
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]
APSU Assistant VP of academic affairs chosen as TBR Maxine Smith Fellow
February 7, 2011
Clarksville, TN – After being nominated by the top two administrators at Austin Peay State University, the assistant vice president of academic affairs at APSU has been selected by the Tennessee Board of Regents as a Maxine Smith Fellow.
Dr. Brian Johnson will split his work duties between APSU and the Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC) in Nashville, where he will work under the mentorship of Dr. Richard Rhoda, executive director of the THEC. Johnson, whose project will focus on the Complete College Tennessee Act, was nominated by APSU President Tim Hall and Dr. Tristan Denley, provost and vice president of academic affairs. [Read more]
Provost Lecture Series at APSU to explore stage fright
February 6, 2011
Clarksville, TN – The next Provost Lecture Series at Austin Peay State University will explore performance anxiety/stage fright as a nemesis in the lives of some professors and students.
Dr. Thomas King, professor of music, will present “Weak Knees? Sweaty Palms? The Anxiety Doctor Can Help” from 3:00pm-4:30pm, February 10th in the Morgan University Center, Room 303. The event is free and open to the public.
In 1988, King joined the APSU Department of Music as assistant professor in voice and opera. He has degrees from the University of Kansas, Indiana University and University of Mississippi, as well as a performer’s certificate in opera from the Mozarteum Music Conservatory in Salzburg, Austria. [Read more]
APSU Philosophy Department honors student who has audited courses for 20-plus years
February 5, 2011
Clarksville, TN – Mildred Frensley may be the true definition of a “lifelong learner.”
In 1988, she decided to take the Critical Reasoning and Logic course at Austin Peay State University.
“I didn’t want to stagnate,” she said. “I wanted to learn something else.”
More than 20 years later, Frensley has audited almost every philosophy course offered in the APSU Department of History and Philosophy – some even more than once.
Mildred Frensley stands with her husband John in the office of Dr. Bert Randall, professor of philosophy at Austin Peay State University. She has audited almost every philosophy course in the APSU Department of History and Philosophy, and professors in the department recently awarded her an honorary Doctor of Metaphysics. (Photo by Melony Shemberger, APSU Public Relations and Marketing)
