APSU schedules social event, Fall Fling II, October 1st
September 27, 2010
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University will welcome the autumn season with the popular social event, Fall Fling.
Fall Fling II, scheduled for Friday, October 1st at the Clarksville Country Club, is a casual alternative to the formal and popular Candlelight Ball held annually in March.
“Fall Fling is not a fundraiser but a ‘friend’ raiser with fun as our major objective,” said Nikki Loos Peterson, coordinator in the APSU Office of Alumni Relations. “We think it will be a really great way to close out summer and welcome the fall.”
In organizing the event, the planning committee wanted to provide an event that would appeal to people of all ages and ethnic backgrounds. [Read more]
Award-winning Ying Quartet Brings Music to Clarksville
September 25, 2010
Clarksville, TN – In the early 1990s, four highly trained classical musicians moved to a small farming town in Iowa and set up shop as the community’s resident quartet. The Ying Quartet, as the group was known, received a National Endowment for the Arts grant for the groundbreaking experiment of integrating music and creative activities into the everyday life of the town of Jesup.
Residents heard the group perform haunting and powerful classical works at schools, churches, banks and inside their own homes. They viewed the arts differently after those two years, and the experiment went on to become a model for future NEA projects.
Ying Quartet
New Play at APSU Fuses Greek Tragedy with Gang Life
September 24, 2010
Clarksville, TN – The life of Stanley Tookie Williams, a founder of the notorious street gang the Crips, was filled with moments of such sorrow and attempts at redemption that it could have been a Greek tragedy.
At least, that’s what playwright Gaye Jeffers thought when she fused Williams’ story with Sophocles play “Philoctetes,” to create a new work, “Philo.” The play has its world premiere at 7:30pm, September 29th, in the Trahern Theater on the Austin Peay State University campus. It will run through October 3rd. [Read more]
APSU to hold physical education program for home-schooled children
September 24, 2010
Clarksville, TN – Beginning in October, Austin Peay State University Department of Health and Human Performance will offer a six-week physical education program for home-schooled children.
Children ages 4-14 are invited to attend physical education classes taught by APSU students seeking health and physical education licensure. Children are divided into four age groups allowing four concurrent teaching stations.
Classes will be held from 1:00pm-1:45pm, Wednesdays, October 6th, 13th, 22nd and 27th and November 3rd and 10th. [Read more]
APSU freshman wins recent state pageant
September 24, 2010
Clarksville, TN – A freshman at Austin Peay State University recently was crowned Miss Tennessee Teen in the National American Miss Pageant, held September 3rd-5th in Franklin.
Sarah Gross competed with approximately 50 young women in the teen division. She had a community involvement portion worth 10 percent; personal interviews, 30 percent; personal introduction, 30 percent; and formal wear, 30 percent. [Read more]
APSU professor to discuss project with farmers in Haiti
September 21, 2010
Clarksville, TN – An Austin Peay State University professor will discuss a project he began in Haiti last summer with funding from the University.
Dr. Matthew Kenney, interim director of APSU’s President’s Emerging Leaders Program and associate professor of political science, will present discuss “A New Mocha Model: Coffee and Cocoa as a Path to Development in Haiti” from 3:00pm-4:00pm, Thursday, September 23rd in the Honors Commons building (formerly Memorial Health/Red Barn).
The event is free and open to the public. Coffee, donated by Mag’s Coffee on Riverside Drive, and chocolate will be served. [Read more]
APSU alumnus, actor to speak September 23rd as part of Honors Program Lecture Series
September 20, 2010
Clarksville, TN – As part of Austin Peay State University’s Honors Program Lecture Series, actor and producer David Alford will speak at 6:00pm, Thursday, September 23rd in the new Honors Commons on the main campus.
The event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served.
A native of Adams and alumnus of APSU, Alford studied at the Juilliard School for Drama in New York City. He founded the Mockingbird Theatre in Nashville in 1994 and served as its acting director until 2004. [Read more]
Austin Peay State University cuts the ribbon on the Hemlock Semiconductor Building
September 17, 2010
Austin Peay State University held a ribbon cutting for its new Chemical Engineering Technology Facility yesterday. The facility which has been designated the Hemlock Semiconductor Building will train Austin Peay Students to fill the skilled labor needs for the new Polysilicon plant being built in North Clarksville. The ribbon cutting was attended by area dignitaries along with HSC officials, and was open to the general public.
President Tim Hall and Hemlock Semiconductor CEO Rick Doornbros cut the ribbon while surrounded by area dignitaries along with other HSC officials (APSU)
Three APSU faculty recognized for their efforts
September 16, 2010
Three faculty members at Austin Peay State University have recent noteworthy accomplishments.
Dr. Jack Deibert, professor of geosciences, has been appointed by Governor Phil Bredesen to serve on the state’s Solid Waste Disposal Control Board of the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation. The primary function of the Solid Waste Disposal Control Board is to hear appeals of department actions in enforcement and permitting, and to promulgate regulations in hazardous waste, solid waste and Superfund. [Read more]
APSU to have 1st Run@Work Day September 17th for faculty/staff
September 14, 2010
A total of 85 faculty and staff members at Austin Peay State University will put on their walking and running shoes later this week to take part in the University’s first Run@Work Day.
The inaugural Run@Work Day at APSU, sponsored by University Recreation, will be from noon-12:30pm, Friday, September 17th outside the Foy Fitness and Recreation Center. The event is open to faculty and staff at APSU.
The local event coincides with the National Run@Work Day, held the third Friday of every September and sponsored by the Road Runners Club of America. The event, which started nationally five years ago, encourages people to incorporate at least 30 minutes of walking or running into their daily lives. [Read more]
