APSU iPhone app now available on iTunes
August 27, 2010
Austin Peay State University launched its own iPhone app August 25th. The app is available as a free download through the iTunes Store, operated by Apple – the manufacturer of the iPhone, iPad and other Mac computer products.
The APSU iPhone app has eight features for users:
- A blog by APSU President Tim Hall.
- Google map of the main campus.
- APSU news.
- Sports news.
- Event calendar.
- Faculty and staff directory.
- Course catalog.
- My Schedule, allowing students to see their class meetings.
Two APSU students and an alumnus created the University’s iPhone app. [Read more]
Two Acclaimed Poets to Read at APSU September 23rd
August 26, 2010
Poetry, like music, is meant to be heard. The cadence of the spoken words has the ability to quiet the mind, illuminating a depth of feeling for the attuned listener.
At 4:00pm on September 23rd, area residents will get to experience the transcending powers of two of the country’s formidable poets – Kazim Ali and Brett Ralph – during a public reading of their work in room 303 of the Morgan University Center. A book signing will follow.
Ali is the author of two books of poetry, “The Far Mosque” and “The Fortieth Day.” He was the winner of the Alice James Books’ New England/New York Award, and his poetry has been featured in national journals such as Best American Poetry 2007, American Poetry Review, Boston Review and Barrow Street.
Kazim Ali
APSU History Club Named Best Chapter of the Year for a Second Time
August 26, 2010
Shortly after APSU’s Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society won “Best Chapter” in the nation last year, the University hosted an unrelated celebration marking its record enrollment of 10,188 students. For the history professors and students standing in the Morgan University Center Plaza that day, the event was bittersweet.
“I knew it was good for the University, but I knew it would be harder for us to win best chapter again,” Dr. Minoa Uffelman, assistant professor of history and club adviser, said.
The National PAT is split into different divisions, representing different sized schools. Last year, APSU won “Best Chapter of 2009” for Division III, which accounted for schools with 10,000 students or less. The new enrollment numbers put the chapter in a different division against larger universities. [Read more]
The 24th Annual Governors Golf Classic is this weekend
August 23, 2010
Sponsored by the Governors Club, the four-person men and women’s scramble will be limited to 60 teams, 30 per shotgun starts at noon, Friday, and 8:00am, Saturday, at Swan Lake Golf Course.
For a fourth straight year, men and women’s divisions are established. Cost is $400.00 per team, or $100.00 per person. Proceeds from the tournament will benefit Austin Peay State University Athletics. [Read more]
Lady Govs volleyball to participate in Run for the Fallen
August 20, 2010
Austin Peay State University’s volleyball team will be among the thousands nationwide participating in the third Run for the Fallen, Saturday, at Waholi Pavilion at Fort Campbell.
The event began in 2008 when a small team of runners ran across the United States to raise awareness about the lives of those service members who fought, keep the spirit of those who fell in action alive and to support organizations that help wounded veterans and the families of those killed. Last year, more than 5,000 participants in 35 states and four countries ran a combined total of more than 31,000 miles. [Read more]
APSU alumnus attending top international business graduate school
August 19, 2010
With international business increasingly emerging as a field of academic study, an Austin Peay State University alumnus has taken his interest in the discipline to an advanced level at a top global school.
David Jaime (pronounced Da-veed Hi-may) is attending the Thunderbird School of Global Management on a full scholarship. He graduated in December 2008 from APSU with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree.
“Thunderbird is number one in international business management,” Jaime said. “To attend a school with such a diverse student body and international focus has been a great learning experience.” [Read more]
APSU faculty, staff lauded for their efforts
August 19, 2010
Several faculty and staff members at Austin Peay State University demonstrated noteworthy accomplishments recently.
Three APSU leaders were tapped for the 2010-11 Leadership Clarksville program: Dr. Dixie Dennis, associate provost of Grants and Sponsored Programs and dean of the College of Graduate Studies; Lee Hall, first lady of APSU; and Bill Persinger, executive director of Public Relations and Marketing. [Read more]
G.I. Jobs magazine names APSU ‘Military Friendly School’
August 17, 2010
Austin Peay State University has been named by G.I. Jobs magazine as Military Friendly School for 2011.
The honor ranks APSU in the top 15 percent of all colleges, universities and trade schools nationwide, according to a letter from the magazine’s publisher, Rich McCormack.
Military Friendly Schools were chosen based on a postsecondary institution’s policies, efforts and results used to recruit and retain military and veteran students, the letter noted. For instance, in early 2010, APSU President Tim Hall launched the Military Education Task Force to help foster a greater understanding of the needs in training and curriculum for military science and leadership programs. [Read more]
Forest Service Taps APSU Center of Excellence for Field Biology to Study Bat Population at LBL
August 15, 2010
On a muggy summer night, while cicadas and crickets screeched in the woods at the Land Between The Lakes Recreational Area, a couple of Austin Peay State University graduate students attached a small microphone to the top of a van. Once it was set, they drove slowly through the wooded natural area, collecting sounds they couldn’t hear with the naked ear.
“The microphone records bat calls – high frequency sounds we don’t hear generally,” graduate student Seth McCormick said. “It records and makes a document of it, so we’re able to see the pattern of each bat call. That way we can determine what species of bats are present.”
McCormick and APSU grad student Morgan Kurz have made names for themselves within the scientific community in recent years because of their in-depth bat research. Their expertise led the U.S. Forest Service to contract with the APSU Center of Excellence in Field Biology this summer to monitor bat species in the 300-plus acre natural area. [Read more]
Community School of the Arts to offer new semester of classes
August 15, 2010
New classes begin August 30th.
For 20 years, the Community School of the Arts at Austin Peay State University has provided music, art and dance lessons for children and adults throughout Clarksville, and another semester of classes is set to begin on August 30th.
THe CSA, which serves approximately 350 students of all ages and skill levels, was founded in 1990 with the goal of promoting and increasing awareness of the arts throughout the surrounding area. That goal is achieved by offering the community an array of high-quality classes taught by experienced teachers. [Read more]
