Austin Peay State University professor contributes to BBC animated special, “The Highway Rat”
February 12, 2018
Clarksville, TN – On Christmas day, when four million Britons saw a talking rat on the telly, they also glimpsed the creative work of an Austin Peay State University professor.
That evening, BBC One broadcast the animated special “The Highway Rat,” based on a popular British children’s book, and Scott Raymond, APSU assistant professor of animation and former DreamWorks animator, contributed about 20 seconds to the movie.
BBC One animated special “The Highway Rat”.
Austin Peay State University gives Shakespeare’s “The Taming of the Shrew” a comic book makeover
February 11, 2018
Clarksville, TN – In the late 1940s, shortly after World War II, American comic books took on the daring subject of love. Jack Kirby, co-creator of Captain America, helped popularize these soap opera-like tales with his comic “Young Romance.”
The brightly colored covers—which would later inspire Roy Lichtenstein’s pop art creations—featured couples embracing or kissing, often with someone crying in the background.
APSU Police Promote Seatbelt Safety
February 10, 2018
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University’s Campus Police Department is partnering with the Tennessee Highway Safety Office (THSO) for its fifth annual Seatbelts Are for Everyone (SAFE) campaign.
This statewide initiative is designed to increase seatbelt and child passenger safety restraint usage through the implementation of occupant-protection programs, public events and checkpoints throughout Tennessee. The SAFE campaign began February 1st, 2018 and concludes August 1st, 2018.
APSU Campus Police team with Tennessee Highway Safety Office for Seatbelts Are for Everyone (SAFE) campaign.
Austin Peay State University student David Worthington exhibits work in APSU’s Beach Gallery
February 9, 2018
Clarksville, TN – “Ends.”—a BFA art exhibition by Austin Peay State University student David Tyler Worthington—will open at 5:00pm on February 26th, 2018 with a reception in the APSU Art + Design Building’s Beach Gallery.
APSU ROTC looking for college sophomores, offering $5,000 bonus
February 9, 2018
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University’s ROTC program is looking for the best and brightest college students in the country, and the U.S. Army is willing to pay a little extra for these qualified soldiers.
Through the Army, Austin Peay’s ROTC program is now offering a $5,000 bonus to college sophomores who complete the program’s cadet basic training and go on to become commissioned officers.
Austin Peay State University ROTC
APSU’s CECA announces Collaborations at 2018 Ovation Awards
February 6, 2018
Clarksville, TN – The 2018 Ovation Awards, presented by the Austin Peay State University Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts (CECA, or “seek-ah”), will take place on Sunday, April 8th, at the George and Sharon Mabry Concert Hall at 2:00pm.
The Awards Ceremony will be presented in a new format this year, with an assortment of collaborative performances by APSU and community ensembles.
Austin Peay State University history honor students present at national conference in New Orleans
February 5, 2018
Clarksville, TN – Anyone passing through the Intercontinental Hotel in New Orleans last month might have paused at all the strange questions drifting out of the hotel’s meeting rooms.
“Are werewolves from Europe or Ancient Arabia?” “How did American soldiers fare during World War I?” “Why did Nashville legalize prostitution in the late 19th century?”
Austin Peay State University students give presentations at Biennial Phi Alpha Theta National History Conference.
APSU Food for Fines project doubles participation for 2017
February 3, 2018
Clarksville, TN – In 2014, the Austin Peay State University Department of Public Safety began a partnership with the University’s Save Our Students (SOS) food bank, creating the Food for Fines program.
The program allows anyone who received an APSU parking ticket the option to provide food to APSU students in need in exchange for a parking ticket being voided.
Austin Peay State University Food Pantry. (Cassidy Graves, APSU)
Austin Peay State University Students spend winter break in Georgia for Alternative Break Trip
February 2, 2018
Clarksville, TN – During the winter break, a group of Austin Peay State University students and a staff member traveled to Flovilla, Georgia, for an Alternative Break Trip.
The group stayed in a cabin on Lake Macintosh in Indian Springs State Park.
APSU Students work with Park Rangers at Indian Springs State Park during Winter Break.
Austin Peay State University student earns National Scholarship
February 1, 2018
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University student Alexis Larkin was recently awarded a national scholarship by the Order of Omega for her leadership, academics and service to the campus and local community.
Larkin is a member of APSU’s Order of Omega Chapter.
APSU student Alexis Larkin
