This Week at Austin Peay State University: Polar Plunge at Foy Pool to raise money for Special Olympics
February 17, 2020
Clarksville, TN – Join hundreds of brave souls from 10:00am-noon on Saturday, February 22nd, 2020 at the Austin Peay State University (APSU) Foy Fitness and Recreation Center pool and support Special Olympics Tennessee athletes by taking a chilly dip.
Austin Peay State University School of Nursing students, faculty celebrate civility
January 29, 2020
Clarksville, TN – About 300 students in the Austin Peay State University (APSU) School of Nursing gathered on a recent January morning at Clement Auditorium to recommit to a practice that lies at the heart of the profession: civility.
This Week at APSU: Govs Football hopes to follow up on its rout of Jacksonville State
October 8, 2019
Clarksville, TN – The Austin Peay State University (APSU) football team hopes to protect the Fort again following their September 28th rout of conference rival (and then No. 11-ranked) Jacksonville State and the subsequent bye week. The Govs host Southeast Missouri at 2:00pm Saturday, October 12th.
Wounded veteran and Dancing with the Stars winner Martinez to speak at Austin Peay State University’s 2018 Unity Celebration
March 10, 2018
Clarksville, TN – In 2003, during the opening months of the Iraq War, a young Fort Campbell soldier drove his Humvee over a hidden antitank mine. The resulting explosion covered more than a third of his body and face in burns. Many wondered if he would survive his injuries.
Award-winning photographer to give free talk at APSU on June 16th
June 10, 2016
Clarksville, TN – On Thursday, June 16th, at 7:00pm, award-winning photographer Tyler Stableford will discuss multimedia and still photography at Austin Peay State University’s Clement Auditorium.
The presentation, which is free and open to the public, is part of the University Photographers’ Association of America’s 2016 Annual Technical Symposium, hosted this year by APSU’s Office of Public Relations and Marketing from June 13th-17th.
APSU hosting V-Day events this February and March
February 9, 2016
Clarksville, TN – At 7:00pm on February 23rd and 24th, V-Day Austin Peay State University will present a two-night benefit reading of Eve Ensler’s award winning play “The Vagina Monologues,” at APSU’s Clement Auditorium. Tickets are $5.00 and may be purchased at the door.
V-Day, a global activist movement to end violence against women and girls, raises money and awareness through benefit productions of Ensler’s play and other artistic works.
APSU Philosophy Club presents November 4th debate on the existence of God
October 29, 2015
Clarksville, TN – The Austin Peay State University Philosophy Club, in partnership with Students for Secular Humanist, will present a debate on the presence of a higher power in society titled, “Does God Exist: A Debate Between Dr. John Ferrer and Mr. Matt Dillahunty.”
The event, which is free and open to the public, will be held Wednesday, November 4th at 7:00pm in the Clement Auditorium on the University campus. [Read more]
US Air Force Band of Mid-America’s Concert Band to perform at Austin Peay State University
October 1, 2015
Clarksville, TN – The USAF Band of Mid-America’s Concert Band will present a free concert at Clement Auditorium on the campus of Austin Peay State University on October 18th at 1:30pm. This concert is general admission and seating is available on a first come, first served basis.
Presented in partnership with APSU, this is a family-friendly, all ages event.
APSU hosting screening of sexual assault documentary on September 24th
September 23, 2015
Clarksville, TN – At 6:00pm on Thursday, September 24th, Austin Peay State University will host a screening and panel discussion on the documentary “The Hunting Ground” in the Clement Auditorium.
The film, which premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival, examines sexual assaults on college campuses and how college administrators ignored or failed to appropriately respond to these serious allegations.
Host of ABC’s “What Would You Do” to speak at Austin Peay State University on March 4th
February 27, 2015
Clarksville, TN – Jackie Quaid, a notorious jewelry thief, showed up in a Springfield, Missouri, pawn shop last summer, looking to unload a few rings and necklaces. Minutes before she arrived, a law enforcement officer had stopped by the store to show customers her picture on a wanted poster.
When the blond crook stepped into the shop that afternoon, several people did a double take.