Local Girl Scout troop supports Austin Peay State University campus food pantry
April 19, 2017
Clarksville, TN – On April 10th, 2017, Girl Scout Troop 2604 donated 70 boxes of Girl Scout Cookies to the Austin Peay State University Save Our Students (SOS) Campus Food Pantry.
Belina Sengmanyvog, AmeriCorps VISTA, accepts a donation from Girl Scout Troop 2604 members Alaina Chandler, Jasmine Palmer and Jaylen Palmer.
Austin Peay appoints Dr. Prentice Chandler new dean of Martha Dickerson Eriksson College of Education
April 16, 2017
Clarksville, TN – Effective July 1st, 2017, Dr. Prentice T. Chandler has been appointed as the new dean of Austin Peay State University’s Martha Dickerson Eriksson College of Education.
Dr. Chandler comes from the University of Cincinnati, where he served as associate director of teacher education and leadership, as well as an associate professor in its School of Education.
Dr. Prentice T. Chandler
APSU Distance Education, Office of Informational Technology host Ed Tech Day on April 25th
April 12, 2017
Clarksville, TN – On Tuesday, April 25th, Austin Peay State University Distance Education and the Office of Information Technology will host Ed Tech Day, providing faculty, students, staff and the community with an opportunity to explore and engage with emerging technology currently implemented on the University campus, as well as potential new technology on the horizon.
Austin Peay State University’s Morgan University Center. (APSU)
Austin Peay Department of Art and Design to host 2017 U.S. Bank Open Exhibition April 20th-22nd
April 11, 2017
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University’s Department of Art and Design will host the 2017 US Bank Open Exhibition April 20th-22nd, during Clarksville’s Rivers and Spires Festival.
The Open Exhibition is an opportunity for artists living in and around Montgomery County to exhibit their work, sell their work and to help raise money for APSU art scholarships.
Jenkins and Wynne auto dealership property on College Street purchased by Austin Peay State University.
APSU professor Dr. Gregg Steinberg to speak on the different ways to lead
April 11, 2017
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University professor Gregg Steinberg is offering a seminar titled, “You don’t need a title to be a leader.”
The seminar will be held from 10:30am-11:30am on Tuesday, April 18th, 2017 in the Morgan University Center, room 305, on the APSU campus.
Austin Peay State University Morgan University Center
APSU welcomes CECA Tennessee Artist Fellow Alicia Henry for artist talk
April 9, 2017
Clarksville, TN – The APSU Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts (CECA) and the Austin Peay State University Department of Art and Design are pleased to announce Alicia Henry, the 2016-17 recipient of the CECA Tennessee Artist Fellowship, will present a public lecture of her work at 6:00pm on Thursday, April 13th in the Morgan University Center, room 303 on the University campus.
Alicia Henry will present a public lecture of her work at 6:00pm on Thursday, April 13th at APSU.
Austin Peay State University Choral Activities holding “The Big Sing” on April 11th
April 7, 2017
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University choral activities celebrates the grand finale of the choral season with the biggest collection of vocal talent to date in the fourth annual “The Big Sing.”
On April 11th at 5:30pm, upwards of 170 singers from APSU, Mt. Juliet High School and Station Camp High School will join together at the George and Sharon Mabry Concert Hall on the University campus in a free performance of a wide range of vocal compositions.
APSU Chamber Singers and University Choir, Mt. Juliet High School and Station Camp High School will come together Tuesday, April 11th for the fourth annual “The Big Sing” at Austin Peay.
7th annual Joint Conference on Juvenile Justice to be held at APSU on April 8th
April 6, 2017
Clarksville, TN – On Saturday, April 8th, 2017, the Montgomery County Disproportionate Minority Contact (DMC) Task Force, the Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth, the MerryInGOD Foundation and Austin Peay State University will present the 7th Annual Joint Conference on Juvenile Justice.
Austin Peay State University’s Morgan University Center. (APSU)
APSU Latin/geology student headed to Europe for Roman site excavation
April 4, 2017
Clarksville, TN – On a sweltering afternoon in Tallil, Iraq, a U.S. Army soldier named Elizabeth Wilcox paused on her way to the gym to examine what looked like seashells on the desert floor.
Centuries ago, the Euphrates River had flowed through the area, surrounding a nearby stone structure some scholars believe was the Tower of Babel, but that channel of the river had long since turned to dust.
APSU student Elizabeth Wilcox. (Cassidy Graves, APSU)
Montgomery County Population Estimated at 195,734
April 3, 2017
Clarksville, TN – U.S. Census Bureau estimates released last week show Montgomery County’s population at 195,734 as of July 1st, 2016. The increase from July 1st, 2015 to July 1st, 2016 means the county gained 2,440 new residents, or almost seven persons per day.
Since 2010, Montgomery County’s growth rate of 13.6%, or 23,372 new residents, is among the top counties in the state. Population estimates for the city of Clarksville have not yet been released.
Downtown Clarksville. (David Smith)
