Two Austin Peay State University students earn prestigious Goldwater Scholarships
April 3, 2012
Clarksville, TN – Harvard University had a couple of students receive prestigious Barry M. Goldwater Scholarships this year. So did MIT and Princeton. Another school on that list to have an unprecedented two students receive scholarships was Austin Peay State University, with physics majors Drew Kerr and Mason Yost.
“The Goldwater Scholarship is for rising juniors and seniors, and it’s very competitive and prestigious,” Dr. Matthew Kenney, APSU political science associate professor and the University’s Goldwater Scholarship representative, said. “It carries with it a $7,500 scholarship.”
APSU physics students Drew Kerr (left) and Mason Yost are recipients of the prestigious Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship this year. (Photo by Beth Liggett/APSU).
The Jason Marsalis Vibes Quartet closed out the 51st Mid-South Jazz Festival
April 3, 2012
Clarksville, TN – The 51st Mid-South Jazz Festival closed out on Saturday with a concert by the Jason Marsalis Vibes Quartet in the Music/Mass Communication Building Concert Hall on Austin Peay State University. The concert was put on by the Clarksville Community Concert Association (CCCA) and the APSU Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts; and sponsored by The Leaf Chronicle, and the Clarksville Arts and Heritage Development Council.
The Mid-South Jazz Festival is a three-day musical event in the APSU Music/Mass Communication Building Concert Hall that was founded in 1961 as a way of bringing jazz musicians to Clarksville to work with APSU students. It has since morphed in the last 26 years, under David Steinquest’s leadership, into one of the region’s most successful, professional jazz experiences. Luminaries such as the Joel Frahm Quartet, pianist Fred Hersch and even Jason Marsalis’ older brother Delfeayo have visited the University over the years as part of the festival.
The Jason Marsalis Vibes Quartet
Clarksville Police Deputy Chief Frankie Gray Graduates from the FBI National Academy
April 2, 2012
Clarksville, TN – Clarksville Police Deputy Chief Frankie Gray graduated from the 248th Session of prestigious FBI National Academy on March 19th, 2012, after 10 weeks of intensive academic and physical training.
Only three percent of law enforcement, worldwide, is selected to attend the FBI National Academy.
Clarksville Police Deputy Chief Gray with FBI Director Robert Mueller III.
Austin Peay State University Provost Lecture Series to showcase design work
April 2, 2012
Clarksville, TN – An Austin Peay State University art professor will present recent design work created through a sustainable, responsible production practice as part of APSU’s next Provost Lecture Series.
Mark DeYoung, assistant professor of art, will present at 3:00pm, Thursday, April 5th in the Morgan University Center, Room 303. The event is free and open to the public.
His discussion will revolve around the idea that by extending designer involvement through the production of the designed work, the period of creative potential is extended. [Read more]
Clarksville Parks and Recreation Report for April 1st, 2012
April 1, 2012
Clarksville, TN – The weekly Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department Recreation Report provides Clarksvillians with a glimpse at the activities and events that are available from the Parks and Recreation Department for them to enjoy together as a family.
This weeks highlights include:
- Practices for Hershey’s Track and Field Competition to Begin
- Archery is back!
- Stroller Time
- 2012 Spring Eggstravaganza!
- Education Fair
- Story Tellers
Austin Peay State University retiring professor James Diehr to be honored at April 5th Salon Event
April 1, 2012
Clarksville, TN – Here’s how artist and Austin Peay State University professor James Diehr described his new retrospective exhibit, “memories unwound,” coming to the Downtown Artist Coop:
“It’s a grand opening/going out of business deal.”
The “grand opening” refers to some new works he’s including in the exhibit. The “going out of business” phrasing hints at Diehr’s upcoming retirement after 42 years of teaching – 30 of those years as a professor, art department chair and first dean of the College of Arts and Letters at APSU.
APSU Professor James Diehr to be honored at April 5th Salon Event
Austin Peay State University administrator Dr. Brian Johnson named American Council on Education Fellow
March 31, 2012
Clarksville, TN – An Austin Peay State University academic administrator has been named an American Council on Education (ACE) Fellow for the 2012-13 academic year.
Dr. Brian Johnson, assistant provost/assistant vice president of academic affairs at APSU, is one of 57 Fellows selected this year. He will spend the next academic year working with a college or university president and other senior officers at a host institution during periodic visits. While doing so, Johnson will focus on an issue of concern to APSU.
APSU administrator Dr. Brian Johnson named an American Council on Education (ACE) Fellow for the 2012-13 academic year.
Congressman Phil Roe guest speaker at Austin Peay State University
March 31, 2012
Clarksville, TN – The Austin Peay State University Department of Political Science and the Pi Sigma Alpha political science honor society announce that Congressman Phil Roe will speak April 13th in the Morgan University Center Iris Room.
His discussion will begin at noon and focus on issues concerning higher education as well as social issues such as housing, poverty, employment and the economy. [Read more]
Austin Peay State University to host reading by Award Winning Poet Marilyn Kallet April 2nd
March 31, 2012
Clarksville, TN – A few years ago, an interviewer asked the acclaimed poet and translator Marilyn Kallet where she found inspiration. Her answer hinted at the stunningly complex and expansive nature of her work.
“Anywhere and everywhere,” she said of her inspiration. “I’ve written lots of love poems and poems about family history, but also about race and history, about the Holocaust and my family.” [Read more]
Austin Peay State University students inducted into nontraditional Student Honor Society
March 30, 2012
Clarksville, TN – Alpha Delta Psi, the Austin Peay State University chapter of Alpha Sigma Lambda National Honor Society for nontraditional students, held its annual induction ceremony on March 24th.
The main goal of Alpha Sigma Lambda is to recognize the special achievements of adults who accomplish academic excellence while facing competing interests of home and work.
The Alpha Sigma Lambda nontraditional honor society at Austin Peay State University inducted several students into its chapter March 24th. (Contributed photo)
