Queen City Road Race Road Closures
April 26, 2011
Clarksville, TN – Downtown Clarksville and Austin Peay State University’s campus will be subject to traffic control on race day — May 1st from 12:15pm until approximately 2:30pm for the event.
The following streets on the campus will be affected for the 5K Races: Marion Street, Drane Street, Farris Drive, Robb Avenue, 8th Street, Henry Street and Hannum Street. In downtown, the following streets will be affected: North 2nd Street, Main Street, Public Square, Franklin Street, 1st Street from Franklin to Commerce Street, Commerce Street from 1st to 3rd Streets, 3rd Street to Franklin Street, University Avenue from Franklin Street to College Street, and College Street to 8th Street. [Read more]
APSU student awarded $500 scholarship from Edelweiss Club for 2011-12
April 25, 2011
Clarksville, TN – Andrea Yarbrough, an Austin Peay State University German language major, was awarded a $500.00 scholarship from the Clarksville Edelweiss Club for the 2011-12 academic year.
Jim Nolan, president of the local Edelweiss Club, recently presented Yarbrough with the Clarksville Edelweiss Club Scholarship. The club awards the annual $500.00 scholarship to an APSU student who is majoring or minoring in German.
Jim Nolan (right), president of the local Edelweiss Club, presents Andrea Yarbrough with the Edelweiss Club of Clarksville APSU German Scholarship. Yarbrough is a German language major at Austin Peay State University. (Photo provided by Norbert Puszkar, APSU associate professor of German)
Heritage Bank Awards $26,000 in Scholarships to Area Students
April 22, 2011
Clarksville, TN – Heritage Bank has awarded 52 students at 30 area schools $500.00 scholarships. The scholarships were made possible by the 8 year old Heritage Bank Scholarship Fund. Since founding the fund, the bank has awarded college scholarships totaling $170,000 to 340 students selected from the various communities that Heritage Bank serves. This scholarship fund is one of the largest efforts made to enhance the educational endeavors for students of Western Kentucky and Tennessee.
The 2011 Heritage Bank Scholarship recipients with Heritage Bank President/CEO John Peck (right)
APSU Professor Browder Donates First Image of Laser to the Smithsonian
April 22, 2011
Clarksville, TN – The fate of the original photograph remains somewhat of a mystery. Shortly after that night in 1963, when a young Army photographer named Dewey Browder stood atop Pikes Peak in Colorado and snapped the first picture of light coming from a laser, the National Bureau of Standards sent the image off to the Smithsonian Institute. That’s where the trail goes cold. The picture was never seen again.
Here’s what likely happened – when the photo arrived in Washington, D.C., it was placed in a cardboard box and put in storage because the American History Museum’s Electricity Collection was moving into a newly built facility. The historic picture is probably still in that box, locked away in some enormous warehouse with other forgotten treasures. [Read more]
APSU alumna who now is president at Columbia State to speak at Commencement
April 21, 2011
Clarksville, TN – An Austin Peay State University alumna who has served at the helm of two community colleges in the last 11 years will be the keynote speaker at APSU’s 82nd Spring Commencement.
Dr. Janet F. Smith (’69, ‘71), president of Columbia State Community College, will speak at both commencement events, with the first beginning at 10:00am and the second at 2:00pm, Friday, May 6th. Both ceremonies will be held in the Dunn Center.
Dr. Janet F. Smith
Faculty at APSU receive awards, present papers, gain appointments
April 21, 2011
Clarksville, TN – Several faculty members at Austin Peay State University recently presented at conferences, received awards or represented the University in some way.
Dr. Stuart Bonnington, professor of psychology, recently received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Tennessee Association for Marriage and Family Therapy. [Read more]
APSU’s new course suggestion tool gains national spotlight in higher education
April 20, 2011
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University has gained national attention in the higher education circle with the launch of its new Course Recommendation System, which helps to pair a student with courses that best fit his/her talents and program of study.
The Chronicle of Higher Education, a Washington, D.C.-based weekly publication of news and information for college and university faculty members and administrators, featured APSU’s new tool in its April 10th, 2011 issue. The article is titled “The Netflix Effect: When Software Suggests Students’ Courses.” [Read more]
APSU Art Student Renyi Zhang Presents “Reinterpretations of Still-Life” Exhibit
April 19, 2011
Clarksville, TN – Studio art major and first place winner of this year’s Austin Peay State University Annual Student Art Show, Renyi Zhang (also known as Isabel Forest), is going to present her work in a new exhibit, “Reinterpretations of Still-Life,” which opens with a reception from 7:00pm to 9:00pm on April 25th, in the Trahern Student Gallery.
The show runs through April 29th, and is free and open to the public.
"Reinterpretations of Still-Life" Exhibit
Governors Bass Tournament just weeks away
April 19, 2011
Clarksville, TN – The 17th annual Austin Peay State University Governors Bass Tournament is just one month away.
This year’s edition will be held Saturday, May 14th, at Kentucky Lake, with registration and boat launching from Paris Landing, Tennessee, State Park. Last season’s tourney was postponed from May 8th to May 23rd, due to flood conditions that encased the area. Despite the two-week delay, the tourney still drew 269 boats.
This year, APSU again is hopeful of approaching the 300-boat total—the record of 333 was set in 2009.
The start of last year's APSU Governors Bass Tournament.
APSU Extended Ed offers spring classes
April 19, 2011
Early Registration Discount on Selected Courses
Clarksville, TN – Develop a new skill, explore a new idea, learn a new language, or seek a new career with one of the spring classes from Austin Peay State University’s Center for Extended and Distance Education. Register early and receive a 10 percent discount on selected courses.
Preregistration is required for each course. [Read more]
