APSU’s ESL Institute announces semester registration

Language should not be a barrier for those needing to communicate in English as a second language.

Those needing to improve their English language skills are encouraged to register for the Fall 2010 semester at the English as Second Language (ESL) Institute at Austin Peay State University. Registration for the fall semester is from August 9th–25th.

The ESL (ESL) Institute at APSU offers a diversified and intensive program of study in English designed for international students seeking undergraduate admission to APSU or another university. In addition, students from the Clarksville area community who wish to improve their English language skills in order to improve their workplace skills or further their professional careers regularly participate in the program. The ESL program’s intensive English courses are offered through the Center for Extended and Distance Education and are not taken for credit.

Class size is small in order to provide students with more personalized attention and opportunities to improve their learning skills. ESL Institute instructors have taught English in the U.S. and abroad, and all have strong backgrounds in education and extensive experience in teaching English to non-English speakers. Students also have access to University computer labs as well as state-of-the-art SmartBoard technology used by trained instructors in the classroom.

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Architectural Heritage Bus Tour Kicks Off 2010 Clarksville Writer’s Conference

Where can you overhear a discussion of the war in ’62 and learn that it’s not Viet Nam being discussed but the War Between the States? Where can you find out a ghost may be lurking right down town in Clarksville? Where can you see tobacco leaves highlighted in the stained glass windows of an exquisite historic church?

The answer to all these questions is the Architectural Heritage Tour that is the first episode in the Sixth Annual Clarksville Writers’ Conference.

Here’s what you missed if you weren’t on the tour conducted by Josh Wright. He co-chaired with Micki Daugherty this year’s tour. Architect Wright gave a brief overview of each location to be visited during a presentation at the Riverview Inn where the group of 30 writers and history buffs met at 9:00am on Wednesday. [Read more]

APSU School of Nursing receives AT&T Foundation grant

With the help of a $10,000 Communication Foundation Grant from AT&T, the School of Nursing at Austin Peay State University will develop an intervention program for upper-level nursing students pursuing their bachelor’s degrees.

Lanie Johnson, regional director of external affairs at AT&T, presented the grant during a reception held July 21st at APSU.

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APSU TECTA presents $5,000 grant to library for early childhood

To ensure that early childhood educators have professional resources available, the Tennessee Early Childhood Training Alliance (TECTA) at Austin Peay State University has awarded $5,000 to the Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library to purchase additional materials for the early childhood community.

TECTA presented the grant to the library July 20th.

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New CD by APSU’s Gateway Chamber Ensemble Lauded by National Music Magazine

Classical music aficionados were surprised last month when they picked up the latest issue of Fanfare Magazine and read that a chamber ensemble out of Clarksville had recorded the definitive version of Mozart’s “Wind Serenade in B flat” and Richard Strauss’s “Wind Serenade in E flat.” Music critic Jerry Dubins even said the recordings by this previously unknown group ranked above the performances by prominent ensembles from New York, London and around the world.

The Gateway Chamber Ensemble, which consists of Austin Peay State University faculty members and professional musicians from around the region, released its first CD, “Wind Serenades,” in March, and critics with Fanfare Magazine, one of the genre’s pre-eminent publications, immediately took note of the recording’s high quality.

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USGA Golf Rules Class now scheduled for August 7th at APSU

The United States Golf Association rules class, postponed earlier this month at Austin Peay State University, has been rescheduled for 8:30am-10:30am, Saturday August 7th, in the Dunn Center.

The class is for “any golf lover who wants to learn or brush up on the USGA rules of golf,” said Sara Robson, APSU’s golf coach.

Cost for the event will be $10.00 per person, $25.00 per family of three or more. Registration deadline is 5:00pm, August 6th .

For more information or to register for the class, telephone Robson at 931-221-7008 or email robsons@apsu.edu.

3rd Annual Austin Peay Women’s Football Clinic

Ladies are you ready for some football!

The 3rd Annual Austin Peay Women’s Football Clinic is being held this Saturday, July 24th from 9:00am – 2:30pm.

The clinic features informative presentations by the coaching staff as well as an entertaining hands on demonstration of some fun football drills.

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APSU students, alumnus develop APSU iPhone app

iPhone app launch hoped for in the Fall

Christensen, in fact, after learning he would be working on the development of an APSU app, purchased an iPhone. “I bought one solely for this purpose,” he said.

Development of APSU’s iPhone app began last fall – at a Governors football game. Dr. Tristan Denley, provost and vice president of academic affairs at APSU, approached Dr. Bruce Myers, professor of computer science and information technology, about the idea.

“He said, ‘Do you have any students who could do this?’” Myers said. “ I told him I was not an iPhone person, but that I was sure we could find someone.”

Denley wanted to make sure, though, that student involvement was a key element in the project. [Read more]

24th Annual Governors Golf Classic set for August 27th-28th

The 24th Annual Governors Golf Classic is set for Friday-Saturday, August 27th-28th, at Swan Lake Golf Course.

For a third straight year, the annual tournament will occur on succeeding days instead of the same day, with shotgun starts for each round.

Sponsored by the Governors Club, the four-person scramble will be limited to 60 teams, 30 per shotgun starts at noon, Friday, Aug. 27th, and 8:00am Saturday, Aug. 28th.

For a fourth straight year, men and women’s divisions also have been established. Cost is $400.00 per team, or $100.00 per person. Proceeds from the tournament will benefit Austin Peay State University Athletics. [Read more]

The Commedia Robin Hood

Austin Peay State University’s Theatre Organization for Youth by Students (T.O.Y.S.) production of The Commedia Robin Hood By Lane Riosley at the Custom House Museum on July 10th..

In this story, you are taken along for a fast paced ride with the merry troupe Columbine, Arlequin, Punchin, and Rosetta, along with a donkey as they tackle, tumble, trick and trip their way through the tale of Robin Hood with a fantastic abandon.

Come ready to enjoy an action-packed hour of clowning featuring puppets, stilts, singing, patter verse and mock combat in this unforgettable adaptation.

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