Austin Peay celebrates 90 years of Residence Life
July 26, 2021
Clarksville, TN – In the fall of 1931, Austin Peay Normal School students eagerly watched construction crews put the finishing touches on an impressive new dormitory.
The Myra McKay Harned Hall, with its “columns and polish marble floors,” would soon become the centerpiece of a young campus crowded with old, deteriorating academic buildings, left over from the defunct schools – Stewart College and Montgomery County Masonic College – that once occupied the Austin Peay grounds.
Harned Hall under construction at Austin Peay Normal School. (APSU)
How an iconic photographer’s images became a part of Austin Peay State University’s Art Collection
July 21, 2021
Clarksville, TN – Shortly after the spring semester ended, The New Gallery Director Michael Dickins and the Austin Peay State University (APSU) inaugural Hazel Smith Summer Research Fellow Katie Boyer began cataloging and preserving pieces in the University’s art collection.
A photo taken by fashion, celebrity, and art photographer Albert Watson was recently found in Austin Peay State University’s art collection. (APSU)
Critically Acclaimed Novelist Joshilyn Jackson to Keynote 16th Annual Clarksville Writers Conference, August 12th and 13th
July 14, 2021
Clarksville, TN – The Clarksville Arts & Heritage Development Council is partnering with the Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts at Austin Peay State University (APSU) and the Tennessee Arts Commission to once again bring acclaimed authors and songwriters to town for the 16th Annual Clarksville Writers Conference.
The event will be held Thursday, August 12th, and Friday, August 13th, 2021 at the Art + Design Building on the campus of Austin Peay State University.
Joshilyn Jackson, 16th Annual Clarksville Writers Conference keynote speaker.
Clarksville’s First Thursday Art Walk to be held July 1st, 2021
June 29, 2021
Clarksville, TN – The warmer weather is the perfect time to get out and experience First Thursday ArtWalk in Downtown Clarksville.
Produced by The Downtown Clarksville Association, First Thursday Art Walk is a free, self-guided tour spanning a 5-block radius that combines visual art, live music, engaging events, and more in the heart of Downtown Clarksville.
Clarksville’s First Thursday Art Walk.
Clarksville Regional Airport obtains Donald Stanton as its first Designated Pilot Examiner
June 22, 2021
Clarksville, TN – The Clarksville Regional Airport is very proud of the multitude of flight schools, flight students, and flight instructors it attracts especially since the airport has obtained its very first Designated Pilot Examiner [DPE], Mr. Donald Stanton.
Mr. Stanton has been a Clarksville resident since 1966 and is currently an adjunct faculty member for Austin Peay State University (APSU) in their aviation sciences department.
Donald Stanton is the first Designated Pilot Examiner for the Clarksville Regional Airport.
First-ever Rock Band Camp coming this summer to APSU’s Community School of the Arts
June 18, 2021
Clarksville, TN – The Austin Peay State University (APSU) Community School of the Arts will host its first-ever Rock Band Camp this summer.
One camp will be on June 28th-July 2nd, 2021, and one will be on July 19th-23rd. The camps will be from 1:00pm-4:00pm at the APSU Music/Mass Communication Building.
Austin Peay State University music education graduate student Tyler Spuzzillo. (APSU)
APSU holds ribbon cutting ceremony for Aviation Science Facility
June 12, 2021
Clarksville, TN – A black Robinson R44 helicopter emblazoned with the Austin Peay State University (APSU) logo swooped low over a cheering crowd at the Clarksville-Montgomery County Regional Airport on Friday morning, June 11th, 2021.
Austin Peay State University ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Aviation Science Facility. (APSU)
APSU’s Governor’s School brings high schoolers from across state to campus
June 10, 2021
Clarksville, TN – The Governor’s School for Computational Physics returned for the 13th straight year to Austin Peay State University (APSU) this week, but this year brought something new – a sense of normalcy.
Austin Peay State University’s Governor’s School. (APSU)
APSU coding camps allow Middle Schoolers to learn how to make their own Websites, Video Games
June 8, 2021
Clarksville, TN – Dozens of area middle schoolers already have taken advantage of this summer’s Google-supported coding camps at Austin Peay State University (APSU).
Austin Peay State University coding camps. (APSU)
APSU’s “What If” Comprehensive Campaign significantly impacted by Gifts from Joe Maynard, Cathi Maynard
June 7, 2021
Clarksville, TN – Joe and Cathi Maynard have made a transformational commitment to give $2 million over the course of 10 years to establish the Joe and Cathi Maynard Family Fund of Excellence at Austin Peay State University (APSU).
Joe Maynard and Cathi Maynard
