Discovery of unexpected heritage turns APSU graduate into budding Holocaust scholar
June 27, 2019
Clarksville, TN – In 2017, the Austin Peay State University (APSU) student Shawn Harding discovered his family had fled Eastern Europe following a violent persecution of that region’s Jewish residents.
In 1905, a nice Catholic family from the Ukraine/Poland border immigrated to the U.S. with very few belongings and one big secret – they weren’t Catholic. More than 110 years later, the family’s great-grandchildren finally learned the truth.
Austin Peay graduate Shawn Harding. (APSU)
Clarksville’s Movies in the Park to show “Aquaman” this Saturday
June 26, 2019
Clarksville, TN – This Saturday, June 29th, 2019, Movies in the Park will feature “Aquaman” at Heritage Park. In it’s 14th season, Movies in the Parks is the City of Clarksville’s free, outdoor movie series.
Pre-show activities, coordinated by the Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department, will begin at 6:30pm and include walking on water with Austin Peay State University’s College of STEM and experiencing breathing underwater with Waterdogs Scuba and Safety.
“Aquaman” playing this Saturday at Movies in the Park.
APSU Clay Target Team wins four team titles, seven individual titles at state championships
June 25, 2019
Clarksville, TN – The Austin Peay State University (APSU) Clay Target Team won four collegiate team state titles last week at the Tennessee Scholastic Clay Target Program championships in Nashville Tennessee.
Team members also claimed seven individual titles. Here are the honors:
Austin Peay State University Clay Target Team (L to R) Makayla Boisseau, coach Marty Moore, Wylie Randall, John Michael Baggett and Hunter Purviance.
APSU to host world premiere of new play by Oscar- and Pulitzer-winning writer John Patrick Shanley
June 24, 2019
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University (APSU) assistant professor of acting and directing Talon Beeson doesn’t like to brag, but he couldn’t help himself during a recent recruiting event in Ohio.
Along with promotional materials about the APSU Department of Theater and Dance, he brought along a simple flyer announcing the department’s 2019-20 season.
John Patrick Shanley
Family creates Dr. Arthur J. Eaves Memorial Diversity Endowed Scholarship to honor late APSU professor
June 21, 2019
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University (APSU) Foundation recently received a gift from Charles Eaves and Elaine Eaves McCormick to create the Dr. Arthur J. Eaves Memorial Diversity Endowed Scholarship in memory of their late brother. The scholarship program is intended to aid a wide variety of APSU students.
Late Austin Peay State University professor Dr. Arthur J. Eaves. (APSU)
NASA launches rocket with APSU’s first-ever space payload
June 20, 2019
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University’s first-ever space payload launched on Thursday, June 20th, 2019 around 4:30am CT.
Austin Peay physics professor Dr. Justin Oelgoetz and two APSU physics students – Zach Hill and Zach Givens – built the predesigned payload during Rocket Week at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.
A NASA Terrier-Improved Orion suborbital sounding rocket launches, carrying Austin Peay State University’s first space-bound payload. (NASA)
APSU students scheduled to send payload to space for first time in school history
June 20, 2019
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University has a payload bound for space. This is a first in APSU’s 92-year history.
Austin Peay State University physics professor Dr. Justin Oelgoetz made the announcement on Facebook Tuesday: “APSU’s first payload bound for space just passed inspection and has been integrated into the rocket’s payload stack.”
Austin Peay State University students Zach Hill, left, and Zach Givens show off some of their work during Rocket Week at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. (APSU)
CMCSS names Jessica Peppard as Principal of Northwest High School
June 19, 2019
Montgomery County, TN – Clarksvile-Montgomery County School System (CMCSS) has announces that Jessica Peppard, who has served as assistant principal at Northwest High School, has been named principal of her alma mater.
Principal of Northwest High School Jessica Peppard
Austin Peay State University graduates to spend summer at renowned art institute
June 19, 2019
Clarksville, TN – Two recent Austin Peay State University (APSU) graduates will step through the doors of a prestigious art institute – the Visual Arts at Chautauqua Institution – in western New York later this week.
Khari Turner is one of two Austin Peay State University art graduates attending the Chautauqua Institution School of Art this summer. (APSU)
Austin Peay, National Guard partner on tuition deferment program
June 18, 2019
Clarksville, TN – On Monday, June 17th, 2019, Austin Peay State University (APSU) and the Tennessee Army National Guard announced they’re partnering on a special tuition deferment program for Guard members.
Lt. Col. John Rigdon, commander for the Recruiting and Retention Battalion of the Tennessee Army National Guard, greets retired Lt. Gen. Ronald Bailey, vice president for External Affairs at Austin Peay State University. (APSU)
