APSU’s 2010 Homecoming themed ‘Peay Paradise,’ October 4th-9th
September 30, 2010
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University will celebrate Homecoming 2010 with the theme, “Peay Paradise,” from October 4th-9th. Homecoming 2010 includes events for all ages, and most of the events are open to the public.
The following is the full schedule, which also can be accessed at www.apsu.edu/homecoming.
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APSU schedules social event, Fall Fling II, October 1st
September 27, 2010
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University will welcome the autumn season with the popular social event, Fall Fling.
Fall Fling II, scheduled for Friday, October 1st at the Clarksville Country Club, is a casual alternative to the formal and popular Candlelight Ball held annually in March.
“Fall Fling is not a fundraiser but a ‘friend’ raiser with fun as our major objective,” said Nikki Loos Peterson, coordinator in the APSU Office of Alumni Relations. “We think it will be a really great way to close out summer and welcome the fall.”
In organizing the event, the planning committee wanted to provide an event that would appeal to people of all ages and ethnic backgrounds. [Read more]
September Chamber of Commerce Events
August 29, 2010
The Clarksville Area Chamber of Commerce announces upcoming events during the month of September.
From 5:00pm to 6:30pm, Thursday, September 2nd, Clarksville Young Professionals will be holding a Meet and Greet at the newly reopened Hooters at 750 N. Riverside Drive. It will be a great opportunity to meet the new Chairman and learn about other networking events planned for the next year. For more information about Clarksville Young Professionals, you can visit them online at www.clarksvilleyps.com.
The Chamber’s Business After Hours will be held on Thursday, September 16th from 5:00pm to 7:00pm. The event will be hosted by Legends Bank, 2120 Wilma Rudolph Blvd. This event is offered at no cost. [Read more]
Alice Randall to Keynote Sixth Annual Clarksville Writers Conference
May 20, 2010
The Clarksville Arts & Heritage Development Council is pleased to announce the Sixth Annual Clarksville Writers Conference, being held July 28th – 31st, 2010, on the campus of Austin Peay State University.
This year’s conference opens with a new two-day tour centered around Clarksville’s rich architectural heritage. Participants will tour structures which tell stories of a community that began in the late 1700’s as a river city, weathered the Civil War, and later became a world center for the dark-fired tobacco trade.
We are very honored to have as this year’s keynote speaker ALICE RANDALL, award-winning songwriter and author of Rebel Yell, Pushkin and the Queen of Spades, and The Wind Done Gone, the New York Times bestselling parody of Margaret Mitchell’s Gone With The Wind. Randall, a Harvard graduate and current Writer-In-Residence at Vanderbilt University, will speak at the conference banquet at the Clarksville Country Club on the evening of Friday, July 30th. [Read more]
APSU alumnus Charles Hand receives 2010 Regents Award of Excellence in Philanthropy
May 15, 2010
Charles Hand was presented the 2010 Regents Award of Excellence in Philanthropy during Austin Peay State University’s annual Tower Club Dinner, held Friday, April 30. Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR) Chancellor Charles Manning presented Hand the award.
APSU President Tim Hall, who nominated Hand for the award, said, “Hand’s financial support of the university expands over a long period of time. His lifetime giving is almost one million dollars and includes significant support of APSU athletics, with a special emphasis on our baseball program since the baseball park is named in his father’s memory, Raymond C. Hand. Austin Peay’s Beatrice Hand Village, a relatively new housing complex, is named in memory of his mother.” [Read more]
2009 Writers Conference Banquet – Part 4
August 8, 2009
Keynote Banquet with the Authors
FRIDAY, JULY 24, 2009
The banquet was held at the Clarksville Country Club featuring keynote speaker John Egerton. Eleven authors signed their books and were available to meet you at our “Meet the Authors” reception from 5:30pm to 6:20pm. Dinner was at 6:20pm. This was a social event with your favorite authors in a beautiful setting with fine food.
A video used to be embedded here but the service that it was hosted on has shut down.2009 Writers Conference Banquet – Part 3
August 8, 2009
Keynote Banquet with the Authors
FRIDAY, JULY 24, 2009
The banquet was held at the Clarksville Country Club featuring keynote speaker John Egerton. Eleven authors signed their books and were available to meet you at our “Meet the Authors” reception from 5:30pm to 6:20pm. Dinner was at 6:20pm. This was a social event with your favorite authors in a beautiful setting with fine food.
A video used to be embedded here but the service that it was hosted on has shut down.2009 Writers Conference Banquet – Part 2
August 8, 2009
Keynote Banquet with the Authors
FRIDAY, JULY 24, 2009
The banquet was held at the Clarksville Country Club featuring keynote speaker John Egerton. Eleven authors signed their books and were available to meet you at our “Meet the Authors” reception from 5:30pm to 6:20pm. Dinner was at 6:20pm. This was a social event with your favorite authors in a beautiful setting with fine food.
A video used to be embedded here but the service that it was hosted on has shut down.2009 Writers Conference Banquet – Part 1
August 8, 2009
Keynote Banquet with the Authors
FRIDAY, JULY 24, 2009
The banquet was held at the Clarksville Country Club featuring keynote speaker John Egerton. Eleven authors signed their books and were available to meet you at our “Meet the Authors” reception from 5:30pm to 6:20pm. Dinner was at 6:20pm. This was a social event with your favorite authors in a beautiful setting with fine food.
A video used to be embedded here but the service that it was hosted on has shut down.
