APSU economics professor named Harvard Kennedy School research fellow
September 27, 2020
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University (APSU) assistant Professor of Economics Elif E. Demiral Saglam just entered her first semester, but already has made advancements within her career scope – most recently becoming a research fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School for the upcoming academic year.
Austin Peay State University Assistant Professor of Economics Dr. Elif Demiral Saglam. (APSU)
APSU receives Best Overall Organization Award for outstanding environmental stewardship
September 26, 2020
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University (APSU) was recently awarded the Best Overall Organization Award for a large organization by the Clarksville-Montgomery County Green Certification Program, and the University is now in the program’s Platinum Level.
Austin Peay State University Campus. (APSU)
APSU single-parent students to get assists through new scholarship from Fortera Foundation
September 25, 2020
Clarksville, TN – Fortera Credit Union’s recently established Fortera Foundation has made a generous donation to create and endow the Fortera Foundation Bridge Scholarship at Austin Peay State University (APSU).
Miss Austin Peay 2021 receives highest honor for young Americans
September 24, 2020
Clarksville, TN – Noelle Thompson, Miss Austin Peay 2021, will receive a Congressional Award Gold Medal on Saturday, September 26th, 2020, at the Austin Peay State University (APSU) Morgan Student University Center Ballroom for spending more than 1,800 hours serving the community through the Break Through 4 a Buddy program.
Miss Austin Peay 2021 Noelle Thompson. (APSU)
Clarksville Downtown Market voted “#1 Market in America”
September 24, 2020
Clarksville tops 1,200 markets that competed in online vote
Clarksville, TN – The best place to live in America now has the “#1 Market in America.”
The Clarksville Downtown Market presented by CDE Lightband was crowned the overall “People’s Choice” winner and earned the $1,000 first prize after months of voting in the American Farmland Trust’s 12th Annual Farmers Market Celebration. Chartered in 1980, the American Farmland Trust focuses on protecting farmland, promoting sound farming practices, and keeping farmers on the land.
The Clarksville Downtown Market, coordinated by the Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department, began in 2010 and has grown in popularity each year.
Vendors, patrons and Clarksville Parks and Recreation have combined to make the Clarksville Downtown Market the ‘#1 Market in America.’
APSU partners with Fort Campbell in northern long-eared bat, white-nose syndrome study
September 24, 2020
Clarksville, TN – The Austin Peay State University (APSU) Department of Biology is partnering with Fort Campbell, Kentucky, in an Intergovernmental Support Agreement (IGSA) to survey the base for endangered bat species.
In the partnership, Fort Campbell provides funding for Dr. Catherine Haase, an assistant biology professor, three of her graduate students and their equipment.
Austin Peay State University team: Sarah Zirkle, from the left, Sarah Krueger, Trevor Walker and Dr. Catherine Haase have been researching bats at Fort Campbell since July. (APSU)
APSU graduate programs set record enrollment for Fall 2020
September 24, 2020
Clarksville, TN – For the third year in a row, the Austin Peay State University (APSU) College of Graduate Studies has set an enrollment record, with more than 1,180 students signing up this fall for master- and doctoral-level classes.
Austin Peay State University Dean of the College of Graduate Studies Dr. Chad Brooks. (APSU)
Clarksville Parks and Recreation’s 2020 BBQ Bash set for October 3rd
September 23, 2020
Clarksville, TN – The Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department will hold its annual BBQ Bash from 10:00am to 3:00pm Saturday, October 3rd, 2020 at Liberty Park. The event is sponsored by TriStar Beverage of Clarksville, Queener Law, and Bojangles.
The public is invited to watch area teams compete to prepare the best tasting barbecue. Admission for the public is free, and guests can expect live music, artisan vendors and a cornhole tournament. Beer and barbecue will be available for purchase, and 100 percent of beer proceeds will go to Big Brothers Big Sisters.
Clarksville Parks and Recreation’s annual BBQ Bash brings music, vendors and more to Liberty Park
Clarksville Parks and Recreation begins planning 2020 Christmas Parade
September 23, 2020
Clarksville, TN – Clarksville Parks and Recreation has begun planning for the 2020 Clarksville Christmas Parade, scheduled for Saturday, December 5th, 2020 in Downtown Clarksville. The public is being asked to decide on critical pieces of the event.
Each year, the parade, hosted by the City of Clarksville and Montgomery County, has a central theme that guides the decoration of vehicles and costumes of participants. This year’s theme will be decided by the public through online voting. Options include gingerbread houses, Polar Express, songs of Christmas and snow globes.
Frontline organizations to be 2020 Christmas Parade’s Grand Marshals
Austin Peay State University receives Photo Collection donation from Silverstein Gallery in New York City
September 23, 2020
Clarksville, TN – An impromptu New York City visit and a heartfelt thank you note helped to spark a recent donation of 16 Frank Paulin photographs to the Austin Peay State University (APSU) Art Collection from the renowned Bruce Silverstein Gallery.
One of Austin Peay State University’s new Paulin photos, titled “Carousel, New Orleans,” taken in 1952. (APSU)
