APSU Degree Compass noted as case study in new e-book
May 14, 2012
Austin Peay State University
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University is featured in a new e-book about how colleges and universities are finding innovative ways to reach more learners effectively and with greater impact.
The e-book, titled “Game Changers: Education and Information Technologies,” includes a case study about Degree Compass, which was launched at APSU by Dr. Tristan Denley, provost and vice president of academic affairs. [Read more]
Concert at Mag’s Coffee Shop
May 13, 2012
Clarksville, TN – The band, Unnamed Servant, decided to stop at Mag’s Coffee Shop on Riverside Drive in Clarksville on Friday night as a last minute concert stop as the band makes it’s way to St. Louis and eventually on to the west coast.
The Owners of Mag’s Coffee Stop were contacted by the band early in the week about being the location for the concert and after a flurry of emails back and forth the date was set. Even with the last minute notice a couple dozen people were on hand to enjoy the performance.
Unnamed Servant
Dunbar Cave State Park’s Annual Crawdad Hootenanny, May 19th
May 12, 2012
Clarksville, TN – Don your boots and join intrepid biologists Wooten & Withers for an aquatic excursion to a natural area best known for its historic cave. Dunbar Cave SNA is home to some of our most clever crayfish–the mudbugs, or burrowers.
Bring boots you don’t mind getting wet and gloves you don’t mind getting dirty. [Read more]
Chi Omega chapter donates painting to APSU in honor of 40 years on campus
May 12, 2012
Austin Peay State University
Clarksville, TN – A new painting will soon hang in Harned Hall, on the Austin Peay State University campus. The artwork – a watercolor of the University’s quadrangle – was recently donated to the school by the artist, Lynne Waters Griffey, in recognition of the 40th anniversary of the Sigma Kappa chapter of the Chi Omega Women’s Fraternity at APSU.
The print will hang with a plaque, acknowledging it as a gift from the chapter to the University.
APSU associate professor of history Dr. Minoa Uffelman presents APSU President Tim Hall with a watercolor painting by local artist Lynne Waters Griffey, in recognition of the 40th anniversary of the Sigma Kappa chapter of the Chi Omega Women’s Fraternity at APSU. (Photo by Beth Liggett/APSU staff).
Movies in the Park to show “Moneyball” May 18th
May 12, 2012
Clarksville, TN – Join Clarksville Parks and Recreation Friday, May 18th, 2012 at Heritage Park Soccer fields for this month’s second Movies in the Park event, featuring the hit movie- “Moneyball”- rated PG-13
Come early to save your spot and check out this year’s new wellness feature, “Move Before the Movies,” presented by Clarksville Parks and Recreation, the YMCA of Clarksville, and the Mayor’s Fitness Council. Participate in the home run derby for your chance to win prizes.
Moneyball, staring Brad Pitt to be shown at the next Movies in the Park.
Hilltop Market’s 3rd Annual BBQ Cook Off started Friday night
May 12, 2012
Clarksville, TN – The smell of BBQ was in the air as hundreds of people gathered at Hilltop Market Friday night for the start of their 3rd Annual BBQ Cook Off. The Back Lot Pickers featuring Donald and Lucian Greene were on hand providing the music. Food was available by Manna Café as well as samples of BBQ.
The BBQ cook off began this morning so make sure to come out and taste some of the best BBQ around.
A barbecue team preparing for today's BBQ Cook Off.
Frazier Allen achieves recognition as Raymond James Financial Services 2012 Rising Star
May 11, 2012
Clarksville, TN – Frazier Allen, Financial Advisor, located at F&M Bank, 50 Franklin Street, was recently named a “Rising Star” in recognition of his personal accomplishments in 2011.
Reserved for those who have been with the firm for at least two full fiscal-year periods, this award recognizes advisors who have achieved exceptional growth in personal production. [Read more]
Eighth Annual Clarksville Writers Conference is June 7th and 8th with Pulitzer Prize Winner Alex S. Jones as Keynote Speaker
May 11, 2012
Clarksville, TN – The Clarksville Arts and Heritage Development Council is pleased to announce the Eighth Annual Clarksville Writers Conference, being held June 7th and 8th, 2012, on the campus of Austin Peay State University.
We are very honored to have as this year’s keynote speaker Alex S. Jones, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, author of Losing the News: The Future of the News that Feeds Democracy, and co-author of The Patriarch: The Rise and Fall of the Bingham Dynasty with Susan E. Tifft.
Jones, who is currently the director of the Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government, will speak at the conference banquet at the Clarksville Country Club on the evening of Thursday, June 7th. [Read more]
Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department issues new requirements for dogs entering Liberty Park’s off-leash Bark Park
May 11, 2012
Clarksville, TN – In an effort to reduce the risk of the spread of possible disease in canines in Montgomery County and to reduce the number of aggressive dog incidents, the City of Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department is requiring that all dogs entering the off-leash bark park at Liberty Park have the following vetting: Rabies vaccination, parvovirus vaccination, distemper vaccination and be spayed or neutered. [Read more]
APSU Languages and Literature Department awards Scholarships to top Students
May 11, 2012
Austin Peay State University
Clarksville, TN – Several Austin Peay State University Department of Languages and Literature students were rewarded for their hard work recently when the department presented them with scholarships totaling more than $7,000 for the coming year.
Every spring, the languages and literature department awards the scholarships generously endowed by community members and alumni. Each scholarship has specific criteria for eligibility, set up by the individual who created the scholarship, and a committee within the department then combs through lists of students who meet those requirements. [Read more]
