Gateway Chamber Orchestra to take part in The Big Payback
April 26, 2020
Clarksville, TN – Gateway Chamber Orchestra is once again participating in The Big Payback, a 24-hour, online giving event created to help Middle Tennessee nonprofits raise funds vital to continuing their work and directly improving the community around them. This is the fourth year that Gateway Chamber Orchestra is taking part in the event.
The Big Payback, Tennessee’s 7th Annual Giving Day, Encourages Middle Tennesseans to Give Local and Support Nonprofits During 24-Hour Campaign.
Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department to hold Virtual 5K
April 24, 2020
Clarksville, TN – Whether you’re already active, looking to get off the couch, or just want to stay indoors, this newest Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department event is for you.
Beginning at 5:00pm on April 24th, 2020, registration will open for the first-ever Clarksville Parks and Recreation Virtual 5k. The event is designed to allow participants to choose between three varying distances. Participants can complete their run anywhere and anytime between April 24th, 2020 and May 24th, 2020.
Runners are encouraged to use Liberty Park or the Clarksville Greenway, as mile markers will be placed at those parks within the next week.
Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department Virtual 5K. Event allows participants to run in any location.
Thrive Creative Group Wins Best Bank Website Award
April 23, 2020
Clarksville, TN – Thrive Creative Group, LLC has won the Best Bank Website for Legends Bank in the 2020 Internet Advertising Competition. The IAC Awards are the first and only industry-based advertising award competition.
Judging is based on the entered creative using seven criteria; design, ease of use, copywriting, interactivity, use of technology, innovation, and content.
Team members in Thrive conference room.
APSU’s Art + Design announces awards for 52nd annual juried student exhibition
April 23, 2020
Clarksville, TN – The 52nd Annual Juried Student Exhibition, the Austin Peay State University (APSU) Department of Art + Design’s annual professionally juried exhibition, opened virtually on April 6th and runs through April 30th.
Austin Peay State University Department of Art + Design announces awards for 52nd annual juried student exhibition. (APSU)
APSU’s Small Business Development Center hosts COVID-19 Webinar
April 22, 2020
Clarksville, TN – Last week, the Tennessee Small Business Development Center (TSBDC), housed within the Austin Peay State University (APSU) College of Business, hosted a public COVID-19 Coronavirus webinar.
Clarksville ReStore creates Online Store
April 21, 2020
Sales from the online store support Habitat for Humanity’s affordable housing program
Clarksville, TN – Habitat for Humanity of Montgomery County, Tennessee (HFHMCTN) has launched an online retail store (shopclarksvillerestore.org) to sell donated items, focusing on home goods, furniture, and building supplies.
The Clarksville ReStore is a critical revenue source for the Clarksville-based housing ministry. Since closing in March due to COVID-19 Coronavirus, Habitat developed the online platform to fund its home building programs for low-income families in Clarksville-Montgomery County.
Volunteers Mary Jocelyn and Luke Dahlen help stage donated items for the Clarksville ReStore’s new online platform. The ReStore serves as the main revenue source for Habitat for Humanity of Montgomery County. Customers can now visit shopclarksvillerestore.org to shop for items sold at the nonprofit retailer.
APSU Human Resources supporting families during COVID-19 pandemic
April 21, 2020
Clarksville, TN – For many Americans, the recent COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic has turned every weekday into “Bring Your Child to Work Day.” Zoom business meetings are regularly interrupted by off-screen laughs or screams for a missing toy, and laptop keyboards have become sticky with spilled juice and doughnut icing.
Austin Peay State University executive director and chief human resources officer Sheraine Gilliam-Holmes and her daughter, Alana. (APSU)
This Week at APSU: Austin Peay State University will hold Virtual Career Fair for Students during Coronavirus Crisis
April 20, 2020
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University (APSU) will host its first-ever virtual career fair for students whose job hunt has been slowed by the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic.
Austin Peay State University to host Virtual Career Fair for Students on April 22nd. (APSU)
APSU, telehealth provides new creativity for counseling sessions
April 20, 2020
Clarksville, TN – In the months before face-to-face interactions became taboo, something to dread the world over, Sara Beth Geoghegan at Austin Peay State University (APSU) often sat within six feet of her clients, listening compassionately to their fears and stresses.
Austin Peay State University Mental Health Counseling intern Sara Beth Geoghegan. (APSU)
Austin Peay State University professor Jiang Li strives for Student Success, even using Zoom in a Closet at his House
April 18, 2020
Clarksville, TN – When Austin Peay State University (APSU) moved spring classes online in response to the COVID-19 Coronavirus crisis, Dr. Jiang Li not only had to move three classes online, he had to move his office into a closet at his house.
Austin Peay State University professor Dr. Jiang Li works in one of the closets at his house. (APSU)
