APSU coding camps allow Middle Schoolers to learn how to make their own Websites, Video Games
June 8, 2021
Clarksville, TN – Dozens of area middle schoolers already have taken advantage of this summer’s Google-supported coding camps at Austin Peay State University (APSU).
Austin Peay State University coding camps. (APSU)
APSU professor’s Google grant to help local students struggling with remote learning
February 22, 2021
Clarksville, TN – During the long months of this COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic, Dr. Meagan Mann, Austin Peay State University (APSU) associate professor of chemistry, has noticed a common theme in her social media feeds – parents of school-aged children are frustrated.
Austin Peay State University professor Dr. Meagan Mann. (APSU)
Clarksville-Montgomery County Education Foundation receives Grant from Google Data Center
July 11, 2020
Clarksville, TN – The Clarksville-Montgomery County Education Foundation was recently awarded a one-time $20,000 grant from the Google Data Center Grant Fund to help offset Clarksville-Montgomery County School System needs due to COVID-19 Coronavirus.
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)
APSU summer coding camps expand for middle, high schoolers
February 12, 2020
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University (APSU) is expanding the number of summer coding camps this year that serve students in sixth, seventh and eighth grades to meet a high demand from middle schoolers interested in computer programming. APSU also is expanding its game development camps for high schoolers.
Austin Peay State University Summer Coding Camp group. (APSU)
APSU, Google to lead drone-building workshops in preview of new InnovaTN Games at Riverfest
September 3, 2019
Clarksville, TN – On September 7th, Austin Peay State University (APSU), the City of Clarksville and Google will team up at Clarksville’s annual Riverfest Celebration to host a preview of the InnovaTN Games, a hands-on engineering competition designed to get young people excited about STEM (science, technology, engineering and math).
Google’s InnovaTN Games will include racing drones through obstacle courses at Austin Peay State University. (APSU)
Clarksville Parks and Recreation announces Montgomery Gentry to headline Riverfest
July 4, 2019
Clarksville, TN – Clarksville Parks and Recreation is pleased to announces that Montgomery Gentry will be the headliner for Riverfest 2019. Riverfest, the City of Clarksville’s arts and entertainment festival, is now in its 32nd year.
Montgomery Gentry will perform at 9:15pm Saturday, September 7th on the Miller Lite Stage at McGregor Park. The concert is free and open to the public.
Montgomery Gentry (featuring Eddie Montgomery) to headline Clarksville’s 2019 Riverfest.
APSU sends dolls to stratosphere to celebrate women in STEM
January 31, 2019
Austin Peay State University (APSU)
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University and the APSU College of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) recently celebrated women in STEM by launching a high-altitude balloon carrying two dolls adorned in American Girl NASA space suits.
The dolls reached 93,914 feet at 11:13am January 24th, 2019.
Megan McCracken prepares the doll payload for the launch at Austin Peay State University
APSU Industry Summit inspires local leaders to envision the future
October 4, 2018
Austin Peay State University (APSU)
Clarksville, TN – Frank Tate, executive director of the Clarksville-Montgomery County Industrial Development Board, knows how to brag. If you’re going to make a bold statement, you’d better be able to back it up. On Wednesday morning, during the Alignment of Community and Education Industry Summit, hosted by Austin Peay State University’s College of STEM, he told a packed audience of local business, civic and educational leaders that Clarksville-Montgomery County is the best place in all of Tennessee to live, work, play and thrive. In his words, it’s “ideal.”
Austin Peay State University President Alisa White and Clarksville Mayor Kim McMillan talk before the summit.
APSU to offer Siemens-backed mechatronics bachelor’s degree
September 25, 2018
Austin Peay State University
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University (APSU) is on track to be the second university in North America to award a bachelor’s-level Siemens Mechatronic Systems Certification Program, and the University hopes to launch the program as early as fall 2019.
“It’s a highly coveted program that allows students to be Siemens-certified at three levels,” Matthew Anderson, interim chair of the APSU Department of Engineering Technology, said. “First is a certificate, second is an associate degree, third is a bachelor’s degree.”
Austin Peay State University junior Ushma Patel of Clarksville works with the new $300,000 mechatronics system.
