Former Gov. Haslam, U.S. Rep. Green and State Rep. Hodges to deliver Austin Peay State University Commencement Addresses this May
April 18, 2019
Austin Peay State University (APSU)
Clarksville, TN – This May, three prominent Tennessee public servants will visit Austin Peay State University (APSU) to serve as commencement speakers for the University’s three commencement ceremonies.
Former Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam, U.S. Representative Mark Green and State Representative Jason Hodges will be on campus May 3th and 4th, 2019 as Austin Peay State University, the state’s fastest-growing public University, expands its graduation celebration to two days.
Austin Peay State University led research team names new crayfish species for 101st Airborne Division
March 6, 2019
Austin Peay State University (APSU)
Clarksville, TN – The stream beds on the Tennessee side of Fort Campbell harbor a rare treasure, a rusty-brown crayfish with white-tipped claws that exists nowhere else in the world. Former Austin Peay State University (APSU) graduate student Erin Bloom led the research that identified the crayfish as a new species.
APSU Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts Announces 2019 Ovation Award winners
March 5, 2019
Austin Peay State University (APSU)
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University President Alisa White and the APSU Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts (CECA, or “seek-ah”) invite the entire community to the 2019 Ovation Awards, a family-friendly celebration of the arts.
Clarksville-Montgomery County Education Foundation hosted Second Annual Red Carpet Teacher of the Year Awards
February 24, 2019
Clarksville-Montgomery County Education Foundation
Montgomery County, TN – The Clarksville-Montgomery County Education Foundation hosted its Second Annual Red Carpet Teacher of the Year Awards, sponsored by James Corlew Chevrolet. Other event sponsors included Elliott’s Jewelers and County Commissioner Charles Keene.
Austin Peay CECA sponsors arts experiences, including a trip to see ‘Charlotte’s Web,’ for local schoolchildren
February 6, 2019
Austin Peay State University (APSU)
Clarksville, TN – Anticipation rippled through the Barkers Mill Elementary third, fourth and fifth graders as they witnessed Fern pondering what to name her piglet.
Some students giggled and leaned toward each other’s ears, whispering. Other students shifted forward in their seats at the Roxy Regional Theatre and whispered – a bit more loudly – at the stage.
Clarksville-Montgomery County Education Foundation Awards Nearly $16,000 in Great Idea Grants to CMCSS Educators
January 24, 2019
Clarksville-Montgomery County Education Foundation
Clarksville, TN – For the past 9 years, the Clarksville-Montgomery County Education Foundation has offered Clarksville-Montgomery County School System (CMCSS) educators the opportunity to compete for funds that support innovation in their classrooms and special educational projects in a non-traditional way.
Meet the APSU art student who created a moving cardboard chair
December 21, 2018
Austin Peay State University (APSU)
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University (APSU) art student Jeremy Vega utters the phrase often: “I kinda went a bit overboard.”
He used a version of the phrase to describe a robot he built entirely with cardboard: “I kind of went over.”
5th Annual Northeast High School Band Craft Fair set for December 8th
December 4, 2018
Northeast High School Band
Clarksville, TN – Come out this Saturday, December 8th, 2018 for the 5th Annual Northeast High School Band Craft Fair.
It will be held at the high school gymnasium. Doors will open at 9:00am and will go on until 3:00pm.
The NEHS Band has lots of vendors and crafter very anxious to show you all of their great products. Come on out and get your Christmas shopping finished with very unique and handmade items.
Visit Clarksville announces 2018 Toyota East vs. West All-Star Classic to be played in Clarksville
November 25, 2018
Visit Clarksville
Clarksville, TN – The 2018 Toyota East West All-Star Classic will be held in Clarksville, Tennessee at Austin Peay State University’s Fortera Stadium on Friday, December 7th, 2018 for the second year.
The All-Star Classic is organized by the Tennessee Athletic Coaches Association (TACA) and is made up of the state’s top 88 senior football players who are selected from more than 400 nominations.
APSU, local teacher team up to offer free coding classes for young students
September 12, 2018
Austin Peay State University
Clarksville, TN – When Bridget Cloud first offered free junior computer coding classes at Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library, she had one class and a few young students. But the number of students – and of classes – grew quickly.
“The interest for the little kids, it just kept going and going and going,” she said.