Navy Master Chief Mamudu Cole to speak at APSU Military and Veteran Recognition Ceremony December 12th
December 6, 2018
Austin Peay State University (APSU)
Clarksville, TN – Force Master Chief Mamudu K. Cole, the highest-ranking noncommissioned officer in the U.S. Navy Education and Training Command and Austin Peay State University alumnus, will be the guest speaker at Austin Peay’s Winter 2018 Military and Veteran Recognition Ceremony next week.
The ceremony, set for 5:30pm on Wednesday, December 12th, 2018 in the Morgan University Center Ballroom, honors Austin Peay’s graduating students who are veterans, reservists or active-duty military personnel.
Navy Master Chief Mamudu Cole to speak at the Austin Peay State University Winter 2018 Military and Veteran Recognition Ceremony.
AHDC to honor three Clarksvillians for their work in advancing arts, heritage in our community
November 13, 2018
Clarksville-Montgomery County Arts and Heritage Development Council
Clarksville, TN – Three Clarksvillians will be honored this Tuesday, November 13th, 2018 by the Clarksville-Montgomery County Arts and Heritage Development Council for their achievements in art and in preserving our heritage.
Ceramicists Ken and Melody Shipley will receive the Lifetime Achievement in Art award, and Dr. Minoa Uffelman, Austin Peay State University history professor, will receive the Lifetime Achievement in Heritage award.
The awards ceremony will begin at 5:00pm at Emerald Hill on the Austin Peay campus.
(L) Ken and Melody Shipley and (R) Dr. Minoa Uffelman to be honored Tuesday be the Clarksville-Montgomery County Arts and Heritage Development Council.
Jump start the spring semester with APSU’s winter term
November 10, 2018
Austin Peay State University (APSU)
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University (APSU) says the holiday season is approaching, which means college students from across Tennessee will soon return home to visit family and connect with old friends.
Snow shrouds the Austin Peay State University campus last winter.
Camille Engel Paintings of State Symbols on View at Customs House Museum
November 6, 2018
Customs House Museum and Cultural Center
Clarksville, TN – Box turtle, firefly, iris, and the tomato. These are a few of the muses in contemporary realist Camille Engel’s exhibition of Tennessee symbols now on view in the Crouch Gallery of the Customs House Museum.
Camille Engel – Smallmouth Bass Oil Painting
APSU online computer science program ranked nationally
November 3, 2018
Austin Peay State University (APSU)
Clarksville, TN – The Austin Peay State University (APSU) Department of Computer Science and Information Technology recently landed in the top 25 of a national ranking of online computer science programs.
Austin Peay State University Maynard Mathematics and Computer Science Building.
Clarksville’s Customs House Museum November 2018 Exhibits and Activities
October 29, 2018
Clarksville’s Customs House Museum
Clarksville, TN – The Customs House Museum and Cultural Center is located in historic downtown Clarksville, Tennessee. Come explore an entire city block featuring large gallery spaces filled with fine art, science and history.
Some of the events in September at the Museum are: Max Garner: Personal View, Holiday from the Collection, Christmas Town, John Baeder: The Scenic Route, Camille Engel: Her Home Tennessee and Second Saturday Free Admission Day.
Christmas Town
National Geographic picks APSU professor Chris Gentry as state’s geography steward
October 28, 2018
Austin Peay State University (APSU)
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University (APSU) professor Dr. Chris Gentry doesn’t know why his grandmother had the globe, the atlases or the subscription to National Geographic.
“I had no idea where some of the stuff came from,” he said. “But when I was a kid, we’d go to her house, and I would sit and spin the globe, put out my finger, stop it someplace and go, ‘What’s up with Greenland?’”
Austin Peay State University professor Dr. Chris Gentry
APSU honoring famed campus statue during November 1st celebration
October 17, 2018
Austin Peay State University (APSU)
Clarksville, TN – In 1986, communities across the state honored Tennessee’s cultural heritage during then-Governor Lamar Alexander’s yearlong Homecoming ’86 celebration.
In Clarksville, officials at Austin Peay State University participated in the event by commissioning Dr. James Diehr, professor of ceramics and sculpture, to produce a piece for the University’s front lawn.
The Gateway, James Diehr’s sculpture, reveals the Austin Peay State University campus’ Browning Building on a foggy morning.
Clarksville Civil War Roundtable to hold next meeting on October 17th, 2018
October 14, 2018
Clarksville Civil War Roundtable
Clarksville, TN – The next meeting of the Clarksville Civil War Roundtable will be on Wednesday, October 17th, 2018 as we continue our fourteenth year!
The meeting is held at the Bone and Joint Center, 980 Professional Park Drive, right across the street from Tennova Healthcare. This is just off Dunlop Lane and Holiday Drive and only a few minutes east of Governor’s Square mall.
Clarksville Civil War Roundtable’s next program will be held Wednesday, October 17th.
Clarksville Parks and Recreation announces Saturday is Downtown Market’s final day of the season
October 9, 2018
Clarksville Parks and Recreation
Clarksville, TN – Clarksville Parks and Recreation’s Clarksville Downtown Market has been a success since its opening in 2009, so much so that it was voted the number one farmer’s market in Tennessee through America’s Farmland Trust, nine years in a row.
Don’t miss your chance to visit the Clarksville Downtown Market on its final day of the season from 8:00am to 1:00pm, Saturday, October 13th on Public Square.
Shop the fall produce and seasonal decor from more than 70 vendors and enjoy musical performances by Red River Breeze and Emma Feldman.
Be sure to stock up on fall produce, seasonal decor, at the Clarksville Downtown Market’s final day of the season.
