{"id":27673,"date":"2019-08-23T11:49:40","date_gmt":"2019-08-23T16:49:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/?p=27673"},"modified":"2019-08-23T11:49:40","modified_gmt":"2019-08-23T16:49:40","slug":"apsu-volunteers-help-new-govs-into-new-homes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/2019\/08\/23\/apsu-volunteers-help-new-govs-into-new-homes\/","title":{"rendered":"APSU Volunteers help new Govs into new homes"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"AustinClarksville, TN<\/strong> – On Thursday, August 22nd, 2019, the cars wrapped around Austin Peay State University’s Castle Heights, and as an intermittent rain dampened the air, families fell out of their cars all at once. They grabbed boxes and appliances from trunks and lugged them into the building.<\/p>\n

\"Freshmen<\/a>

Freshmen move in day at Austin Peay State University. (APSU)<\/p><\/div>\n

<\/p>\n

It is Freshman Move-in Day at APSU. Parents and their children beamed with pride and poured with emotion.<\/p>\n

The warm, sticky air made the work more laborious, but people smiled as they moved their sons and daughters into their new homes. And they smiled, thankfully, as teams of volunteers chipped in to help.<\/p>\n

Austin Peay\u2019s best \u2013 including athletes, fraternities, sororities and campus ministries \u2013 volunteered to welcome the new Govs to campus and to make the move-in as smooth as possible. The ministries included Chi Alpha, Baptist Collegiate Ministry and Every Nation Campus.<\/p>\n

\"Freshmen<\/a>

Freshmen move in day at Austin Peay State University. (APSU)<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cI got involved with Every Nation Campus ministry, became a student leader, and now I\u2019m helping give back,\u201d Aaron Rooks of Every Nation Campus ministry said. \u201cToday has been great, it\u2019s been awesome helping students.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re going to invite them out to what we have going on this week,\u201d he said. \u201cJust looking forward to what\u2019s going to happen this semester and being able to connect with different students from different backgrounds, maybe from different states and different countries.\u201d<\/p>\n

[320left]More than 1,000 freshmen moved into their new rooms on Thursday.<\/p>\n

Devin Watts, another member of Every Nation Campus, added: \u201cI felt like this was an opportunity to connect and give back in a way, to make people feel more connected to not only the University but also to what the ministry has to offer as far as good people, real people and just a positive influence overall.\u201d<\/p>\n

While letting go can be hard for parents \u2013 and sometimes their children \u2013 they can rest easy knowing their students are being welcomed by a university that takes pride in making a home away from home.<\/p>\n

APEX Weekend is coming<\/h3>\n

And don’t forget, APEX Weekend continues through Sunday. It’s loaded with events to introduce new Govs (and remind old Govs) to the Austin Peay Experience. APEX includes the Freshman Service Project, the Monocle Madness Carnival, both on Saturday, Aug. 24, and the Gov Run color run on Sunday, Aug. 25. For highlights about APEX Weekend, visit www.apsu.edu\/news\/august-2019-apsuthisweek1.php<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Classes start Monday, August 26th.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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