{"id":28213,"date":"2019-11-29T05:30:27","date_gmt":"2019-11-29T11:30:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/?p=28213"},"modified":"2019-11-28T18:47:18","modified_gmt":"2019-11-29T00:47:18","slug":"apsu-students-recreate-campus-buildings-out-of-graham-crackers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/2019\/11\/29\/apsu-students-recreate-campus-buildings-out-of-graham-crackers\/","title":{"rendered":"APSU students recreate campus buildings out of graham crackers"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"AustinClarksville, TN<\/strong> – On November 20th, 2019, the Austin Peay State University (APSU) Woodward Library hosted its inaugural Graham Cracker Challenge, funded by a Student Academic Success Initiative (SASI) grant. APSU students submitted nine graham cracker structures modeling a building \u2014 past or present \u2014 on Austin Peay State University\u2019s campus.<\/p>\n

\"Austin<\/a>

Austin Peay State University Woodward Library hosted its inaugural Graham Cracker Challenge. (APSU)<\/p><\/div>\n

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Judges for the event included Dr. John Blake, professor of engineering technology; Dr. John Nicholson, associate professor of computer science and information technology; and Dr. Dixie Webb, professor of art history.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll entries were delightful and enjoyable to study,\u201d Webb said. \u201cEach judge had a favorite, but we were able to agree on the final decision.\u201d<\/p>\n

The prize categories included the judge\u2019s selection of First Place, Second Place and Third Place, while a popular vote determined the People\u2019s Choice winner. The SASI grant allowed for the purchase of Barnes & Noble gift cards for the winners, and Starbucks gift cards for honorable mention recipients.<\/p>\n

Entries were displayed on the main floor of the Woodward Library, and more than 200 visitors came through to cast their votes.<\/p>\n

\"Austin<\/a>

Austin Peay State University Maynard Building. (APSU)<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cI was impressed by the creativity and artistic ability of the participants,\u201d Joe Weber, director of library services, said. \u201cThe attention to detail was outstanding, and you could actually see which buildings the models were based on, without looking at the title cards.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gina Garber, coordinator of digital services, wrote the grant for the event.<\/p>\n

\u201cAustin Peay State University\u2019s campus has over 100 years of architectural history, and we thought bringing together that history with a fun, holiday-themed event in the library would be a great way to engage with our students with a SASI grant,\u201d Garber said.<\/p>\n

[320left]\u201cThe SASI grants were created to engage students and faculty outside of the classroom. The SASI grants are valuable! I believe they contribute to keeping students at Austin Peay by giving them an opportunity to create memories and learn more about their majors and future careers. Most importantly, SASI connects our students with our excellent faculty,\u201d stated Garber.<\/p>\n

The grant also allowed each entry to receive a \u201cbuilding kit\u201d with graham crackers, royal icing, marshmallows and a variety of candy to help them construct and decorate their building.<\/p>\n

First Prize and People\u2019s Choice went to Eden Jeffers, Kylie Birdwell and Olivia Hershey for their recreation of the Browning building. Hershey said their entry took about 12 hours to build.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe actual construction began Monday evening when we worked for about four hours planning the general design and building the base,\u201d Hershey said. \u201cThen on Tuesday we worked from about 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. finishing the construction and decorating.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hershey, Jeffers and Birdwell all found the roof to be the most challenging part.<\/p>\n

\u201cCutting the graham crackers to size and figuring out their placement was difficult enough, but when the time came to actually add icing, there was a bit of a challenge to keep everything in place,\u201d Hershey said. \u201cWe had gravity working against us.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"One<\/a>

One of several Austin Peay State University Browning buildings. (APSU)<\/p><\/div>\n

Birdwell\u2019s favorite part of the process was setting it on the table in the library. Hershey added, \u201cI know that we were all relieved it held up through the night and there weren’t any casualties as we brought it across campus.\u201d<\/p>\n

Even though it was a lot of work, the winners found it a rewarding experience.<\/p>\n

\u201cEven toward the end when we were tired and covered in icing and graham cracker dust, we were laughing and having a good time,\u201d said Hershey.<\/p>\n

Second Place went to Adella Smith for her recreation of the Ellington building.<\/p>\n

Smith said she chose Ellington because \u201cnot many students would choose that one and I wanted to be a little different.\u201d The building took her about five hours to make. \u201cThe part I enjoyed the most was the decorating. I was able to put some creativity into making it, while also making it look like the APSU building,\u201d Smith said.<\/p>\n

[320right]Araya Smith recreated the Austin Peay State University Art + Design building and took home Third Prize.<\/p>\n

\u201cI chose to do the Art + Design building because I am an art major with a concentration in art education,\u201d Smith said. Her design took more than three days to create. She had unique design elements like sugar-glass windows and the \u201conion rings\u201d art sculpture hanging inside. She said that making the roof and hanging the art sculpture were the most challenging parts of the process.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had to make a grid system with pasta noodles in order to cover the roof in graham crackers and hold the sculpture in place,\u201d Smith said.<\/p>\n

The buildings remained in the library for several days as part of the Past and Present: On the Grounds of Austin Peay<\/em> display.<\/p>\n

\u201cThank you to the creative, determined students who contributed to this graham cracker world for the Woodward Library,\u201d Webb added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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