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African American Cultural CenterClement Hall, Room 120
P.O. Box 4715
Clarksville TN 37044
Phone: (931) 221-7120
Fax: (931) 221-7952
aacc@apsu.edu
Wilbur N. Daniel African-American
Calendar of Events
| FALL 2013 | ||
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| Date | Event | Location |
August
| Peay Soup: Party on the Plaza with Southern Word *APSU provides evening childcare for night programming: | UC Plaza |
September
| Hot Topic: Safer Sex Presentation and FREE testing provided by Nashville CARES. Testing 5:45 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. | Wilbur N. Daniel African American Cultural Center (Clement 120) |
| Peay Soup with Southern Word An Open-Mic Night that gives students the opportunity to express themselves through words, sounds, and rhythm. 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. *Click on the thumbnail for more details. *APSU provides evening childcare for night programming: | Wilbur N. Daniel African American Cultural Center
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| Peay Read Meet and Greet with Ron Rash, Author of "Saint's at the River." This is an opportunity for students, faculty, staff, and community members to have the opportunity to meet the author, and keynote speaker, for The Peay Read. *In collaboration with The Peay Read. 3:00 p.m. -4:00 p.m. *Click on the thumbnail for more details. | Wilbur N. Daniel African American Cultural Center (Clement 120) |
October
| FREE Lunch and Conversations An event where students can discuss issues that can affect his or her life. 11:30 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. *Click on the thumbnail for more details. | Wilbur N. Daniel African American Cultural Center (Clement 120) |
| Hot Topic: Everything That You Should Know About Your Freshman Year at APSU *In Collaboration with African American Studies and Student Transitions An opportunity for Freshman to hold conversations about topics that may/may not affect them as college students...and Austin Peay wants to make your Freshman experience as easy as possible. 11:30 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. *Click on the thumbnail for more details. | Wilbur N. Daniel African American Cultural Center (Clement 120) |
| Fall Food/Hygiene Drive The Center will be collecting non-perishable food and hygiene items to benefit the APSU Food Pantry. For every 10 items that are donated you will be given a ticket to enter you in a drawing for $100 gift certificate to Governor's Square Mall. All donations need to be delivered to the Wilbur N. Daniel African American Cultural Center by Friday, November 8, 2013. The winner will be announced Wednesday, November 13, 2013. *Click on the thumbnail for more details. | Wilbur N. Daniel African American Cultural Center (Clement 120) |
| WNDAACC Homecoming Mixer It is an opportunity to reconnect alumni with each other, and an opportunity for current students to network with alumni while enjoying music and FREE food. 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Wilbur N. Daniel African American Cultural Center (Clement 120) |
| Peay Soup with Southern Word An Open-Mic Night that gives students the opportunity to express themselves through words, sounds, and rhythm. 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. *Click on the thumbnail for more details. *APSU provides evening childcare for night programming: | Wilbur N. Daniel African American Cultural Center (Clement 120) |
November
| FREE Lunch and Conversations An event where students can discuss issues that can affect his or her life. 11:30 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. *Click on the thumbnail for more details. | Wilbur N. Daniel African American Cultural Center (Clement 120) |
| Hot Topic: Life @ The Peay -Townhall with panelists Timothy Hall/President , Dr. Tristan Denley/ Provost, Dr. Sherryl Byrd/Vice President of Student Affairs, and APSU Student Body President *In Collaboration with African American Studies This is a relaxed, and informal “safe space” for students to talk freely, and an opportunity for them to hold conversations about topics that may affect them as college students. 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. *APSU provides evening childcare for night programming: https://www.apsu.edu/clc/programs | Wilbur N. Daniel African American Cultural Center (Clement 120) |
| Peay Soup with Southern Word An Open-Mic Night that gives students the opportunity to express themselves through words, sounds, and rhythm. 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. *Click on the thumbnail for more details. *APSU provides evening childcare for night programming: | Wilbur N. Daniel African American Cultural Center (Clement 120) |
December
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FREE Lunch and Conversations An event where students can discuss issues that can affect his or her life. 11:30 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. *Click on the thumbnail for more details. | Wilbur N. Daniel African American Cultural Center (Clement 120) |
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Fall African American Graduate Recognition Ceremony This is a program to recognize all African American graduates. Ceremony: 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Reception: 7:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. *Click on the thumbnail for more details. *APSU provides evening childcare for night programming: https://www.apsu.edu/clc/programs | Program: Reception: Morgan University Center Rooms 303-305 |
| SPRING 2014 | ||
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| Date | Event | Location |
January
| Peay Soup with Southern Word An Open-Mic Night that gives students the opportunity to express themselves through words, sounds, and rhythm. 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. *Click on the thumbnail for more details. *APSU provides evening childcare for night programming: https://www.apsu.edu/clc/programs | Wilbur N. Daniel African American Cultural Center (Clement 120) |
February
| FREE Lunch and Conversations An event where students can discuss issues that can affect his or her life. 11:30 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. *Click on the thumbnail for more details. | Wilbur N. Daniel African American Cultural Center (Clement 120) |
| National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day Programming National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day is an HIV/AIDS testing and treatment community mobilization initiative targeting Black communities. Each year, community stakeholders locally, nationally and internationally plan events and/or activities focused on raising awareness about HIV and getting individuals tested. The Wilbur N. Daniel African American Cultural Center, in conjunction with Nashville CARES, will be providing FREE HIV/AIDS testing to all APSU students There will be FREE food for those who get tested. 11:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. For further information contact the WNDAACC at (913) 221-7120 Click on the thumbnail for more details. | Wilbur N. Daniel African American Cultural Center
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| Hot Topic: Qualities of a Good Man/Good Woman *In Collaboration with African American Studies Relationship Panel and Discussion *APSU provides evening childcare for night programming: 4-6 p.m. Click on the thumbnail for more details. | Wilbur N. Daniel African American Cultural Center (Clement 120) |
| Peay Soup with Southern Word An Open-Mic Night that gives students the opportunity to express themselves through words, sounds, and rhythm. 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. *Click on the thumbnail for more details. *APSU provides evening childcare for night programming: | Wilbur N. Daniel African American Cultural Center (Clement 120) |
March
| FREE Lunch and Conversations An event where students can discuss issues that can affect his or her life. 11:30 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. *Click on the thumbnail for more details. | Wilbur N. Daniel African American Cultural Center (Clement 120) |
| TN Dept. of Labor & Workforce Development Job and Internship Fair 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. Business attire is required. Please bring 5-10 copies of your resume. Participating Employers: TBA | Wilbur N. Daniel African American Cultural Center (Clement 120) |
| 4th Annual Hattie Walker Wilhoite Recognition Program for APSU African American Women Women's History Month Programming This is a program to recognize the African American female faculty/staff for their years of service at Austin Peay State University, and the exceptional work of African American female student leaders. Social Hour: 5:00 p.m. - 5:50 p.m. Program: 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. *APSU provides evening childcare for night programming: Click on the thumbnail for more details. | Wilbur N. Daniel African American Cultural Center (Clement 120) |
| Peay Soup with Southern Word An Open-Mic Night that gives students the opportunity to express themselves through words, sounds, and rhythm. 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. *Click on the thumbnail for more details. *APSU provides evening childcare for night programming: | Wilbur N. Daniel African American Cultural Center (Clement 120) |
April
| FREE Lunch and Conversations An event where students can discuss issues that can affect his or her life. 11:30 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. *Click on the thumbnail for more details. | Wilbur N. Daniel African American Cultural Center (Clement 120) |
| 4th Annual Peay Soup Spoken-Word Competition This is a Spoken-word competition for APSU students to have the opportunity to express themselves. Prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners. 5-7 p.m. *APSU provides evening childcare for night programming: Click on the thumbnail for more details. | |
May
| This is a program to recognize all African American graduates. Ceremony: 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Reception: 7:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. Click on the thumbnail for more details. *APSU provides evening childcare for night programming: | Program: Reception: |
| SPRING 2013 | ||
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January
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*In collaboration with the APSU Office of Financial Aid and The Hispanic Cultural Center 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Click on the thumbnail for more details.
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(Clement 120) |
| All The Things I Wish I knew As A Freshman An opportunity for Freshman to hold conversations about topics that may/not affect them as college students...and Austin Peay wants to make your Freshman experience as easy as possible. presented by Ashlee Spearman Director, New Student Programs Student Transitions 430-630 p.m. Click on the thumbnail for more details.
*APSU provides evening childcare for night programming: | Wilbur N. Daniel African American Cultural Center (Clement 120) |
| "The Human Experience" Screenings Synopsis: From Grassroots Films of Brooklyn, New York comes THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE – the story of a band of brothers who travel the world in search of the answers to the burning questions: Who am I? Who is Man? Why do we search for meaning? Their journey brings them into the middle of the lives of the homeless on the streets of New York City, the orphans and disabled children of Peru, and the abandoned lepers in the forests of Ghana, Africa. What the young men discover changes them forever. Through one on one interviews and real life encounters, the brothers are awakened to the beauty of the human person and the resilience of the human spirit. Screening 1: 4-6 p.m. Screening 2: 7-9 p.m. *This event is FREE and open to the APSU and Clarksville Communities See the trailer: http://www.grassrootsfilms.com/thehumanexperience/ *In collaboration with: African American Studies, Student Life and Engagement (Global Govs), International Education, Student Life and Engagement (Service Learning), Student Transitions, Housing/Residence Life, Hispanic Cultural Center, Military Student Center, Sociology Department, Office of Disability Services, Student Government Association, Foy Fitness and Recreation Center. Click on the thumbnail for more details. *APSU provides evening childcare for night programming: | Clement Auditorium |
February
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(Clement 120) Morgan University Center:MUC 303 & 305 MUC Ballroom B/C |
| National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day Programming. National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day is an HIV/AIDS testing and treatment community mobilization initiative targeting Black communities. Each year, community stakeholders locally, nationally and internationally plan events and/or activities focused on raising awareness about HIV and getting individuals tested. The Wilbur N. Daniel African American Cultural Center, in conjunction with Nashville CARES, will be providing FREE HIV/AIDS testing to all APSU students There will be FREE food for those who get tested. 11 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. For further information contact the WNDAACC at (913) 221-7120 Click on the thumbnail for more details.
| Wilbur N. Daniel African American Cultural Center (Clement 120)
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| Standing-In-Truth: Breaking the Silence Documentary Synopsis: A first of its kind documentary, Standing-n-Truth: Breaking the Silence weaves the personal narrative of African American men, women and children in the face of the HIV/AIDS pandemic, transcending differences of sexuality, class, and gender. The voice of one man (Tim Daniels) allows others, who have been silenced, ostracized, and discouraged, to reflect on their own personal stories, while emphatically and empathetically constructing and integrating strategies for reducing individual and collective stigma. An array of the following popular-opinion leaders share intimate experiences of stigma, shame, and silence: David Malebranche, MD, MPH, Beny J. Primm, MD, Gail E. Wyatt, PhD, Vickie M. Mays, PhD, MSPH, Kevin Fenton, MD, PhD, Michael Eric Dyson, PhD, Congresswoman Maxine Waters, Bishop Yvette E. Flunder, Kym Whitley, Mari Marrow, Pamela Williams, and Sheryl Lee Ralph. Standing-N-Truth was an official selection at the 2009 San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival. See trailer: http://standntruth.org/Home_files/standingntruth.mov The screening is a continuation of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day programming. *This event is FREE and open to the APSU and Clarksville Communities. Screening 6-8 p.m. (Q & A with Director to follow screening) *APSU provides evening childcare for night programming: Click on the thumbnail for more details.
| Morgan University Center 303-305 |
| Hot Topic with the African American Studies Department: Qualities of a Good Man/Good Woman *Relationship Panel and Discussion *FREE Food Provided *APSU provides evening childcare for night programming: 4-6 p.m. Click on the thumbnail for more details.
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Wilbur N. Daniel African American Cultural Center (Clement 120) |
| APSU Black History Month Trivia Competition 5-7 p.m. *In Collaboration with Housing/Residence Life *APSU provides evening childcare for night programming: Click on the thumbnail for more details.  | Clement Auditorium |
| FREE Lunch and Conversations with Dr. Shunda Brown, Assistant Professor of Psychology An event where students can discuss issues that can affect his or her life. 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Click on the thumbnail for more details.
| African American Cultural Center (Clement 120) |
| Black History Month Speaker: Dr. Marc Lamont Hill Race, Politics and American Life
An activist, social critic, and one of the nation's most notable African American leaders, Dr. Marc Lamont Hill is among a new generation of public intellectuals who move with equal ease between Faculty Row and Fraternity Row, "the street" and Main Street. Adding a depth of understanding to the country's changing paradigms on diversity, hip-hop culture, youth, politics, and national issues, Hill is known for his thoughtful perspectives on everything from sexuality to education to religion. His respected commentary has been featured on NPR, in The Washington Post, Essence, and The New York Times, as well as on Fox News where he is a regular contributor. A social activist who is deeply involved within his community, Hill preaches a higher degree of involvement and economic self-empowerment, raising the bar of African American leadership to a new level. As a scholar—he is an associate professor of education and anthropology at Columbia University and an award-winning newspaper columnist and blogger—Hill has shed light on an entirely new approach to teaching. He is author of the pioneering Beats, Rhymes, and Classroom Life: Hip-Hop Pedagogy and the Politics of Identity; and The Classroom and the Cell: Conversations on Black Life in America. Dr. Hill will speak about how this election year impacts: The state of the Hip-Hop Nation, the New Black Church, Education and even more specifically (Black Youth), black sexuality, as well as race and racism. This event is FREE and open to the APSU and Clarksville communities. For more information about Dr. Lamont Hill visit: http://www.marclamonthill.com/ Program: 6-7 p.m. Book Signing: 7:15-8:30 p.m.
* In collaboration with Student Life and Engagement *APSU provides evening childcare for night programming: Click on the thumbnail for more details.
| Morgan University Ballroom B/C
*Book Signing to follow event |
| TN Dept. of Labor & Workforce Development Workshops on Resume Writing, Interviewing Tips, and Professional Dress
11 am-1 pm
*Co-Sponsored with the APSU Office of Career Services Click on the thumbnail for more details.
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| Peay Soup with Southern Word Rashad "thaPoet" Rayford is an actor and award winning Spoken Word Artist hailing from Nashville, TN. Rashad has released 12 albums and numerous mixtapes. He has performed in over 35 cities across 13 states. As an actor, Rashad has over 30 plays under his belt and 2 feature films. "The 70% Club" which can be found in Walmart and also "Cross Bone Click" which is available on Amazon.com. To date Rashad has sold upwards of 19,000 albums independently. Rashad has shared the stage with Bilal, Dwele, Robert Glasper, Jazz saxophonist Joe Johnson, Big Kenny, Abyss, Jessica Care Moore, Three-six Mafia, and Damien Horne. Click on the thumbnail for more details. *APSU provides evening childcare for night programming: | Wilbur N. Daniel African American Cultural Center |
March
| TN Dept. of Labor & Workforce Development Job Fair 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Business attire is required. Please bring 5-10 copies of your resume. *Co-Sponsored with the APSU Office of Career Services Participating Employers:
| Wilbur N. Daniel African American Cultural Center (Clement 120) |
| APSU Job Seekers with the Career Coach The Career Coach will have computers, copy and fax machines available to job seekers. The computers aboard the Career Coach have Internet access and are equipped with Microsoft Office software. Instructors will use a large monitor and SMART board for basic instruction on computer hardware and software use, which are key components to applying for and retaining jobs today. The computers have access to jobs available throughout the state. These jobs are categorized by industry and are available for viewing on our internet site at https://www.jobs4tn.gov/. Job seekers can look at the jobs on the coach, at the Tennessee Career Center, or at home. Career Coach staff will conduct valuable workshops such as résumé writing, job search strategies, and interviewing skills. These tools are extremely valuable to market yourself to a potential employer. Information on other services such as Cover TN and Adult Ed/GED is also available. *Co-Sponsored with the APSU Office of Career Services and the Department of Labor and Workforce Development *This is event is FREE, and open to APSU students and Alumni 10 a.m-2 p.m. | Morgan University Plaza |
| 3rd Annual Hattie Walker Wilhoite Recognition Program for APSU African American Women (Women's History Month Programming) This is a program to recognize the African American female faculty/staff for their years of service at Austin Peay State University, and the exceptional work of African American female student leaders. Social Hour: 5-6 p.m. Program: 6-8 p.m. *APSU provides evening childcare for night programming: Click on the thumbnail for more details.  | Morgan University Center Ballroom |
April
| Hot Topic with the African American Studies Department: The "N" Word This lecture about the history of the "N" Word, serves as part of the Hot Topic Series, discussing its usage in history, entertainment, politics, war, hip hop, and how it is embedded in the fabric of our society. A discussion with the audience will be facilitated about their thoughts and why they use/do not use the word. 6-8 p.m. *APSU provides evening childcare for night programming: Click on the thumbnail for more details.  | Wilbur N. Daniel African American Cultural Center (Clement 120) |
| Creative Writing and Spoken Word Workshop
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| Wilbur N. Daniel African American Cultural Center (Clement 120) |
| 3rd Annual Breast Cancer Awareness 5K Walk/Run with Foy Fitness & Recreation Center Registration: 6:30 a.m. Walk/Run: 8 a.m. One Mile Fun-Run: 8:30 Breast Cancer 5k Registration Form (Printable) Breast Cancer 5k Sponsor Letter (Printable) *For more information contact Lauren Wilkinson at, wilkinsonl@apsu.edu Click on the thumbnail for more details.
| Registration will be outside the Foy Fitness and Recreation Center |
| Peay Soup Spoken-Word Competition to Celebrate National Poetry Month This is a Spoken-word competition for APSU students to have the opportunity to express themselves. Prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners. 7-9 p.m. *APSU provides evening childcare for night programming: Click on the thumbnail for more details.  |
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| Student Appreciation Sponsored by the Wilbur N. Daniel African American Cultural Center In honor of all students as APSU, we will be having a Student Appreciation event that will take place in the Wilbur N. Daniel African American Cultural Center at Austin Peay University (Clement 120).We will have ice cream catered by The Pied Piper Creamery. 11:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Click on the thumbnail for more details.
| Wilbur N. Daniel African American Cultural Center (Clement 120) |
May
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This is a program to recognize all African American graduates. Ceremony: 6 - 7:30 p.m. Reception: 7:30 - 10 p.m. Click on the thumbnail for more details. *APSU provides evening childcare for night programming: |
Reception: Morgan University Center Rooms 303-305 |
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