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Austin Peay to provide science demonstrations at Clarksville's Movies in the Park

The College of STEM is partnering with Clarksville Parks and Recreation to provide free and interactive science demonstrations during the city's Movies in the Park series, which starts this Saturday.

APSU invites public to comment on undergraduate tuition and mandatory increase prior to June 7 vote

If approved, undergraduate students taking between 1-12 credit hours will see their tuition go from $274 per hour to $280 per hour.

APSU's Chandler named fellow to national educational advocacy organization

Chandler and the other 18 fellows will spend the next year working with Deans for Impact to drive education "program improvements and enhance teacher readiness."

Spots still available at Govs Outdoors teen adventure camp

Austin Peay is offering an outdoor adventure camp for teens this summer through Govs Outdoors. Govs Outdoors Teen Camp is open to ages 12-15 and focuses on getting teens outdoors and into activities such as hiking, biking, rock climbing and caving, all offered in the Clarksville area.

APSU and CMCSS partner on innovative three-year residency and degree program

The Early Learning Teacher Residence program will provide 20 recent high school graduates and 20 CMCSS teacher's aides with an accelerated, free path to become full-time teachers.

APSU Dining Services rebrands two restaurants on campus

During a brief ceremony, Grill Nation and Zona Mexicana were rebranded "Burger 931" and "Tu Taco" respectively.

Austin Peay graduate picked for National Science Foundation-backed smart cities program

Austin Peay graduate picked for National Science Foundation smart cities program

When recent Austin Peay graduate Jordan Miller starts at Arizona State University this year, she'll also enter a cutting-edge National Science Foundation smart homes and cities program. The program is part of the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Research Traineeship (NRT) program, designed to encourage the development of new models of STEM graduate education training.

Irwin family establishes the APSU Hazel S. Irwin Emerging Leaders Endowment

The new Hazel S. Irwin Emerging Leaders Endowment will be used to fund the APSU President's Emerging Leaders scholarship program each year.

Parents of late APSU student establish the Tyler Head Agriculture Memorial Endowment

To qualify for the scholarship, students must be freshmen enrolled full-time with a major in agriculture and a 2.85 GPA. They also must be residents of Robertson County or Hardin County.

Austin Peay cuts out-of-state tuition by nearly half

For years, students living outside of Tennessee paid about $11,000 per semester, but a new rate cuts that amount to just under $6,200 for 12 credit hours.

Austin Peay professor Christophe Konkobo awarded Fulbright Scholar grant

Austin Peay professor Dr. Christophe Konkobo awarded Fulbright Scholar grant

For the second time in four years, the U.S. Department of State has picked an Austin Peay professor for its Fulbright Scholar Program. By winning the award, French and Francophone studies associate professor Christophe Konkobo will spend the 2019-20 academic year teaching and conducting research in the West African country Burkina Faso.

Sango Elementary students become scientists of the day at Austin Peay

What is a scientist? That's the question Dr. Karen Meisch, interim dean of Austin Peay's College of STEM, and her team answered this week with 140 Sango Elementary first-graders, who visited campus May 9 for a morning of scientific demonstrations.

Twins get second chance at graduation they missed leading tennis team to NCAAs

For four years, the Yanes Garcia twins from Los Realejos, Spain, played tennis side by side for Austin Peay, lifting the Governors to an OVC tennis championship this year. The four-year journey culminated Monday afternoon in the Iris Room as the University held a special graduation ceremony for the twins.

APSU to keep local job market strong with new survey and business and industry summit

The Division of External Affairs has commissioned a ground-breaking Industry Climate survey, and the results will be unveiled during the APSU Business and Industry Summit on Oct. 3.

GALLERY: Check out photos from the 2019 spring commencement

For the first time in University history, Austin Peay held its spring commencement ceremonies over the course of two days - May 3-4. The speakers for the three ceremonies were former Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam, U.S. Rep. Mark Green and Tennessee State Rep. Jason Hodges.

Watch LIVE: Commencement for Arts and Letters, education and Grad Studies (10 a.m. May 4)

The final of three Austin Peay State University commencement ceremonies is at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 4, in the Dunn Center on campus. Candidates for degrees from the College of Arts and Letters, the Eriksson College of Education and the College of Graduate Studies will participate in the ceremony.

Watch LIVE: Commencement for Behavioral and Health Sciences, ROTC, Grad Studies (2 p.m. May 3)

The second of three Austin Peay State University commencement ceremonies is at 2 p.m. Friday, May 3, in the Dunn Center on campus. Candidates for degrees from the College of Behavioral and Health Sciences, ROTC cadets and the College of Graduate Studies will participate in the ceremony.

Watch LIVE: Commencement for business, STEM, Grad Studies students (10 a.m. May 3)

The first of three Austin Peay State University commencement ceremonies is at 10 a.m. Friday, May 3, in the Dunn Center on campus.

APSU Department of Theatre and Dance and Nashville Children's Theatre announce acting apprentice partnership

NCT's 2019-20 season marks the beginning of a combined educational and professional experience for Theatre and Dance students at APSU.

Austin Peay student wins exchange scholarship to top German university

An Austin Peay State University graduate student recently received an award to attend one of the oldest and most highly ranked universities in Europe this summer. Sara Alexander, who is finishing up a master's in history and a master's in teaching, will attend Germany's Heidelberg University in August.

Dr. Susan J. Kupisch Psychology Endowment established to benefit APSU students

To qualify, students must have a major in Psychology, be enrolled full-time at APSU and have a 3.0 GPA at the time they apply.

Austin Peay adds elementary, middle school summer coding camps

After a successful 2018, Austin Peay State University is expanding its coding camps this summer to include elementary and middle school students. And the new students will get a bonus: They'll program and work with a robot.

APSU commencement set for May 3-4

This arrangement will allow students to invite all their family members and friends to attend, and the community is encouraged to help celebrate the new graduates for all their hard work.

APSU's Amy Wright publishes new essay collection on entomophagy, or eating bugs

Her essays about the topic have appeared in prestigious journals and magazines across the country, and Iris Press recently published her chapbook, "Think I'll Go Eat a Worm."

APSU psychological science professor and student to publish chapter in Oxford Handbook of Expertise

Earlier this year, Dr. Kevin Harris and student Nick Foreman submitted their chapter, "Representative Tests and Task Development and Simulated Task Environments."

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