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Khadejah Scott is on an agricultural sciences professional internship at Disney World through the end of January, and she has many jobs rotating through Epcot's 2.5 million square feet of greenhouses, where food is produced for much of the park's restaurants.
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Hudspeth previously served as associate head coach at Mississippi State University and former head coach at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.
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The endowment, known as the Michael Wright/QMSI Endowed Scholarship, will be designated for incoming freshmen and promote academic excellence through its selection criteria.
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The ceremony, set for 5:30 p.m. on Dec. 12 in the Morgan University Center Ballroom, honors Austin Peay's graduating students who are veterans, reservists or active-duty military personnel.
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The Austin Peay State University Board of Trustees hosted its winter meetings on Nov. 29 and 30 on the APSU campus.
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On Sept. 29, 1992, during the final months of that year's presidential campaign season, President George H. W. Bush visited Austin Peay State University.
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Throughout the fall semester, the students have visited Fieldstone Place every Thursday evening, where they teach residents the basics of the Spanish language.
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During her career at Austin Peay, she has received the 2018 National Alumni Association Distinguished Professor Award, the Outstanding Classroom Instructor Award twice and the Outstanding Clinical Instructor Award four times.
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APSU theatre students played disaster survivors to help APSU counseling graduate students practice crisis interventions.
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The company plans to use the student-designed logo on everything, from stationary to signage to apparel.
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In 2010 he was named Collaborative Pianist of the Year by the publication Musical America.
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Dr. Amy Gillick recently began a correspondence with the daughter of Francisco Mignone, one of Brazil's great composers.
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Earlier this year, a group of Austin Peay students and professors compiled creative and scholarly works into a new study abroad journal - "Explore Your World."
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The Board's Academic Policies and Programs/Student Life Committee will begin meeting at 1:30 p.m. that Thursday, with the Business and Finance Committee, Audit Committee and Executive Committee meeting consecutively thereafter.
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Education First, a national public education consulting firm, used the APSU-CMCSS collaboration as an example of how to build strong partnerships.
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Thanks to the Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts, the Office of Advancement and the Tennessee Theatre Association, from Oct. 11-Nov. 6 the department welcomed a nationally recognized choreographer, a Tony Award-winner, the Phantom of the Opera and much more.
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On Saturday, Nov. 17, during Austin Peay's Military Appreciation Football Game, the University officially dedicated a POW-MIA chair in the stadium.
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Austin Peay ROTC's latest achievement - finishing runner-up in the 7th Brigade ROTC Bold Warrior Challenge Nov. 2-4 at Fort Knox, Kentucky - strengthens the battalion's claim to an eighth Gen. Douglas MacArthur Award.
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For years, the late Evelyn Jane McCampbell, one of Austin Peay State University's anonymous donors, was known simply as "Ms. Jane."
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The way Izzy Melvin describes it, time slows down on the football field. "You find this part of yourself, and you become one with the baton - everything is silent when you're on the field." You might know Melvin. She's the one who twirls fire during halftime at Austin Peay home football games.
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Starting next year, one or two Austin Peay State University art students will spend each summer at the Visual Arts at Chautauqua Institution in New York, immersed in nine weeks of classes, workshops and one-on-one time with art mentors. And they won't have to pay a dime.
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Austin Peay's 4.7 percent enrollment increase far outpaced other schools and helped the University set a record this fall with 10,954 students.
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Three APSU teams recently competed in a national speed-programming competition, and one team, "null," finished second to a University of Memphis team during the Nov. 3 competition at the University of Tennessee at Martin, and the "null" finished 54th out of 125 teams in the overall competition.
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The highlight this week comes on Saturday, when Austin Peay will hand out 1,000 free tickets to veterans and active-duty personnel and their families at the annual Military Appreciation Game. The game is 4 p.m. Saturday against Murray State.
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Sharon Louden will give a public lecture about her work 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 14, at Room 120 of the Art + Design building at Austin Peay.
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A $50,000 state grant allowed the College of STEM and the Eriksson College of Education to train science majors to be educators while also providing outreach to local school children.
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Dr. Korre Foster said, "This year, there will be several colorful collaborations, and audiences will hear some traditional French carols, sung in different languages."
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Wiley spent 25 years in the U.S. Army, serving with the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) and later with the 5th Special Forces Group.
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The 2018 edition of this Christmas concert put together by Austin Peay State University music professor David Steinquest creates a brand-new holiday! December Eve! The performance is 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 30, in The George and Sharon Mabry Concert Hall.
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The four-week term is completely online, and the University offers both undergraduate and graduate courses.
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The grant will support a new Military Pathway Pilot Project designed to help military and veteran students transition quickly and easily into college or new career fields.
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At Austin Peay, the College of Arts and Letters and the College of STEM participated on Nov. 8 in the First-Generation College Celebration by handing out "I am a first-generation college student" pins and resource materials in the Mabel Larson Collaborative Learning Space in Harned Hall and in the Sundquist Science Complex lobby.
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Austin Peay's dedication to students like William Cody is part of the reason why it's the state's largest provider of higher education to individuals connected to the military.
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For the 24th year, Austin Peay State University students and faculty will read their poetry and fiction on the Monday before Thanksgiving in an effort to raise money for the school's Save Our Students Food Pantry, which supports students and faculty in need.
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The APSU Department of Theatre and Dance will present "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown" Thursday, Nov. 15, through Sunday, Nov. 18, in the Trahern Theatre on campus.
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Bailey received the inaugural Govs Who Lead Through Military Service Award, established by Austin Peay State University's Board of Trustees
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One thousand tickets for free admission to the game against Murray State are available to military servicemembers, veterans, and family members who are ID card holders.
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Dr. Spencer Prewitt, Austin Peay State University assistant professor of music, recently finished a whirlwind tour of China as well as an impressive performance at the famous Carnegie Hall in New York City.
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The All State student newspaper at Austin Peay State University earned six national awards during the 2018 Fall National College Media Convention held in Louisville, Kentucky, Oct. 25-28.
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This week is another big one. Election Day is Tuesday, and the men's and women's basketball teams start their seasons.
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APSU senior Robyn Yates won the Equity in Computing award at HackGT at Georgia Tech for her "Heroes Code," a web-based game that uses Marvel characters to teach kids how to code.
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The Austin Peay State University Department of Computer Science and Information Technology recently landed in the top 25 of a national ranking of online computer science programs.
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The solemn event is hosted by Sharing of Middle Tennessee, a nonprofit group of parents whose lives have been touched by the tragic death of a baby through pregnancy loss, stillbirth or in the first few months of life.
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Valery Jung Estabrook will give a public lecture Nov. 5 at APSU's Art + Design Building and a gallery talk the following day during a noon reception. Her exhibit will be in The New Gallery Nov. 5-Dec. 5.
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Austin Peay State University's Phi Alpha Theta National Honor Society chapter once again won the Nels A. Cleven Award for Best Chapter of the Year. That's 10 in a row.
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Not only is Molière still alive, but, in "Molière Than Thou," coming to Austin Peay State University's Department of Theatre and Dance at 6 p.m. Nov. 6, he speaks English and is every bit as insightful, ribald, irreverent and enthusiastic as the first time around.
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Here's a rundown of what's happening at Austin Peay this week, including a celebration of one of APSU's most recognized statues, "The Gateway."
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The Austin Peay State University departments of Music, Theatre and Dance, African-American Studies, Art + Design and the Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts will collaborate to present an evening of art, poetry, music and dance to commemorate the 100-year anniversary of the Harlem Renaissance.
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National Geographic recently picked Austin Peay Dr. Chris Gentry to be Tennessee's steward in a new national program "doubling down on (the National Geographic Society's) commitment" to improve K-12 geography education in the United States.
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A portion of the proceeds will benefit the APSU Vocal Alumni Scholarship, which is presented to one deserving vocal student each year.
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Kaye Vassey - who worked on such movies as "Shrek," "Madagascar" and "How to Train Your Dragon" before joining Epic Games and the "Fortnite" team - visited APSU on Oct. 23 to give a public lecture about her work and artistic practice. She also gave two workshops in animation classes before the lecture.
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On Aug. 10, 2018, 48 years after he first arrived on campus, Dr. Bruce Myers retired as chair of the APSU Department of Computer Science and Information Technology.
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Yarbrough is the author of 11 books, most recently the novel "The Unmade World," and he is a professor in the Department of Writing, Literature and Publishing at Emerson College.
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For legacy families, the campus is like a living photo album or scrapbook, with family histories and legends lingering around columns of some of the oldest buildings.
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For years, Austin Peay's classics program has used the event to support homecoming festivities while also teaching the public about ancient Greek and Roman traditions.
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It's Homecoming Week! The pep rally is Monday night. The costume contest is Wednesday. And the parade and game are on Saturday. But that's not all that's happening this week.
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For 87 years, the Austin Peay State University community has welcomed alumni back to campus for the school's annual homecoming celebration.
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G.H.O.S.T. will haunt Austin Peay State University's Fortera Stadium again from 4-7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 28.
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Melody Shipley received the graduate student award during the Association for Creativity in Counseling's (ACC) Annual Conference in Clearwater, Florida, last month.
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The APSU Department of Theatre and Dance, along with artistic director Kevin Bradley Loveland Jr., will present "Fall into Dance." The production will run Thursday, Oct. 25-Sunday, Oct. 28.
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Kaye Vassey, who has animated for such franchises as "Shrek," "Madagascar" and "How to Train Your Dragon" and is the the lead technical animator on "Fortnite" at Epic Games, will lecture 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 23, at Austin Peay. She'll also conduct workshops with APSU animation students.
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More than 20 teachers attended an arts integration professional development workshop Oct. 2 at the Clarksville-Montgomery County School System's Central Services-South building. Austin Peay's Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts paid for the workshop, led by John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts teaching artist Randy Barron.
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The honor society is collecting books for its Candy for the Mind project and will distribute them during the Great Halloween Options for Safe Trick-or-Treating (G.H.O.S.T.) event on Oct. 28 in Fortera Stadium.
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The Austin Peay College of STEM will welcome Dr. Todd Halihan, the 2018 McEllhiney Distinguished Lecturer, to campus 1:30-2:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 19, in the Morgan University Center Ballroom to lecture on the future of water.
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In 1986, Dr. James Diehr, professor of ceramics and sculpture, created the tin and concrete sculpture, "The Gateway," which now stands on the Browning lawn.
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Doug ('79) and Linda Downey were honored by the APSU Board of Trustees for their support of Austin Peay's student-athletes.
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No matter the name, or his puppy dog nature, Austin Peay's champion bull charged through first place and champion designations at beef shows this summer, which culminated with his winning division grand champion at the Tennessee State Fair. Frank also won overall grand champion bull at the Wilson County Fair, the state's largest fair.
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The annual Percussion Ensemble Halloween Concert at Austin Peay, set for 6 and 8 p.m. Oct. 26, will open with songs from "The Greatest Showman" and will include classical and contemporary fare, such as the theme for "Psycho." Tickets go fast, so get yours now.
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During the event, the students supported Rise Against Hunger, an organization that works to end hunger by providing food to the world's most vulnerable.
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The race, which will take place on Oct. 20 on the Austin Peay campus, allows participants to either run or walk at their own pace.
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At Austin Peay, nearly 2,000 freshmen face first-year challenges each fall, with most people not realizing the struggles and successes they experience daily. This year, you can follow the ups and downs of freshman life as two first-year students regularly share their stories on the Austin Peay channel of IGTV.
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His presentation, "The Southeastern Grasslands Initiative: Charting a New Course for Conservation in the 21st Century," will focus on the important work that SGI is currently promoting.
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The festival begins at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 10, in room 120 of the Art + Design building with a screening of "Safety Last!," Harold Lloyd's classic silent comedy.
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The Austin Peay State University Military Alumni Chapter and the APSU National Alumni Association will host the Military Alumni Chapter Homecoming Dinner at 6 p.m., Oct. 26, in the APSU Morgan University Center Ballroom, with a reception at 5:30 p.m. prior to the dinner.
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Austin Peay students in the Association of Computing Machinery impressed the judges at Sept. 28-30's VolHacks hackathon at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, winning "Most Technical Hack," "Most Market Ready Hack," "Best Social Good Hack" and the "Best Social Good Hack from Fidelity Weekly Challenge."
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The Foundation also issued a dollar-for-dollar challenge gift to SGI, agreeing to match up to $250,000 of funds raised through the end of 2019.
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On Oct. 24, the University will offer its first community coding classes for adults - Introduction to Building Webpages and Introduction to Java Language Basics.
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The College of STEM recently hosted the Alignment of Community and Education Industry Summit, bringing together local leaders to address the needs of local companies.
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This fall's gala will be from 2-5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 9, and from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 10, in the Morgan University Center Ballroom.
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APSU's Mud Bowl will cap this week when students compete in the muck for the annual volleyball championship. Also this week: AP Day, Wendy Red Star and a home football game!
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For the first time ever, Austin Peay's GeoClub won the top two honors of the GeoConclave, a competition that tests the academic and physical talents of six regional universities' geology students.
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Sherald, who painted former First Lady Michelle Obama's official portrait, was at Austin Peay as part of the Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts Visiting Artist Speaker Series.
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Apsáalooke artist Wendy Red Star will exhibit her work Oct. 1-26 at Austin Peay's The New Gallery, and she will speak 6 p.m. Oct. 4 at Heydel Hall in the Art + Design Building.
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The Drone Club at APSU will launch its inaugural drone racing season at 2:30 p.m., Friday, Sept. 28, when racers will set up a Collegiate Drone Racing Association-designed track at the Dunn Center lawn and try to beat drones racing at other campuses.
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When she was only 11, Mallory Fundora created Project Yesu, a nonprofit focusing on orphaned and vulnerable children in Uganda.
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About 15 Austin Peay College of STEM student clubs gathered at a recent cookout to show off for prospective members. See photos and video from the event here.
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The Tower Club, Austin Peay's first private support organization, was founded in 1958 to help the school's president fund special initiatives not provided for within the University's annual budget.
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The event runs from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., but guests can stick around for a tailgate party and free admission to the 6 p.m. football game against Tennessee State University at Fortera Stadium.
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The Clarksville Community Concert Association and the Austin Peay State University Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts welcomes the Miró Quartet 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 28, to the George and Sharon Mabry Concert Hall.
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Austin Peay State University is on track to be the second university in North America to award a bachelor's-level Siemens Mechatronic Systems Certification Program, and the University hopes to launch the program as early as fall 2019.
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A $300,000 state-of-the-art mechatronics system with a Fanuc robot is integral in Austin Peay's goal to launch a Siemens-backed mechatronics program with its associate and bachelor's degrees in fall 2019.
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On Thursday, Oct. 4, the APSU Department of Theatre and Dance will open its 2018-19 season with "All My Sons" by Arthur Miller. The production will run through Sunday, Oct. 7.
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Two Tennessee National Guard helicopters landed on the Dunn Center lawn Friday, allowing APSU cadets to conduct loading and off-loading training.
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The center will assist students applying for admission, accessing financial aid, selecting a program of study, registering for courses, progressing toward graduation, and securing employment after graduation.
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Brower will advise the APSU leadership team on how the University can better serve its military students and help the University optimize the process of recruiting, enrolling and graduating military-connected students.
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The day will consist of master classes, recitals, breakout sessions from regional clarinet professors and teachers, vendors with mouthpieces, reeds, music and instruments to try and a clarinet choir for all participants.
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The theme, "A Night of Roundup," will pay tribute to APSU alumni gatherings of the past through a menu of pork chops and fixings.
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With Austin Peay State University offering support, Northeast High School's Bridget Cloud offers three Clarksville Junior Coder classes every other Saturday through the school year at the local public library, and the sessions fill up quickly.
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The donations were part of Vanderbilt University Medical Center's Accident and Emergency Global Outreach Project, endorsed by the Tennessee Nursing Association (TNA), District 3.
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Amy Sherald unveiled her Smithsonian-commissioned portrait of Michelle Obama in February. She speaks at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 27 in Austin Peay's University Center Ballroom. Anyone can attend the free event.
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