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APSU students perform service work during winter break

Students and staff members traveled to New Orleans, Louisiana, and Savannah, Georgia, for Alternative Break Trips.

Alumnus John McGee creates Golden Eagle Graduate Scholarship Endowment at APSU

Applicants must write a 3-5 page policy analysis paper discussing the impact that political policy has on the economy of a specific region of the United States, the state of Tennessee or the country as a whole.

APSU physics students launch hops into stratosphere for new Strawberry Alley beer

The downtown restaurant will brew a special batch of beer from the hops that traveled more than 93,000 feet into the sky above Tennessee.

APSU part of model for developing student success

The grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation was awarded to only five American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) schools.

APSU Southeastern Grasslands Initiative and Quail Forever sign MOU

The MOU recognizes that mutual support, cooperation and assistance are beneficial in furthering both organizations' missions of landscape conservation and ecological restoration.

New York-based Artist Carla Repice to exhibit and speak at APSU this January

Repice's "The White Problem" is a multi-faceted project that addresses the dehumanizing effects of racism on the human psyche.

Ann Ross establishes Lisa Dahin Ross Endowed Fund of Excellence in Nursing for APSU students

To be eligible for the scholarship, students must have junior or senior standing and be enrolled full-time at the University. Acceptance into the APSU School of Nursing is also required.

APSU's Community School of the Arts Announces Open House on Jan. 25

Prospective students and parents will have a chance to tour the classrooms where CSA classes take place, meet CSA instructors and experience short class demonstrations.

APSU alumni John and Carolyn Lander create the Bryan and Helen Crutcher Endowed Scholarship

To be eligible, students must be incoming freshmen with a 3.5 GPA and a minimum ACT composite score of 24. Preference will be given to applicants with at least one AP course credit.

APSU's The New Gallery presents "Jiha Moon: Rooted"

The exhibit opens Tuesday, Jan. 21, at The New Gallery, located in the Art + Design Building on the APSU campus, and runs through Feb. 14.

APSU's Science on Tap returns Jan. 7 with talk on facial recognition technology

At 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 7, Dr. James Church will discuss the extraordinary and sometimes frightening advances in facial recognition technology.

The APSU Decade: Looking back at the top stories of the last 10 years

A new year is quickly approaching, bringing with it the promise of a new decade. Here's a look back at some of the milestones that took place on campus during the last 10 years.

Austin Peay 2019: A Year in Review

As the year winds down, here's a look at some of the major stories to come out of Austin Peay State University in 2019

Texas Hub of APSU's Southeastern Grasslands Initiative to be established at Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

The two organizations officially signed a 5-year Memorandum of Understanding on Nov. 18, 2019, that will establish a presence for SGI in Eastern and Central Texas.

Austin Peay ROTC named one of the top programs in the nation

On Dec. 16, the U.S. Army Cadet Command announced the eight winners of the 2019-2020 MacArthur Awards, with APSU's Governor's Guard winning the award for the 7th Brigade.

APSU alumni establish the Bryce and Jody Sanders Agriculture Endowment for APSU students

The scholarship is intended to assist Tennessee residents from Montgomery County, Dickson County, Cheatham County, Robertson County, Stewart County and Houston County.

Expert on 19th Amendment to deliver 2020 Betty Joe Wallace Memorial Lecture at APSU

She is the co-founder of the Tennessee Woman Suffrage Heritage Trail, and she also helped edit the upcoming book, "Why Can't Mother Vote? Joseph Hanover and the Unfinished Business of Democracy."

Nominations sought for APSU Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts Advisory Board's 2020 Ovation Awards

The Ovation Awards will take place at 2 p.m. on Sunday, March 29, 2020 in the George and Sharon Mabry Concert Hall

Austin Peay and University of Memphis form 3+3 agreement for law degree

The partnership will increase the affordability and accessibility of law school for Middle Tennesseans, according to the dean of the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law.

Austin Peay unveils vision for new Health Professions Building

The project received a boost earlier this fall when the Tennessee Higher Education Commission ranked it as the No. 3 project on the state's building list.

APSU's Community School of the Arts announces new coordinator and Spring 2020 classes

Dawn Martin Dickins, a visual artist with a concentration in drawing, has worked for the Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts for two years as the programs manager.

APSU's 'Mad Scientist' launches flaming pumpkins with trebuchet

The event was used to drum up support both for Giving Tuesday and for Austin Peay's upcoming playoff football game against Sacramento State.

APSU's winter commencement set for Dec. 13

Dr. Gilbert Pitts, APSU professor of biology and recipient of the 2019 National Alumni Association Distinguished Professor Award, will deliver the keynote address.

APSU business students excel at investment competitions

The students earned second place at both the TVA Investment Challenge Annual Conference in Nashville and the Student Managed Investment Fund Consortium Conference in Chicago.

APSU tops 11,000 students for first time in University history

During a special celebration on Dec. 4, the University unveiled its official fall 2019 enrollment numbers, and Austin Peay's 11,048 students represent another record year for the University.

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