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APSU's Eriksson College of Education sends students, professors to China for the summer

Dr. Cheryl Lambert and students Amanda Crumb and Gavin Brant taught at a summer camp run by China's Austin International Preschool and Kindergarten.

APSU library advocates against censorship, celebrates Banned Books Week Sept. 22-28

The Woodward Library will celebrate the freedom to read by participating in special events, exhibits and read-outs that showcase books that have been banned or threatened.

APSU offering one-credit hour, high-interest courses to local community this October

The classes include Social Media for Business, Marketing in the Digital Age, Fake News? The Media and Elections, Introduction to Korean History and Culture and Introduction to Pharmacology

Austin Peay ROTC cadets excel at military summer programs

Twelve Austin Peay ROTC students - including the University's first-ever cadet to go to the Jungle Warfare School in Hawaii - attended multiple training schools during the summer.

Global "do it" exhibit - where visitors help create the art - coming to Austin Peay

The exhibit will comprise artwork by individuals and groups from the community, along with opportunities for visitors to create art in real time. They'll follow instructions from such well-known artists as Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Adrian Piper, Yoko Ono, Alison Knowles, Sol LeWitt, David Lynch and Joan Jonas.

APSU working on second doctoral degree to serve area's citizens and soldiers

The University's proposed Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D.) in counseling psychology degree will offer a community clinic in the former Wesley Foundation Building on College Street.

Austin Peay students' documentary selected for Nashville Film Festival

"Listen Hear," a 23-minute documentary produced by three Austin Peay students, is an official selection at next month's Nashville Film Festival. The film documents Clarksville's music scene.

Sarah Kasbeer wins 2019 Zone 3 Creative Nonfiction Book Award

Sarah Kasbeer's collection of essays "A Woman, a Plan, an Outline of a Man" recently was named winner of the 2019 Zone 3 Press Creative Nonfiction Book Award. Kasbeer will receive $1,000, and her book will be published in the fall of 2020.

Austin Peay to host area high schools for JROTC Raider Challenge competition

Austin Peay Governors Guard ROTC cadets this weekend will host about 90 cadets from high schools from throughout the area in the Raider Challenge competition. The competition is 7 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 21, at Austin Peay's Clarksville campus.

APSU This Week: 'Eat free or live free' tops 'free' week on campus

From celebrating Constitution Day to getting free acting lessons from a Hollywood veteran, the theme of the week on campus is "Free."

APSU's Oct. 3 Industry Summit to seize the momentum of region's extraordinary growth

Former U.S. Ambassador Bill Hagerty will deliver a keynote address about his diplomatic work in Japan, Tennessee's largest international investor.

APSU announces recipients of the 36th Annual Candlelight Ball Awards

Austin Peay State University will host the 36th Annual Candlelight Ball at 6 p.m. on Saturday, March 14, 2020, at the Omni Nashville Hotel, located at 250 5th Ave. S in Nashville.

APSU Board of Trustees to host fall meeting Sept. 19-20

Members of the APSU Board of Trustees attend a recent meeting.

APSU students to decide if they 'eat free or live free' on Constitution Day

Austin Peay State University students will have a choice to make on Constitution Day, Sept. 17: Eat free or live free. That choice will happen 11 a.m.-1 p.m. in the Morgan University Center Plaza, where students choosing to enter the fake People's Republic of Clarksville experience preplanned events that demonstrate what life might be like without First Amendment protections.

Film actor Jerry Winsett to lead free 'Auditioning for the Camera' workshop at APSU

Veteran film actor Jerry Winsett will lead a masterclass workshop, "Auditioning for the Camera," at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 19, at Austin Peay State University's Margaret Fort Trahern Laboratory Theatre. Anyone in the community can watch the workshop for free.

TVA and Austin Peay's SGI partner to save southern grasslands

Prior to the 1930s, the Southeast was a mosaic of forests, woodlands, wetlands and grasslands -- some covering millions of acres.

Austin Peay launches innovative near-peer coaching initiative to boost student success

Austin Peay State University will tap AmeriCorps coaches in collaboration with nonprofit College Possible to help low-income, first-generation students thrive on campus.

Austin Peay's Whiteside named Tennessee Innovation and Leadership fellow

Dannelle F.W. Whiteside, Austin Peay State University's vice president for legal affairs, has been named to the inaugural cohort of the Tennessee Higher Education Leadership and Innovation Fellows program.

APSU's Eriksson College of Education developing relationship with Jordan's Yarmouk University

This summer, Dr. Dana Christman visited the school, which is now developing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Austin Peay State University.

APSU This Week: Margaret Renkl visits campus, women's tennis starts title defense

Austin Peay welcomes New York Times Margaret Renkl to campus to read from her new book, and the women's tennis team starts its fall schedule with a home invitational.

Blood bank shortage inspires APSU Health and Human Performance faculty to host blood drive

The two-day American Red Cross blood drive will be from 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Sept. 23, and 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Sept. 24, in the University's Foy Recreation Center.

First-year APSU students give back through Freshman Service Project

This year, 150 students visited five nonprofits in the community to volunteer for two hours, allowing them to learn about Clarksville's needs and the ways they can help.

APSU's Science on Tap fills Strawberry Alley Ale Works' Pilsner Room

Austin Peay State University kicked off its inaugural Science on Tap - a monthly lecture series that unites two great things, science and local brews - at Strawberry Alley Ale Works Tuesday, Sept. 3.

APSU's Susan Bryant honors work of former students with new Reciprocity exhibit

The retired APSU professor is hosting a companion exhibit in the halls of the APSU Art + Design Building, just beyond her own exhibit "humanature: new works by Susan Bryant."

New York Times opinion writer Margaret Renkl to read from new book at Austin Peay

As part of the Zone 3 Reading series, Margaret Renkl will visit APSU to read from her new book, Late Migrations: A Natural History of Love and Loss, on Wednesday, Sept. 11. The reading will take place at 8 p.m. in Room 120 of the Art & Design building. A reception and book signing will follow the event.

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