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Discovery of unexpected heritage turns APSU graduate into budding Holocaust scholar

Shawn Harding created a research website called The Holocaust Blueprint, which provides educational resources and interactive maps of Holocaust sites in Europe.

Austin Peay Clay Target Team wins four team titles, seven individual titles at state championships

The Clay Target Team of APSU won four collegiate team state titles last week at the Tennessee Scholastic Clay Target Program championships in Nashville. Team members also claimed seven individual titles.

APSU to host world premiere of new play by Oscar- and Pulitzer-winning writer John Patrick Shanley

Shanley is the writer behind the play "Doubt" and the movie, "Moonstruck," and he wrote and directed the Tom Hanks film "Joe Vs. the Volcano."

Family creates Dr. Arthur J. Eaves Memorial Diversity Endowed Scholarship to honor late APSU professor

Eligible applicants must show cultural diversity and be a member of an underserved population, including but not limited to multi-racial, LGBTQ, students with disabilities and non-traditional students.

NASA launches rocket with Austin Peay's first-ever space payload

At about 4:30 a.m. CDT Thursday, June 20, Austin Peay State University's first-ever space payload launched. Austin Peay physics professor Dr. Justin Oelgoetz and two APSU physics students - Zach Hill and Zach Givens - built the payload during Rocket Week at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility.

Austin Peay students scheduled to send payload to space for first time in school history

Austin Peay students set to send payload to space for first time in school history

For the first time in its 92-year history, Austin Peay State University has a payload bound for space. The experiment is in a NASA rocket scheduled for launch at 4:30 a.m. CDT Thursday.

Austin Peay graduates to spend summer at renowned art institute

Later this week, two recent Austin Peay graduates, Khari Turner and Ashanté Kindle, will step through the doors of a prestigious art institute - the Visual Arts at Chautauqua Institution - in western New York.

Austin Peay, National Guard partner on tuition deferment program

Austin Peay State University and the Tennessee Army National Guard on Monday announced they're partnering on a special tuition deferment program for Guard members.

APSU hosting Summer Graduation Gala July 2

Students participating in the Summer commencement ceremony are encouraged to attend this important, celebratory event from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. in the Morgan University Center Ballroom.

Jenkins Family creates two new scholarships to benefit APSU students

The family recently made two generous gifts to the Austin Peay State University Foundation to establish the Jenkins Family PELP Endowment and the Jenkins Family Finish Line Scholarship.

Gov School students walk on water at Austin Peay

Students at the Governor's School for Computational Physics learned what it's like to walk on water this week at Austin Peay State University.

Elementary kids learn coding, program robots at Austin Peay coding camp

Kindergartners through fifth-graders have been learning how to program all week at Austin Peay's coding camps. On Thursday, they got class time with robots.

APSU alumnus creates Patsy Trotter Education Award Endowment to honor late wife

Austin Peay State University alumnus and former Clarksville mayor Don Trotter recently made a contribution to the APSU Foundation to endow the scholarship he and his sons previously created in memory of his late wife.

Three Austin Peay graduates picked for coveted Japanese exchange program

Three Austin Peay graduates landed a highly coveted teaching assistantship in the Japan Exchange and Teaching Program (JET). Of more than 5,000 U.S. applications, only about 1,000 are selected for the job.

APSU Board of Trustees approves tuition increase, request for new health professions building

Under the new rate, Austin Peay's undergraduate students taking up to 12 credit hours will see their tuition go from $274 per hour to $280 per hour.

APSU Department of Music establishes scholarship in honor of Norma Jean Smith

The Austin Peay State University Department of Music has established a scholarship to benefit students and honor the memory of the late Norma Jean Smith. Smith was an administrative assistant at APSU for 36 years.

WATCH: APSU-TV interviewed DJ Pryor before viral dad-son video

People across the country want to know more about Pryor. To hear his story, they just need to watch a recent episode of Stephen Korean Perspectives, a student-produced talk show created by Austin Peay State University students Stephen Alexander and Korean Harris.

Austin Peay helicopter makes surprise landing for Governor's School students

The 36 high school students attending the Governor's School for Computational Physics at Austin Peay got a rare treat this week - a surprise landing of one of the school's helicopters.

Austin Peay to offer rose-smashing fun at Movies in the Park's 'Beauty and the Beast'

Movies in the Park is back Saturday, June 8, at Heritage Park, and scientists from Austin Peay's College of STEM will pay tribute to the feature film - 'Beauty and the Beast' - in a special way.

Edelweiss Club of Clarksville establishes endowed scholarship for APSU students

The Clarksville Edelweiss Club recently donated $123,000 to the Austin Peay State University Foundation to create the Edelweiss Club of Clarksville German Endowment.

Austin Peay biology senior to represent Team USA at World University Games

Austin Peay's Brinna Lavelle will compete in judo July 6-7 at the World University Games in Naples, Italy.

Governor's School starts with a boom at Austin Peay

For the first time during their three-week stay at Austin Peay, Governor's School for Computational Physics students stepped into the classroom on Monday for their classwork.

VIDEO ADDED: APSU, CMCSS partner on innovative teacher residency, 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.

Recent graduate wins multiple national, regional design awards

Recent graduate wins multiple regional design awards

Ebony Walton recently won an American Advertising Award, or ADDY, and three Southern Student Graphic Design Show awards.

APSU to make job candidates more competitive with online grad certificate in biometrics

This fall, a 12-hour graduate certificate in Biometrics and Clinical Trials Operations will be offered online exclusively through Austin Peay State University's Department of Mathematics and Statistics.

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