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Attendees enjoy a Science on Tap event at Strawberry Alley Ale Works, which brings faculty from Austin Peay State University’s College of STEM to present on fascinating topics.

APSU announces Science on Tap slate for Fall 2025

8/26/2025

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The newly opened Health Professions Building at Austin Peay State University. | Photo by Robyn White

APSU's Health Professions Building welcomes first students with cutting-edge labs, team-based training

8/26/2025

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Austin Peay State University’s 2025 A.J. Taylor Distinguished Professorship Award winners, Dr. Stephanie Bilderback and Dr. Eren Cifci.

APSU announces 2025 A.J. Taylor Distinguished Professorship award winners

8/25/2025

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The new Health Professions Building at Austin Peay State University. | Photo by Robyn White

APSU approves naming of specialized spaces in Health Professions Building

8/25/2025

Austin Peay mourns the loss of alumnus Malik Taylor

8/23/2025

The Sundquist Science Complex at Austin Peay State University, where many students within the College of STEM take classes.

Four APSU CoSTEM professors approved for tenure

8/22/2025

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Dr. Jennifer Thayer, associate professor of accounting, works with students in her ACCT 4311 - Tax Practicum class. | Photo by Sean McCully

In the News: APSU students continue impact through latest tax season

8/21/2025

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Angie McCoin and the late James T. McCoin II, an APSU alum and lawyer who advocated for youth and community-focused clients. | Contributed photo

James T. McCoin II Memorial Scholarship Endowment established for APSU's future law students

8/19/2025

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A print created during the 2024 Govs Creative Arts Festival printmaking demonstration by APSU Art + Design Professor Patrick Vincent. | Photo by Ralph Acosta

APSU's Govs Creative Arts Festival returning to Downtown Commons Sept. 13

8/18/2025

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APSU alum Thom Murphy: From 'accidental student' to Oxford Fellow

8/15/2025

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APSU Alumnus Jordan Harmon named interim director of athletics

8/15/2025

Volunteers work to stock the S.O.S. Food Pantry at Austin Peay State University with supplemental food items for students. | Photo by Madison Casey

APSU receives Student Basic Needs Coalition grant to combat campus food insecurity

8/15/2025

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Austin Peay names Brenna Morse executive director of environmental health, safety, and risk management

8/14/2025

APSU President Mike Licari delivers remarks during the annual faculty awards ceremony, hosted Aug. 11 in the George and Sharon Mabry Concert Hall. | Photos by Sean McCully

Austin Peay honors faculty for excellence during annual awards ceremony

8/14/2025

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Dr. Solie Fott chaired APSU’s Department of Music for 20 years and was a driving force in establishing the Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts.

Scholarship honoring Dr. Solie Fott established to benefit APSU music students

8/14/2025

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APSU names Ginna Holleman as chief of strategic communication

8/13/2025

A stock photo of an instructor teaching ASL to students.

APSU relaunches American Sign Language course with new instructor

8/13/2025

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The APSU Board of Trustees will consider naming requests for the university’s new Health Professions Building during a special called meeting on Aug. 21. | Photo by Robyn White

APSU Board of Trustees to hold special called meeting on HPB naming requests

8/12/2025

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Dr. Cavelle McGrath is hooded by her mother Dr. Marsha Lyle-Gonga, professor of political science at APSU, and Dr. John McConnell, interim dean of the Eriksson College of Education. McGrath asked for her mother to hood her as she graduated with her doctorate in educational leadership on Aug. 8. | Photo by Sean McCully

'Pillar of my motivation': APSU graduate receives doctoral hood from mother during commencement

8/12/2025

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Dr. Rich Mifsud, the director of APSU’s Institute for National Security and Military Studies, delivers opening remarks at an international workshop held in partnership with the Bundeswehr Center of Military History and Social Sciences in Potsdam, Germany. | Contributed photo

APSU's Institute for National Security and Military Studies leads international workshop on military cultures in democracies

8/12/2025

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Austin Peay State University junior Isaac Billeter interns with CDE Lightband during the Career Success Center’s inaugural Summer Internship Program, held in partnership with Workforce Essentials. | Contributed photo

'Game-changer': APSU's inaugural Summer Internship Program wraps up with lasting results

8/11/2025

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APSU students and staff at Centro Esperanza in Puerto Rico. Back row, from left: Yailin Ambriz, Karina Mendez, Jackie Velasquez, Alondra Santos, Jackson Buck, Brody Williams, Kaie Hendrix. Front row, from left: Tiffany Ortiz, Dora Rodriguez, Cassie FitzPatrick. | Contributed photo

APSU volunteers support Puerto Rican ecology, youth centers over summer break

8/6/2025

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Austin Peay State University has announced that two recent graduates, Jacob Gunter and Christian Taliento, have been selected for the highly competitive Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Program.

Two APSU graduates selected for prestigious JET Program to teach in Japan

8/6/2025

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APSU alumnus Steven Tidwell (‘84), a leader in the funeral home and cemetery industry who was inducted into Sigma Chi’s Eta Xi Chapter as an undergraduate. | Contributed photo

APSU alumnus Steven Tidwell creates excellence fund for Sigma Chi fraternity chapter

8/6/2025

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APSU students are recognized during a campus-wide first-generation pinning ceremony hosted on Aug. 23, 2024. | Photo by Ralph Acosta

APSU earns national recognition for first-generation student support

8/5/2025

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