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Austin Peay This Week: Center for Rural Education to host inaugural conference March 23

Austin Peay This Week: Center for Rural Education to host inaugural conference March 23 Austin Peay State University’s Center for Rural Education will host its inaugural conference on March 23. The conference – canceled last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic – is titled “Revisiting Our Rural Roots: Supporting Students, Preparing Teachers, and Collaborating with Communities to Influence Excellence in Rural Education.” Because the pandemic continues to limit large gatherings, this year’s event will be a virtual conference available through a Zoom link. “A long time ago, Austin Peay was founded as a normal school and we were challenged with training teachers for the rural schools, so we are definitely going back to our rural roots in this first annual conference,” said Dr. Cheryl Lambert, APSU associate professor of education and the center’s coordinator. “We have opened up participation to anyone who wants to attend. The presenters come from a variety of locations, from Johns Hopkins University, Austin Peay, a team from Wisconsin talking about building safe rural schools. The proposals were open to anyone who wanted to participate.” The presenters will tackle some of the challenges rural teachers face, with sessions like “Classroom Management in the Rural Ed Classroom: Nurturing a Growth Mindset” and “Let’s Get Social: How YouTube and Twitter Can Help Prepare Rural Pre-Service Teachers.” Anyone interested in attending the conference should contact Lambert at lambertc@apsu.edu. Eliza Evans to deliver artist talk on March 24 The CECA Visiting Artist Speaker Series continues when artist Eliza Evans delivers an artist talk via Zoom at 6 p.m. March 24. Evans experiments with sculpture, print, video and textiles to identify disconnections and absurdities in social, economic and ecological systems. To register for the artist talk, click here. Evans also will visit Austin Peay on Earth Day, April 22, to conduct a reiteration of her piece, “Time Machine,” on the lawn by the Art + Design building. CoBHS lecture series continues with ‘Tools of Effective Civic Engagement’ The College of Behavioral and Health Sciences’ Brown Bag Lecture Series continues Wednesday, March 24, from noon to 1 p.m. The featured speaker is Dr. Kevin Baron, assistant professor of political science and public management. His presentation is titled “How to Change Your World: The Tools of Effective Civic Engagement.” The webinar is open to the public at this Zoom link: https://apsu.zoom.us/j/84686218401. Upcoming lectures include (all at noon): • April 7: Dr. Christopher Wright, Department of Criminal Justice – “Terrorism in the U.S.: What Every Academic Should Know.” • April 21: Dr. Porter Jennings-McGarity, Department of Social Work – “The Impact of COVID-19 on Trauma in the Latinx Community.” CoAL lecture series continues with Dean Barry Jones artist talk The College of Arts & Letters Dean’s Lecture Series continues at 11 a.m. March 22 with an artist talk by Dean Barry Jones. You can register for the talk here. COVID-19 vaccination site enters fourth week On Tuesday, March 2, Austin Peay State University’s nursing faculty and students began administering the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to members of the Montgomery County community at a drive-thru site behind the Ard Building. The University is dispensing the vaccine following Tennessee’s phased vaccination plan, and anyone who wants to receive the vaccine at APSU needs to sign up for an appointment through this link. After someone requests an appointment from Austin Peay, they’ll receive additional information on when to arrive at campus. Individuals registered to receive a vaccination must enter lot 11 by traveling east on Main Street. Traffic will not be allowed to enter from University Avenue. For more information on the state’s vaccination program, visit https://covid19.tn.gov/covid-19-vaccines/. ‘Entangled Entities’ continues at The New Gallery The New Gallery, with support from The Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts and the Department of Art + Design, is pleased to present Entangled Entities, a new exhibition by bio-artist Laura Splan, to continue an exciting 2020-2021 exhibition season. “Entangled Entities is an exhibition that combines biomedical research with aesthetics,” said Michael Dickins, curator and director of The New Gallery. “With her work, Splan choreographs poetic confrontations with science inside the gallery to foster deeper engagement with science outside the gallery.” The exhibit runs through March 26. A 360-degree virtual walk-through will accompany this exhibition for those who wish to view the work from the safety of their homes. The walk-through can be found on The New Gallery’s webpage and can be accessed via www.apsu.edu/art-design. In addition to the exhibition in The New Gallery, Splan’s body of work, Unraveling, will be featured in The Terminal Gallery, the Department of Art + Design’s gallery for 21st Century video/animation/time-based media art, throughout March. For more information on this exhibition, which is free and open to the public, contact Dickins at dickinsm@apsu.edu. To read more, click here. Other events on campus • For the latest on Governors athletics, visit https://letsgopeay.com. • To see other happenings on campus, click here.
Dr. Cheryl Lambert.

(Posted March 22, 2021)

Austin Peay State University’s Center for Rural Education will host its inaugural conference on March 23.

The conference – canceled last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic – is titled “Revisiting Our Rural Roots: Supporting Students, Preparing Teachers, and Collaborating with Communities to Influence Excellence in Rural Education."

Because the pandemic continues to limit large gatherings, this year’s event will be a virtual conference available through a Zoom link.

“A long time ago, Austin Peay was founded as a normal school and we were challenged with training teachers for the rural schools, so we are definitely going back to our rural roots in this first annual conference,” said Dr. Cheryl Lambert, APSU associate professor of education and the center’s coordinator. “We have opened up participation to anyone who wants to attend. The presenters come from a variety of locations, from Johns Hopkins University, Austin Peay, a team from Wisconsin talking about building safe rural schools. The proposals were open to anyone who wanted to participate.”

The presenters will tackle some of the challenges rural teachers face, with sessions like “Classroom Management in the Rural Ed Classroom: Nurturing a Growth Mindset” and “Let’s Get Social: How YouTube and Twitter Can Help Prepare Rural Pre-Service Teachers.”

Anyone interested in attending the conference should contact Lambert at lambertc@apsu.edu.

Eliza Evans to deliver artist talk on March 24

The CECA Visiting Artist Speaker Series continues when artist Eliza Evans delivers an artist talk via Zoom at 6 p.m. March 24.

Evans experiments with sculpture, print, video and textiles to identify disconnections and absurdities in social, economic and ecological systems.

To register for the artist talk, click here.

Evans also will visit Austin Peay on Earth Day, April 22, to conduct a reiteration of her piece, “Time Machine,” on the lawn by the Art + Design building.

CoBHS lecture series continues with ‘Tools of Effective Civic Engagement’

Austin Peay This Week: Center for Rural Education to host inaugural conference March 23 Austin Peay State University’s Center for Rural Education will host its inaugural conference on March 23. The conference – canceled last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic – is titled “Revisiting Our Rural Roots: Supporting Students, Preparing Teachers, and Collaborating with Communities to Influence Excellence in Rural Education.” Because the pandemic continues to limit large gatherings, this year’s event will be a virtual conference available through a Zoom link. “A long time ago, Austin Peay was founded as a normal school and we were challenged with training teachers for the rural schools, so we are definitely going back to our rural roots in this first annual conference,” said Dr. Cheryl Lambert, APSU associate professor of education and the center’s coordinator. “We have opened up participation to anyone who wants to attend. The presenters come from a variety of locations, from Johns Hopkins University, Austin Peay, a team from Wisconsin talking about building safe rural schools. The proposals were open to anyone who wanted to participate.” The presenters will tackle some of the challenges rural teachers face, with sessions like “Classroom Management in the Rural Ed Classroom: Nurturing a Growth Mindset” and “Let’s Get Social: How YouTube and Twitter Can Help Prepare Rural Pre-Service Teachers.” Anyone interested in attending the conference should contact Lambert at lambertc@apsu.edu. Eliza Evans to deliver artist talk on March 24 The CECA Visiting Artist Speaker Series continues when artist Eliza Evans delivers an artist talk via Zoom at 6 p.m. March 24. Evans experiments with sculpture, print, video and textiles to identify disconnections and absurdities in social, economic and ecological systems. To register for the artist talk, click here. Evans also will visit Austin Peay on Earth Day, April 22, to conduct a reiteration of her piece, “Time Machine,” on the lawn by the Art + Design building. CoBHS lecture series continues with ‘Tools of Effective Civic Engagement’ The College of Behavioral and Health Sciences’ Brown Bag Lecture Series continues Wednesday, March 24, from noon to 1 p.m. The featured speaker is Dr. Kevin Baron, assistant professor of political science and public management. His presentation is titled “How to Change Your World: The Tools of Effective Civic Engagement.” The webinar is open to the public at this Zoom link: https://apsu.zoom.us/j/84686218401. Upcoming lectures include (all at noon): • April 7: Dr. Christopher Wright, Department of Criminal Justice – “Terrorism in the U.S.: What Every Academic Should Know.” • April 21: Dr. Porter Jennings-McGarity, Department of Social Work – “The Impact of COVID-19 on Trauma in the Latinx Community.” CoAL lecture series continues with Dean Barry Jones artist talk The College of Arts & Letters Dean’s Lecture Series continues at 11 a.m. March 22 with an artist talk by Dean Barry Jones. You can register for the talk here. COVID-19 vaccination site enters fourth week On Tuesday, March 2, Austin Peay State University’s nursing faculty and students began administering the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to members of the Montgomery County community at a drive-thru site behind the Ard Building. The University is dispensing the vaccine following Tennessee’s phased vaccination plan, and anyone who wants to receive the vaccine at APSU needs to sign up for an appointment through this link. After someone requests an appointment from Austin Peay, they’ll receive additional information on when to arrive at campus. Individuals registered to receive a vaccination must enter lot 11 by traveling east on Main Street. Traffic will not be allowed to enter from University Avenue. For more information on the state’s vaccination program, visit https://covid19.tn.gov/covid-19-vaccines/. ‘Entangled Entities’ continues at The New Gallery The New Gallery, with support from The Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts and the Department of Art + Design, is pleased to present Entangled Entities, a new exhibition by bio-artist Laura Splan, to continue an exciting 2020-2021 exhibition season. “Entangled Entities is an exhibition that combines biomedical research with aesthetics,” said Michael Dickins, curator and director of The New Gallery. “With her work, Splan choreographs poetic confrontations with science inside the gallery to foster deeper engagement with science outside the gallery.” The exhibit runs through March 26. A 360-degree virtual walk-through will accompany this exhibition for those who wish to view the work from the safety of their homes. The walk-through can be found on The New Gallery’s webpage and can be accessed via www.apsu.edu/art-design. In addition to the exhibition in The New Gallery, Splan’s body of work, Unraveling, will be featured in The Terminal Gallery, the Department of Art + Design’s gallery for 21st Century video/animation/time-based media art, throughout March. For more information on this exhibition, which is free and open to the public, contact Dickins at dickinsm@apsu.edu. To read more, click here. Other events on campus • For the latest on Governors athletics, visit https://letsgopeay.com. • To see other happenings on campus, click here.
Dr. Kevin Baron

The College of Behavioral and Health Sciences’ Brown Bag Lecture Series continues Wednesday, March 24, from noon to 1 p.m.

The featured speaker is Dr. Kevin Baron, assistant professor of political science and public management. His presentation is titled “How to Change Your World: The Tools of Effective Civic Engagement.”

The webinar is open to the public at this Zoom link: https://apsu.zoom.us/j/84686218401.

Upcoming lectures include (all at noon):

CoAL lecture series continues with Dean Barry Jones artist talk

Austin Peay This Week: Center for Rural Education to host inaugural conference March 23 Austin Peay State University’s Center for Rural Education will host its inaugural conference on March 23. The conference – canceled last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic – is titled “Revisiting Our Rural Roots: Supporting Students, Preparing Teachers, and Collaborating with Communities to Influence Excellence in Rural Education.” Because the pandemic continues to limit large gatherings, this year’s event will be a virtual conference available through a Zoom link. “A long time ago, Austin Peay was founded as a normal school and we were challenged with training teachers for the rural schools, so we are definitely going back to our rural roots in this first annual conference,” said Dr. Cheryl Lambert, APSU associate professor of education and the center’s coordinator. “We have opened up participation to anyone who wants to attend. The presenters come from a variety of locations, from Johns Hopkins University, Austin Peay, a team from Wisconsin talking about building safe rural schools. The proposals were open to anyone who wanted to participate.” The presenters will tackle some of the challenges rural teachers face, with sessions like “Classroom Management in the Rural Ed Classroom: Nurturing a Growth Mindset” and “Let’s Get Social: How YouTube and Twitter Can Help Prepare Rural Pre-Service Teachers.” Anyone interested in attending the conference should contact Lambert at lambertc@apsu.edu. Eliza Evans to deliver artist talk on March 24 The CECA Visiting Artist Speaker Series continues when artist Eliza Evans delivers an artist talk via Zoom at 6 p.m. March 24. Evans experiments with sculpture, print, video and textiles to identify disconnections and absurdities in social, economic and ecological systems. To register for the artist talk, click here. Evans also will visit Austin Peay on Earth Day, April 22, to conduct a reiteration of her piece, “Time Machine,” on the lawn by the Art + Design building. CoBHS lecture series continues with ‘Tools of Effective Civic Engagement’ The College of Behavioral and Health Sciences’ Brown Bag Lecture Series continues Wednesday, March 24, from noon to 1 p.m. The featured speaker is Dr. Kevin Baron, assistant professor of political science and public management. His presentation is titled “How to Change Your World: The Tools of Effective Civic Engagement.” The webinar is open to the public at this Zoom link: https://apsu.zoom.us/j/84686218401. Upcoming lectures include (all at noon): • April 7: Dr. Christopher Wright, Department of Criminal Justice – “Terrorism in the U.S.: What Every Academic Should Know.” • April 21: Dr. Porter Jennings-McGarity, Department of Social Work – “The Impact of COVID-19 on Trauma in the Latinx Community.” CoAL lecture series continues with Dean Barry Jones artist talk The College of Arts & Letters Dean’s Lecture Series continues at 11 a.m. March 22 with an artist talk by Dean Barry Jones. You can register for the talk here. COVID-19 vaccination site enters fourth week On Tuesday, March 2, Austin Peay State University’s nursing faculty and students began administering the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to members of the Montgomery County community at a drive-thru site behind the Ard Building. The University is dispensing the vaccine following Tennessee’s phased vaccination plan, and anyone who wants to receive the vaccine at APSU needs to sign up for an appointment through this link. After someone requests an appointment from Austin Peay, they’ll receive additional information on when to arrive at campus. Individuals registered to receive a vaccination must enter lot 11 by traveling east on Main Street. Traffic will not be allowed to enter from University Avenue. For more information on the state’s vaccination program, visit https://covid19.tn.gov/covid-19-vaccines/. ‘Entangled Entities’ continues at The New Gallery The New Gallery, with support from The Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts and the Department of Art + Design, is pleased to present Entangled Entities, a new exhibition by bio-artist Laura Splan, to continue an exciting 2020-2021 exhibition season. “Entangled Entities is an exhibition that combines biomedical research with aesthetics,” said Michael Dickins, curator and director of The New Gallery. “With her work, Splan choreographs poetic confrontations with science inside the gallery to foster deeper engagement with science outside the gallery.” The exhibit runs through March 26. A 360-degree virtual walk-through will accompany this exhibition for those who wish to view the work from the safety of their homes. The walk-through can be found on The New Gallery’s webpage and can be accessed via www.apsu.edu/art-design. In addition to the exhibition in The New Gallery, Splan’s body of work, Unraveling, will be featured in The Terminal Gallery, the Department of Art + Design’s gallery for 21st Century video/animation/time-based media art, throughout March. For more information on this exhibition, which is free and open to the public, contact Dickins at dickinsm@apsu.edu. To read more, click here. Other events on campus • For the latest on Governors athletics, visit https://letsgopeay.com. • To see other happenings on campus, click here.
Dean Barry Jones

The College of Arts & Letters Dean’s Lecture Series continues at 11 a.m. March 22 with an artist talk by Dean Barry Jones.

You can register for the talk here.

COVID-19 vaccination site enters fourth week

On Tuesday, March 2, Austin Peay State University’s nursing faculty and students began administering the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to members of the Montgomery County community at a drive-thru site behind the Ard Building.

The University is dispensing the vaccine following Tennessee’s phased vaccination plan, and anyone who wants to receive the vaccine at APSU needs to sign up for an appointment through this link.

After someone requests an appointment from Austin Peay, they’ll receive additional information on when to arrive at campus.

Individuals registered to receive a vaccination must enter lot 11 by traveling east on Main Street. Traffic will not be allowed to enter from University Avenue.

For more information on the state’s vaccination program, visit https://covid19.tn.gov/covid-19-vaccines/.

‘Entangled Entities’ continues at The New Gallery

The New Gallery, with support from The Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts and the Department of Art + Design, is pleased to present Entangled Entities, a new exhibition by bio-artist Laura Splan, to continue an exciting 2020-2021 exhibition season.

“Entangled Entities is an exhibition that combines biomedical research with aesthetics,” said Michael Dickins, curator and director of The New Gallery. “With her work, Splan choreographs poetic confrontations with science inside the gallery to foster deeper engagement with science outside the gallery.”

The exhibit runs through March 26.

A 360-degree virtual walk-through will accompany this exhibition for those who wish to view the work from the safety of their homes. The walk-through can be found on The New Gallery’s webpage and can be accessed via www.apsu.edu/art-design.

In addition to the exhibition in The New Gallery, Splan’s body of work, Unraveling, will be featured in The Terminal Gallery, the Department of Art + Design’s gallery for 21st Century video/animation/time-based media art, throughout March.

For more information on this exhibition, which is free and open to the public, contact Dickins at dickinsm@apsu.edu. To read more, click here.

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