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APSU alumni and friends give nearly $70,000 to campus community through Govs Give Back

This initiative is intended to provide urgent financial assistance for students, faculty and staff who have suffered severe economic, medical or similar hardships during the pandemic and in other times of crisis.

Austin Peay alum celebrates her role in ‘a new generation of women’ undertaking remote fieldwork

Austin Peay graduate Lynn Von Hagen is living a lifelong dream working with elephants in the Kenyan bush while pursuing a doctoral degree at Auburn University.

Austin Peay acting graduate lands yearlong Atlanta theatre internship

Austin Peay State University's Corey Finley, who graduated with a bachelor's degree in acting this spring, has landed a highly sought one-year acting internship at Actors Express in Atlanta.

APSU class to look at sociology of COVID-19 this fall

The course will analyze how the social organization of healthcare, education, the economy and politics facilitated society's preparedness for and response to the pandemic.

Austin Peay's student-discovered phages entered into national genetic sequence database

More than a dozen Austin Peay State University students who have taken advantage of a unique research opportunity are now seeing their work recognized on a national scale.

APSU Board of Trustees to host summer meeting electronically on June 4-5

The full Board will meet at 9 a.m. on Friday, June 5, and discuss several important items, such as a proposed budget for fiscal year 2020-21.

Austin Peay's military adviser helps shape state's response during coronavirus crisis

Since the governor picked him to serve as chief of staff on Tennessee's COVID-19 Unified Command, retired Brig. Gen. Scott Brower has helped guide the state's coronavirus response.

APSU Department of Chemistry makes hand sanitizer for campus this fall

The department found a winning recipe for its hand sanitizer using ethanol, hydrogen peroxide and glycerin.

Austin Peay team working on mathematical model to help university's transition back to campus

As leaders at Austin Peay State University work to define what classes will look like when students return to campus this fall, an APSU medical laboratory science professor and virologist is working with his colleagues to build a statistical model to help guide the way.

APSU summer public policy class to examine U.S. response to COVID-19 pandemic

The class will provide students the opportunity to research and delve into the current COVID-19 pandemic and how specifically the federal government has responded to the outbreak.

Operation Govs Go Digital: How APSU's Distance Ed helped keep University running during pandemic

The Distance Education team put in long hours to make sure the University was ready to transition completely away from traditional, on-ground teaching.

APSU's Angel Arrington escapes France during pandemic

"We hugged each other and said, 'good luck, I hope you make it out,'" Arrington said. "We darted across campus."

At home with their families at their side, 18 Austin Peay ROTC students 'virtually' commission as Army officers

For the first time ever, Austin Peay State University held a virtual commissioning ceremony for its graduating class of ROTC students.

APSU's Dr. Lisa Barron talks teacher education on national podcast

Austin Peay is now a national leader in preparing teacher candidates for the edTPA test, which is why The Teacher Education Podcast recently hosted an episode, "Navigating edTPA with Dr. Lisa Barron."

Crisis communication class at Austin Peay takes on deeper meaning during pandemic

Dr. Tracy Nichols, assistant professor at Austin Peay State University, steered into the skid with her graduate course named Organizational Communication. As the pandemic affected everyone's life across the globe, including students at APSU, Nichols adapted the class to focus on crisis communication.

APSU leadership society inducts large class

Austin Peay's NSLS chapter recently inducted 43 members, who despite having their experience impacted by COVID-19 and moved online, still persevered to complete all requirements.

APSU recipient of Best Paper Award for projecting enrollment growth through statistical analysis

Five of Austin Peay State University's administration and staff recently received the Southern Association of Institutional Research's (SAIR) Best Paper Award. The award is given annually to a paper presented during SAIR's conference in the fall.

APSU's mad scientist, Clarksville Fire Rescue, campus police team up to provide virtual science lesson to kids

Austin Peay State University's mad scientist Bryan Gaither - in partnership with the university's Office of Human Resources - gave the school's employees and their children a virtual treat during the last week of the spring semester.

Volunteers use social distancing to 'Plant the Campus Red' at Austin Peay

Thirty-four volunteers - students, faculty, staff and Montgomery County Master Gardeners - planted nearly 3,600 plants over four days.

APSU hosts virtual celebration for May 2020 graduates

Earlier in the year, the University planned to host its annual spring commencement on May 8, but in March, the coronavirus pandemic caused Austin Peay to postpone the event.

APSU develops special COVID-19 relief scholarship for students taking summer classes

Beginning next week, the COVID-19 Summer Relief Scholarship will automatically be credited to the accounts of students enrolled in summer classes.

APSU School of Nursing hosts drive-thru pinning ceremony

Austin Peay has hosted a ceremony each year for decades, and the School of Nursing's faculty made sure the current pandemic didn't break that tradition this year.

APSU's Eriksson College of Education hosts virtual student teacher banquet

Melissa Miller, a Franklin Special School District teacher and Tennessee's 2018-19 Teacher of the Year, delivered a short keynote address for the event.

APSU hosting virtual celebration for graduates on May 8

At noon that day, Austin Peay is hosting a virtual celebration to honor the spring graduates, and the celebration will be accessible on the University's Facebook page.

APSU nursing student helping in New York: 'Loss on such a grand scale is incredibly challenging for me'

"As a nurse, I've lost patients before, but loss on such a grand scale and when they're so young ... That's been my role lately, just holding people's hands. They're alone. They don't have visitors. And they know they're dying."

APSU offering May political science class examining international response to COVID-19

International Politics 2070 will use current news reports and digital resources instead of a textbook, and it will examine how different countries have responded to the COVID-19 pandemic.

APSU plans for in-person, on-campus classes in the Fall

The decision comes after collecting information and recommendations from health officials and campus community members who are working on plans to facilitate social distancing and heightened cleaning and sanitation protocols.

Austin Peay professors adjust, find context while moving classes online during crisis

Professors faced the challenge of adapting their lectures and labs to an online setting while also providing the best possible learning experience to their students.

Philadelphia emergency expert named first director of emergency management at APSU

For the last nine years, Lynn Fisher served as community preparedness program manager for Philadelphia's Office of Emergency Management.

APSU's mad scientist makes lab videos for online students

In March, Bryan Gaither spent a day in front of an iPhone camera, rushing through as many physics experiments as possible.

Austin Peay theatre professor sewing masks for health care workers, Operation Come Together

When the coronavirus pandemic forced Austin Peay State University Professor Leni Dyer to stay home in mid-March, she wanted to find a way to help during the crisis.

Dr. Maria Cronley named new provost at Austin Peay

At Ohio Northern University, she developed a center for faculty excellence, and she worked with the College of Pharmacy to establish a retail pharmacy and a medical therapy call center.

APSU geography professor uses Zoom, special visitor to rekindle classroom touch

After APSU moved its spring and summer classes online in response to the coronavirus pandemic, tight-knit geosciences students had to adapt to a virtual environment. One of their professors and a special guest gave them a virtual respite.

Getting home in a pandemic - An APSU exchange student's adventure out of France

Freshman and Dickson, Tennessee, resident Madison Morgan left France two hours before the borders closed in March.

International consulting firm Ankura joins APSU-led face shields project

Ankura - an expert services firm with an office in Nashville - has joined Austin Peay State University's GIS Center in a statewide effort to produce face shields for frontline medical workers during the coronavirus crisis.

Professor to host 'Science Story Time with APSU Geosciences'

In order to help provide a fun, educational opportunity for K-5 students and free time for our student-parents to complete their online course materials, APSU Professor Dr. Christopher Gentry will host "Science Story Time with APSU Geosciences" via Zoom at 1 p.m. Wednesday, April 29.

Art + Design to celebrate graphic design seniors with virtual showcase

Austin Peay State University's Department of Art + Design is taking its senior graphic design showcase online to recognize "the awesome work of 17 future creatives."

APSU This Week: Art + Design to celebrate graphic design seniors with virtual showcase

Austin Peay State University’s Department of Art + Design is taking its senior graphic design showcase online to recognize “the awesome work of 17 future creatives.”

Woodward Library celebrates libraries' resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic as part of National Library Week

During this pandemic, Woodward Library is serving as a rich pipeline for online content like databases and ebooks, and putting laptops and hotspots in the hands of students.

APSU's Art + Design announces awards for 52nd annual juried student exhibition

The 52nd Annual Juried Student Exhibition, the Department of Art + Design's annual professionally juried exhibition, opened virtually on April 6 and runs through April 30. The awards were announced April 20 in the virtual gallery, complete with a virtual reception, balloons and ribbons for the award winners.

APSU graduate describes life as an intensive care nurse during coronavirus

As the coronavirus pandemic rages across the world, thousands of Austin Peay State University School of Nursing graduates are in the trenches helping patients battle the disease. One recent graduate, Hunter Burkhart, is a registered nurse at Vanderbilt University Medical Center's medical intensive care unit.

APSU's Small Business Development Center hosts COVID-19 Webinar

During the event, community and business leaders discussed medical care, Small Business Administration funding, unemployment benefits and the impact of COVID-19 on local businesses.

Michael Hunter poses for a photo in the GIS center.

Meet the APSU student who built a face shield prototype to protect the state's health care workers

Meet the APSU student who built a face shield prototype to protect the state's health care workers.

APSU's nursing students' optimism perseveres as coronavirus crisis disrupts their lives

As the coronavirus pandemic rages across the world, more than 300 nursing students continue their studies at Austin Peay State University, all with the goal of hanging their graduation photos along the halls of the McCord Building on campus.

APSU Human Resources supporting families during COVID-19 pandemic

In addition to helping employees navigate the complexities of telecommuting, the office is now offering several sessions tailored specifically for working parents.

APSU This Week: Austin Peay to host virtual career fair for students during coronavirus crisis

Austin Peay State University will host its first-ever virtual career fair for students whose job hunt has been slowed by the coronavirus pandemic.

At APSU, telehealth provides new creativity for counseling sessions

For some APSU students, the transition from face-to-face counseling to technology-based counseling has been surprisingly smooth.

Austin Peay professor strives for student success, even using Zoom in a closet at his house

When Austin Peay State University moved spring classes online in response to the coronavirus crisis, Dr. Jiang Li not only had to move three classes online, he had to move his office into a closet at his house.

APSU waiving ACT, SAT and GRE tests for summer and fall admission

This new, test-optional admission policy addresses the many challenges potential students now face amid state and local shelter-at-home orders and social distancing guidelines.

Meet the APSU student who built a face shield prototype within hours of the governor’s request

Meet the APSU student who built a face shield prototype to protect the state’s health care workers

When Gov. Bill Lee last month asked colleges and universities if they could help make protective equipment for Tennessee's health care workers, an Austin Peay State University student had a prototype face shield built later the same day. Within three hours, actually.

APSU names Roosevelt University assistant provost to lead institutional effectiveness office

Dr. Amanda Wornhoff has held several leadership roles in general education, assessment and first year initiatives at the Chicago school.

APSU science education professor works to educate, ease fears during COVID-19 pandemic

Teachers at Shwab Elementary School in Nashville asked APSU's Philip Short to help address their students' fears about COVID-19 during a video-conferenced lecture.

APSU This Week: GIS Center hopes to produce 3D-printed respiratory face masks

While still leading a statewide effort to produce face shields for medical workers battling the spread of coronavirus in Tennessee, Austin Peay's Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Center has taken on another potentially life-saving project.

Call to 'Be the Change' endures for APSU student and her charity despite coronavirus

Project Yesu has grown in the years since - adding child sponsorship and feeding programs with plans to build a school - but the coronavirus pandemic has had an impact on Mallory Fundora and her cause.

APSU students step up to help GIS Center 'help those who are protecting us'

When Gov. Bill Lee last month asked colleges and universities if they could help make protective equipment for health care workers, Austin Peay State University students answered the call.

APSU Art + Design students taking work online for senior exhibits

Beginning this Friday and continuing for the next three weeks, the students will host virtual exhibits every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

APSU’s GIS Center hopes to produce 3D-print respiratory face masks in addition to face shields

APSU's GIS Center hopes to produce 3D-printed respiratory face masks in addition to face shields

While still leading a statewide effort to produce face shields for medical workers battling the spread of coronavirus in Tennessee, Austin Peay's Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Center has taken on another potentially life-saving project.

APSU loaning MiFi wireless routers to rural students without internet access

The MiFi tablets, wireless routers that act as mobile Wi-Fi hotspots, will provide a way for students to continue their studies at APSU.

Encourage social distancing by administering a healthy dose of peer pressure, APSU professor says

Many researchers, including myself, have found that individuals and even organizations are more likely to adopt a new practice when people in their social network also adopt the practice

APSU's Small Business Development Center offering free webinar courses, other help during COVID-19 pandemic

The recent passing of a $2 trillion federal stimulus package has made the center an important resource for education and business counseling in the Clarksville community.

Austin Peay offering one-on-one virtual tours of campus

With the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's guidelines for social distancing, the APSU Admissions Office is being more creative in showing off what campus has to offer to prospective students.

APSU This Week: Austin Peay to host virtual career fair for students during coronavirus crisis

Austin Peay State University will host its first-ever virtual career fair for students whose job hunt has been slowed by the coronavirus pandemic.

Austin Peay's Art + Design to celebrate student work with virtual exhibition

The Department of Art + Design celebrates the end of the 2019-20 academic year with the 52nd Annual Juried Student Exhibition. The professionally juried exhibition opens virtually on April 6 and runs through April 30. All are invited to attend.

As coronavirus crisis keeps people at home, APSU's Foy Fitness Center steps up with online sessions

As we all inch our way towards reclusion, it's important to remember to keep our bodies, as well as our minds, in shape. Lucky for Austin Peay students, Lauren Wilkinson, assistant director of services at the Foy Fitness & Recreation Center on campus, is coordinating online fitness instruction courses.

Meet Javon Dixon: APSU student, shoe customizer focuses 'on my craft' during coronavirus crisis

Meet Javon Dixon. Student, programmer and shoe customizer. Dixon is a computer science major and graphic design minor. He said that his minor helps influence his imagination, and he's learning how to guide a business through a crisis.

Austin Peay to host virtual career fair for students during coronavirus pandemic

Austin Peay State University will host its first-ever virtual career fair for students whose job hunt has been slowed by the coronavirus pandemic.

APSU extends scholarship deadlines during COVID-19 pandemic

The University is still accepting freshman, transfer and out-of-state scholarship applications, and it is awarding them on a rolling basis.

Dr. Karen Meisch named dean of APSU College of STEM

Since 2007, Meisch has served APSU as an assistant professor of biology, assistant chair of the Department of Biology, associate dean of the College of STEM and interim dean of the college.

APSU student, staff member test positive for new coronavirus

Austin Peay State University President Alisa White on Monday announced that a student living off-campus and a university staff member tested positive for the coronavirus.

APSU This Week: Students, employees find ways to lead during coronavirus crisis

APSU's Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Center is one example of Govs leading the way during the coronavirus crisis.

Austin Peay moves summer classes online, other non-face-to-face instruction

Coronavirus: Austin Peay moves summer classes to online, other non-face-to-face instruction

Austin Peay State University officials on Friday announced their decision to move all of this year's face-to-face summer classes online or to other forms of non-face-to-face instruction.

APSU alumni check-in: Emerging artist Khari Turner 'creating as much as I can' at Columbia during outbreak

Emerging artist Khari Turner - who graduated from Austin Peay State University last spring - is in his first year of graduate school at Columbia University. Like Austin Peay's students, Turner is adjusting to online learning because of the coronavirus pandemic; Columbia's virtual instruction begins Thursday, March 26.

APSU board approves master's degree in speech-language pathology

The program will produce "graduates to help people acquire or restore the basic human right of communication."

APSU's GIS Center leading statewide effort to produce face shields

Austin Peay State University's GIS Center is leading a statewide effort to produce face shields for medical workers battling the spread of COVID-19 in Tennessee.

Austin Peay college launches 'We Can't Make It Without the Arts' YouTube series

Austin Peay's College of Arts and Letters on Monday launched a new YouTube series in an effort to share solace through "the power, depth of reflection and context only available from the arts."

UPDATED: APSU suspends classes until March 23, then moves instruction fully online

After considerable deliberation, Austin Peay State University officials have suspended classes until March 23 and moved all classes to fully online instruction. Click to read President Alisa White's message to the APSU community.

APSU provides limited number of laptops for students to go online

The Austin Peay State University COVID-19 Task Force developed a new Laptop Loan Program to provide laptops to students without computer access on a first-come, first-served basis.

APSU This Week: Classes resume online at Austin Peay

Monday is here, and we wanted to provide you with some tools to help you succeed in Austin Peay's new online format. And we wanted to share a couple of stories to help brighten your week.

APSU GIS Center develops statewide coronavirus map

The online tool provides information on each county by pulling data from the Tennessee Department of Health's website, which is updated every day at 2 p.m.

APSU delaying spring commencement because of new coronavirus pandemic

If the University is able to identify an alternative date for spring commencement, graduates can either participate in that ceremony, the August ceremony or the December ceremony.

APSU partners with local agencies to provide computer/internet access to students

The University recently partnered with the American Job Center, the Bibb-White Bluff Civic Center and the Highland Crest campus to provide computer and internet access to students.

Meet Amanda McNair, whose Instagram photos evoked 'Love it!' from Pillsbury

"I came up with the idea to post a photo every day, then I thought, 'Oh, my gosh! That's 365 different posts," McNair said. "If you check it out, I switched out the wigs every single day, but I actually completed it, my New Year's resolution."

APSU Board of Trustees to host spring meeting electronically on March 19-20

The full Board will meet at 9 a.m. on Friday, March 20, and they will discuss several important items, such as a proposed graduate degree in speech-language pathology.

APSU's Candlelight Ball, Ovation Awards, Asanbe symposium among events canceled

The University remains open, but all non-athletic University-sponsored events are canceled until further notice.

Austin Peay State University cancels this weekend's 36th Annual Candlelight Ball

"Although we had planned extra precaution for the safety of our guests, hosting the event is not prudent at this time," APSU President Alisa White said.

Austin Peay offers new summer camp-style orientation to incoming students

Austin Peay State University is unveiling a new opportunity open to all incoming Governors - Camp R.O.W., a multiday "summer camp" experience focused on building connections with the APSU community.

APSU to begin work soon on William E. and Sadako Newton Military Family Resource Center

Once the facility is completed next fall, it will provide seamless support to Austin Peay State University's military-affiliated students

Austin Peay Ranger Challenge team preparing for second straight trip to world-class Sandhurst competition

For the second straight year, Austin Peay's Ranger Challenge team has earned a spot at Sandhurst, the world's premier international academy military skills competition.

Austin Peay adds custom coding camps, classes to Junior Coders offerings

Austin Peay's Department of Computer Science and Information Technology has introduced a new way to experience the popular Junior Coders camps it offers.

APSU coordinates campus response to last week's violent storms

The Center for Service-Learning and Community Engagement developed a Disaster Response that coordinates the University's efforts and provides campus resources for those in need.

APSU This Week: Candlelight Ball auction to raise money for APSU scholarships

APSU This Week: (Update) Candlelight Ball canceled due to coronavirus spread concerns

This year's auction will take place on March 14, during the 36th Annual Candlelight Ball at the Omni Nashville Hotel, with proceeds benefiting the Candlelight Ball Endowed Scholarship.

Meet Austin Peay's student-discovered bacteriophages: Danno, Otwor and Scumberland

As part of their research, the students named their newly discovered phages and entered them into a global database. We thought it might be neat to ask the students how they picked their phage names.

Coronavirus video: Watch APSU's Science on Tap lecture about the virus and its sinister cousins

Austin Peay State University hosted a special lecture on March 3 about the coronavirus outbreak. In case you missed the lecture - which happened during March's Science on Tap event at Strawberry Alley Ale Works - here's a GoPro recording.

APSU sets up task force and website in response to new coronavirus

In early February, APSU officials developed an initial plan - based on APSU's response to the 2009 N1H1 outbreak - and the task force is re-examining what additional precautions it can take.

Meet Jacob Knight: Founder of Future Business Leaders of America's APSU chapter

Jacob Knight's mother encouraged him to tour Austin Peay State University but a meeting with the Governors' Own Marching Band (GOMB) Director John Schnettler cemented Knight as a future Governor. "I knew I wanted to be here and be a Gov," Knight said. "I wasn't joining a university I was joining a family."

APSU alumni create the Duvall Family Scholarship Endowment

To be eligible, students must be accounting or finance majors enrolled full-time at APSU with a high school GPA of 3.0 or an undergraduate GPA of 2.5.

Austin Peay history chair heading to Iceland to give talk on Hungarians during Viking Era

Dr. Cameron Sutt, historian, professor and chair of Austin Peay's history and philosophy department, is traveling to Iceland to deliver a talk on Hungarians during the Viking Era. The talk is scheduled for Thursday, April 2, at the University of Iceland in Reykjavik.

The Recruiter: Caroline Clasby promotes Austin Peay across the globe

As director of Austin Peay's Office of International Student Services, Clasby is helping grow the University's international student enrollment.

CECA Announces 2020 Ovation Award winners and final program lineup

The 2020 Ovation Award winners will be honored and a variety of performances and artwork will be presented by groups from both the community and the University.

APSU Public Safety going green with new recognition software

This spring, Public Safety is unveiling its new license plate recognition software, allowing the office to be more efficient and reduce the amount of waste it produces a year.

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