APSU’s SGI and Tennessee State Parks set “good fire” at Dunbar Cave
October 23, 2020
Clarksville, TN – On a clear October afternoon, 15 acres of restored native prairie at Dunbar Cave State Park in Clarksville, Tennessee, went up in flames. Smoke lifted high over city streets and neighborhoods, while community volunteers and officials with the Tennessee Division of Natural Areas cheered on a well-planned prescribed fire to help promote and enhance native prairie species.
The restored native prairie before the fire. (APSU)
Coleman Tractor Company provides Kubota equipment for use at APSU Farm
June 6, 2020
Clarksville, TN – Coleman Tractor Company has expanded their partnership with Austin Peay State University (APSU) by extending their current contract with the University for two additional years.
Michael Stolitca (Kubota), Dr. Donald Sudbrink (APSU), Dr. Karen Meisch (APSU), Spencer Coleman. (Coleman Tractor)
Austin Peay’s Tower Club commemorates 60 years of support to the University
October 2, 2018
Austin Peay State University (APSU)
Clarksville, TN – The Austin Peay State University (APSU) Office of University Advancement hosted more than 200 guests at the APSU farm on Friday, September 21st, 2018 for the 60th Annual Tower Club Dinner.
60th Annual Tower Club Dinner was held Friday at the APSU Farm.
Austin Peay State University Advancement to host 60th Annual Tower Club Dinner on September 21st
September 13, 2018
Austin Peay State University ( APSU )
Clarksville, TN – The Austin Peay State University Office of University Advancement will host the 60th Annual Tower Club Dinner at 6:00pm Friday, September 21st, 2018 at the APSU Farm, 1991 Pickens Road in Clarksville.
Attendees will include Tower Club members and their guests. The cost of dinner will be included as a benefit of membership. In honor of the 60th Anniversary of the Tower Club, current members may invite potential new members to attend at no cost.
APSU University Advancement assistant vice president Kris Phillips.
APSU raises $9.85 million during second-highest giving year in university history
July 13, 2018
Austin Peay State University
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University announced today that it has reached a record fundraising total of $9.85 million in gifts and pledges for the 2018 fiscal year.
This total is the second-highest in university history, and it is the result of a continuous increase in donations over time.
Members of the Austin Peay State University community thank donors who supported this year’s #GovsGive campaign.
Crowds cheer total solar eclipse above Austin Peay State University
August 25, 2017
Clarksville, TN – Around 1:25pm on Monday, August 21st, 2017, hundreds of people cheered in the near-dark inside Austin Peay State University’s Fortera Stadium.
APSU hosts Peayclipse, an event for the community to gather and witness a once in a lifetime solar eclipse at Fortera Stadium on Monday, Aug. 21, 2017. (Taylor Slifko, APSU)
NASA to broadcast Total Solar Eclipse from Austin Peay State University Farm
August 8, 2017
Clarksville, TN – On Monday, August 21st, 2017, NASA will use Austin Peay State University’s Farm and Environmental Education Center as one of its official broadcast locations for the eclipse.
In addition to NASA’s broadcast, there will be several research and scientific efforts by multiple entities, including atmospheric, entomological and bovine research during the eclipse.
APSU Farm and Environmental Education Center. (APSU)
APSU Beef Cattle Show Team wins Second National Championship
March 13, 2017
Clarksville, TN – The Austin Peay State University Beef Cattle Show Team is barely older than the livestock it shows, but the program has quickly made a name for itself as a competitor on the local, state and national levels.
They only reinforced that reputation when Ruby, the team’s prize heifer, or young female cow, was named Reserve Division Champion Percentage Simmental at the 2017 Dixie National Livestock show, held this past February in Jackson, Mississippi.
APSU Beef Cattle Show Team’s prize heifer Ruby was named Reserve Division Champion Percentage at the 2017 Dixie National Livestock show.
Austin Peay State University Department of Agriculture to host Alumni Harvest, Farm Facility Open House
October 13, 2016
Clarksville, TN – When the Austin Peay State University Department of Agriculture was a long way from being the fastest-growing college department of agriculture in Tennessee that it is today, one man believed in the potential of both the department and the APSU Farm, a 440-acre plot of land now known as the Farm and Environmental Education Center.
“Dr. Gaines Hunt single-handedly kept the APSU Farm going for several years – sometimes with his own equipment, time and money,” John Bartee Jr., co-chair of the APSU agriculture advisory committee, said. “From an alumni perspective, he’s had a huge impact on the department and the university.”
APSU Farm and Environmental Education Center. (APSU)
Prized bull brings in $14,500 for APSU Agriculture Department
October 5, 2014
Clarksville, TN – Big John, an 1,800-pound bull, was a source of pride for the Austin Peay State University Department of Agriculture. Students on the department’s beef show team took the animal to several regional shows, where his size and power often impressed the judges.
Last month, the University decided to sell this prize-winning animal, with the hope of earning a few thousand dollars for the growing Department of Agriculture. During a special sale on Sept. 23 at the APSU Farm, three bidders joined together to buy Big John for $14,500.
Mark Barnett, APSU President Alisa White, Dan Askew, Billy Atkins, Lois Bartee, Lucas Haley, Matt Barnett.
