APSU alum Jeffery Gray competing in Food Network’s “Holiday Baking Championship”
November 10, 2020
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University (APSU) alum Jeffery Gray, a fine arts major turned baker, is competing in this year’s “Food Network “Holiday Baking Championship.” In the first episode, which aired on November 2nd, Gray is given the nickname “Santa from Atlanta” because his love for creativity and baking shined.
Austin Peay State University alumni Jeffery Gray. (Food Network)
APSU German professor finds peace during COVID-19 through wood working
November 10, 2020
Clarksville, TN – After a long day of teaching in front of a computer screen, Dr. Beatrix Brockman blinks her red eyes, steps away from her desk and heads into the garage, with its concrete floors and overwhelming smell of sawdust. In this cavernous space, it sometimes feels as if she has stepped back in time into her father’s workshop.
Dr. Beatrix Brockman. (APSU)
This Week at Austin Peay: “Over Look/Under Foot” lecture offered virtually on Tuesday
November 9, 2020
Clarksville, TN – The New Gallery at Austin Peay State University (APSU), with support from the APSU Center of Excellence for the APSU Creative Arts and the APSU Department of Art + Design, is pleased to present “Over Look/Under Foot”, a new exhibition by artists Katie Hargrave and Meredith Lynn, to continue an exciting 2020-2021 exhibition season.
APSU announces plans for Spring 2021
November 3, 2020
Clarksville, TN – As universities across the globe continue struggling with the complexities of the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic, Austin Peay State University (APSU) is moving forward with plans for its upcoming Spring 2021 semester, offering face-to-face, hi-flex hybrid and online courses.
Austin Peay State University Campus in the Spring. (APSU)
Austin Peay State University to hold Winter Commencement on December 11th-12th
November 2, 2020
Clarksville, TN – On December 11th-12th, 2020, Austin Peay State University (APSU) will host four commencement ceremonies to honor the University’s fall graduates.
Austin Peay State University 2020 Winter Commencement set for December 11th-12th. (APSU)
Anonymous gift launches partnerships between APSU Southeastern Grasslands Initiative, other organizations
November 2, 2020
Clarksville, TN – Two anonymous donors recently made a generous $50,000 commitment to Austin Peay State University (APSU) to expand the operations of the Southeastern Grasslands Initiative (SGI) into southern Tennessee and northern Georgia.
Austin Peay State University’s Southeastern Grasslands Initiative. (APSU)
Katie Hargrave, Meredith Lynn to present ‘Over Look/Under Foot’ at Austin Peay State University
November 1, 2020
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University’s The New Gallery, with support from The APSU Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts and the APSU Department of Art + Design, is pleased to present Over Look/Under Foot, a new exhibition by artists Katie Hargrave and Meredith Lynn, to continue an exciting 2020-2021 exhibition season.
APSU literature class explores the illuminating history of zombies in popular culture
October 31, 2020
Clarksville, TN – This fall, Dr. Marisa Sikes, Austin Peay State University (APSU) assistant professor of languages and literature, is looking at cultural significance of the undead in her class “Zombies in Popular Film and Literature.”
The course examines the origins of these fictional creatures in the form of the early 20th Century Haitian zonbi on to the Americanized zombie, which has its roots in contagion-based apocalypse fiction.
APSU offers Online Classes this Winter to get you ahead
October 30, 2020
Clarksville, TN – Students can stay warm during the holiday break by taking online classes during the Austin Peay State University (APSU) winter term, beginning December 12th. The winter term, which runs through January 10th, 2021, allows students to complete up to two online classes in just four weeks.
Austin Peay State University Campus. (APSU)
APSU’s Charles Booth wins Tennessee Arts Commission fellowship in literature
October 29, 2020
Clarksville, TN – The Austin Peay State University (APSU) director of communications this week won one of three Tennessee Arts Commission Individual Artist Fellowships in Literature.
Charles Booth – who helps to lead the University’s public relations and marketing efforts – won the 2021 Tennessee Arts Commission Fellow in Fiction.
Austin Peay State University’s director of communications Charles Booth. (APSU)
