APSU graduate programs set record enrollment for Fall 2020
September 24, 2020
Clarksville, TN – For the third year in a row, the Austin Peay State University (APSU) College of Graduate Studies has set an enrollment record, with more than 1,180 students signing up this fall for master- and doctoral-level classes.
Austin Peay State University Dean of the College of Graduate Studies Dr. Chad Brooks. (APSU)
Austin Peay State University’s graduate enrollment continues to grow, even during COVID-19 Pandemic
June 24, 2020
Clarksville, TN – Last year Austin Peay State University (APSU) broke the 1,000 graduate student barrier and current enrollment looks even more promising. APSU is experiencing higher graduate student enrollment compared to last year at this time.
Austin Peay State University math class last year on campus. (APSU)
APSU 2019: A Year in Review
December 21, 2019
Clarksville, TN – Earlier this month, the Austin Peay State University (APSU) associate provost for research and dean of the College of Graduate Studies Dr. Chad Brooks summed up the year 2019 in a single sentence.
“It’s a very optimistic time for Austin Peay,” he said.
APSU unveils vision for new Health Professions Building
December 10, 2019
Clarksville, TN – On Friday morning, Austin Peay State University (APSU) unveiled its vision for a new Health Professions Building that will one day consolidate the University’s growing healthcare-related programs under one roof.
Those programs include the School of Nursing and the departments of allied health sciences, health and human performance, psychological science and counseling and social work.
A rendering of the the proposed Austin Peay State University Health Professions Building. (APSU)
APSU’s one-credit hour community classes now free this October
October 1, 2019
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University (APSU) is now offering one-credit hour community courses for free this October thanks in part to the Austin Peay State University Foundation’s general scholarship fund.
Austin Peay will be offering one credit hour community courses this October for Free. (APSU)
APSU’s Eriksson College of Education developing relationship with Jordan’s Yarmouk University
September 10, 2019
Clarksville, TN – On a hot July morning in Irbid, Jordan, while cars weaved past the city’s khaki-colored buildings, Dr. Dana Christman enjoyed a cup of Turkish coffee in Yarmouk University’s air-conditioned campus. The Austin Peay State University (APSU) professor had traveled more than 6,000 miles to visit the school, and with the small jolt of caffeine spurring her on, she helped develop a new relationship between her home campus and the Jordanian university.
Austin Peay State University’s Dr. Christman met with Yarmouk University administrators this summer. (APSU)
APSU pilots eBooks program to reduce cost of college textbooks
July 10, 2019
Clarksville, TN – Here’s a fun question to ask your college professor friends: “How would you feel if all your students showed up on the first day of class with their books?” Paul Nicodemus, Austin Peay State University (APSU) professor of psychological science and counseling, has an answer.
The Austin Peay State University First Day eBooks program ensures that students will have the right text for their class. (APSU)
With record fall enrollment, Austin Peay State University now Tennessee’s fastest-growing public university
November 16, 2018
Austin Peay State University (APSU)
Clarksville, TN – It’s official – Austin Peay State University (APSU) is the fastest-growing public university in the state.
At a time when most colleges and universities are struggling to attract students, Austin Peay State University’s 4.7 percent increase far outpaced other schools and helped the University set a record enrollment this fall with 10,954 students.
Austin Peay State University (APSU) students gather in the Dunn Center for Freshman Convocation on August 24th, 2018. (Denzil Wyatt, APSU)
Adults can take APSU’s new community coding classes for free
October 7, 2018
Austin Peay State University
Clarksville, TN – For the last couple of years, people keep calling the Austin Peay State University Department of Computer Science and Information Technology and asking the same question – what about community coding classes for adults?
Since 2017, the department has offered several computer coding classes and camps for local children, but if you were over the age of 18, you couldn’t participate.
Austin Peay State University grad students Farjana Anwerbasha and Gary Larson look over coding projects at APSU.
APSU College of Grad Studies sees record enrollment for fall
September 6, 2018
Austin Peay State University
Clarksville, TN – Thomas Thornton knew he was pushing it. Classes were set to begin the next week at Austin Peay State University, so if he wanted to enroll in graduate school, he needed to do it that afternoon.
“I just knew I was being a slacker and hadn’t signed up yet,” Thornton, a Clarksville High School science teacher, said.
Austin Peay graduate students stand during commencement after receiving their graduate hoods. (Kim Balevre, APSU)
