This Week at Austin Peay: Students moving in, APEX weekend starts Friday
(Posted on Monday, Aug. 16, 2021)
As Austin Peay State University students continue to move in for the fall semester, the Clarksville campus is getting busier. Starting Friday, campus will be abuzz with students celebrating APEX weekend.
APEX is short for Austin Peay Experience, and the weekend is filled with fun 鈥 and free! 鈥 events to acclimate new students to campus and to celebrate a new year at Austin Peay.
This year鈥檚 events, which are open to all students, include:
Friday
- Freshman Convocation 鈥 President Mike Licari speaks to the freshman class at noon at the Dunn Center.
- Campus Resource Fair 3-4:30 p.m. at the Morgan University Plaza.
- Greek Fest & Ice Cream Social 鈥 Join the fraternity and sorority community for ice cream, giveaways and yard games 5-7 p.m. at the Quad.
- 鈥淕lowchella鈥 Paint/Dance Party 鈥 A music festival-themed interactive dance party featuring glow accessories from 8-11 p.m. at the intramural field.
Saturday
- 鈥淕ovs Garage鈥 Car Show and Meet-up 鈥 Students, APSU employees and community members will show off their vehicles from 1-3 p.m. behind the Foy Recreation and Fitness Center. This event is open to the public.
- First-Generation College Student Celebration 4-5 p.m. at the Morgan University Center Ballroom.
- SLE Monocle Madness Carnival 鈥 An old-fashioned carnival 6:30-10 p.m. behind the library includes food, games and rides to welcome APSU students, faculty and staff to the start of another school year.
Sunday
- AWAKE 鈥 Interdenominational Worship Service from 10 a.m.-noon at the Morgan University Center Ballroom.
- 8th Annual Gov Run 鈥 Participants are caked in color during this 3 p.m. color run at the intramural field on campus. The run includes crowds of cheering students and an excess of color 鈥 sprays of red and yellow water and clouds of orange and green powder.
- Housing Welcome Back Bash at 5 p.m. at the Morgan University Plaza.
- Movie on the Lawn 鈥 Brace yourself and keep quiet for 鈥淎 Quiet Place 2鈥 at 7:30 p.m. at the Browning Lawn, recently named the Evans Harvill Memorial Quadrangle.
The first day of the fall semester is Monday, Aug. 23!
For the complete list of welcome back events following APEX weekend, visit /student-life/apexwelcomeback/welcome-back-schedule.php.
The New Gallery to open with 鈥楻ecent Acquisitions鈥
The New Gallery will open its 2020-21 exhibition season with 鈥淩ecent Acquisitions鈥 on Wednesday, Aug. 18.
The exhibit will include more than 150 pieces accepted into Austin Peay State University鈥檚 art collection during the last five years. Pieces include art from Ansel Adams, Deborah Gould Hall, Bonnie Schiffman, Albert Watson, Michel Thersiquel, Khari Turner, Gamaliel Rodriguez, Philippe Sala眉n and Karen Seapker.
A reception is planned to coincide with September鈥檚 First Thursday Art Crawl from 5-7:30 p.m. Sept. 2 at The New Gallery. A curator鈥檚 gallery talk is planned for 6 the same night.
For more information, visit The New Gallery鈥檚 homepage.
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