This Week at Austin Peay: Welcome to fall semester, Govs!
(Posted Monday, Aug. 23, 2021)
We made it to another fall semester, Govs! The first day of classes is Monday, Aug. 23.
Don’t forget that masks are required in University buildings and vaccines are the best defense against COVID-19 and its variants. You can get a COVID-19 vaccine by appointment from 1-3 p.m. on Thursdays afternoons at APSU’s Boyd Health Services.
For more about Austin Peay’s efforts to keep everyone safe during the pandemic, visit these FAQs. To learn how to get tested for COVID-19, visit this website.
Welcome, have fun and stay safe!
Here are a few things happening this week on campus.
Welcome back celebrations continue this week
Student Life and Engagement (SLE) and other campus organizations have been working hard to welcome you back. Here’s a schedule of events with links for more information.
Monday, Aug. 23
- at 11 p.m. at the Morgan University Plaza (MUC).
- at 1 p.m. at the MUC.
Tuesday, Aug. 24
- from 9-11 a.m. at the ANTS Center in MUC Room 111.
- from noon-2 p.m. at the center in MUC Room 115.
Wednesday, Aug. 25
- SLE Welcome Back Shirt Giveaway from 9 a.m.-noon at the MUC Plaza.
- from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at the MUC First Floor.
- from 5-8:30 p.m. at the center on Browning Drive.
Thursday, Aug. 26
- The from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at the MUC Plaza.
Friday, Aug. 27
- from 9-11 a.m. in the MUC Plaza.
- from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. at 426 College St. next to Johnny’s Big Burger.
Saturday, Aug. 28
- from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Foy Fitness & Recreation Center (meet at 9 a.m.).
- at 10 a.m. at the Foy Fitness & Recreation Center, Wellness Classroom 202. Sign up .
- from 5:30-9 p.m. at the MUC Plaza.
Events continue next week. For more, visit .
The New Gallery to open with ‘Recent Acquisitions’
The New Gallery is open for its 2020-21 exhibition season with “Recent Acquisitions,” an exhibit that includes more than 125 pieces accepted into Austin Peay State University’s 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 Salaün and Karen Seapker.
The exhibit runs through Sept. 17 and includes a reception for the community during the Clarksville Art Walk from 5-7:30 p.m. on Sept. 2. Michael Dickins, curator and director of The New Gallery, will give a brief gallery talk at 6 p.m.
For more information, visit The New Gallery’s homepage.
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