Austin Peay This Week: Homecoming Week starts today!

(Posted March 15, 2021)
Austin Peay’s Homecoming Week is a bit different this year. The COVID-19 pandemic forced homecoming from last fall to this spring.
The festivities start today with the Homecoming BBQ & SGA T-shirt Giveaway at 11 a.m. and finish up when the football team hosts Tennessee Martin at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 21.
Here’s this week’s schedule:
Monday
- 11 a.m.: at Morgan University Center (MUC) Plaza.
Tuesday
- 7 p.m.: at the Foy Fitness and Recreation Center.
Wednesday
- 12:30 p.m.: at “The Sentinel."
Thursday
- 7 p.m.: at the Foy Fitness and Recreation Center.
Friday
- 7 p.m.: (virtual).
Saturday
- 4 p.m.: at the Intramural Fields.
Sunday
- 10 a.m.: along College, Drane and Marion streets.
- 2 p.m.: Govs host Tennessee Martin at Fortera Stadium.
Austin Peay Alumni Relations also has several events scheduled this week, including the Marvin Posey, Jr. Scholarship Art Exhibit (see below). Visit for more details.
Marvin Posey, Jr. Scholarship Art Exhibit
The Austin Peay State University African American Alumni Chapter and the APSU National Alumni Association will host the Marvin Posey Jr. Scholarship Art Exhibit at 2 p.m. on March 20 in the painting studio of the APSU Art + Design Building.
The event is part of the spring 2021 APSU Homecoming activities. Tickets are $30 per person. All proceeds will benefit the Marvin Posey Jr. Scholarship Endowment.
The exhibit will celebrate this scholarship at APSU and the beautifully vibrant artwork that Posey created during his lifetime.
Due to CDC, state and local guidelines related to COVID-19, the details of this event are subject to change. To register for the event, visit, .
To give to the Marvin Posey Jr. Scholarship, visit .
To support APSU fundraising initiatives, contact the Office of University Advancement at 931-221-7127.
Foy pool reopens for season
The Foy Fitness and Recreation pool will reopen at 2 p.m. today and will be open 2-5 p.m. each weekday for lap and recreational swimming.
Pool access is included in a Foy center membership, which includes students, faculty and staff and paid community members.
CECA Tennessee Artist Fellow Karen Seapker to lecture

CECA Tennessee Artist Fellow Karen Seapker will give a lecture exploring her work and creative practices on March 18.
The lecture will be at 6 p.m. via Zoom and is free and open to the public. Registration is required at .
The Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts (CECA) recently announced Seapker, from Donalson, and Benjy Russell, from Dowelltown, as the 2020-21 recipients of the Tennessee Artist Fellowship. Russell’s lecture will be .
CECA, Theatre & Dance to welcome Adam Pascal for two masterclass sessions
The Austin Peay State University Department of Theatre and Dance, with the support of the Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts, is pleased to present two masterclass sessions this week hosted by award-winning actor Adam Pascal.
“Musical Theatre Voice,” will be hosted by Tony and Drama Desk-nominated stage and film actor Adam Pascal. The class will be offered twice, at 3 and 5:30 p.m. March 17.
Pascal will work with three musical theatre students during both classes, and each class will allow time for questions.
The sessions are free and open to the public.
To register, visit /theatre-dance/masterclass_registration.php.

COVID-19 vaccination site enters third week
On Tuesday, March 2, Austin Peay State University’s nursing faculty and students began administering the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to members of the Montgomery County community at a drive-thru site behind the Ard Building.
The University is dispensing the vaccine following Tennessee’s , and anyone who wants to receive the vaccine at APSU needs to sign up for an appointment through this .
After someone requests an appointment from Austin Peay, they’ll receive additional information on when to arrive at campus.
Individuals registered to receive a vaccination must enter lot 11 by traveling east on Main Street. Traffic will not be allowed to enter from University Avenue.
For more information on the state’s vaccination program, visit .
‘Entangled Entities’ continues at The New Gallery

The New Gallery, with support from The Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts and the Department of Art + Design, is pleased to present Entangled Entities, a new exhibition by bio-artist Laura Splan, to continue an exciting 2020-2021 exhibition season.
“Entangled Entities is an exhibition that combines biomedical research with aesthetics,” said Michael Dickins, curator and director of The New Gallery. “With her work, Splan choreographs poetic confrontations with science inside the gallery to foster deeper engagement with science outside the gallery.”
The exhibit runs through March 26.
A 360-degree virtual walk-through will accompany this exhibition for those who wish to view the work from the safety of their homes. The walk-through can be found on The New Gallery’s webpage and can be accessed via .
In addition to the exhibition in The New Gallery, Splan’s body of work, Unraveling, will be featured in The Terminal Gallery, the Department of Art + Design’s gallery for 21st Century video/animation/time-based media art, throughout March.
For more information on this exhibition, which is free and open to the public, contact Dickins at dickinsm@apsu.edu. To read more, click here.
Other events on campus
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