NURSING NOW OFFERING MEDICATION MANAGEMENT CLINIC

Last fall, the APSU School of Nursing received a grant from the Clarksville Montgomery County Community Health Foundation to open a medication management clinic for mental health at 510 College Street.

Office visits start as low as $5, and the clinic has the option to provide clients a bill if they need to submit to insurance for reimbursement.

In addition to supporting the local community, the clinic provides a training site for a new nursing degree program.

Federal Grant Promoting Student Success

In 2020, APSU received a $2.5 million federal grant to help more students succeed on campus, and over the last 24 months, the University has used that money to develop a set of innovative programs unlike any in the state. Now, a new coaching and student success initiatives office is providing extra help to students and using labor market data to develop new curriculum.

WHITE HOUSE EYES APSU’S GROW YOUR OWN

Last August, the White House announced an innovative new plan aimed at tackling the national teacher shortage, and a key component of that plan – teacher apprenticeship programs – was originally developed at Austin Peay State University. “Our work is being discussed nationally because it provides a solution to these persistent problems facing our field,” Dr. Prentice Chandler, dean of the APSU Eriksson College of Education, said.

“We have a psychiatric nurse practitioner track now open in the School of Nursing. So, we will have students working there as a clinical site,” Dr. Kristen Hershey, APSU professor of nursing, said. “We’re very excited about the opportunities for collaborative, handson learning for our students, as well as community service and outreach.

For information on the clinic’s medication management services, visit https://www.apsu.edu/medicationmanagement-clinic/.

Apsu Turns Up Heat

Austin Peay State University launched its own brands of hot sauce last fall. The two sauces – Stacheville Sting, a moderately hot red sauce that gives a nod to the campus’ Governor mascot, and Govs Valiant Verde, a milder green sauce honoring the significant military community both on-campus and in Clarksville-Montgomery County – were unveiled after several months of coordination with a Tennessee-based company, Two Heads Hot Sauce.

Two Programs Receive Abet Accreditation

APSU launched a new podcast – “The Austin Peay Experience” – to highlight what the university is doing to become the region’s university of choice by APSU’s centennial in 2027. The first season, “Forgotten Tennessee,” looks at the Bell Witch mystery and World War II German POWs working on local farms. Listen wherever you get your podcasts.

APSU’s Bachelor of Science in Engineering degree program in engineering physics and the University’s bachelor’s degree programs in computer information systems, computer information technology and computer science, were both accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, the global accreditor of college and university programs in applied and natural science, computing, engineering, and engineering technology.