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Andrew Fowler Little Govs Child Learning Center

» Sustainability improved the Game Day Recycling program with a 96% increase in recycling from Fall 2021. There were 118 pounds of cans and 174 pounds of plastic bottles recycled.

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» Intramural Sports partnered with Fort Campbell to provide officials and equipment for three of the Army Brigade’s annual Turkey Bowl flag football events.

» The Wilbur N. Daniel African American Cultural Center collaborated with Dannelle Whiteside, vice president for Legal Affairs & Organizational Strategy and Dr. Eva Gibson, assistant professor, Psychological Science and Counseling on the Black Love Panel event. WNDACC also collaborated with African American Studies and the Department of Theatre and Dance on A Night of Melanin Magic event.

» Counseling Services partnered with Centerstone Clarksville to provide additional resources for students who have substance use concerns and need additional interventions.

» The SOS Food Pantry has traditionally offered Thanksgiving food boxes to students who are struggling financially. In fall of 2022, 110 student families applied for this resource while only 50 boxes were available. Advancement included a winter holiday version of these boxes in their Goving Tuesday event, resulting in 45 additional boxes funded and distributed in December. To be more inclusive, food boxes were offered for different holiday celebrations such as Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa with a variety of protein choices such as turkey, chicken, ham, beef and fish.

» Housing collaborated with TRiO Student Support Services in the fall to provide information about programs and services offered by TRiO to residents and student staff.

» The Student Conduct and Case Management director provided a presentation titled Optimal Faculty-Student Interactions for the new Faculty Cafe Series. The presentation covered incivility in the classroom, snowball effect and real case studies from APSU.

» Counseling Services presented to APSU Campus Police and the Clarksville Police Department on personality disorders as part of their Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) training.

» Through a partnership with the Adult, Nontraditional and Transfer Student Center and the Vice Provost for Enrollment and Student Achievement, the policy for prior-learning credit was updated and a portfolio development credit process was implemented. A Distance Education course was created that allows current and prospective students to request credit through prior learning. Interested students will complete a letter of intent form for pre-approval from the department where they are requesting credit. If approved, the student will attend an orientation hosted by the A.N.T.S. center director that explains the portfolio purpose and process. The director also works with the student on revisions and serves as the point of contact between the department and student.

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