Topic: Chemical Engineering Technology Facility
February 17, 2010 |
Austin Peay State University has received its third and final accreditation approval, officially paving the way for the University to offer an associate degree program in chemical engineering technology.
APSU was previously awarded a $6.4 million grant from the state of Tennessee to develop the program, following the December 2008 announcement that Michigan-based Hemlock Semiconductor Corp. (HSC) would build a new production facility in Commerce Park, Clarksville. HSC is a leading manufacturer of products used in the growing solar cell technology industry.
The Tennessee Board of Regents and the Tennessee Higher Education Commission both approved the program last fall. In January, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools also gave the new associate degree a thumbs up, meaning the program met all three needed accreditation requirements.
“We’re really excited to have passed this final hurdle in getting the program off the ground,” Dr. Tristan Denley, provost and vice president of academic and student affairs, said. “We’re primed for students to begin the program in the fall.” «Read the rest of this article»
July 10, 2009 |
Today, Austin Peay State University forged new territory when it broke ground for the new Chemical Engineering Technology Facility (CETF).
“Crossing over Eighth Street is kind of a first for us,” APSU President Tim Hall said during a groundbreaking ceremony at the site located across from the Sundquist Science Complex on Eighth and College streets.
With ceremonial shovels in hand, APSU officials were joined by representatives from Hemlock Semiconductor Group, a Michigan-based company “directly responsible for the new building today,” Hall said.
 The groundbreaking
“This new progress is happening precisely because we’re forming partnerships,” he said. «Read the rest of this article»
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