Topic: Morgan University Center

Govs Football Team featured on Yellow Pages cover

November 15, 2008 |

The Austin Peay State University Governors football team will be featured on the cover of the 2008-09 AT&T Real Yellow Pages directory serving Clarksville. An unveiling of the new cover will be at 10 a.m., Monday, Nov. 17 in the Morgan University Center, Iris Room. The public is invited to attend.

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Ohio Valley History Conference Closes with flourish

By Turner McCullough Jr. | November 6, 2008 |

The conference banquet dinner featured John Seigenthaler Sr. as keynote speaker. Panel presentations on Day Two prove diverse and expansive in scope.

The 24th annual Ohio Valley History Conference continued on a high note with the banquet dinner on Friday night, October 30th. The keynote address was given by John Seigenthaler Sr. in the Morgan University Center Ballroom. Seigenthaler shared his remembrances of Bobby Kennedy and the Kennedy Presidential era in his address, “Conversations with Bobby Forty Years Later.”

Among his many remembrances, he recounted the young attorney general’s zeal in pursuing union corruption and the tumultuous tension of the Civil Rights struggles, particularly in Alabama and Mississippi; the Selma Bus Boycott, and the lead-up to the March on Washington. When U.S. Attorney General Robert Kennedy agreed to speak at the Law School of the University of Georgia, following their confrontational desegregation battle the year before, the university administration did not want him to meet with either of the two Black students that had been admitted in its desegregation battle. However Bobby did precisely that and met with Sharlene Hunter Galt.

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24th annual Ohio Valley History Conference honors Dr. Richard Gildrie

By Turner McCullough Jr. | November 4, 2008 |

The 24th annual Ohio Valley History Conference, was held at APSU’s Morgan University Center over the October 31 - November 1 weekend. As a special highlight, this year’s conference is dedicated to Dr. Richard Gildrie. Dr. Gildrie, a professor emeritus of history at APSU, retired after a thirty-eight year career of full-time academic instruction with the university.

The two-day conference was filled with over 120 essays and presentations covering a wide range of history topics and subjects. Presenters came to Austin Peay State University from across the country for this intense and detailed conference.

APSU Dr. Greg Ribidoux moderated the panel on Development of the Constitution in American History. APSU President Tim Hall gave a engrossing presentation in this session. His topic, “Against Ecumenical Impulse: Religious Separatism and the Value of Factions” was a revelatory review of the thoughts and beliefs of the early leaders of the new nation, the United States of America and how to best deal with the feared tyranny of the majority that could result under democratic rule.

James Madison, Thomas Jefferson and Sam Adams all felt that religious sectarian diversity would be the best means by which to frustrate the tyranny of a religious majority in a democratic style government. Research shows that claims that ours is a Christian nation are well off the mark, as the early settlers showed themselves to be equally guilty of religious intolerance as it had been practiced against them in England. In terms of government, many of our founding leaders believed that religious separatism ensures liberty for others in the pursuit of a civic toleration of differing perspectives.

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Prospective students to visit APSU

October 30, 2008 |

High school students interested in knowing more about attending Austin Peay State University are encouraged to visit campus during Fall 2008 AP Day on Saturday, Nov. 8.

University faculty, staff and students will provide informational sessions and activities.

Check-in is from 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. in the Foy Fitness and Recreation Center. Students and their parents will receive tickets for lunch in the campus cafeteria, located on the main floor of Morgan University Center. Also, during that time, guests will have opportunities to tour the campus and meet with professors and current Austin Peay students. «Read the rest of this article»

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APSU kicks off Homecoming week

October 18, 2008 |

Austin Peay State University will kick off Homecoming 2008 with the announcement of the Homecoming Court at 12:30 p.m., Monday, Oct. 20 in the Morgan University Center plaza. In case of inclement weather, the announcement will take place in the Foy Fitness and Recreation Center. «Read the rest of this article»

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‘Anomaly’ showcased at Don Jenkins Gallery

By Austin Peay State University | April 2, 2008 |

Anomaly, an exibition by Sam Matthews, will be shown at Austin Peay State University Department of Art in the the Don Jenkins Gallery at the Morgan University Center.

Anomaly will premiere at 7 p.m., Monday, April 7 in the Don Jenkins Gallery, located on the third floor of the Morgan University Center with a reception on opening night. The exhibition will remain on display until Wednesday, April 10 and is is free and open to the public. Matthews is an art major on track to receive his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Sculpture in May.

A resident of Clarksville, Matthews’s exhibition will consist of several large wood sculptures, which he describes as, “large ambiguous forms meant to entertain the eyes and create visual significance by arousing curiosity in the viewer.” «Read the rest of this article»

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