Maynard Family Pledges Historic Gift to Austin Peay Athletics
Joe and Cathi Maynard have pledged to make a historic $15 million donation to the Austin Peay State University athletics department, APSU Director of Athletics Gerald Harrison announced on Thursday. The historic gift – the largest single gift in the history of Austin Peay State University – will further the objectives of Austin Peay athletics’ “Total Gov Concept” by assisting with facility upgrades to all athletics facilities, expanding the commitment to student-athlete performance excellence, the development of the student athletes, and the recruitment and retention of coaches and staff among other objectives.
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“My grandfather’s military service inspires this project,” Carpena wrote in an artist
statement for the project. “Once before, I was motivated by him when I enlisted in
the U.S. Army. Now, I’m proud to do this work to honor the legacy he passed down to
my family."
The Borinqueneer: An APSU student honors military’s influence on family and Puerto Rico through his art
As a boy growing up in Puerto Rico, Carlos R. Carpena often heard stories about his grandfather and the “Borinqueneers.” In the late summer of 1950, those young men – members of the island’s 65th Infantry Regiment – headed east to reinforce their fellow U.S. soldiers during the opening months of the Korea War. Carpena never met this grandfather, but that brave man’s noble service influenced the family for generations, with his Puerto Rican descendants serving in the military, from the Vietnam War up to the 21st century’s Global War on Terrorism. When Carpena retired from the U.S. Army in 2014, he thought about exploring this legacy while studying art at Austin Peay State University.
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In recent years, the center has become one of the key instruments in that strategy,
which is why the University rebranded it this spring from the Hispanic Cultural Center
– as it was known for 16 years – to the Latino Community Resource Center (LCRC).
APSU is the first in the country to offer a registered apprenticeship program for teaching.
Paving the way for teaching and educator workforce development nationwide, the Tennessee Department of Education announced today (Jan. 13) it has pioneered a new way to develop teacher pipelines, and is the first state to be approved by the U.S. Department of Labor to establish a permanent Grow Your Own model, with Clarksville-Montgomery County School System and Austin Peay State University's Teacher Residency program becoming the first registered apprenticeship program for teaching in the country.
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In the coming months, Crosston will fine-tune the program and help develop the institute’s
identity. He plans to use his experience and expertise to garner it an international
reputation.
APSU's Institute for National Security and Military Studies announces renowned security/intelligence expert Matthew Crosston as its first director.
Last spring, Austin Peay State University announced it was creating the state’s first Institute for National Security and Military Studies, and now – with a new Bachelor of Science in National Security Studies set to begin this fall – the university has hired a renowned security and intelligence studies expert to lead this new program. On Feb. 1, Dr. Matthew Crosston, senior research fellow for the Institute for National Security Studies in Tel Aviv, Israel, will become the inaugural director of Austin Peay’s new institute.