Last month, Deepesh Subedi was recognized for his work when he received the Tennessee Higher Education Commission's Harold Love Outstanding Community.

On Thursday, April 29, the Tennessee General Assembly approved funding for both projects at Austin Peay State University as part of the state's 2021-2022 annual budget.

Only 10 individuals from across the state were selected for this prestigious award, including APSU nursing graduate student Deepesh Subedi and Dr. Linda Darnell, associate professor of nursing.

The college canceled its award celebration because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but it is still highlighting the work of its students by presenting them, in absentia, with its annual honors and awards.

The College of Behavioral Health and Science received a grant from the Tennessee Board of Regents that will provide laptops to the first 20 students who enroll to pursue the certificate.

Advanced Therapy Solutions made its facility available to APSU speech-language seniors so they can complete clinical experiences in speech-language pathology before they graduate this May.

Leake previously served as a founding faculty member and later the director of the groundbreaking Psy.D. in Counseling Psychology program at Radford University in Virginia.

The College of Behavioral and Health Sciences' Brown Bag Lecture Series continues today with Dr. Kevin Baron, assistant professor of political science and public management, presenting "How to Change Your World: The Tools of Effective Civic Engagement."

If approved by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, students will be able to complete the program in just one calendar year.

Dr. Misty Ring-Ramirez, assistant professor of sociology, will give a presentation titled "Shared Visions: Identifying and Predicting Social Movement Spillover."

Last week, Austin Peay State University nursing faculty and students started giving Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine shots to eligible members of the Clarksville-Montgomery County community. But one shot stood out.

As Dr. Harold Young slowly made his way toward the polling station in Belize City, his professional interest in political science had him comparing that country's national election to the recent election in the U.S.

This partnership creates a pathway for students to receive a bachelor's degree from Austin Peay and a law degree from Cumberland in six years of study, rather than the traditional seven.

"Using a sociological lens, this course takes a theoretical, empirical and historical examination of race relations in America," Dr. Amanda Patrick, assistant professor of sociology, said.

The Health Professions Building will consolidate the APSU School of Nursing and the departments of allied health sciences, psychological science and counseling, health and human performance and social work into one facility.

"It makes me happy to know I'm upholding nursing as I want it to be, which is a really sacred thing - helping people, healing people," Oliver Smith said. "But still, I'm like, 'did I deserve that?'"

In July, the two schools signed a Memorandum of Understanding that paved the way for Fisk students to enroll in APSU's School of Nursing each semester. This new agreement will begin during the Spring 2021 semester.

In an ever globalizing world, Dr. Harold Young's book asks questions that will continue to confront nation-states, and he offers guidance as to how to understand their answers.

The Tennessee Advisory Committee hosts open meetings quarterly, and the bipartisan group is tasked with looking at voting rights, discrimination and criminal justice issues.

At a time when many in the public are calling for criminal justice reform, Dr. Emily Pica's books could play an important role in future legal discussions.