Meet the Staff
Caroline Clasby
Director
Principal Designated School Official (PDSO)
Caroline Clasby is from Alton, Illinois. She received both her bachelor’s and master’s
degrees from the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana. Her research during her
studies focused on North African immigration in France. During and after her studies,
Caroline received several opportunities to live abroad for school and work in both
France and Morocco. She is fluent in English, French, and Arabic. Caroline has worked
in the international field as an admissions processor, advisor, and recruiter. Her
main goal at Austin Peay is to help increase diversity by increasing the number of
international undergraduate and graduate students from all over the world.
You can contact Caroline at clasbyc@apsu.edu.
Sarah Robinson
International Student Coordinator
Designated School Official (DSO)
Sarah Robinson is from Selmer, Tennessee. She received her bachelor’s degree from
the University of Tennessee, Knoxville where she majored in International Business
with concentrations in Mandarin Chinese and Spanish languages. As a student, she
took advantage of the opportunity to study abroad in China for a full year, and after
completing her degree, she returned as an ESL Instructor in Beijing. She later joined
the Peace Corps as an Education Volunteer where she served at Panzhihua University
in China’s southwest Sichuan Province. She is fluent in English, Spanish and Mandarin.
Her main goal at Austin Peay is to help instill the same passion she has for international
education and exchange, promote diversity and curiosity towards new cultures and peoples,
and aid students in their own international education journeys.
You can contact Sarah at robinsons@apsu.edu.