Austin Peay State University

APSU is under the leadership of President Timothy L. Hall. Hall was associate provost and associate vice chancellor for academic affairs at the University of Mississippi, Oxford, since 2002. The university is part of the Tennessee Board of Regents system.

Academic programs

APSU leads the state in online enrollment, with more than 2,900 students taking at least one online class in spring 2007. APSU offers numerous online courses and 13 online degree programs. It confers the degrees of Associate of Applied Science, Associate of Science, Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Business Administration, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Master of Arts, Master of Music, Master of Science, Master of Arts in Education and the Education Specialist. A noncredit Extended Education program is offered also.

APSU has launched an accelerated bachelor's in professional studies, allowing students with an Associate of Applied Science degree to complete a bachelor's degree in 14 months. Minors in real estate, Asian studies, geographic information systems, dance and global security studies also have been added.

In fall 2006, APSU's M.S. in management expanded to the Web, enabling students to earn the degree — online or on campus — in as little as one year. An M.A. in teaching will be offered starting fall 2007.

Updates

The university will complete a $4.7 million education facility on post at nearby Fort Campbell in 2008, becoming the only on-post university with an individual facility. Currently, APSU maintains a campus at the post's Glenn H. English Jr. Education Center. The APSU Center at Fort Campbell serves more than 1,700 soldiers, dependents and civilians each semester. All students enrolled at the university are eligible to take courses at the satellite location. For active duty military personnel stationed outside Tennessee, APSU offers out-of-state waivers for both graduate and undergraduate programs.

Beginning with the August 2007 commencement, APSU will conduct three graduation ceremonies each year. The other two are held in December and May.

Thanks to APSU's successful football scholarship fundraising campaign, fall 2007 marked the university's return to scholarship football and the Ohio Valley Conference. APSU's first capital campaign has secured more than $31 million in gifts and commitments.

In 2007, APSU opened the $11-million Foy Fitness and Recreation Center, which features a rock-climbing wall, 10,000 square feet of fitness space and other amenities. An observatory roughly 12 miles from the main campus is slated to open in fall 2007.

Costs and features For the 2007-08 academic year, in-state tuition for a full-time undergraduate at APSU's main campus will be $2,619 per semester. Kentucky counties of Allen, Calloway, Christian, Logan, Simpson, Todd and Trigg also qualify for in-state tuition.

The university is one of the region's key economic engines, with a financial impact of nearly $190 million annually. APSU provides 753 full-time jobs, spends about $37 million in payroll and is responsible for about 1,800 additional jobs in various contracts.

Two Centers of Excellence are located at APSU. The Center for the Creative Arts offers students experiences in music, theater, creative writing and visual art. The Center of Excellence for Field Biology brings together scholars and students for research on topics in field biology and ecology.

The state's first Hispanic Cultural Center in APSU's Morgan University Center helps to accommodate the university's fast-growing Hispanic enrollment. In 1991, APSU founded the Wilbur N. Daniel African American Cultural Center.

In addition to international and national leaders who are graduates, APSU alumni fill key posts in the Tennessee Legislature. Besides alumni serving as state representatives, two of the state's three constitutional officers — Riley Darnell, secretary of state, and John Morgan, comptroller of the treasury — are APSU alumni.

For more information about APSU, visit www.apsu.edu.