APSU Mondays: Conservation, arts and literature highlight campus events
From grasslands to Beethoven and Chopin, here's what is going on at APSU this week.
Saving Southeastern Grasslands five-year anniversary
The Southeastern Grasslands Initiative, an organization whose mission is to save the forgotten grasslands of the southeast, is celebrating five years and changing its name.
The now named Southeastern Grasslands Institute, was initially formed as part of the Center of Excellence for Field Biology at Austin Peay with help from a donation by the BAND Foundation.
Over five years, the organization has worked to conserve, restore, and promote native grasslands because less than 1% of those ecosystems remain.
“APSU is proud to be SGI’s home and to see all of the valuable scientific research, conservation, restoration, and educational work they are doing to protect one of our nation’s fastest disappearing ecoregions,” said APSU President Michael Licari.
Creative Nonfiction Book award winner celebrates launch with Austin Peay reading
Author Erin Langner will read and launch her new essay collection Souvenirs from Paradise on Thursday, Nov. 3.
The essays conveys feelings of loss and grief, and this feeling was so powerful that creative nonfiction writer Wendy S. Walters went on to name her 2021's- Creative Nonfiction Book Award Winner.
The 7 pm event, will be held in the Austin Peay Art + Design Building's Heydel Hall, room 120.
Carlos Barberena to be the first visiting artist for the 2022-2023 season
The 2022-2023 Visiting Artist Speaker Series season for the Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts at ASPU will kick off with printmaker Carlo Barberena.
The Nicaraguan printmaker is known for his relief print, and use of images from pop culture, as well as political and cultural tragedies.
His lecture will be Tuesday Oct. 18 at 6 pm, in the Art + Design building on campus in the Heydel Hall, room 120, and is open to the public.
During his visit, he will also work with Austin Peay students to create their own pieces.
Maynard Family naming celebration
On Friday, Oct. 14, Austin Peay will host the Maynard Family Naming Celebration of the new Joe and Cathi Maynard Family Athletics Complex.
The event will take place at 10 am at Fortera Stadium.
"“The Austin Peay community is excited to honor Joe and Cathi Maynard for their transformative gift made to the APSU Department of Athletics,” APSU President Mike Licari said. “Their recent $15 million pledge is the largest single gift in University history".
Go to alumni.apsu.edu/maynardnaming22 and RSVP by Tuesday, Oct 11.
Music, Storytelling and Art family-friendly event
On Oct. 12, APSU will be hosting an interactive concert event for all ages.
The program will engage the music of Beethoven and Chopin with guidance from APSU music professor Dr. Patricia Halbeck and assistant music professor Dr. Min Sang Kim.
Halbeck will read from her children's book "Shy Turtle and Dancing Girl" and then she will play her repertoire on piano and invite children to draw or write stories that they hear in the music.
The event takes place at 5:30 pm in the Music/Mass Communications Building's Recital Hall, room 147.
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