Austin Peay State University () is a

public university A public university or public college is a university or college that is in owned by the state or receives significant public funds through a national or subnational government, as opposed to a private university. Whether a national universit ...

Clarksville, Tennessee Clarksville is the county seat of Montgomery County, Tennessee, United States. It is the fifth-largest city in the state behind Nashville, Memphis, Knoxville, and Chattanooga. The city had a population of 166,722 as of the 2020 United States ce ...

. Standing on a site occupied by a succession of educational institutions since 1845, the precursor of the university was established in 1927 and named for then-sitting Governor Austin Peay, who is further honored with "Governors", the name of the university's athletic teams. Affiliated with the

Tennessee Board of Regents The Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR or The College System of Tennessee) is a system of public universities in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is one of two public university systems, the other being the University of Tennessee system. It was autho ...

, it is now governed by the Austin Peay State University Board of Trustees . The university is accredited by the

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) is an educational accreditor recognized by the United States Department of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation. This agency accredits over 13,000 public and priv ...

(SACS) and, in 2012, was the fastest-growing university in Tennessee. In 2019, Austin Peay officially hit 11,000 students enrolled. Austin Peay Browning Building

Presidents

Philander Claxton Philander Priestly Claxton (September 28, 1862 – January 12, 1957) was an American educator. Biography Philander Claxton was born in Bedford County, Tennessee. He was educated at the University of Tennessee where he obtained both his Bachelor ...

, 1930–1946 * Halbert Harvill, 1946–1962 * Alisa White, 2014–2020

Organization

Academics at Austin Peay are organized into six colleges, two schools, and 28 subordinate departments and offices:

College of Arts and Letters

* Department of Art and Design * Department of Communication * Department of History and Philosophy * Department of Languages and Literature * Department of Music * Department of Theatre and Dance

College of Behavioral and Health Sciences

* School of Nursing * Department of Health and Human Performance * Department of Military Science and Leadership * Department of Political Science * Department of Psychological Science and Counseling * Department of Sociology and Community Development * Department of Social Work * Department of Criminal Justice

College of Business

* Department of Accounting, Finance, and Economics * Department of Management, Marketing, and General Business

Martha Dickerson Eriksson College of Education

* Department of Teaching and Learning * Department of Educational Specialties

College of Graduate Studies

College of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics

* Department of Agriculture * Department of Allied Health Sciences * Department of Applied Sciences * Department of Biology * Department of Chemistry * Department of Computer Science and Information Technology * Department of Geosciences * Department of Mathematics and Statistics * Department of Physics and Astronomy * Office of Pre-Professional Health Programs * Geographic Information Systems Center

School of Technology and Public Management @ Fort Campbell

* Department of Public Management and Criminal Justice * Department of Engineering Technology * Department of Professional Studies

Buildings on the Campus

Buildings Prior to Austin Peay Normal School

The Castle Building was an impressive "three-storied structure of red brick, with towers, fretted battlements, and casement windows set in paneled wood...".

Athletics

Notable alumni

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, former

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, former member,

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and brother of basketball coach

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, former wide receiver for the NFL

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* Douglas S. Jackson, Tennessee State Senator, D- Dickson *

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player in the NFL. * Jeff Stec, entrepreneur who formed

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References

External links

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Austin Peay State University athletics
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