Millie's Blog

I can’t believe it’s over! It’s been a crazy past couple weeks!

I had my pinning on Thursday, the 6th, which is a ceremony held by the Nursing Department. It was truly a great ceremony and a more intimate celebration of all the nursing students’ accomplishments. We had a prestigious woman in the nursing field speak to us, who reminded us that this momentous occasion was occurring at the start of National Nurses Week. It really started to sink in during that time– college life has come to a close and it’s time to go out into “the real world.” I’m definitely excited though– and ready! I’ll be working at Gateway in Clarksville as part of a scholarship commitment…not sure what area yet, but I’ll probably know soon.

Graduation was Friday, the 7th, and I graduated during the afternoon ceremony. APSU has begun dividing the colleges into two ceremonies in order to accommodate everyone– I think it works well that way. The ceremony was something a college student dreams of– finally walking across the stage and shaking the president’s hand, while receiving your diploma (well actually you get the diploma later– but you do get a nice tube that it’s stored in, for the time being! ) Our guest speaker reminded us of important points to take with us that apply to life in general and our future careers. He reminded us to respect others, be honest and fair, and basically to do our best no matter what it is we are doing in life– we should serve others somehow in whatever capacity we may find ourselves. He was very inspirational and it was an honor to hear him speak.

After the ceremony, I had a cookout at my church where many of my friends and family gathered. It was a fun time of food and socializing with people I don’t get to see very often. I just wish I had taken more pictures!

I am starting a new chapter in my life and I have Austin Peay and the people to thank, in part, for being able to get this far. It has provided a great deal of opportunity and an awesome environment in which to be successful. It feels great to be an APSU alumna! I am sure I’ll be back to the Peay– whether it’s just to visit or to take classes to further my education– guess we’ll see!

To all those who will be graduating or are just about to begin their college journey— work hard, get involved, believe in yourself, and never give up no matter what obstacles you may face!

We’ve begun construction for our new housing facility! It’s really exciting to see the start of something that’s going to be a great addition to Austin Peay!

Check it out on our website:

http://apsu.edu/webcams/

or see live video at: http://apcam3.apsu.edu/view/index.shtml

It’s that time of year again! Rivers and Spires is here again in Clarksville. It really is one of the best festivals– it’s got music, entertainment, family events, food….pretty much everything you’re looking to do downtown. (The best part is that it’s free! ) There are several different stages, with a wide variety of music and entertainment, to visit all around downtown. It’s a lot of fun to just walk around and see what’s going on & see the different vendors. (APSU will be there so be sure to stop by!)

Friday: There’s a great music lineup including the Texas Tenors (who were on NBC’s America’s Got Talent, if anyone watched that) & a showcase of our local musicians with a Clarksville’s Got Talent & Operation Rising Star.

Saturday: The “big event” is this night– The Charlie Daniels Band will be performing at 9:00 p.m. Also, there will be various dancing groups and the finals of Last Band Standing, sponsored by a local radio station, Z 97.5.

There’s definitely something that appeals to everyone here so come check out what Clarksville has to offer.
Hope to see you there!

Hey everyone!

It’s the last day of Spring Break & I’m only 58 days away from graduation….BSN here I come! (No, I’m not counting or anything!) I’m so excited to finally have all the hard work that goes into being a college student pay off!

It’s come the time in the semester where we’re having Grad Finale to get everything squared away, ordering invitations, buying the cap & gown, etc. I didn’t realize that taking the boards for Nursing would be so expensive, but thankfully places like Workforce Essentials help broke college students like me pay for those fees. This semester has really flown by!

Well even though I didn’t get to take a trip to the beach to enjoy Spring Break (although I may be going to Hawaii for a graduation trip!), it’s been a great break. I hope everyone had a nice, safe and relaxing break from the Peay!

~Millie

I hope everyone is enjoying their summer! It’s definitely been hot around Austin Peay, but we’ve still been giving a lot of tours. A lot of people are making good use of our pool– I haven’t been over there yet, but I plan to go before the summer’s out. We walked by there on the tour to see it yesterday and I must say that in the 95 degree weather it looked very inviting!

If you’ve been to our campus lately you’ve probably noticed that there’s a lot going on around our campus right now. If you come by you’ll see a lot of construction going on….but it’s a “GREEN” move, at least. The power plant is using the summer to replace all our steam lines around campus. It’s suppose to make our power usage a lot more energy efficient. It’s good that they’re doing it now when campus isn’t as busy.

This past weekend I went to Louisville for a short vacation. While I was there, we went to Six Flags with some friends I hadn’t seen in a long time (but got rained out early while we were in the water park….kind of ironic). The next day we went to the Lousiville Zoo, which was hot, but they had a lot of great exhibits. I’ll be sure to post pictures of all the animals later. We also got to take a horse and carriage ride in the downtown part of Louisville. The horse we rode in had a carriage attached to it that was lit up and looked like the carriage from Cinderella. I had a really great time, but it just made me realize how much I want a real vacation! I’ve decided I definitely need some time at the beach!