For some, Austin Peay was the next step after high school, while others first chose
为国家服务. 有些人在校园的阴影下长大，而其他人则看到了
Austin Peay as an opportunity to challenge themselves away from their hometown, state
甚至是国家. 许多人认为奥斯汀·皮伊的一个国家认可的项目
path to their dream career, while others arrived as freshmen still looking to discover
他们的激情.
But regardless of what brought them here, every student’s story is one of someone
受到奥斯汀·皮伊在每个人身上寻找领袖的使命的影响.
We invite you to meet some of Austin Peay’s past and current students, and discover
是什么让每个#GovLife独一无二.
As a community of creators, critical thinkers and performers, our students challenge
现状. They bring a unique perspective to their medium and create new experiences
每一天.
卡洛斯Carpena I Art + Design
“To me, Austin Peay’s Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts (CECA) is like a
portal of endless possibilities for students, where you can take the most relevant
从不同来源的信息，利用它为您的利益. 你可以画画，
绘画，任何你喜欢的东西，并利用它为你带来好处. 你选择你想要的
CECA提供给你，帮助你去做.”
“I think what is so special about Austin Peay is the number of opportunities you are
鉴于. There are so many things I’ve done here that I would have never thought I would
能够.”
“When I went to the Newton 军事 Family Resource Center, that helped me stay focused
and encouraged me to want to do better, because when I was struggling in some of my
classes, like biology and math, they had people there who were majoring in that type
当然，他们非常乐意帮助我，或者为我寻求帮助.”
“Before college I wasn’t social at all, I didn’t have anyone to show my ideas, but
here I can show my work and see their reactions, and that 使s me want to create
更多的.”
哈里·特纳| Studio Art
“The education I'm receiving is important because my painting is informed only by
我所知道的一切. 如果我什么都不知道，那我就不会画画.”
Austin Peay students lead innovation across all industries through collaboration,
有职业道德，愿意承担风险. 在他们的大学生涯中，我们的学生
塑造一些发展最快领域的未来.
毕特尼·希契|传播与公共关系
“My time at Austin Peay taught me how to build personal relationships and communication
技能. My professors really helped me with this and were always ready to give us
现实生活中的例子.”
“As I’ve learned 更多的 and different (computer) languages, I feel so much 更多的 confident.
My communication 技能 are better, and now that I’m a senior, my leadership 技能
我知道他们会变得更好.”
There's no one place an Austin Peay student might land after their graduation. 一些去
on to become elected officials or take their 技能 abroad to fight human trafficking.
Others become established businessmen and women, while some find their place reporting
本世纪最大的新闻. 这些学生唯一的共同点是
他们给世界带来持久改变的能力.
伊莎贝尔·斯塔普|政治学
“我可以和社区一起做很多事情. 我和很多当地的政客合作，
and I’ve met the secretary of the state and do a lot of voter registration drives.
That’s a big part of it, getting people to vote and do their civic duty.”
“I think the biggest thing about being at Austin Peay is the connections that you
使. Just with the professors I know, they have taught me so much about marketing
以及商业世界.”
“Austin Peay has treated me way better than I ever thought it could have, and if I
had to do it all over again, I’d still choose to go to this University.”
Sometimes, making a difference happens from counseling the mentally ill or giving
为有需要的病人提供安慰性的护理. 其他时候是教新学生
如何成功，以你自己的故事为例. 所有这些学生都在工作
每天在他们自己的社区以有影响力的方式做出改变.
女预言家刷 I Pre - K - Third Special Education
“如果你对365bet的任何组织感兴趣，请加入. 这是一件可怕的事情，但是
if you’re doing something that you love, chances are you will meet life-long friends
它会改变你对大学的看法.”
“I get to do a great service to not only military-affiliated students and veterans,
but anybody can come use the (Newton 军事 Family Resource Center) and use our
教科书计划. 我非常喜欢扩展那个项目. 我们真的提供了很多
的服务.”
“Whenever you are entering different majors, you feel like you don’t know what you
are doing, and my professors have been 更多的 than willing to help me understand the
next steps I must take to go in the direction of the field I want to go in."
“I like to think everyone is a superhero, but we just have to unlock our own unique
superpowers — and a degree in psychological science is going to help me unlock and
利用我的超能力.”
The GovLife storytellers series was honored with an Award of Excellence alongside
individual photography and Total Website Design and Organization awards.
