Drury University awarded degrees to 611 students at spring commencement ceremonies at the O’Reilly Family Event Center today, Saturday, May 18. Continue reading →
Leah Hamilton will leave her position as the Executive Director of the Springfield Regional Arts Council in mid-July for a new role with Drury University. Continue reading →
Some students go above and beyond the educational opportunities that college offers; they are involved, challenged, and continuously looking to apply the skills they’ve learned. Daniel Collins fits that description, a senior at Drury graduating with a Master of Architecture in May and a Master of Business Administration in August of 2013. Continue reading →
Drury University will award degrees to nearly 600 students at spring commencement ceremonies at the O’Reilly Family Event Center on Saturday, May 18.
49 graduate students will join 301 undergraduates in the College of Continuing Professional Studies (CCPS) and College of Graduate Studies commencement at noon. The Day School will confer degrees to 249 undergraduates at 2:30 p.m. Continue reading →
A special permanent exhibit on former Price Is Right host Bob Barker was unveiled at his alma mater Drury University in Springfield, Mo., today, May 9, 2013. It includes several awards Barker earned during his broadcasting career, including his Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Hall of Fame award, one of his 19 Emmy Awards, and the plaque commemorating his Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, among other items. Continue reading →
On April 19 and 20, students in the Drury class “Ethical Problems/Entrepreneurial Answers” spent two days and a night at Heifer Ranch in rural, Arkansas. Heifer International works to eliminate global poverty and hunger, in large part, by donating farm animals to communities in the developing world. The Drury students involved in the learning program at Heifer Ranch were all assigned different roles as citizens in the developing world, from slum dwellers to refugees; this is one student’s reflection on the experience. Continue reading →
Drury University will begin offering classes this fall at the Owensville High School for dual enrolled high school students and adults. The first classes offered will be “English 150: Composition” and “Political Science 101: Government and Politics in the United States.” Drury representatives will be at the Owensville High School on Tuesday, May 7 from 3-7 p.m. to provide information and register students. Continue reading →
When a team works on a project for an extensive period of time, its creators come know it as their “baby.” That term hit home for 13 students at Drury University who recently competed in the National Student Advertising Competition (NSAC), sponsored by the American Advertising Federation (AAF). Continue reading →
Bob Barker will return to Drury on Thursday, May 9 to donate some of the awards earned during his broadcasting career. Continue reading →
An examination of the Christian Science Monitor’s shift in focus from print to online earned Drury Assistant Professor of Communication Dr. Jonathan Groves the Top Research Paper award at last weekend’s International Symposium on Online Journalism. Dr. Groves and his co-author Carrie Brown-Smith, a professor at the University of Memphis, spent weeks studying the Christian Science Monitor and its employees as the news organization worked to engage with its readers in a digital space. Continue reading →
