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Drury’s Enactus team finishes fourth at the Enactus National Exposition

Drury’s Enactus team finishes fourth at the Enactus National Exposition

Kansas City, Mo., May 24, 2012 — Drury University’s Enactus (formerly SIFE) team finished fourth at the Enactus USA National Exposition in Kansas City, Mo. on Thursday, May 23. “We are extremely proud of the work ...

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Mykesha Jackson

Drury student earns summer literature fellowship at UT-San Antonio

SPRINGFIELD, Mo., May 23, 2013 — Drury University student Mykesha Jackson has been accepted as a Fellow in the Institute of African American Literatures and Cultures Institute at the University of Texas at San Antonio for ...

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Artist rendering of Joplin Butterfly Garden

Drury University to participate in Landscapes of Resilience, a grant funded project in Joplin

Joplin, Mo., May 22, 2013 —Drury University faculty and students will participate in “Landscapes of Resilience,” a grant funded project designed to help people heal from disasters. With more than half-a-million dollars from the TKF ...

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Anjanette LaBellarte

Long journey puts Drury student in a better place

Anjanette LaBellarte did not take the normal path into college. After graduating from high school in the 1980s, she went to work and began to raise a family. She worked as a waitress, and, after ...

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Ed Fillmer

Ed Fillmer to fill new Drury’s Ozarks Correspondent position

SPRINGFIELD, Mo., May 20, 2013 — Former KY3 video journalist Ed Fillmer is collaborating with Drury and KY3 to bring an added dimension to video storytelling in the Ozarks. He will be Drury’s Ozarks Correspondent, ...

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Drury’s Enactus team finishes fourth at the Enactus National Exposition

Drury University’s Enactus (formerly SIFE) team finished fourth at the Enactus USA National Exposition in Kansas City, Mo. on Thursday, May 23. Continue reading

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Drury student earns summer literature fellowship at UT-San Antonio

Drury University student Mykesha Jackson has been accepted as a Fellow in the Institute of African American Literatures and Cultures Institute at the University of Texas at San Antonio for summer 2013. Continue reading

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Drury University to participate in Landscapes of Resilience, a grant funded project in Joplin

Drury University faculty and students will participate in “Landscapes of Resilience,” a grant funded project designed to help people heal from disasters. With more than half-a-million dollars from the TKF Foundation and Wal-Mart, the team will examine how planning and stewardship of open spaces can help communities and individuals recover from tragedy. Continue reading

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Long journey puts Drury student in “a better place”

Anjanette LaBellarte did not take the normal path into college. After graduating from high school in the 1980s, she went to work and began to raise a family. She worked as a waitress, and, after a divorce, she worked in a variety of careers, but college was never in her plans. Continue reading

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Ed Fillmer to fill new Drury’s Ozarks Correspondent position

Former KY3 video journalist Ed Fillmer is collaborating with Drury and KY3 to bring an added dimension to video storytelling in the Ozarks. He will be Drury’s Ozarks Correspondent, again producing video stories about people in the Ozarks. Continue reading

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A Drury speaker gives students one last test at graduation

Drury University awarded degrees to 611 students at spring commencement ceremonies at the O’Reilly Family Event Center today, Saturday, May 18. Continue reading

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Springfield Regional Arts Council Director is moving to Drury University

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

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Six years at Drury results in two master’s degrees for busy student

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

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Drury to graduate hundreds and honor a long-time trustee on May 18

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

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Former Price Is Right host donates three of his broadcasting awards to his alma mater along with a surprise, six-figure cash donation

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

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