Monthly Archives: November 2010

Drury Wind Symphony in concert Wednesday, December 1

Posted on November 30, 2010 by Mark Miller

The Drury University Wind Symphony and Saxophone Quartet will present their winter concert on Wednesday, Dec. 1, at 7:30 p.m. in Clara Thompson Hall. Continue reading →

Posted in Releases | Tagged , | Comments Off

Artist creates pillows to memorialize suicide attacks in Iraq

Posted on November 29, 2010 by Mark Miller

Benjamin June has made a pillow for every suicide attack in Iraq since the U.S. invasion on March 20, 2003. An exhibit of his pillows will debut at Drury’s Pool Art Center Gallery on Friday, Dec. 3 and it will run through Jan. 28*. June will conduct an artist talk at 6 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 3. Continue reading →

Posted in Releases | Tagged , | Comments Off

A tradition continues with Drury’s Annual Christmas Vespers

Posted on November 29, 2010 by Mark Miller

The annual Drury University Christmas Vespers service will be held on Sunday, December 5, at 4 p.m. in Stone Chapel. The service includes both traditional and contemporary Christmas music, punctuated by the reading of The Christmas Story by Drury faculty members Rosemary Jackson, Stephen Bomgardner, and Drury Chaplain Peter Browning. Continue reading →

Posted in Releases | Tagged , | Comments Off

Drury’s Quidditch tournament earns local media coverage

Posted on November 23, 2010 by Mark Miller

Harry Potter’s chosen team sport came to Drury on Saturday, Nov. 20 as teams chased the snitch, tossed bludgers and handled the quaffle in Drury’s first-ever Quidditch tournament. Continue reading →

Posted in Campus Notes | Tagged | Comments Off

Drury’s Department of Languages Receives a $20,000 Grant

Posted on November 19, 2010 by Mark Miller

Drury University’s Department of Languages has received a $20,000 grant from the C.W. Titus Foundation to fund ten scholarships for foreign language study abroad. Continue reading →

Posted in Releases | Tagged , | Comments Off

Drury Board of Trustees member Jack Shewmaker dies at 72

Posted on November 18, 2010 by Mark Miller

Drury University is saddened by the passing of long-time Board of Trustees member Jack Shewmaker who died on Wednesday, Nov. 17 at the age of 72. Continue reading →

Posted in Releases | Tagged , | Comments Off

Drury University recognized as a choice employer by Springfield Business Journal

Posted on November 15, 2010 by Mark Miller

Drury University ranked third among 20 other finalists in Springfield Business Journal’s Choice Employer Award program. This is the first year since the inception of the program that Drury has been in the field of finalists. Continue reading →

Posted in Releases | Tagged , | Comments Off

Drury to host Environmental Sustainability Showcase on Nov. 19

Posted on November 15, 2010 by Mark Miller

Drury University is hosting the First Annual Environmental Sustainability Showcase on Friday, Nov. 19 from 6-7 p.m. in the Trustee Science Center at Drury University. Continue reading →

Posted in Releases | Tagged , | Comments Off

Quidditch, a Hogwarts athletic tradition, comes to life at Drury University

Posted on November 15, 2010 by Mark Miller

Just one day after the movie premiere of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, Drury University will host its first annual Quidditch Tournament. The battle for the quaffle, the bludgers and the snitch takes place on Saturday, Nov. 20, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunderland Field. The event is free and open to the public and Harry Potter fans are encouraged to attend. Continue reading →

Posted in Releases | Tagged | Comments Off

Drury’s Amy Lewis graduates from the 2010 HERS Denver Institute

Posted on November 11, 2010 by Mark Miller

Dr. Amy Lewis, associate professor of management at Drury University, recently graduated from the 2010 Higher Education Resource Services (HERS) Denver Institute, held Aug. 1-7, Sept. 9-11 and Oct. 21-23 at the University of Denver in Colorado. Continue reading →

Posted in Releases | Tagged , | Comments Off