Monthly Archives: August 2012

Drury men walk the lane in women’s shoes to raise awareness of sexual violence

Drury men will put on high heels, wedges and pink flip-flops on Tuesday, Sept. 4 for the fourth annual Walk the Lane in Her Shoes event. The event begins at 8:15 p.m. in the Findlay Student Center circle at the north end of Drury Lane.
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Fire trucks on Drury Lane, but no fire

Olin Library was evacuated today due to a fire alarm. There was no fire, no one was injured and the alarm was due to a malfunction. Continue reading

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The Princeton Review names Drury a “Best in the Midwest” university

Drury University is one of the best colleges in the Midwest according to The Princeton Review. Drury is one of 153 institutions The Princeton Review recommends in the “Best in the Midwest” section of its website feature, “2013 Best Colleges: Region by Region,” which was released this month by the Princeton Review. Continue reading

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Drury honors its outstanding faculty and students

Drury University recognized outstanding faculty members at the 2012-2013 Matriculation Convocation on Thursday, Aug. 23. Continue reading

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The final Matriculation Convocation for Drury President Todd Parnell is Thursday

On Thursday, Aug. 23 at 11 a.m., Drury’s new students will experience a rite of their early college lives at the Matriculation Convocation in Clara Thompson Hall. It will be the final Matriculation Convocation for Drury President Todd Parnell who will retire in May of 2013. Parnell, the author of several books, will ask the students to consider nature as a technology alternative. Continue reading

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Drury has more than 1,600 students on opening day 2012

Drury University has an opening day enrollment of 1,612 in the traditional Day School. Continue reading

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Drury’s Theme Year kicks off on Sunday, August 19

How has technology affected the way humans interact and what will that mean for the future of Democracy? That’s one of the questions speakers will tackle in Drury’s 2012-2013 Theme Year. Theme Year Director Dr. Jonathan Groves will begin the discussion on Sunday, Aug. 19 at 11 a.m. in Clara Thompson Hall when he presents Voices Unbound: New Media and the Future of Democracy.
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President Parnell asks the Drury family to conserve water

Recently, City Utilities informed its key accounts that, barring major rainfall, it would impose water restrictions this fall. Here at Drury, our goal is to reduce our water consumption by 25 percent compared to the same time last year. Facilities has turned off the fountains in the FSC Circle and they’ve stopped watering the grass, except recently seeded areas and that is being watered on an as-needed basis. Continue reading

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Dr. Krystal McCulloch graduates from the 2012 HERS Denver Summer Institute

Dr. Krystal McCulloch, vice president of alumni and development, recently graduated from the HERS Denver Summer Institute, held July 22 – Aug. 5 at the University of Denver. Continue reading

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Springfield colleges and universities come together to save water

Due to the severe drought affecting the Ozarks, the leaders of Springfield’s four major colleges and universities have made a commitment to reduce water usage as much as possible. Continue reading

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