Monthly Archives: November 2012

Drury and Cox College formalize partnership and announce new Cabool cohort

Drury University and Cox College signed an articulation agreement today, Nov. 29, at Drury’s campus in Cabool that formalizes the dual degree program the two higher education institutions have been operating in Cabool since August 2012. The two schools also announced that they would offer a second cohort of the dual degree offering beginning in August 2013. Continue reading

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Drury and Cox College to sign articulation agreement on Thursday, Nov. 29

Drury University and Cox College will sign an articulation agreement formalizing an existing dual degree program and announce a new cohort in 2013 for the program on Thursday, Nov. 29 at 4 p.m. in Cabool. Continue reading

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Drury’s Women’s Entrepreneurship Symposium to honor top female entrepreneurs

Drury University’s Edward Jones Center for Entrepreneurship is looking to recognize the top female entrepreneurs in the region. The winners of these inaugural awards will be honored at the annual Women’s Entrepreneurship Symposium (WES) to be held at Drury’s Trustee Science Center on Saturday, Feb. 2. This is the first year the WES event has given awards to top female entrepreneurs. Continue reading

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Two Drury traditions: Christmas Vespers and Allin Sorenson

Drury University will celebrate its annual Christmas Vespers series on Sunday, Dec. 2, at 4 p.m. in Stone Chapel. The service features both traditional and contemporary Christmas music with readings and music illuminating the texts from Nine Lessons and Carols. Continue reading

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Drury MBA alumnus gives back to alma mater

A Drury alumnus gives back to his alma mater with endowed scholarships to “pay it forward.” Continue reading

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The back of beyond: Works by Vanessa Woods to be displayed at Drury’s Pool Art Center

A solo exhibition, including photographs, collages and films by San Francisco artist Vanessa Woods will be on display at Pool Art Center at Drury University from December 7 to January 28. The exhibition surveys the artist’s work from the past 2 years, including large-scale black and white photos, photograms, photo collages and two recent films: The Mansion of Happiness and The Chambered Nautilus. Continue reading

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Working day and night to get a Drury degree

Brandi Silvey is no stranger to hard work. After graduating from Marshfield High School in 2007, she began working at Red Lobster as a hostess and attending classes at a community college full-time. After a few semesters, she transferred to Drury’s College of Continuing and Professional studies, Drury’s evening program, “I had heard a lot of good things about Drury and the night classes were affordable, so that was a big attraction.” Continue reading

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Expert author visits Drury to discuss how the Internet influences the mind

Highly acclaimed and influential author Nicholas Carr will speak at Drury University on Thursday, Nov. 15 at 11 a.m. in Clara Thompson Hall as part of the university’s Theme Year series Voices Unbound: New Media and the Future of Democracy. Carr will present the argument that every medium carries an intellectual ethic, and he will present an examination of the growing influence that digital media carries on the way we think, read, and communicate. This event is free and open to the public. Continue reading

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Triple J: Three brothers balance life, school and ambition

Drury students Jonathan, Jeremy, and Joshua George are not your typical West Plains residents. Between frequent trips to India and owning a pet elephant for a period of time, these brothers hold strong ties to their Indian background and carry a worldly view in addition to a resilient work ethic. Ranging in age and year, they have created a positive and strong presence on Drury’s campus that constitutes a legacy Continue reading

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Drury University to offer online degree completion in Northwest Arkansas in 2013

Drury University will offer two online degree completion programs beginning in January 2013 aimed at students in Northwest Arkansas. Drury will have an online education center in Bentonville, Ark., near Northwest Arkansas Community College, to serve those students. Continue reading

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