Category Archives: Experts

Tax professor offers tips for tax season

After Congress’s long-fought battle over taxes, the tax change that the average taxpayer will see on his or her 2012 tax return is minimal. Just as important as tax law changes are filing deadlines and procedures. Continue reading

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MEDIA ADVISORY: Drury to host Constitution Day discussion

On Monday, Sept. 17, Drury will celebrate Constitution Day with a brown bag panel of Drury faculty. The event is from noon-1 p.m. in room 204 of the Findlay Student Center. Continue reading

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Drury’s Dr. Dan Ponder explains caucuses, Missouri’s primary and why the state has a caucus and a primary this year

Drury Political Science Professor Dr. Dan Ponder explains why Missouri had a non-binding primary, why it’s holding a caucus and a primary and the difference between those two political exercises in this series of videos. Continue reading

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Drury to offer minor in Animal Studies

Students interested in examining the ways in which humans and animals interact will have the opportunity to earn a minor in Animal Studies from Drury University. The minor was approved by Drury’s faculty in the fall of 2011. The six required courses for the minor will all be available in the 2012-2013 Drury Catalog, but several students have already expressed a desire to pursue the minor. Continue reading

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Drury Professor Studies Junk….in Outer Space

Have you ever wondered what sorts of things are orbiting the earth? It’s easy to imagine satellites and space stations, but there are also small pieces of space junk that could do serious damage to the billions of dollars of equipment in orbit, or which could take the lives of astronauts and cosmonauts. Figuring out what those small pieces of junk are and where they’re headed is a part-time job for Drury physics professor and NASA consultant Dr. Greg Ojakangas. Continue reading

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Drury professor moves to Tanzania for teaching and research

Helen Keller once said, “Life is either a great adventure, or nothing.” Drury professor Erin Kenny is opting for the adventure. Beginning today, Kenny and her seven-year-old daughter Kiera will move to the east African country Tanzania where Kenny will … Continue reading

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Drury’s Edward Jones Center to host a Minorities in Business meeting

Drury University Communications Professor, Regina Waters, will serve as a keynote speaker at the October Minorities in Business Meeting. The meeting, which is hosted by The Edward Jones Center for Entrepreneurship, will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 4 from 5:15 – 7 p.m. at Q Enoteca, located at 308 W. Commercial St. This event is free and open to the public. Continue reading

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Drury professors to produce a PBS history series

The history of America on the eastern seaboard from the time Europeans first settled the continent is well-known. Less known is the history of what is now the United States along the frontier. Dr. Monty Dobson, a visiting assistant professor of history at Drury, is producing a four-part television series that tells the story of the U.S. frontier through archaeology. America from the Ground Up will be available nationwide for Public Broadcasting Stations to air in the spring of 2013. Continue reading

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Drury professor to work and study in Slovenia as Fulbright fellow

Drury professor Dr. Jeff VanDenBerg has been awarded a Fulbright Fellowship to work in Slovenia in the spring of 2012. Continue reading

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Drury staff member recognized as contributor to American Evaluation Association

Dr. Laura Plybon, Drury’s College of Graduate and Continuing Studies Director of Assessment and Instructional Design, has been invited by the American Evaluation Association (AEA) to contribute to the AEA 365 Tip-A-Day program. Continue reading

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