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Category Archives: Releases
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
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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First person: Student reflects on world hunger after a night as a “slum dweller”
On April 19 and 20, students in the Drury class “Ethical Problems/Entrepreneurial Answers” spent two days and a night at Heifer Ranch in rural, Arkansas. Heifer International works to eliminate global poverty and hunger, in large part, by donating farm animals to communities in the developing world. The Drury students involved in the learning program at Heifer Ranch were all assigned different roles as citizens in the developing world, from slum dwellers to refugees; this is one student’s reflection on the experience. Continue reading
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Drury University to offer courses in Owensville, Mo.
Drury University will begin offering classes this fall at the Owensville High School for dual enrolled high school students and adults. The first classes offered will be “English 150: Composition” and “Political Science 101: Government and Politics in the United States.” Drury representatives will be at the Owensville High School on Tuesday, May 7 from 3-7 p.m. to provide information and register students. Continue reading
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First person: A year inside Drury’s Ad Team
When a team works on a project for an extensive period of time, its creators come know it as their “baby.” That term hit home for 13 students at Drury University who recently competed in the National Student Advertising Competition (NSAC), sponsored by the American Advertising Federation (AAF). Continue reading
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