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Drury alumnus and indie band musician will discuss social media at Drury on C-Street

Drury on C-Street will feature 2005 Drury alumnus Phil Dickey on Friday, April 5, at 7:30 p.m. in a Creative Conversation. Drury on C-Street is located at 233 E. Commercial Street. This event is free and open to the public. Continue reading

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Event at Drury explores the impact of the Joplin tornado

How journalists in Joplin survived and told the story of the tornado that devastated their town on May 22, 2011, will be the subject of a Theme Year event on Thursday, April 4. Continue reading

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Photojournalist discusses technology’s impact on news and storytelling at Drury’s Pool Art Center Gallery

Drury’s Pool Art Center Gallery will host long-time Springfield News-Leader photojournalist Bob Linder on Friday, March 1 at 6:30 p.m. Linder will discuss his firsthand accounts of how technology has changed newsgathering and storytelling. The Pool Art Center Gallery is located at 940 North Clay St. This event is free and open to the public. Continue reading

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Award-winning filmmaker will speak at Drury on Thursday, Feb. 28

SPRINGFIELD, Mo., Feb. 25, 2013 — Award-winning filmmaker Ondi Timonerwill speak at Drury University on Thursday, Feb. 28 in Clara Thompson Hall at 11 a.m. Timoner is director of We Live In Public, a documentary about Internet entrepreneur Josh Harris. … Continue reading

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New York Times journalist will speak at Drury on February 21

Nationally-renowned New York Times journalist Brian Stelter will speak at Drury University on Thursday, Feb. 21, at 11 a.m. in Clara Thompson Hall as part of Drury’s Theme Year Series, Voices Unbound: New Media and the Future of Democracy. Stelter will share his experiences working across multiple media formats, in both traditional and new media. This event is free and open to the public. Continue reading

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A nationally known expert on masculinity will speak at Drury on Thursday, Jan. 24

The author of the bestselling book Guyland: The Perilous World Where Boys Become Men will speak at Drury University on Thursday, Jan. 24, at 11 a.m. in Clara Thompson Hall. Dr. Michael Kimmel is a professor of sociology at the State University of New York at Stony Brook and a leading researcher on masculinity in America. 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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Open records for open government event Monday, Nov. 12 at Drury

University of Missouri Journalism Professor Charles Davis will keynote a Missouri Sunshine Law forum on Monday, Nov. 12 from 5-7 p.m. The forum will be held in Reed Auditorium of the Trustee Science Center, which is located on the southwest corner of Drury Lane and Bob Barker Boulevard. Continue reading

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A discussion of vintage style and social media at Drury on C-Street

Drury on C-Street will host Elsie Larson and Emma Chapman, co-owners of Red Velvet and lifestyle bloggers on A Beautiful Mess on Friday, Nov. 2 at 7:30 p.m. Drury on C-Street is located at 233 E. Commercial Street. This event is free and open to the public. Continue reading

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Former Drury professor will discuss online behaviors regarding ethics, religion and politics

Former Drury professor Charles Ess will share his research of online behaviors at Drury University in Lay Hall, Thursday, Nov. 1 at 11 a.m. This event is free and open to the public. Continue reading

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