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Drury University

{{Short description|Private college in Springfield, Missouri, US}}

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{{Infobox university

| name = Drury University

| image = Drury university seal.png

| image_size = 150

| former_name = Springfield College (1873–1874)
Drury College (1874–2000)

| established = {{start date and age|1873}}

| type = Private university

| religious_afiliation = United Church of Christ
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)

| endowment = $93.3 million (2020)As of June 30, 2020. {{cite report |url=https://www.nacubo.org/-/media/Documents/Research/2020-NTSE-Public-Tables--Endowment-Market-Values--FINAL-FEBRUARY-19-2021.ashx |title=U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2020 Endowment Market Value and Change in Endowment Market Value from FY19 to FY20 |publisher=National Association of College and University Business Officers and TIAA |date=February 19, 2021 |access-date=February 20, 2021}}

| president = Jeff Frederick{{cite web|url=https://www.drury.edu/newsroom/newsroom-archives/drury-university-announces-19th-president///|title=Drury University announces 19th president |date=13 March 2024 }}

| city = Springfield, Missouri

| country = U.S.

| coordinates = {{coord|37.2196|-93.2857|type:edu_region:US-MO|display=inline,title}}

| undergrad =

| postgrad =

| enrollment = 1,590{{Cite web|url=https://dhewd.mo.gov/data/documents/Fall2023EnrollmentReport.xlsx|title=Enrollment Report for Missouri Public and Comprehensive Independent Institutions|date=December 1, 2024|accessdate=February 3, 2024|work=Missouri Department of Higher Education}}

| sports_nickname = Panthers

| campus = Urban, {{convert|88|acre|ha|1}}

| colors = {{color box|#B80007}} {{color box|#9E9388}} Scarlet & grey

| website = {{url|https://www.drury.edu/|drury.edu}}

| logo = Drury University logo.svg

| logo_size = 170

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Drury University, formerly Drury College and originally Springfield College, is a private university in Springfield, Missouri, United States. The university's mission statement describes itself as "church-related". https://www.drury.edu/about/ About Drury University and Mission Statement It enrolls about 1,590 undergraduate and graduate students in six master's programs and 716 students in the College of Continuing Professional Studies.{{cite web|url=http://www.drury.edu/du/about/Drury-at-a-Glance/|title=Drury University: Drury at a Glance: Fast Facts|work=Drury at a Glance: Fast Facts|access-date=2013-09-04|archive-date=2018-10-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181030095551/http://www.drury.edu/du/about/Drury-at-a-Glance/|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Trends in Headcount Enrollment, 2013-2019|url= https://dhewd.mo.gov/data/documents/Fall2019enrollmentreport_fin.xlsx |publisher=Missouri Department of Higher Education|access-date=June 22, 2020}}

In 2013, the Drury Panthers men's basketball team won the NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Championship. The Drury men's and women's Panthers have 22 NCAA Division II National Championships between them, in addition to numerous NAIA titles before moving to the NCAA.{{citation needed|date=March 2019}}

History

Drury was founded as Springfield College in 1873 by Congregationalist church missionaries in the mold of other Congregationalist universities such as Dartmouth College and Yale University. Nathan Morrison, Samuel Drury, and James and Charles Harwood provided the school's initial endowment and organization; Samuel Drury's gift was the largest of the group and the school was soon renamed as Drury College in honor of Drury's recently deceased son on December 10, 1874.

The early curriculum emphasized educational, religious, and musical strengths. Students came to the new college from a wide area including the Indian Territories of Oklahoma. The first graduating class included four women.

When classes began in 1873, they were held in a single building on a campus occupying less than {{convert|1+1/2|acre|2}}. Twenty-five years later the {{convert|40|acre|ha|1|adj=on}} campus included Stone Chapel, the President's House and three academic buildings. Today, the university occupies a {{convert|115|acre|ha|1|adj=on}} campus, including the original historic buildings.

Drury College became Drury University on January 1, 2000.[http://www.drury.edu/multinl/story.cfm?ID=117&NLID=39 Drury University: Drury History] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070208165140/http://www.drury.edu/multinl/story.cfm?ID=117&NLID=39 |date=February 8, 2007 }}

=Religious affiliations=

Drury was founded by Congregationalist missionaries and remains affiliated with the United Church of Christ. It has also been affiliated with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) since the founding of the Drury School of Religion in 1909.{{cite web|url=http://www.drury.edu/multinl/story.cfm?ID=3013&NLID=39|title=Drury's Church Affiliation|publisher=Drury University|access-date=2007-03-27|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060910233710/http://www.drury.edu/multinl/story.cfm?ID=3013&NLID=39|archive-date=2006-09-10}}

= Presidents =

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  • 2024–present: Jeff Frederick
  • 2023–2024: John Beuerlein{{Cite web |title=Drury University names John Beuerlein as interim president |url=https://www.drury.edu/newsroom/newsroom-archives/drury-university-names-john-beuerlein-as-interim-president/ |access-date=2024-06-25 |website=Drury University |language=en-US}}
  • 2016–2023: J. Timothy Cloyd{{Cite web |title=Drury University's History |url=https://www.drury.edu/about/drury-history/ |access-date=2024-06-25 |website=Drury University |language=en-US}}
  • 2013–2016: David Manuel{{Cite web |last=Riley |first=Claudette |title=Drury University president to step down |url=https://www.news-leader.com/story/news/education/2015/10/29/manuel-announces-retirement-drury/74833342/ |access-date=2024-06-25 |website=Springfield News-Leader |language=en-US}}
  • 2007–2013: Todd Parnell
  • 2005–2007: John Sellars
  • 1983–2004: John E. Moore Jr.
  • 1981–1983: Norman C. Crawford Jr.
  • 1977–1980: John M. Bartholomy
  • 1971–1976: William Edward Everheart
  • 1968–1970: Alfred O. Canon
  • 1964–1967: Earnest Brandenburg
  • 1940–1963: James F. Findlay
  • 1917–1939: Thomas Nadal
  • 1913–1916: J.J. McMurtry
  • 1907–1913: Joseph Henry George
  • 1905–1907: J. Edward Kirbye
  • 1893–1905: Homer T. Fuller
  • 1888–1892: Francis T. Ingalls
  • 1873–1885: Nathan J. Morrison

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Academics

Drury is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.{{cite web|url=http://www.drury.edu/multinl/story.cfm?ID%3D13143%26NLID%3D267 |title=Drury University: Drury's Accreditation |access-date=2013-09-04 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111117030026/http://www.drury.edu/multinl/story.cfm?ID=13143&NLID=267 |archive-date=2011-11-17 }} The university offers 54 undergraduate majors{{cite web |url=http://www.drury.edu/du/admission/Discover-Academics-Areas-of-Study/ |title=Drury University: Discover Academics: Areas of Study |access-date=2013-09-04 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131018035159/http://www.drury.edu/du/admission/Discover-Academics-Areas-of-Study/ |archive-date=2013-10-18 }} and several professional degrees through the Hammons School of Architecture, Breech School of Business Administration, and School of Education & Child Development.

Drury is a residential university. Full-time students live on campus until they reach the age of 21, unless they meet specific criteria to be exempt from the housing policy.

=Study abroad=

Almost half of the student body studies overseas at some point in short-term, semester, or year-long programs. Foreign learning is a requirement for most students with majors in the schools of Business and Architecture.

Drury maintained a satellite campus in Aegina, Greece. The center closed in May 2021.{{cite web|url=http://www.drury.edu/greece|title=Drury University: The Drury Center in Greece|work=The Drury Center in Greece}}{{cite web|url=http://www.drurymirror.org/2019/11/15/drury-center-in-aegina-greece-set-to-close-by-2021-concern-over-impact-on-the-architecture-program/|title=Drury Center in Aegina, Greece set to close by 2021: Concern over impact on the Architecture program|work=The Drury Center in Greece|date=15 November 2019 }}

Athletics

{{main|Drury Panthers}}

Drury's NCAA Division II intercollegiate athletic teams compete in men's and women's basketball, men's and women's cross country, men's and women's Track and Field,{{cite web |url=http://www.drurypanthers.com/ |title=Home |website=drurypanthers.com}} men's and women's golf, men's and women's soccer, men's and women's swimming, men's and women's tennis, men's baseball, men's wrestling, women's softball, women's volleyball, men's bowling, and women's bowling, women's triathlon and soon to be men's triathlon.

The school was a founding member of the Heartland Conference. In the fall of 2005, the Drury Panthers joined the Great Lakes Valley Conference.

KDRU-LP student-run radio

KDRU-LP (98.1 FM) is a low-power student-run radio station owned by Drury University. Licensed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in 2016, the station broadcasts with an effective radiated power of 47 watts.{{cite web |url=https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/pat?call=KSMC&service=FM |title=Coverage Area for KSMC 89.5 FM |date=2024 |website=radio-locator.com |publisher=Radio-Locator |access-date=January 1, 2025}}{{cite web |url=https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/finder?sr=Y&s=C&call=KDru&nav=home |title=KDRU-LPFM Technical Details |date=2024 |website=radio-locator.com |publisher=Radio-Locator |access-date=January 1, 2025}} Its primary signal covers most of Springfield, while reception in the immediate surrounding communities depends on the topography.{{cite web |url=https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/pat?call=KSMC&service=FM |title=Coverage Area for KSMC 89.5 FM |date=2024 |website=radio-locator.com |publisher=Radio-Locator |access-date=January 1, 2025}}{{cite web |url=https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/page?p=maps |title=Frequently Asked Questions about Radio-Locator Coverage Maps |date=2025 |website=radio-locator.com |publisher=Radio-Locator |access-date=January 1, 2025}} All of KDRU's on-air hosts must be university students.{{cite web |url=https://kdruradio.com/about/ |title=KDRU-LP: About Us |date=2024 |website=kdruradio.com |publisher=Drury University |access-date=January 1, 2025}}

Notable alumni

{{Main|List of Drury University alumni}}

References

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External links

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  • {{Official website}}
  • [https://drurypanthers.com/ Athletics website]

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