What's Happening This Week?
Events and Opportunities for Drury University Students in Springfield, MO
🐾Student Life
On-campus
Drury Theatre 🎭
The Drury Theatre is proud to announce its production, Gruesome Playground Injuries, a dark tale of two people who keep finding one another over a span of 30 years and talk about their lives. Come see characters, Kayleen and Doug, on stage in the Sunderland Studio Theatre on October 9th-12th at 7:30 p.m. or go to the 2 p.m. matinee on Saturday the 12th.
The cost for admissions is $3 for students and faculty to attend, and tickets can be bought in the Box Office or online at www.drury.edu/theatre.
For more information, follow Drury Theatre on Instagram!
Jazz Concert 🎷
As Fall Break is just around the corner, let’s celebrate the survival of midterms with a night of music by the Drury Jazz Studies! Bring a friend and enjoy a night of listening to music we all know and love from popular movies and TV shows.
Stop by on October 15th at 7:30 p.m. at the Spangler Concert Hall. It is a public concert with free admittance for all students and faculty.
For more information, follow Drury Jazz Studies on Instagram!
Off-campus
Farmers Market of the Ozarks 🍓
Enjoy fresh organic produce and hand-crafted products from local business owners in Downtown, Springfield. Every Saturday through October, vendors and local musicians will be in the Park Square from 2:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Students have a chance to break away from the stress of assignments where they can enjoy the nice weather and meet new people!
For more information, follow the Farmers Market of the Ozarks on Instagram!
📚 Academic Life
Tutoring Services ✏
Do you need help this midterm season? Drury offers free tutoring all semester for students who need help in their courses. All tutoring is now located in the O’Reilly Enterprise Center (OEC) on the first floor. Drury is committed to helping students live up to their highest potential by offering tutoring for all departments.
The Writing Center, located in the room next to The Tutoring Center, is open to any student who needs advice on writing assignments or wishes for someone to look over their paper before turning it in.
For tutoring hours: Drury University Tutoring Hours
To schedule an appointment with a writing tutor: The Writing Center
Compass Center 📍
If you need any guidance for what courses to take or figuring out what comes next after your time at Drury, The Compass Center is a great resource! It allows you the time to ask questions, seek advice, and meet with people whose sole focus is ensuring you are comfortable here at Drury and what you do next as your time at Drury comes to a close.
The Compass Center provides information about graduate school, how to find and apply for internships, tips to be successful in job interviews, how you can best meet your goals, and so much more!
To schedule an appointment with an advisor: The Compass Center
🎯Upcoming Events
Campus Sustainability Month 🍃
October is the month of campus sustainability and doing our part to keep our school a clean space for everyone! Throughout the month, students can participate in picking up litter on campus, watch as the leaves begin to change, and join the Project Green Challenge.
Drury is having a litter clean-up day starting at 1 p.m. on October 27th for any student or faculty to join and maintain the beautification of our beloved university.
The Project Green Challenge is the opportunity to complete a daily task individually or as a group. Participants have the chance to win prizes, including a trip to San Francisco, California.
To sign up for the litter clean-up day on October 27th: Fall 2024 Litter Pick-Up
Unmasking your Pride with Allies 🎉
Drury students have the opportunity to share their identity with like-minded people through Drury Allies’ new upcoming event, Unmasking your Pride. Students can perform different acts that showcase who they are in a safe and encouraging environment.
On October 14th in the Lay Hall Auditorium from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., students will have the chance to recite poetry, sing, do stand-up comedy, or anything else that represents the person they are. You can also attend and support fellow Drury students.
For more information, follow Drury Allies on Instagram.
Drury Around the World 🌏
We have finished our visit to Malaysia and Singapore and are currently in Japan. We are preparing for our next visit to Indonesia.
If you have friends and families in these regions, please don’t hesitate to reach out to connect. We’d love to meet with them. Or please follow us on Instagram for more updates: Drury International
Applications 💻
Don’t forget to apply or check your application status for Drury Admissions!
We are working tirelessly reviewing applications for Spring 2025 and Fall 2025 intakes. If you want to connect with us, we would love to chat and answer your questions.
To apply or look at the status of your current application: Application Management
If you have any questions regarding your application status, email us at iadmissions@drury.edu
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Instagram: druryinternational
Facebook: Drury International