Since the Virginia Tech incident last April, campuses across the nation have increased security in an attempt to establish preventive measures against such instances occurring at other colleges and universities. As a member of the Missouri Campus Security Task Force appointed by Governor Matt Blunt, Drury is no exception.
When students returned to campus this fall, they faced a tuition increase of 9.5%. But the increase apparently didn't affect enrollment. The final enrollment figure for undergraduate day school students is 1,608, up from 1,606 the previous fall and putting this semester in the record books as Drury's highest enrollment to date.
Tijuana Julian, dean of students, was recently granted the title of vice president of student affairs. Todd Parnell, interim president, made the announcement via a faculty and staff E-mail last month. "I was very surprised when Parnell announced this change of title to the executive committee of the Board of Trustees a couple of weeks ago," said Julian.
Water. It's a necessity of life. Yet, the United Nations estimates over one-sixth of the world's population lacks access to safe water. Over the past year, SIFE members have traveled to Zambia and Mexico to install bio-sand water purifiers that help bring clean drinking water to the communities they visit.
Since December 2005, freshman Kaitlyn McConnell has visited more than 80 historic sites in Webster County, chronicling the history of her home county in a column in the Marshfield Mail. In her column, "Landmarks," McConnell wrote about the history and current state of local sites and provided insight on the continuing significance of the locations.
On Oct. 4 Drury students turned out in record numbers to give blood and lend their support to the Community Blood Center of the Ozarks (CBCO) blood drive on Drury's campus. The CBCO set a goal of 50 to 60 units of blood. Not only did the CBCO see 113 people stop by the donation center, 93 of those people were able to donate blood.
Dr. John Stoessinger, an author and political analyst, will be at Drury giving three public lectures. His first lecture on Oct. 22 from 2-3 p.m. in Lay Hall Auditorium is part one of a two part lecture he entitles "The United States and China: Tommorow's Superpower?".
Senior Sarah Davis and alumnus Jason P. Mitchel have been named the September recipients of Drury's Crest of Excellence Award. The Crest of Excellence Award recognizes outstanding students and young alumni who exhibit qualities in the areas of leadership, scholarship and service.