DRURY UNIVERSITY

The fall of 2007 marked the beginning of an exciting partnership for Drury University and the Southwest Area Career Center in Monett. Classes at the Drury University - Monett branch are offered in the evenings at the brand new facility located at Two David Sippy Drive, just behind Monett High School.

The fall of 2007 marked the beginning of an exciting partnership for Drury University and the Southwest Area Career Center (SWACC) in Monett. Drury classes are now offered in the evenings at the state-of-the-art facility located right behind Monett High School.

Students may receive associate degrees and take classes toward bachelors degrees in many areas. Additionally, students may receive help in the areas of admissions, financial aid, registration and advising. Computer labs are also available for student use.

Founded in 1873, the Drury University Springfield campus is a blend of historic and contemporary buildings. All courses for undergraduate and graduate programs are offered at the Springfield campus. 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. Rev. 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 in honor of Drury's recently deceased son. 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 1½ acres. Twenty-five years later the 40-acre (160, 000 m2) campus included Stone Chapel, the President's House and three academic buildings. Today, the university occupies a 115-acre (0.47 km2) campus, including the original historic buildings. Drury is an independent university, church-related, grounded in the liberal arts tradition, and committed to personalized education in a community of scholars who value the arts of teaching and learning.