Mission
Drury is an independent, church-related university, grounded in the liberal arts tradition, and committed to personalized education in a community of scholars who value the arts of teaching and learning. Education at Drury seeks:
- to cultivate spiritual sensibilities and imaginative faculties as well as ethical insight and critical thought
- to foster the integration of theoretical and practical knowledge
- to liberate persons to participate responsibly in and contribute to a global community
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