University Suites Groundbreaking: Drury Set to Begin Construction on New Campus Housing

Drury University broke ground on a new, 72-bed, apartment-style housing complex today at the corner of North Summit Avenue and East Calhoun Street. The University Suites housing complex is scheduled to be completed by August 2012 in time for the start of the fall semester.

There will be 18, four-bedroom units with four private bathrooms and washers and dryers in every unit. Besides the housing project, Drury will also rehabilitate a house on the property that was once home to early twentieth-century artist and author Rose O'Neill who is best known for creating the Kewpie Doll and was a leading illustrator at the turn-of-the-century. O'Neill once spoke to students at Drury in 1936. The home will serve as a community center for students with space for meetings and small events.

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