Yasmine carefully places a rectangular plastic plate in the reader machine. She waits anxiously as it analyzes each of the 96 tiny wells in the plate. Will the results show some measurable effect of the treatment she is testing? Or, will the weeks of work leading up to this moment have been futile? Yasmine Mourad [...]

Enter the Ehinger Center through the turreted foyer and you step into an entirely new experience of what university center means at Drew. The open floor plan, proliferation of natural light, and soothing natural tones invite you through a spacious lobby into both re-invented and newly created spaces. The transformation of the old University Center, [...]

President for the Interim Term I married into Drew and made my home here beginning in February 1959.  My husband, Robert Bull, was on the faculty of the Theological School.  We lived in Tipple D along with several faculty, including Ray and Fern Hart and Nell Morton.  It was a great place to learn about [...]

The Drew community lost a distinguished and devoted alumnus when John T. Cunningham C’38 died at age 96 on June 7.  An award-winning author, respected historian – known as “Mr. Jersey” for his role in championing the state’s historical significance – John was associated with Drew for eight decades. He once said that, for students, [...]

“I don’t expect that I’m launching any careers,” quips Michael Carri C’89. “But I can give students a spark of inspiration or help provide some framework for their decisions.”  Michael has served as a career mentor to Drew students since 2008 when he was invited to participate in a panel on “Careers in Communications.”  He [...]

As I pack up the thirty cartons of books I brought with me to Drew, wishing the Kindle had been invented a few decades earlier, I’m reminded of my first week at Drew seven summers ago as I was unpacking them.   And I cannot help but think of the eventful times on campus in between. [...]

In just two months the Ehinger Center will be bustling with activity as the Class of 2016 arrives for new student orientation. One of the most inspiring spaces in the soon-to-open building will be the newly created Dining Hall which, along with a Servery, replaces the former snack bar. With a twenty-three foot barrel vaulted [...]

On May 19, 1979 Drew University held the 111th annual Commencement.  In addition to being the 50th anniversary year of College of Liberal Arts, this ceremony has gone done in Drew history as being one of the most memorable. The scheduled speaker, Reverend Jesse Jackson, took ill and had to cancel his appearance.  But, Reverend [...]

by Robert A. Schroeder Jr. C’79 I came to Drew University in 1975 to take advantage of its joint program with Duke University.  After five years I would receive a Bachelor’s from Drew and Master’s from Duke that saved time and money. I returned to Drew in May, 1979 to receive my undergraduate degree after [...]