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Dear Alumnus: “In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice, there is.” I believe baseball’s accidental philosopher, Yogi Berra, was on to something when he said this. All of us who have been fortunate enough to study at Drew Theological School can recognize the deep truth in this Yogi-ism. The world, [...]
Among the nearly $2 million in grants pledged to Drew by corporations and foundations during the last academic year, the following grants were awarded: $20,000 from the Willits Foundation for the College of Liberal Arts Scholarship Fund $40,000 from PSE&G for Drew Summer Science Institute $110,000 from the F. M. Kirby Foundation for on-going Campus [...]
The Class of 1962 has a lot of history with Drew. They remember studying with faculty icons – Elizabeth Korn, Doc Young, Robert and Florence Zuck – better known as an art gallery, athletic field, and arboretum to more recent students. They also remember the opening of the original University Center in 1959. You’d never [...]
One of the finishing touches to the Kean Reading Room will be a new brick patio along the columned portico of the Rose Memorial Library. You can honor Tom Kean’s continued legacy at Drew by purchasing a commemorative brick for the patio. Gift of $500 will provide a 4 x 8-inch brick Gift of $1,000 [...]
When I first came to Drew, I had no idea what I wanted to study. After becoming friends with the professors in the science department, there was no turning back! I chose my major as environmental science and signed up for the education program. This choice of majors was incredibly challenging to complete, but Drew’s [...]
Hometown: Newark, NJ Major: double-major in Economics and Art minor in French Off-Campus Experiences: Drew Wall Street Semester in New York Drew Contemporary Art Semester in New York Drew International Seminar in Dubai on “Global Business in the United Arab Emirates” Internship at the Securities & Exchange Commission in New York Semester at the Studio [...]
Each year since graduation, we appreciate our Drew education more and more. We think about the extraordinary professors who really cared about challenging us to succeed. We recognize that opportunities like DIS, Ranger teams, and DUDS helped us grow as people and build lasting friendships. In so many ways, Drew prepared us for graduate school, [...]
In December 1959, the Port Authority announced plans to construct a jetport in the marshlands between Chatham and Harding Township. Helen Fenske had a different vision. She led a grassroots movement that resulted in the creation, by an act of Congress in 1960, of the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge. Fifty years later Kyle O’Neill [...]