Drew University
We recently launched Drew2017, a process through which we will put our ambitious strategic plan into action with an eye to achieving institutional sustainability. We have already taken steps to consolidate administrative units and have embarked on the process of prioritizing academic offerings. This work is essential to Drew’s future success and, in the near [...]
Drew will turn 150 in just a few years. As we look forward to celebrating this momentous milestone, we’re also busy planning for the university’s future beyond its sesquicentennial anniversary in 2017. I write to let you know about the work now underway by our faculty, students, staff, trustees, and alumni organizations. The university’s Board [...]
Irene Lawson Sterling ’69, grew up in Branchville, a rural corner of New Jersey where, she says, “There were more cows than people.” But a course in urban ministry at the Drew Theological School, taught by the late theologian Nelle K. Morton, took Sterling into the streets of Paterson and changed her life forever. Sterling [...]
On Sunday, May 5, Drew achieved a milestone: the very first opera production in our Concert Hall. Students, faculty, staff, and community participants in the Choral & Vocal Studies program performed Henry Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas, the tragic love story of the Queen of Carthage and the legendary founder of ancient Rome. This production seems [...]
Drew Chorale is going on tour this spring. Check out a concert near you, and join us for a special reception in New York City. Click on a city name to view more details. 5/19 Summit, NJ 5/19 New York, NY 5/21 Worcester, MA 5/22 Cambridge, MA 5/23 New Haven, CT
Coach Dayn DeRose has identified 4 priorities which are currently underfunded: 1. Recruitment: involves Dayn traveling to national fencing tournaments, called NACs. These are 3-4 day events with fencers from all over the country. These recruiting trips are expected to cost approximately $2,000 each. 2. Team Travel: Dayn wants to take the team to more [...]
Conference Date of Drew Gathering Location of Drew Gathering Alumni Representative Eastern Pennsylvania Fri., May 17; 12:00 p.m. Philly Expo Center, Main Dining Hall Candy LaBar T’10 Baltimore/Washington Thurs., May 30; 1:00 p.m. Viccaro’s; 222 Albemarle Street; Baltimore, MD Daniel Andrews T’09 Greater New Jersey Fri., May 31; 4:30 p.m. Wildwood Convention Center; Ballroom A [...]
First Name Last Name Class Year Guest’s First Name Guest’s Last Name Yasin Abbak 2009 Ben Alexander 1968 Mark Anderson 1986 Dawn Anderson Seth Antin 1994 Jennifer Antin Thomas Becker Andy Benavides 2010 Karl Eschelbach Dan Boyer 1969 Ian Breslin 1995 Anthony Buttacavoli 1982 Jacqui Calnan 2003 Frank Caprara 2008 Katherine Jarych Bob Carr 1984 [...]
Each year Drew University sponsors alumni gatherings at many of the United Methodist annual conferences around the country. These gatherings enable alumni to reconnect with one another and with Drew. They are also a wonderful opportunity for anyone interested in theological education to experience the “good community” that is Drew Theological School. View the 2013 [...]
“It wasn’t until years after I graduated that I really came to appreciate what an incredible place Drew is,” reflects Rob Potanovich ’97. Looking back, he is especially grateful for the small, highly interactive classes that are the norm at Drew. “You couldn’t hide in that situation. You were expected to participate in discussions and [...]