NOVEMBER
Center for Career Development: Alumni Workshop:
Tell Me a Story: The Essential Stuff You Need To Know to Ace the Employment Interview
Facilitator: Neil Berger
When: November 18, 2009, at 7 p.m.
Where: University Center 104
For more information and to RSVP, contact Mary Jane Ryan at (973) 408-3710 or mjryan@drew.edu
Plays in Process: Fireburn
by Dean Shtainhorn
Event organized by the Theatre Arts Department
When: November 18, 2009, at 6:30 p.m.
Where: Dorothy Young Center for the Arts, Directing Lab
For more information, contact Rosemary McLaughlin at (973) 408-3249 or rmclaugh@drew.edu
Caspersen School of Graduate Studies All Alumni / Student Discussion & Dinner
An Engaged Mind: An Evening With Professor Saad Eddin Ibrahim
When: November 19, 2009, from 6-8:30 p.m.
Where: Founders Room, Mead Hall
Cost: $25 per person / Alumni and Guests
Free to current Caspersen Students
All alumni and students of the Graduate School are invited to this special dinner to gather, talk and relish the kinds of exchanges we begin during class breaks but never have enough time to continue.
For more information, click here, to RSVP, contact the Office of Alumni Relations at (973) 408-3229.
Classes Without Quizzes: Developing Volunteer Leadership
Keynote Speaker: Rev. Johnnie McCann, Pastor, St. Luke Baptist Church, New York; Adjunct Faculty, Drew Theological School; Rev. Carole McCallum, Retired UM Elder, Greater NJ Annual Conference; Adjunct Faculty, Drew Theological School
When: November 20, 2009, 2009, from 9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Where: Seminary Hall
Cost: $10 per workshop (local clergy); $25 for semester series; Free – Drew Seminarians
CEU are available for the completion of all three Fridays (additional cost of $35)
For more information, contact Nancy VanderVeen at (973) 408-3084 or nvanderveen@drew.edu
Theological School Reception at Society of Biblical Literature
When: November 22, 2009
Where: Sheraton New Orleans Hotel & New Orleans Marriott, New Orleans, LA
For more information, contact Melissa Fuest at (973) 408-3695 or mfuest@drew.edu
Ranger Run: a 5K sponsored by the Student Athletic Advisory Committee
When: November 22, 2009, at 9 a.m.
Where: Drew University
Cost: $20
All proceeds from the event will be given to Kyle Noonan, a young man who is currently suffering from Leukemia
To REGISTER, mail in the application, which can be picked up at the Drew Athletic Office, to Tammy Evans, Drew – Athletics Dept., 36 Madison Ave, Madison, NJ 07940, by November 15th and guarantee yourself a sweet T-shirt to be picked up at race check in.
Please contact Curtis Fornarotto at (609) 977-5107 or cfornaro@drew.edu with any additional questions.
Advent & Christmas Webinar Series:
"Music for Advent and Christmas"
Keynote Speaker: Mark Miller, Director of Music
When: November 23, 2009, at 3:00 p.m.
Cost: $15 each or $50 for the series
Register early, maximum enrollment per webinar: 25 people
Contact: Nancy VanderVeen (973) 408-3084 or nvanderveen@drew.edu
Advent & Christmas Webinar Series:
"Using Text for Advent and Christmas"
Keynote Speaker: Melanie Johnson-DeBaufre, Associater Professor of New Testament
When: November 30, 2009, at 3:00 p.m.
Cost: $15 each or $50 for the series
Register early, maximum enrollment per webinar: 25 people
Contact: Nancy VanderVeen (973) 408-3084 or nvanderveen@drew.edu
DECEMBER
Fall Dance Show
Event organized by the Theatre Arts Department/DUDS
Directed by: Cheryl Clark (CLA Faculty)
When: December 2 - 5, 2009 at 8:00 p.m.
Where: Dorothy Young Center for the ARts: Thomas H. Kean Blackbox Theatre
Cost: $8.00 per person
For reservations, call (973) 408-3030/ Website: http://depts.drew.edu/thea/
RAD / First Thursday Program: Dancing with the Drew Stars
When: December 3, 2009, from 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Where: Simon Forum
If you have always wanted to learn how to salsa dance but never knew where to start, this is the place. If you don’t have a dance partner, don’t worry; just bring yourself and your dancing shoes.
Click here to register, or for more information, contact the Office of Alumni Relations at (973) 408-3229 or alumni@drew.edu
Theological School: Lessons and Carols
When: December 3, 2009
Where: Seminary Hall
Time: 5:30 p.m. Dinner / 7:00 p.m. Program
Alumni/ae, students, faculty, staff, and their families will gather to share in the start of the holiday season.
To RSVP, click here or contact the office of Alumni Relations at (973) 408-3229 or alumni@drew.edu
Seminary Saturdays: Ministry of Presence/ Observing Christmas: Cross-Cultural Challenges for Religious Pluralism
Keynote Speakers: Cynthia Bailey-Manns, Certified Spiritual Director, Campus Ministries, Seton Hall University; Jesse Terry Todd, Associate Professor of American Religious Studies
When: December 5, 2009, from 8:30 a.m - 1:00 p.m.
Where: Seminary Hall
Cost: $500.00 church membership; $100.00 individual membership; $70.00 Continuing education units are available for completion of all six; Saturdays; $25.00 per person, per individual workshop/three workshops for $60.00
For more information, contact Nancy VanderVeen at (973) 408-3084 or nvanderveen@drew.edu
Drew University Orchestra and Chorale
Organized by the Student Ensemble
Conductor: Garyth Nair
When: December 5, 2009, at 8:00 p.m.
Where: Dorothy Young Center for the Arts
For reservations contact the Concert Hall at (973) 408-3917
Colonial Symphony:
Glorious Music and Angelic Voices – Holiday Concert
Pre-concert talk with Paul Hostetter at 2:00 p.m.
When: December 6, 2009, at 3:00 p.m.
Where: Community Theatre at Mayo Center for the Performing Arts, 100 South Street, Morristown, NJ
For reservations, contact the Concert Hall Reservations at (973) 408-3917
Drew University Flute Orchestra
Organized by Student Ensemble
Director: Elise Carter
When: December 6, 2009, at 4:00 p.m.
Where: Dorothy Young Center for the Arts, Concert Hall
For reservations, contact the Concert Hall Reservations at(973) 408-3917
Drew University Madrigal Singers
Organized by Student Ensemble
Conductor: Garyth Nair
When: December 6, at 8:00 p.m.
Where: Dorothy Young Center for the Arts, Concert Hall
For reservations, contact the Concert Hall Reservations at (973) 408-3917
Advent & Christmas Webinar Series:
“Preaching for Advent and Christmas”
Keynote Speaker: Gary Simpson, Assistant Professor of Preaching
When: December 7, at 3:00 p.m.
Cost: $15 each or $50 for the series Maximum enrollment per webinar: 25
To RSVP or for more information contact, Nancy VanderVeen at (973) 408-3084 or nvanderveen@drew.edu
“The Obama Doctrine: Old Ideas in a New Age"
Lecture by Ted Bromund, Ph.D.
Event organized by Political Science Department and Office of Donor Relations and Special Events
When: December 7, 2009, reception at 7:00 p.m., lecture at 8:00 p.m.
Where: Founders Room, Mead Hall
For more information, click here or to register contact: Blake Putnam at (973) 408-3733or bputnam@drew.edu
Parthenia: de Camera Series 2009-10
With Julianne Baird "As It Fell Upon a Holie Eve"
When: December 8, 2009, at 8:00 p.m.
Where: Dorothy Young Center for the Arts, Concert Hall
Cost: $33 per person
For reservations, contact the Shakespeare Theatre at (973) 408-5600 or www.shakespearenj.org
Student Art Show
When: December 11, 2009, from 5:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Where: Dorothy Young Center for the Arts, Korn Gallery
For more information, contact Gabriele Hiltl-Cohen at (973) 408-3758 or ghiltlco@drew.edu
JANUARY
Justpeace Center for Mediation and Conflict Transformation Training:
Engage Conflict Well: The Spirit and Art of Conflict Transformation
When: January 11, 2010
Cost: Free: Drew Seminarians; $225.00 - Drew alumni and Shalom groups; $300.00 - Community Fellows
For more information, contact Nancy VanderVeen at (973) 408-3084 or nvanderveen@drew.edu
Industrial Areas Foundation Regional Training: Leadership Skills for Community Organization
When: January 18, 2010
Cost: Free: Drew Seminarians; $225.00 - Drew alumni and Shalom groups; $300.00 - Community Fellows
For more information, contact Nancy VanderVeen at (973) 408-3084 or nvanderveen@drew.edu
FEBRUARY
Seminary Saturdays: Spirituality of Joy
Topic: The U.S. Religious Landscape II: Religion and Ecology
Keynote Speakers: Angela Son, Associate Professor of Psychology and Religion;
Laurel Kearns, Associate Professor of Sociology of Religion and Environmental Studies
When: February 6, 2010, from 8:30 a.m - 1:00 p.m.
Where: Seminary Hall
Cost: $500.00 church membership; $100.00 individual membership; $70.00 Continuing education units are available for completion of all six; Saturdays;
$25.00 per person, per individual workshop/three workshops for $60.00
For more information, contact Nancy VanderVeen at (973) 408-3084 or nvanderveen@drew.edu
MARCH
Seminary Saturdays: Celtic Spirituality
Topic: The Bible and Homosexuality
Keynote Speakers: Catherine Peyroux, Associate Professor of the History of Christianity; Steven Moore, Professor of New Testament Studies
When: March 6, 2010, from 8:30 a.m - 1:00 p.m.
Where: Seminary Hall
Cost: $500.00 church membership; $100.00 individual membership; $70.00 Continuing education units are available for completion of all six; Saturdays;
$25.00 per person, per individual workshop/three workshops for $60.00
For more information, contact Nancy VanderVeen at (973) 408-3084 or nvanderveen@drew.edu
APRIL
Seminary Saturdays: Sabbath as a Spiritual Practice
Topic: Ethical responses to Economic Crises in Our Communities
Keynote Speakers: Nancy Lynne Westfield, Associate Professor of Religious Education, Charles Behm, Adjunct Faculty on Spirituality;
Traci West, Professor of Ethics and African American Studies
When: April 17, 2010, from 8:30 a.m - 1:00 p.m.
Where: Seminary Hall
Cost: $500.00 church membership; $100.00 individual membership; $70.00 Continuing education units are available for completion of all six; Saturdays;
$25.00 per person, per individual workshop/three workshops for $60.00
For more information, contact Nancy VanderVeen at (973) 408-3084 or nvanderveen@drew.edu
ATLANTA
Regional: Atlanta: Holiday Party
When: December 4, 2009, at 6:00 p.m.
Where: Gary Freed's C'78 Home, Atlanta, GA
For more information, contact the Office of Alumni Relations at (973) 408-3229 or alumni@drew.edu
NEW YORK
Regional: NYC Poetry Reading: Featuring Drew University Student Poets
When: December 2, 2009, from 6:30 - 8: 30 p.m.
Where: The Williams Club
Come celebrate poetry at DREW! Join Patrick Phillips, Assistant Professor of English, as he introduces student poets, who will read from their work.
For more information and to register click here , or calling the Office of Alumni Relations at (973) 408-3229.
Alumni College: NYC - Kandinsky Exhibit
Faculty Speaker: Sara Lynn Henry, Professor Emerita of Art History and NEH Distinguished Teaching, Professor of Humanities
When: January 9, 2010
Where: Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, 1071 Fifth Avenue (at 89th Street), New York, NY 10128
For more information, contact the Office of Alumni Relations at (973) 408-3229 or alumni@drew.edu
Travel Program:
Save the Date:
Colonial Williamsburg: A Revolutionary Adventure
When: April 16 - 18, 2009
Where: Colonial Williamsburg
Cost: $895 per participant, double occupancy (single supplement is an additional $270), which includes all meals, planned activities and two nights lodging at the Williamsburg Lodge. This amount does not include travel to and from Colonial Williamsburg.
Join Perry Leavell, William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor Emeritus of History, and Barbara Oberg, Professor of History and General Editor of the Thomas Jefferson Papers at Princeton University, and Member of the Board of Trustees at Colonial Williamsburg, for a behind the scenes tour of the place where our forefathers met and conceived the idea of America.
For more information and to register, click here.
Deposit deadline: November 30, 2009
*Please note, to register online you will need to log on to DREWnet, Drew's secure online community. If you have already signed on to DREWnet, use your current username and password to access the system. If you have not logged on to DREWnet, click on the "First Time User" link and enter your first and last name and your identification number. To receive your id number, please call Alumni Relations.
For on-campus events: Individuals needing assistance should contact the Housing, Conference and Hospitality Office at (973) 408-3103 at least five working days prior to the event to ensure proper accommodations.
