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Directions to ResLife

Follow the directions below to find your way to campus, afterwards just follow these steps to the office!

Here's a few ways to get to the Office of Residence Life:

For all visitors:  From the Lancaster Road entrance, proceed straight past the Public Safety Security Booth Park and take the first right into the Tilghman Parking Lot.  After parking, walk towards the Parking Lot entrance you turned into and turn right.  Walk the curve towards the Main Parking Lot.  When you get there walk through the Main Parking Lot (which is on your right).  Walk straight towards the Simon Forum and Athletic Center.  On the left side of the lot, take the pathway that is between the Forum (should be on your right) and the University Commons (should be on your left).  Take the uphill curve to the right towards "Health Services."  Our office is located in the Holloway Annex, where Health Services also resides.

Just a drop off:  From the Lancaster Road entrance, proceed straight past the Public Safety Security Booth to the curve in the road.  Before you get to the stop sign, turn right into the Main Parking Lot.  Proceed through the parking lot towards the Simon Forum & Athletic Center.  Bear right towards the road next to the Forum (it should be on your left).  Continue up and around the Forum building until you reach the clearing to the Campus.  Take the first left following the white "Health Center Ambulance Entrace" sign.  The Office of Residence Life is located in the Holloway Annex which also houses Health Services.  Our entrance is accessible from the main side of Campus.

Driving to Drew

Drew is approximately one hour from the Jersey shore; New Hope, Pa.; the Poconos; the Delaware Water Gap State Park; and the Meadowlands, including Giants Stadium and the Continental Airlines Arena. Twenty minutes from the University are the headquarters of the U.S. Equestrian Team and the U.S. Golf Association. Within five miles of campus are the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, Morristown National Historic Park at Jockey Hollow, and Washington's Revolutionary War headquarters.

From Northwestern New Jersey and Northeastern Pennsylvania via Interstate 80. Take I-80 to exit 43 - I-287 South (to Morristown). *Proceed to exit 35 - Madison Avenue/Route 124. At the top of the exit ramp, turn left. Proceed three miles on Route 124 East to Madison. Drew is on Route 124 (Madison Avenue) on your right. Enter campus at the traffic light on Lancaster Road. If your destination is the admissions office in Wesley House, please park in one of the first lots on either side of the road. Wesley House is the red-brick historical house bordering the first parking lot on your left.

From Northern New Jersey and Upstate New York (Tappan Zee Bridge). At Suffern, take I-287 South (to Morristown). Proceed as above. Proceed to exit 35 - Madison Avenue/Route 124. At the top of the exit ramp, turn left. Proceed three miles on Route 124 East to Madison. Drew is on Route 124 (Madison Avenue) on your right. Enter campus at the traffic light on Lancaster Road. If your destination is the admissions office in Wesley House, please park in one of the first lots on either side of the road. Wesley House is the red-brick historical house bordering the first parking lot on your left.

From the North via the Garden State Parkway - Take the GSP south to exit 142 and take I-78 west (please see Route 78 Construction advisory, above) to Route 24 west. Stay in the far right lane to exit 7A - Chatham/Route 124 West. Follow Route 124 West through Chatham (Main Street) into Madison (Madison Avenue). Drew is located on Route 124 (Madison Avenue), on your left, just past the center of Madison. Enter campus at the traffic light on Lancaster Road. If your destination is the admissions office in Wesley House, please park in one of the first lots on either side of the road. Wesley House is the red-brick historical house bordering the first parking lot on your left.

From Upper Manhattan (George Washington Bridge). Take I-80 West from the bridge to I-287 South (to Morristown). Proceed to exit 35 - Madison Avenue/Route 124. At the top of the exit ramp, turn left. Proceed three miles on Route 124 East to Madison. Drew is on Route 124 (Madison Avenue) on your right. Enter campus at the traffic light on Lancaster Road. If your destination is the admissions office in Wesley House, please park in one of the first lots on either side of the road. Wesley House is the red-brick historical house bordering the first parking lot on your left.

From Western New Jersey and Pennsylvania via Interstate 78. Take I-78 East (please see Route 78 Construction advisory, above) to I-287 North. Proceed to exit 35 - South Street/ Route 124. At the end of the exit ramp, turn left. Proceed 100 yards and take the first right, following signs to Route 124. At the stop sign, turn right (Route 124 East). Proceed three miles to Madison. Drew is located on Route 124 (Madison Avenue) on your right. Enter campus at the traffic light on Lancaster Road. If your destination is the admissions office in Wesley House, please park in one of the first lots on either side of the road. Wesley House is the red-brick historical house bordering the first parking lot on your left.

From Southern New Jersey via N.J. Turnpike. Take the N.J. Turnpike to exit 10 and follow I-287 North to exit 35 - South Street/Route 124. At the end of the exit ramp, turn left. Proceed 100 yards and take the first right, following signs to Route 124. At the stop sign, turn right (Route 124 East). Proceed three miles to Madison. Drew is located on Route 124 (Madison Avenue) on your right. Enter campus at the traffic light on Lancaster Road. If your destination is the admissions office in Wesley House, please park in one of the first lots on either side of the road. Wesley House is the red-brick historical house bordering the first parking lot on your left.

From Southern New Jersey via Garden State Parkway. Take the Garden State Parkway North to exit 127 and follow I-287 North to exit 35 - South Street/ Route 124. At the end of the exit ramp, turn left. Proceed 100 yards and take the first right, following signs to Route 124. At the stop sign, turn right (Route 124 East). Proceed three miles to Madison. Drew is located on Route 124 (Madison Avenue) on your right. Enter campus at the traffic light on Lancaster Road. If your destination is the admissions office in Wesley House, please park in one of the first lots on either side of the road. Wesley House is the red-brick historical house bordering the first parking lot on your left.

From the Lincoln Tunnel
LINCOLN TUNNEL: Follow the signs to the N.J. Turnpike South. Take exit 14 (Newark Airport). After the toll plaza take I-78 West (please see Route 78 Construction advisory, above) to Route 24 West. Stay in the far right lane to exit 7A - Chatham/Route 124 West. Follow Route 124 West through Chatham (Main Street) into Madison (Madison Avenue). Drew is located on Route 124 (Madison Avenue), on your left, just past the center of Madison. Enter campus at the traffic light on Lancaster Road. If your destination is the admissions office in Wesley House, please park in one of the first lots on either side of the road. Wesley House is the red-brick historical house bordering the first parking lot on your left.

Holland Tunnel: Follow the N.J. Turnpike signs. After the toll plaza take I-78 West (please see Route 78 Construction advisory, above) to Route 24 West. Stay in the far right lane to exit 7A - Chatham/Route 124 West. Follow Route 124 West through Chatham (Main Street) into Madison (Madison Avenue). Drew is located on Route 124 (Madison Avenue), on your left, just past the center of Madison. Enter campus at the traffic light on Lancaster Road. If your destination is the admissions office in Wesley House, please park in one of the first lots on either side of the road. Wesley House is the red-brick historical house bordering the first parking lot on your left.

From the Verrazano Bridge. Follow I-278 through Staten Island to the Goethal's Bridge. As soon as you cross the Goethal's Bridge, follow the signs for the N.J. Turnpike North. Take the Turnpike to exit 14 (Newark Airport). After the toll plaza, take I-78 West (please see Route 78 Construction advisory, above) to Route 24 West. Stay in the far right lane to exit 7A - Chatham/Route 124 West. Follow Route 124 West through Chatham (Main Street) into Madison (Madison Avenue). Drew is located on Route 124 (Madison Avenue), on your left, just past the center of Madison. Enter campus at the traffic light on Lancaster Road. If your destination is the admissions office in Wesley House, please park in one of the first lots on either side of the road. Wesley House is the red-brick historical house bordering the first parking lot on your left.

Public Transportation to Drew

By Plane

Newark Liberty International Airport is the closest terminal to the Drew campus. A taxi from the airport should cost about $50. If you are driving by car from the airport, follow signs to I-78 West to Route 24 West. Stay in the far right lane to exit 7A - Chatham/Route 124 West. Follow Route 124 West through Chatham (Main Street) into Madison (Madison Avenue). Drew is located on Route 124 (Madison Avenue), on your left, just past the center of Madison.

By Train from New York City

From Penn Station (at 34th Street and 7th Avenue) take a New Jersey Transit train on the Morris-Essex line. On a train headed to Dover, get off at the Madison stop. Follow the directions from the train station to the Drew campus as noted below. For more information, visit the NJ Transit Train Schedule, or contact them directly:

New Jersey Transit
(In N.J.) (800) 772-3606
(973) 762-5100
http://www.njtransit.com

From the Madison Train Station to the Drew Campus

Use the stairs in the middle of the platform. Through the passage on your right, cross beneath the station. Go right on Kings Road for two and a half blocks where it joins Madison Avenue. Follow the sidewalk up Madison Avenue past Grace Episcopal Church and Madison Methodist Church (on left). The campus is on your left. There are three entrances to campus. Walk to the second entrance through the arched gateway. Directly ahead of you will be Mead Hall, a large brick building with white columns. To the right is a smaller brick house with a white wrap-around porch. This is Wesley House where the Office of College Admissions is located.

By Bus

There is no direct bus service from New York City to Madison. However, you can take a Lakeland Bus from the Port Authority Terminal (at 8th avenue and 42nd Street) to Summit, NJ, and then take a NJ Transit train (Dover line) to Madison which is about 15 minutes from Summit. Follow directions above from train station to campus. For more information, please contact the Port Authority Bus Station:

Port Authority Bus Station
(212) 564-8484

There is also a bus line that provides service nearby campus to Morristown or to the Livingston Mall for shopping. View the schedule (Adobe Acrobat file).