Important Dates and Notices
The following is a list of important dates for the current academic year for the Graduate Division of Religion. Please review and mark these dates on your calendar. For further information or concerns, please contact: GDRinfo2@drew.edu or Administrative Assistant, Graduate Division of Religion at 973-408-3410.
General Dates
- Matriculation: September 8, 2011 | February 2, 2012
- Reading Week: October 10–14, 2011
- Spring Break: March 12–16, 2012
- Holy Week: April 2–6, 2012
GDR Colloquia
- September 12, 2011: “What is Interdisciplinarity?” (Virginia Burrus, Danna Fewell)
- October 17, 2011: “Ecotheory and Animality” (Laurel Kearns and Catherine Keller)
- November 7, 2011: “Theories of Race” (Melanie Johnson-DeBaufre, Art Pressley)
- February 13, 2012: “History and Theory” (Chris Boesel and Catherine Peyroux)
- March 19, 2012: “Poststructuralist and Postcolonial Theories” (Hyo-Dong Lee, Stephen Moore)
- April 16, 2012: “Globalization” (Otto Maduro, Kenneth Ngwa)
Comprehensive Exams
Contact the GDR Administrative Assistant regarding scheduling of comprehensive exams (kbooth@drew.edu; ext. 3410).
- October 17-20; October 24 – November 12, 2011
- January 9-26, 2012
- March 5-22, 2012
- August 6-23, 2012
TA Workshops
- Monday, August 29, 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.: Orientation
- Monday, September 12, 9:00 – 11:00 a.m.: Workshop on Assignments and Assessment (Catherine Peyroux)
- Monday, October 17, 9:00 – 11:00 a.m.: Workshop on Leading Difficult Discussions (Otto Maduro and Traci West)
- Monday, November 7, 9:00 – 11:00 a.m.: Workshop on Lecturing and Alternatives to Lecturing (Kenneth Ngwa and Lynne Westfield)
Academic Standing Committee
Petitions are due to the GDR Administrative Office (Davies House 203) by 5:00 PM on the Friday before each date below, in order to be reviewed by the committee during each monthly meting. Please note that your petitions can only be submitted to the Academic Standing Committee following approval by advisor and area convener.
Area Meetings:
- September 9, 2011
- October 7, 2011
- November 4, 2011
- December 2, 2011
- February 3, 2012
- March 2, 2012
- March 30, 2012
- May 4, 2012
Academic Standing Committee
- September 9, 2011
- October 7, 2011
- November 4, 2011
- December 2, 2011
- February 3, 2012
- March 2, 2012
- March 30, 2012
- May 4, 2012
Prospectus (New Process)
For academic year 2011-2012, any student whose dissertation prospectus has received initial approval from the dissertation committee should send the prospectus directly to Dr. Virginia Burrus (Vburrus@drew.edu), in the form of an electronic file. Dr. Burrus will then facilitate the review of the prospectus by select members of the Academic Life Constellation, which is taking on the work that was formerly done by the Prospectus Committee. There are no specific deadlines for submitting, and students and their committees can expect to hear back from the ALC within four weeks of submission.
The ALC review will result in a set of recommendations. It will rest with the dissertation committee to determine what further revisions, if any, will be required in response to those recommendations, and to offer final approval of the prospectus. As always, approved prospectuses should be submitted to GDRinfo2@drew.edu.
A new form to match this process will be available soon.
GDR Workshops
- Wednesday, September 14, 2011: Research Skills, Library Staff Room (Ernie Rubinstein)
- Wednesday, October 5, 2011: Preparing CVs and job application letters (Melanie Johnson-DeBaufre and Elias Ortega-Apone)
- Thursday, November 3, 2011: Presenting conference papers (Danna Fewell)
- Wednesday, November 9, 2011: Job Interviews (David Evans and Kate Ott)
- Tuesday, November 29, 2011: Taking comprehensive examinations (Virginia Burrus, Ernie Rubinstein, Kim Booth)
- Wednesday, February 8, 2012: Dissertation Prospectus (Stephen Moore, Ernie Rubinstein, Kim Booth)
- Thursday, March 1, 2012: Publishing (Stephen Moore, Virginia Burrus)
- Tuesday, March 27, 2012: The academic job market (Rose Ellen Dunn, et. al.)
- Wednesday, April 25, 2012: Jobs beyond the academy (Rose Ellen Dunn, et. al.)
Language Examination Information
Language examinations and their grading (for GDR students) will be coordinated by the GDR Administrative Office. You may schedule an exam by contacting GDRinfo2@drew.edu.
The Fall 2010 through Spring 2012 examination dates are as follows:
- Friday, October 21, 2011; 10am – 2pm (deadline to schedule an exam: September 23, 2011; last day to cancel exam without fee: October 7, 2011)
- Friday, January 27, 2012; 10am – 2pm (deadline to schedule an exam: December 16, 2011; last day to cancel exam without fee: December 16, 2011)
- Friday, March 23, 2012; 10am – 2pm (deadline to schedule an exam: February 24, 2012; last day to cancel exam without fee: March 9, 2012)
If you take a course at the Princeton University Graduate School Summer Language Program or the CUNY Graduate Center Language Reading Program and pass with a grade of B or higher, you do not need to take an additional test at Drew for the language in question; certification of successful completion of the course should be sent by the school directly to the GDR Office.
Visit the Language Resources page for a brief overview of language exams. For more detailed information about language requirements, examination procedures, and completion of language exams, please refer to the GDR Regulations Section XIV, or the GDR Student Handbook topics on language exams: I. Basics; X. Language Requirements.