Drew Alumni Recruitment Team

Drew Alumni Recruitment Team

Manual

2011-2012

Table of Contents

DART Program Welcome and Introduction……………………………………………………………3

DART Member Responsibilities and Activities………………………………………………………...4

Admission Calendar and Cycle………………………………………………………………………….5

Drew University 2011-2012 Fact Sheet………………………………………………………………..6

Majors, Minors, and Special Programs at Drew……………………………………………………….7

Dual-Degree B.A./M.D. Program………………………………………………………………………17

College Nights/Fairs…………………………………………………………………………………….19

Alumni Interviews………………………………………………………………………………………..22

Difficult Questions and Suggested Responses………………………………………………………22

Distinctive Features of Drew…………………………………………………………………………...29

The Admissions Dictionary……………………………………………………………………………..33

DART Program Welcome and Introduction

The DART program was created to maintain Drew’s competitive position in the college marketplace by utilizing qualified alumni to help identify and recruit prospective students. A student’s decision to attend a college or university is clearly influenced by those personally affiliated with the institution, such as faculty, staff, students, and alumni. As alumni, DART members are in a unique position to effectively communicate the value of a Drew education since members are living proof – you are true Drew success stories.

This manual was designed by the Office of College Admissions at Drew to serve as a guide to assist alumni admission volunteers in their efforts to recruit prospective Drew students. In it, you will find information concerning guidelines and procedures, as well as helpful facts to reacquaint yourself with programs offered at Drew. Contact information for the chairs and directors of all the major departments are also included. In addition, you will find suggested answers to questions you may receive from students or parents, as well as information concerning Drew’s distinctive features. Also included are the names and contact information of the professional admission staff members at Drew along with the regions of the country he or she recruits. Finally, you will find the Drew Admissions Dictionary, which is intended to familiarize you with admissions terminology. Please use this manual as a reference whenever and wherever you are representing Drew.

Please feel free to contact the Office of College Admission at (973) 408-DREW if you have any comments or questions throughout the year. Thank you for your efforts, and welcome to DART!

DART COORDINATOR(S): Stacy Sailer C’10, Admission Counselor,

Kate Balboni C’09, Admission Counselor,

FINANCIAL AID OFFICE: (973) 408-3112

ALUMNI OFFICE: (973) 408-3229

Responsibilities of a DART Member Include:

1.  Attending DART training sessions offered by the Drew University Office of College Admission.

2.  Representing Drew University at local college fairs and participating in post-fair wrap-up with the DART Coordinator. This includes compiling all Information Request Cards completed by students at the event and returning them as well as the College Fair Evaluation Sheet to the DART Coordinator immediately following the fair.

3.  Interviewing prospective students either on- or off-campus. After the interview, the DART member must complete the Interview Review form and return it to the DART Coordinator.

4.  Participating in admissions-sponsored recruitment and yield events held on- and off-campus.

5.  Participating in the Adopt-a-High School Program. DART members are invited to visit their high school alma mater or the high school his or her son or daughter attends to promote Drew to guidance counselors and prospective students.

6.  Serve as an Alumni Mentor and have students read short biographies of you on the Admissions webpage to see what alumni are doing after graduating from Drew.

The Admissions Cycle Calendar

Time Period / Admissions Staff / DART
·  Fall Travel
·  Information Sessions and Tours
·  Overnight hosting available
·  Open Houses for Prospective Students / ·  College Fairs
·  Interviews with Prospective Students
·  Serve as an Alumni Mentor
·  Visit your High School alma mater
November – February / ·  Fall Travel (continued)
·  Information Sessions and Tours
·  Overnight hosting available
·  Application Review
o  November 1 – Early Decision I Application Deadline
o  December 1 – Dual BA/MD Application Deadline
o  January 15 –
§  Early Decision II Application Deadline
§  Early Action Application Deadline
§  EOS/EOF Program Application Deadline
o  February 15 –
§  Regular Decision Application Deadline
§  Financial Aid Application Deadline / ·  College Fairs
·  Interviews with Prospective Students
·  Serve as an Alumni Mentor
February – April / §  Information Sessions and Tours
§  Overnight hosting available
§  Spring Yield Receptions
§  Scholarship Reception
§  Spring Saturday – Admitted Student Open House / §  Participate in Spring Yield Receptions
§  Participate in Scholarship Reception and Spring Saturday
§  Write Alumni Letter for the admitted student campaign
April – August / §  Spring and Summer Travel
§  May 1 – Enrollment Deadline
§  Information Sessions and tours available throughout the summer
§  Mailing of application materials / §  Represent Drew at Spring college fairs
§  Serve as an Alumni Mentor

Ongoing initiatives include telephone and e-mail campaigns involving congratulatory correspondence with admitted and enrolled students from local and outreach areas.

Drew Fact Sheet 2011-2012

Listed below are some quick facts and reference information for your use.

University Population: Approximately 2,500

College of Liberal Arts Population: Approximately 1,600

Date Founded: 1867 (Seminary), 1928 (CLA), 1955 (Graduate)

# of Academic Majors: 40

# of Academic Minors: 19

-  All majors can also be minors except for neuroscience

Average Class Size: 15-20

Student to Faculty Ratio: 12:1

Percent of faculty with terminal degrees: 95%

Average GPA: 3.400

Average SAT: 1170*

Average ACT: 27-28 composite

Cost of Tuition for 2011-2012: $40,128

Room & Board: $11,150

Average Financial Aid Package Received: $17,000

Students Who Live on Campus: 87%

Students from Out-of-State: 47%

Job Placement After Graduation: 62%

Graduate/Professional School: 28.5%

*We currently only review the Math and Verbal sections. In 2005, Drew became a Test Optional School. Instead of standardized test scores, students can submit a graded analytical/research paper from 11th or 12th grade for review.

Majors, Minors, and Special Programs at Drew

Academic Majors Additional Minors

Anthropology American Studies

Art Archaeology

Art History Arts Administration & Museology

Behavioral Science Asian Studies

Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Business, Society, and Culture

Biological Anthropology Dance

Biology European Studies

Chemistry Holocaust Studies

Chinese Studies Humanities

Classics Italian

Computer Science Jewish Studies

Economics Latin American Studies

English Linguistics Studies

Environmental Studies & Sustainability Middle East Studies

French Public Health

German Russian

History Western Heritage

Mathematics World Literature

Music Writing

Neurosciences

Pan-African Studies Special Programs

Philosophy Dual-Degree in Engineering & Applied

Physics Science

Political Science Dual-Degree in Medicine

Psychology Pre-Law Preparation

Religious Studies Pre-Medicine Preparation

Sociology Teacher Certification

Spanish

Theater Arts

Women’s and Gender Studies

ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS AT DREW

Very often you will meet prospective students who are interested in subjects that you have never studied. In order to help you give the most informed overview possible, we have designed this section of the manual to include important information on every academic department in the College of Liberal Arts.

AMERICAN STUDIES: A study of America’s unique literature, history, politics, arts, sociology and economics.With courses from several varied departments, this interdisciplinaryminor enhances students’ perspectives on the American experience.Learning about the distinct attributes of American culture provides the foundation for a well-rounded course of study.The flexibility of the curriculum and wealth of courses to choose from allow students to concentrate on their individual interests.

Contact: Lillie Edwards, , (973) 408-3013

ANTHROPOLOGY: Drew’s anthropology program encompasses classroom dialogues, archaeological excavations, travel to foreign countries and lessons about the origins of commonly used words and phrases. Students are encouraged to pursue research opportunities such as the Drew Summer Science Institute (DSSI), which teams them with a member of the faculty to work on a project of current relevance or historical significance.

Contact: Maria Masucci, , (973) 408-3496

ART (STUDIO): Drew’s art department is in the new Dorothy Young Center for the Arts. The Art Wing has first rate studios for painting, drawing, sculpture, design, ceramics, printmaking and photography. Selected senior art majors are given their own work space in the senior studios to create works for the Senior Thesis exhibition. All art majors participate in the Semester on Contemporary Art during their junior or senior year. The trips involve studio visits with significant artists, viewing art in galleries and museum exhibitions and discussions with artists, critics, gallery owners and museum curators. Drew art majors can also have their own curatorial experience through the arts administration minor or as seniors curating shows for the Student Gallery. In addition the Korn Gallery mounts six exhibitions annually—four of professional artists and two of student work. Selected students work with the gallery coordinator in mounting these shows and staging receptions.

Contact: Raymond Stein, , (973) 408-3199

ART HISTORY: Students who major in art history benefit from Drew’s close proximity to the galleries and museums of New York City. The Semester on Contemporary Art brings classroom lessons to life through weekly trips to the five boroughs.In the city, students view and discuss prominent works, and meet with major artists in their studios. Additional hands-on learning opportunities can be found through internships at local places of artistic importance.Many intern at the Museum of Modern Art, Whitney, Guggenheim, Drawing Center, New Museum, Montclair Museum and a number of galleries in the area. Contact: Peggy Kuntz, , (973) 408-3796

ASIAN STUDIES: Regional and global perspectives can be found in lessons about the Far East’s cultural diversity. Drew’s interdisciplinary Asian studies minor fosters the development of these perspectives through course work in several different departments.To satisfy the curriculum, students may take courses in Chinese language, literature, anthropology, art, history, political science and religion. Since the Asian studies curriculum focuses heavily on the exploration of the region, students can apply approved study-abroad programs towards the completion of the minor. The university regularly offers Drew International Seminars that take students to China for 23 days of field study.

Contact: Bai Di, , (973) 408-3503

BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE: Combining anthropology, psychology and sociology, Drew’s behavioral science program provides clear understandings of the social and cultural aspects of human functioning. Hands-on experience in the social sciences can be found through internships, which are an obligatory part of the major’s curriculum.In past years, students have been able to get competitive positions in the public and private sectors.The course work and experiential components of the behavioral science program prepare students for many different graduate programs and career paths after college.Majors have been hired to work in the fields of education, school psychology, social work, speech pathology, law, management, human relations and many others.

Contact: Joslyn Cassady, , (973) 408-3343

BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY: With a curriculum that provides inclusive training in biology and chemistry, Drew’s biochemistry major is the natural choice for students with interests in both fields. To demonstrate how different sciences can interact and complement each other, the program places an emphasis on collaboration between the college’s biology and chemistry departments.Students often take laboratory courses that focus on long-term, inquiry-based projects. In fact, they are encouraged to pursue their own scientific curiosities as their knowledge becomes more advanced.For students who prefer guided scientific exploration, opportunities to do research with faculty members are abundant. Some recent projects have included research on the molecular and chemical basis of cancer and cancer therapeutics, Alzheimer’s disease and antibiotic development.

Contact: Adam Cassano, , (973) 408-3341

BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY: Biological anthropology studies humans as the products of biology, culture, environment and organism (developmental history).It takes a comparative and evolutionary approach to understanding humans and their closest primate relatives.It deals with important questions about human existence:Where did we come from?How did we get here?What is our relationship to the rest of nature?These and other concerns of the discipline go to the very core of what it means to be human and inform such debates as the biological validity of race or to what extent humans are innately violent.This interdisciplinary major combines course work in anthropology, biology and chemistry in an attempt to deepen students' understanding of human biology and behavior, of what it means to be human.We teach and engage in field and laboratory research in primate and human behavioral ecology, osteology, paleontology, evolutionary genetics, infectious disease and other areas designed to prepare students for graduate study or employment in biological and forensic anthropology as well as in human biology, primatology, human genetics and the health professions.

Contact: Linda van Blerkom, , (973) 408-3701

BIOLOGY: Exciting and relevant research experiences, classroom dialogues and field trips are all central components of the biology experience at Drew. The goal of the department’s faculty is to help students understand broad concepts within the discipline and apply them to hands-on laboratory experiments.To maximize the autonomy of students, the biology department allows them to choose from several available study concentrations which include ecology and behavior, molecular and cellular biology, systems biology and pre-health professions.Research opportunities through the Drew Summer Science Institute (DSSI) and the Research Institute for Scientists Emeriti (RISE) are strongly encouraged.DSSI encompasses scientific exploration under the close tutelage of a faculty member, while RISE allows students to do lab work with former industrial scientists.Many of Drew’s biology alumni/ae have been successful in competitive graduate programs, such as Harvard University’s Program in Biology and Biomedical Science and Vanderbilt University’s Interdisciplinary Ph.D. in the Biological Sciences. Those who have entered the workforce after completing their studies at Drew have joined such entities as Merck & Company and the Alzheimer’s Research Center at Harvard/Massachusetts General.

Contact: Roger Knowles, , (973) 408-3561

BUSINESS, SOCIETY AND CULTURE: The interdisciplinary study of business organization, corporate culture and market systems can be found within the curriculum of the business, society and culture minor.The program, which focuses on business from diverse perspectives, integrates courses from the departments of economics, sociology, history, ethics and computer science.Students can concentrate on topics of interest to them by choosing between the communication, culture, commerce and ideology track, and the business, society and polity track.