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Drew University is a coeducational private university located in Madison, New Jersey, in the United States. Drew has been nicknamed the "University in the Forest" because of the serenity of its wooded 186-acre campus (753,000 m2) when compared to the busy suburban area surrounding the school. As of 2015, 2,113 students are pursuing degrees at the university's three schools.〔 Undergraduate tuition for the 2015-2016 academic year was US$59,661 (excluding books, personal expenditures, and health insurance), making Drew among the most expensive universities in New Jersey.〔Drew University. ("Cost of Attendance and Overview of Aid" ). Retrieved 15 October 2013.〕 In 1867, financier and railroad tycoon Daniel Drew purchased an estate in Madison to establish a theological seminary to train candidates for ministry in the Methodist church. The seminary later expanded to offer an undergraduate liberal arts curriculum in 1928 and graduate studies in 1955. The ''College of Liberal Arts'', serving 1,417 undergraduate students, offers strong concentrations in the natural sciences, social sciences, languages and literatures, humanities and the arts and in several interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary fields. The ''Drew Theological School'', the third-oldest of thirteen Methodist seminaries affiliated with the United Methodist Church,〔General Board of Higher Education and Ministry of the United Methodist Church. (United Methodist Theological Schools ). Retrieved 13 October 2013.〕 currently enrolls 436 students preparing for careers in the ministry and the academic study of theology.〔 The ''Caspersen School of Graduate Studies'', enrolling 351 graduate students, offers masters and doctoral degrees in a variety of specialized and interdisciplinary fields.〔 While affiliated with the Methodist faith, Drew University makes no religious demands of its students. While many of the Theological School's students and faculty are United Methodist, students of all faiths are admitted to study. The United Methodist Church's General Commission on Archives and History is located on campus and maintains an archive of Methodist records and artifacts from the nineteenth century to the present. ==Campus== Drew University is located in Madison, New Jersey, a borough approximately 25 miles west of New York City.〔Caldwell, Dave. ("Living in Madison, N.J.; A Town Right Out of Central Casting" ) in ''The New York Times'' (15 June 2008). Retrieved 13 October 2013.〕 Known as "the Rose City" because of its rose-cultivating industry in the nineteenth century, Madison is an affluent commuter town in New Jersey's Morris County.〔 It is connected with the northern section of the state and midtown Manhattan through the New Jersey Transit's Morris & Essex Lines.〔〔New Jersey Transit. (New Jersey Transit Rail: Morris & Essex Line Schedule ) (as of 13 October 2013). Retrieved 13 October 2013.〕 The university hosts the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, an independent professional theatre company;〔Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey. (Directions – Parking ). Retrieved 13 October 2013.〕 the Charles A. Dana Research Center for Scientists Emeriti; and the archives of the United Methodist Church managed by its General Commission on Archives and History. The university sits on the former estate of William Gibbons (1794–1852), a southern gentleman who owned the New York–New Jersey steamboat business of ''Gibbons v. Ogden'' fame, and who pieced together a 95-acre estate in Madison, New Jersey in 1832. He named his holdings "The Forest,"〔New Jersey Historical Society. (Manuscript Group 1302, Gibbons Family (Savannah, GA and Madison, NJ) ). Retrieved 13 October 2013.〕〔Esposito, Frank J. ''The Madison Heritage Trail: An Intimate History of a Community in Transition'' (The Madison Bicentennial Heritage Committee: Madison, New Jersey, 1985), 61-62, 83-84.〕 which gives Drew its nickname of the "University in the Forest". The following year, Gibbons commissioned the design and construction of a Greek revival antebellum-style residence from that was completed in 1836. In 1867, financier and railroad tycoon Daniel Drew (1797–1879) purchased Gibbons' estate from his descendants for $140,000.〔Drew University. ("A Brief History of Mead Hall" ). Retrieved 13 October 2013.〕〔Cunningham, John T. ''Images of America: Madison'' (Dover, New Hampshire: Arcadia Publishing, 1998), 19, 31.〕 Drew, a devout Methodist, donated the estate to the church to establish a Methodist theological seminary.〔〔 The estate's mansion would be renamed "Mead Hall" in honor of Drew's wife, Roxanna Mead.〔 Several motion pictures, TV productions, and music videos have used Drew University as a filming location. The campus has been featured in films such as ''So Fine'' (1981),〔Internet Movie Database (IMDb). ("So Fine" (1981) Filming Locations ). Retrieved 13 October 2013.〕 ''Deconstructing Harry'' (1997),〔Internet Movie Database (IMDb). ("Deconstructing Harry" (1997) Filming Locations ). Retrieved 13 October 2013.〕 ''The Family Stone'' (2005),〔Internet Movie Database (IMDb). ("The Family Stone" (2005) Filming Locations ). Retrieved 13 October 2013.〕 ''Spinning into Butter'' (2008),〔Internet Movie Database (IMDb). ("Spinning into Butter" (2008) Filming Locations ). Retrieved 13 October 2013.〕 ''The Incredible Hulk'' (2008);〔Internet Movie Database (IMDb). ("The Incredible Hulk" (2008) Filming Locations ). Retrieved 13 October 2013.〕 and in television programmes such as ''The Sopranos'',〔Drew's Mead Hall appeared in an episode of the HBO drama series ''The Sopranos'' titled College (1x05), where it substituted for Maine's Bates College, Colby College, and Bowdoin College, according to (The Sopranos Location Guide ) and specifically (Filming locations for "College" ). Retrieved 13 October 2013.〕 and ''Friday Night Lights''〔Several locations on campus, including Asbury Hall and S.W. Bowne Hall appeared in an episode of ''Friday Night Lights'' titled "New York, New York" (3x08) which first aired on 19 November 2008. See Internet Movie Database (IMDb). (Friday Night Lights: New York, New York ). Retrieved 13 October 2013.〕 Drew's academic buildings feature a mix of Greek Revival, Collegiate Gothic, and neoclassical architecture on a 186-acre (753,000 m2) campus that is a serene, wooded oasis in the middle of a bustling suburban town. The campus features the ''Drew Forest Preserve'', an 80-acre expanse that was recently restored with the planting of 1,100 native trees and shrubs by the university community and volunteer assistance from pharmaceutical manufacturer Pfizer (a large, local employer), the US Fish and Wildlife Service, the New Jersey Audubon Society.〔Parke, John. (Stewardship Blog: "Reforestation and a Partnership Grows at Drew University" ), New Jersey Audubon Society (10 June 2011). Retrieved 13 October 2013.〕 The university's campus also features the ''Florence and Robert Zuck Arboretum'', named for two botany faculty members, containing a mixture of native and non-native trees, plants and two small glacial ponds supporting populations of turtles, goldfish, catfish, and muskrats, and various species of birds including migratory fowl such as Canada geese, ducks, and herons.〔〔Drew University. (Buildings & Campus Locations: Zuck Arboretum ). Retrieved 13 October 2013.〕 The preserve and arboretum both provide a natural laboratory for the instruction of students in the study of biology and life sciences and for research, but is also open to the public by appointment.〔 According to the New Jersey chapter of the Audubon Society, the arboretum and forest preserve is "important for groundwater recharge and runoff reduction within the Passaic River watershed and the Buried Valley Aquifer System."〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Drew University」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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