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Drew Leadership Institute

If you select to live in our Leadership Institute themed living community, this experience will include opportunities to share in the excitement of participating in an environment that combines leadership programming and community engagement into your personal development all within one of our Residence Hall communities. The design of this program reflects Drew University’s belief that growth and development are strongly influenced by the climate in which it takes place. These programs provide students with enhanced faculty and staff relationships, specialized floor programs, resources, and other creative activities focused on enhancing your engagement in our community.

GOALS OF THE DREW UNIVERSITY LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE
  • Provide a space for learning about leadership and leadership development outside the classroom.
  • Increase first-year residential student retention and engagement in the campus community.
  • Promote the personal growth and development of students through greater contact with faculty and staff members, one another, and University resources.
  • Actively engage in one’s intellectual, social, cultural, and ethical development.

Special Note:

All first-year residential students are invited to apply to be a part of the Leadership Institute floor! Students who are Action Scholars and Athletes are also eligible to participate!

Baldwin Academic Floor

The Baldwin Academic Floor is open to all upper-class residents who are or will be part of an academic honors program at Drew University. Space is intended for students with strong academic interests. This floor is located in McLendon Residence Hall. Participants will have a more scholarly environment centered on their classes and studies. Students must be pre-approved to reside on this floor. Please check out the Baldwin Honors program webpage for more information or contact the Office of Residence Life, Housing, and Community Standards at [email protected] or 973-408-3394.

Single Gender Floor

Single Gender floors are designed for students who prefer to live on a floor that has the same gender of students. First-year roommates are required to complete a roommate contract, detailing many different aspects of living together, including guests. Current single gender floors are Brown Hall 1st floor males only, Brown Hall 3rd floor females only, and Hoyt Hall 4th floor females only. For more information, contact the Office of Residence Life, Housing, and Community Standards at [email protected] or 973-408-3394.

Action Scholars

Drew University actively supports students who show extraordinary commitment to the community by offering Civic Engagement Scholarships and admittance into the Action Scholars Program. Action Scholars are leaders in creating opportunities for all Drew students to connect learning with action for the greater good. These Drew Action Scholars receive a monetary award and join an exciting civic engagement program that increases their service and leadership skills and gives them real-world experiences. They complete 100 hours of service annually and participate in special classes, workshops, seminars, and off-campus service projects.  Learn more about the Center for Civic Engagement and the Action Scholars Program.

Residential first-year students who have been accepted into the Action Scholars program will also be members of the Action Scholars LLC and will reside together in Welch Hall. Living in this community allows for special programming specific to Action Scholars students’ interests and an environment conducive to group work for your shared classes, workshops, and projects. In creating Living-Learning Programs, studies and experience show that intact cohort communities create the optimal environment for the best student experience. For those Action Scholars who choose to commute to campus, as well as those who have medical needs that are met in other residences halls, you will still be able to partake in the Action Scholars Living Learning Community. We will arrange for you to have access to the floor so that you can be a full member of this community.

Through this LLC, students will have the opportunity to connect with their faculty and upper-class Action Scholars within their Residence Hall. The Action Scholars professors are Amy Koritz and Susan Rosenbloom. For more information about the Action Scholars program, please visit the Center for Civic Engagement website.

EXAMPLES OF EVENTS & PROGRAMS
  • Action Scholars Fall Retreat: All Action Scholars take part in a Day of Service and team bonding.
  • First Year Community Partner Placements: You will be placed in teams to volunteer for approximately two hours each week with a local-area community partner.
  • Attend Alternative Break Trips together.
  • Plan and execute your First Year Action Projects.
  • Partner with other student groups and clubs on campus for service events and programs.
  • Attend your DSEM and CE 101 Workshops together: As one First Year Action Scholar said this year, “When it’s time for Workshop, everyone on the floor leaves together and it’s really fun.”

Roommates and Room Assignments

In creating these environments, studies and experience show that intact cohort communities create the optimal environment for the best experience. As such, your roommate will also be a student in Action Scholars. You may request that a non-Action Scholar lives with you on this floor. Requests will be taken on a first come, first serve basis and they will need to participate in hall activities related to this floor. You must live on the Action Scholar’s floor to be a member of this group unless you are a commuter student. Assignments are made via our Housing Coordinator with input from the Office of Civic Engagement.

Community Service First Year Drew Seminar

While we believe community service to be a good thing, an activity that benefits others and improves our shared world, we may not have thought much about the meaning of community, or, indeed, of service. What constitutes a community? Do we belong to a single community or many? And is service always beneficial to those being served? We will explore assumptions and beliefs about these two key terms—both separately and together. This seminar is limited to Civic Scholars. Students will contribute 18-20 hours of community service over the course of the semester.