Points of Interest
- The Florence and Robert Zuck Arboretum is an arboretum located on the southwest part of Drew University. The arboretum is open to the public by appointment. Created in 1980 in honor of faculty members Robert and Florence Zuck, the arborteum contains a mix of native and introduced trees. Its two small ponds serve as student laboratories. They contain turtles, goldfish, catfish, and muskrats, and are also stops for migrating Canadian geese, ducks, and herons.
- The Drew University Admissions office does not require the SAT or ACT when evaluating potential students (a copy of a graded high school essay may be submitted instead of standardized test scores). SAT Optional Policy at Drew
- Drew has received numerous rankings by the Princeton Review including those for "Best Theater Colleges" and "Professors Get High Marks".
- Drew hosts the General Commission on Archives and History of the United Methodist Church, and as such is the repository for the archives of the denomination, housing a number of special collections in its Methodist Library as a result.
- In addition to the Methodist Archives, Drew's Library also possesses a number of special collections. Of late, its collections of materials related to Willa Cather has received particular scholarly attention.
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