Drew University To Honor Peace Envoy George Mitchell

Madison, N.J. - George Mitchell, the former U.S. Senator and key broker in the landmark Good Friday peace agreement in Northern Ireland, is the guest of honor at this year’s gala for the Drew University Center on Religion, Culture & Conflict.

The Center, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary, will bestow its Peacebuilder Award to Mitchell, who served as U.S. special envoy to Northern Ireland from 1995 to 2001. In that role, he mediated two years of talks that culminated in the signing of the Good Friday agreement in 1998.

As senator, Mitchell represented Maine for 15 years and was majority leader from 1989 through 1994. He also served as U.S. special envoy to the Middle East from 2009 to 2011.

The gala will include dinner and a speech by Mitchell. It will take place May 1 at the Ehinger Center, beginning at 7 p.m.

In recognition of the Center’s anniversary, event organizers will display a Peace Through Perseverance exhibit highlighting events and programs from the past 10 years.

The Center brings students and professors together to hear real-world stories of conflict and resolution, with the goal of fostering cultural and religious cooperation. Its events include symposia, lectures and roundtable discussions.

Tickets for the gala are available here.

About Drew University

Drew University, a Phi Beta Kappa liberal arts university, includes the College of Liberal Arts, the Drew Theological School and the Caspersen School of Graduate Studies. Drew is located on a beautiful, wooded, 186-acre campus in Madison, New Jersey, a thriving small town close to New York City. It has a total enrollment of more than 2,000 students and 145 full-time faculty members, 94% of whom hold the terminal degree in their field. The Theological and Caspersen Schools offer MA and PhD degrees and the College confers BA degrees in 30 disciplines.

Drew is dedicated to exceptional faculty mentorship, a commitment to connecting the campus with the community and a focus on experiential learning. Particularly noteworthy opportunities for undergraduates include the Charles A. Dana Research Institute for Scientists Emeriti (RISE), home of 2015 Nobel Prize Winner for Medicine and Drew Fellow William Campbell, the Drew Summer Science Institute, the Center for Civic Engagement, six semesters in New York City (Wall Street, United Nations, Contemporary Art, Communications and Media, Social Entrepreneurship and Theatre) and several international semester programs. The University also houses the Center for Civic Engagement, the Drew Summer Science Institute, the Center for Religion, Culture & Conflict, the Center for Holocaust/Genocide Study and The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, an independent professional theater, as well as the United Methodist Archives and History Center and one of the country’s leading concentrations of materials on Willa Cather.