Introduction


Europe is America’s most important regional partner in global affairs. The relationship is rooted not only in historic ties and a common cultural heritage, but also in such contemporary areas of cooperation as international political and security matters, and trade and investment. The level of importance of this transatlantic relationship, as well as the areas of political, cultural, and commercial interaction, suggests that European interests, people and organizations must be present to a significant degree in American society. The purpose of this website is to provide information to interested parties about Europe’s presence in American society.


The Project
Beginning in the Fall semester, 2003, students who were enrolled in classes about Europe and European-American relations at Drew University, in Madison, NJ, have organized and carried out research and interviewed representatives of organizations, businesses, and communities, primarily in the New Jersey and greater New York City area, to determine the presence and impact of Europe in America. Prof. William B. Messmer, of the Drew Political Science Department is the project coordinator and has also taught the classes in which the student research has been carried out.


The Website
The work or each semester’s students has been separate and independent from the other classes of other semesters carrying out similar projects. Thus, each semester’s project has investigated the presence of Europe-In-America separately, researching and asking questions that are different from others. It is therefore appropriate that each semester’s project is presented individually and separately at this website. Determining the cumulative result of all semester projects findings is left to the reader. You may click on the appropriate semester below to see its organization, findings, and the names of students involved:

Fall Semester, 2003
Spring Semester, 2004