About Drew Stelljes

Dr. Andrew D. Stelljes served as the Assistant Vice President for Student Engagement & Leadership at William & Mary until 2023. He provided leadership and direction for an integrated portfolio aimed at enhancing student development.

Stelljes is the author of Service-Learning and Community Engagement: Toward Long-term Developmental Social Concern and his engagement model has been widely published. He has authored an array of journal articles on placing students' intellectual and developmental needs at the center of the learning endeavor, service-learning, community-based learning, education policy reform measures, impacts of alternative breaks and measures of the efficacy of college-based tutoring and mentoring programs.

Posts by Drew Stelljes

Learning on Fire by Maddie Talnagi ’20

By Drew Stelljes On January 21, 2020

In Academics, Diversity, Student Blogs, Study Away, W&M in Washington

Guest blogger Maddie Talnagi ’20 provides us an overview of the realities of public education in the United States. Talnagi was a student in

Teaching for the W&M Washington Center

By Drew Stelljes On January 2, 2020

In Academics, Faculty & Staff Blogs, Student Leadership Development, Study Away, W&M in Washington

William & Mary Washington Center gold lettering on a green wall

Throughout my educational training, I was committed to delaying specialization and instead explore communities. I majored in Sociology, Communication and later Counseling Psychology and

A Note About Office Hours

By Drew Stelljes On December 9, 2019

In Academics, Campus Life, Faculty & Staff Blogs

person walking up the stairs in one of our historic buildings

I am wholly dedicated to office hours. I want every student to feel welcomed, as they belong and as they are included in the

DC Center Winter Seminar Gives Students First-Hand Look at Urban Education

By Drew Stelljes On April 29, 2019

In Academics, Community Engagement & Service, Diversity, Faculty & Staff Blogs, Student Leadership Development, Study Away, W&M in Washington

Students in the Washington Center's DC Winter Seminar on Urban Education

This winter, 26 six students started off their spring semester exploring the many complicated aspects of urban education. As part of the 2019 William & Mary D.C.

The Kids Are All Right: How Millennials Running for Public Office Restores My Hope

By Drew Stelljes On September 26, 2018

In Careers, Community Engagement & Service, Faculty & Staff Blogs, Student Leadership Development, Williamsburg

diverse group of students sit on dock at Lake Matoaka

Williamsburg may have one of the strongest claims as America’s earliest, sleepy college town. The city was founded in 1632 as Middle Plantation and

Hike & Seek: The Global Search for Happiness

By Drew Stelljes On August 20, 2018

In Global Engagement, Student Blogs, Student Leadership Development, Study Away

View of wren portico through fall leaves

Guest blogger Cameron How ’20 provides a reflection on ten timeless life lessons based on his time walking the Camino as part of a

Civil Rights Leader Honored at Active Citizens Conference

By Drew Stelljes On March 9, 2018

In Community Engagement & Service, Diversity, Student Blogs, Student Leadership Development

Guest blogger Alexander Nocks’ reflection on the impact of Barbara Johns, civic rights leader, as described at the 2018 Active Citizens Conference. The Active

Lead with Humility

By Drew Stelljes On March 8, 2018

In Diversity, Student Blogs, Student Leadership Development

Guest blogger Cameron How writes about his perspective on leading with humility. To me, humility is generated from confidence in one’s own values, beliefs,