Drew Stelljes

Drew Stelljes
  • Assistant Vice President for Student Engagement and Leadership
  • Archived Blogger

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

Expanding the Definition of Alumni Connections by Sagra Alvarado

Guest blogger: Sagra Alvarado According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, the definition of alumni is simple as it states, “a person who has attended or

The Amazing Power of Speech by Will Ozbun

Guest blogger: Below is an excerpt from Will Ozbun’s blog as part of the DC Summer Institute on Leadership and Community Engagement. He agreed

Sarah Rose Dorton’s Personal Theory of Leadership

Guest blogger: Each summer the William & Mary DC Office hosts Summer Institutes.  The Institute on Leadership and Community Engagement explores the practice of

Practicing Leadership

A few years ago I went on an alternative break with 15 dedicated students.  Residents welcomed us with genuine interest in getting to know

What is your Facebook Image?

The snapshots of our lives frame our perspective of the world. We can fill our memory with all sorts of images.  Good, bad, indifferent.

Why Teach? by Carly Zeh

The first day of class at the beginning of the semester, Drew asked us the vital question, “Why teach?” We all had different answers,

Hope is in the Air by Brittany Borman

As a native resident of Northern Virginia,  this trip gave me a unique look at a city so close to where I’ve lived for

Could a Program that Instills an Interest in Science Contribute to the Achievement Gap? by Ahmed Khoker

During the trip, I had some interesting conversations with all of the extremely bright, engaged, and determined students in our class. Specifically, the conversations about Curiosity

Can We Try to Bridge the Gap by Widening It? by Doug Tibbett

On Tuesday, we had the opportunity to visit the Loudoun-county-based Curiosity Zone, a supplemental math and science service for children, and interview its founder.