Jay Stefanelli
Director, One Stop Student Services Center, Rutgers University
Jay Stefanelli, Ph.D., serves as the Director of the One Stop Student Services Center. In his role, he provides vision, leadership, and management of the staff and operations of the center. Stefanelli embraces the great responsibility held by universities to foster positive student experiences and remove barriers for students. As such, he acts as an ambassador to the greater university community, cultivating relationships and encouraging and prioritizing innovation, to modernize student services and revolutionize the student experience.
His research and consulting interests include higher education, student success, degree completion, retention, and integrated student services. Stefanelli has 17 years of experience in higher education in enrollment management and student services, earned a Bachelor’s degree from Rutgers University, an MBA from Rutgers Business School, and a Ph.D. in Higher Education from Rutgers Graduate School of Education. He is a 20-year season ticket holder for Rutgers Football and claims to have little red Rs that flow through his blood.