Meet a Colleague: Drew Harrell Drew Harrell serves as the DeLaney Center postbaccalaureate fellow.

W&L News Office
September 4, 2024

Q. How long have you worked at W&L?
About two months now after being a student for four years.

Q. What do you like most about working at W&L?
How accepting and willing to help others that the W&L staff is.

Q. Where is your favorite location on the W&L campus?
The Duchossois Athletic Center.

Q. Where did you grow up?
I grew up in Collingswood, New Jersey – right outside of Philadelphia.

Q. What advice do you have for students?
To explore all the opportunities and connections that W&L has to offer.

Q. What is the most adventurous thing that you have ever done?
I would say Ziplining in Costa Rica.

Q. What’s your favorite thing to do when you’re not working?
I like to play basketball, lift weights and watch shows.

Q. If you could live anywhere, where would you build your dream home?
I would build in The Bahamas.

Q. Who most inspires you?
My mom and Pop Pop.

Q. What book are you reading now?
“In The Darkness” by Mike Omer.

Q. What music are you listening to these days?
Mostly hip hop, rap and R&B.

Q. What is your favorite film (movie) of all time?
I liked the Divergent series, but my movie favorites change a lot.

Q. What is the website you visit most often and why?
YouTube – usually to watch sports recaps.

Q. If they made a movie about your life, who would play you?
I would say Michael Ealy.

Q. Which historical figure do you most identify with and why?
Malcolm X because I am inspired by his story.

Q. If you could have coffee with one person, who would it be and why?
Jamal Crawford because he was/has been my favorite basketball player since I was a kid. I would like to pick his brain basketball-wise.

Q. What is your desert island food?
Strawberries or any fruits.

Q. Tell us something most people don’t know about you.
I have two older sisters and a younger brother.

Q. What is your secret talent?
I can do a backflip.