Category: Stanford Events

Stanford's Commencement plans announced for 2021

In a message to the campus community, President Marc Tessier-Lavigne addresses how Stanford will celebrate the Class of 2021, as well as the timing for the announcement of spring quarter plans. To our Stanford community,With fall quarter behind us and winter quarter now well underway, I want to look ahead and provide an update about… Read more Stanford's Commencement plans announced for 2021

Stanford’s Family Weekend theme: Wherever you are, you are family

Like many gatherings during the pandemic, the annual Stanford Family Weekend in late February will be a virtual experience – a livestream town hall, webinar meetings, a photo montage of families with their students and Zoom visits to community centers. Since families are unable to visit the campus in person this year, Stanford is inviting… Read more Stanford’s Family Weekend theme: Wherever you are, you are family

New Student Orientation goes virtual

New Student Orientation (NSO), the often exuberant and always engaging series of events designed to introduce new students to the academic, cultural and social life at the Farm, has gone virtual this year. This year’s events, scheduled from Sept. 9 to 12, are occurring exclusively online, including for the small number of undergraduates whose special… Read more New Student Orientation goes virtual

Virtual Convocation marks the beginning of an unusual academic year

Even as they study from afar because of the COVID-19 pandemic, new first-year students and transfers were encouraged to stay connected to the Stanford campus community. Calling it “anything but a normal year,” President Marc Tessier-Lavigne urged new students to “support and check in on one another, just as you would were you on campus.”… Read more Virtual Convocation marks the beginning of an unusual academic year

Celebrate 2020 graduates with Stanford

Members of the Stanford community – from graduates and their families to continuing students to faculty and staff – are encouraged to watch via livestream a special celebration of 2020 graduates on Sunday, June 14, at 10 a.m. The livestream will last about 30 minutes and will be publicly accessible.The celebration is scheduled for the… Read more Celebrate 2020 graduates with Stanford

More than 4,000 expected to visit during Stanford’s Family Weekend

Stanford is preparing to welcome about 4,000 visitors on Feb. 28 and 29 for the annual Family Weekend, which gives parents and guardians a glimpse into Stanford academic and campus life. By Kate Chesley More than 4,000 family members are expected on campus for Stanford’s Feb. 28-29 Family Weekend, the annual event featuring faculty lectures,… Read more More than 4,000 expected to visit during Stanford’s Family Weekend

Explore with curiosity and enthusiasm, Stanford president urges

Stanford President Marc Tessier-Lavigne encouraged new undergraduate students on Wednesday, Sept. 18, to emulate Leonardo da Vinci’s relentless curiosity, individuality, ability to work well with others and persistent quest to continually improve his work. Speaking at the 129th Opening Convocation Ceremony in the Main Quad, Tessier-Lavigne said many people know Leonardo’s artistic masterpieces – Mona… Read more Explore with curiosity and enthusiasm, Stanford president urges

Transfer students and the Class of 2023 arriving at Stanford

Stanford is rolling out its cardinal red carpet on Wednesday, Sept. 18, for its newest residents – first-year and transfer students who will be moving into their new campus homes. When 1,727 new students – including 1,707 first-year students and 20 transfer students – arrive on campus, they will experience New Student Orientation (NSO), a… Read more Transfer students and the Class of 2023 arriving at Stanford

Apple's Tim Cooks calls on graduates to be builders and to take responsibility

Commencement speaker and Apple CEO Tim Cook urged 2019 Stanford graduates to learn to take responsibility for that which they take credit, to lead lives of purpose marked by humility and to be builders with enduring legacies. Cook spoke to some 30,000 attendees, including graduates and their family and friends Sunday morning in Stanford Stadium.… Read more Apple's Tim Cooks calls on graduates to be builders and to take responsibility

Don't allow fear to override your commitment to faith, graduates urged

See the full story and video in Stanford Report. Amid adversity, never be afraid of what you are destined to do, said Ibtihaj Muhammad, an activist, entrepreneur and Olympic athlete, at Stanford’s Baccalaureate ceremony, a multifaith celebration for graduating students and their families and friends. “Each time you have to choose how to deal with… Read more Don't allow fear to override your commitment to faith, graduates urged