[201], As of 2016 Stanford had 31 Greek organizations, including 14 sororities and 16 fraternities. The original 24 trustees were appointed for life in 1885 by the Stanfords as were some of the subsequent replacements. The powers and authority of the faculty are vested in the Academic Council, which is made up of tenure and non-tenure line faculty, research faculty, senior fellows in some policy centers and institutes, the president of the university, and some other academic administrators, but most matters are handled by the Faculty Senate, made up of 55 elected representatives of the faculty. in the 70-acre Stanford Shopping Center, 150companies in the 700-acre Stanford Research Park, 900owner-occupied housing units for faculty. This amount reflects contiguous space within the physical boundaries of the campus and does not include the hospital, SLAC Senator from Oregon (BA, 1979), Adam Schiff, U.S. Representative from California (BA, 1982), Philippe of Belgium, 7th King of the Belgians (MA, 1985), Yukio Hatoyama, 93rd Prime Minister of Japan (PhD, 1976), Rishi Sunak, British politician and Chancellor of the Exchequer (MBA, 2006), Sally Ride, astronaut and physicist; first woman in space (MS, 1975; PhD, 1978), Tom Steyer, billionaire hedge fund manager and former presidential candidate (MBA, 1983), Carly Fiorina, CEO of Hewlett-Packard, former presidential candidate (BA, 1976), Mukesh Ambani, billionaire business magnate and chairman of Reliance Industries (Did not graduate), Peter Thiel, billionaire venture capitalist and co-founder of PayPal (BA, 1989; JD, 1992), Larry Page, co-founder and former CEO of Google (MS, 1997), Jerry Yang, co-founder and CEO of Yahoo! The co-ops on campus are 576 Alvarado Row (formerly Chi Theta Chi), Columbae, Enchanted Broccoli Forest (EBF), Hammarskjöld, Kairos, Terra (the unofficial LGBT house),[161] and Synergy. Six chapters were members of the African American Fraternal and Sororal Association, 11 chapters were members of the Interfraternity Council, seven chapters belonged to the Intersorority Council, and six chapters belonged to the Multicultural Greek Council.[203]. Cornell is credited as one of the first American universities to adopt this radical departure from traditional education, and Stanford became an early adopter as well. [92][93] In 2012, the university raised $1.035 billion, becoming the first school to raise more than a billion dollars in a year. Stanford University Photo: Stanford University Location: Stanford, Calif. The new funding also enabled the construction of a facility for stem cell research; a new campus for the business school; an expansion of the law school; a new Engineering Quad; a new art and art history building; an on-campus concert hall; a new art museum; and a planned expansion of the medical school, among other things. Jay Matthews for Newsweek. As of 2018, the university was organized into seven academic schools. Stanford University, officially Leland Stanford Junior University,[12] is a private research university located in Stanford, California. [155] At Manzanita Park, 118 mobile homes were installed as "temporary" housing from 1969 to 1991, but as of 2015 was the site of newer dorms Castano, Kimball, Lantana, and the Humanities House, completed in 2015. Ricard Joncas, David Neumann, and Paul V. Turner. [17] In addition, Stanford students and alumni have won 270 Olympic medals including 139 gold medals. [230] According to the survey, 85% of perpetrators of misconduct were Stanford students and 80% were men. [231], On the night of January 17–18, 2015, 22-year-old Chanel Miller, who had visited campus to attend a party at the Kappa Alpha fraternity, was sexually assaulted by Brock Turner, a freshman who had a swimming scholarship. Berkeley’s size is difficult to evaluate, as FORMER Berkeley areas (eg. [15], The university is organized around seven schools: three schools consisting of 40 academic departments at the undergraduate level as well as four professional schools that focus on graduate programs in law, medicine, education, and business. Some of the land is managed to provide revenue for the university such as the Stanford Shopping Center and the Stanford Research Park. Stanford also subsidizes off-campus apartments in nearby Palo Alto, Menlo Park, and Mountain View for graduate students who are guaranteed on-campus housing but are unable to live on campus … [236], In February 2015, Elise Clougherty filed a sexual assault and harassment lawsuit against venture capitalist Joe Lonsdale. Freshmen may not bring cars to campus, but the free Marguerite shuttle includes 67 buses in a 23-route system, including 41 electric buses. Stanford's admission process is need-blind for U.S. citizens and permanent residents; while it is not need-blind for international students, 64% are on need-based aid, with an average aid package of $31,411. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 6,996, its setting is suburban, and … On June 1, 1903, she resigned her powers as founder and the board took on its full powers. The business phone number for SUDPS is 650-723-9633 and the website is police.stanford.edu. [173] Stanford has won the award for the top-ranked Division 1 athletic program — the NACDA Directors' Cup, formerly known as the Sears Cup – annually for the past twenty-four straight years. Stanford opened being called the "Cornell of the West" in 1891 due to faculty being former Cornell affiliates (either professors, alumni, or both) including its first president, David Starr Jordan. Shop Stanford University Apparel, Textbooks, Merchandise and Gifts at the Cardinal Bookstore. [194] In addition, the church is used by the Catholic community and by some of the other Christian denominations at Stanford. [96] Seventeen percent of students receive Pell Grants,[8] a common measure of low-income students at a college. [234] The case and the relatively lenient sentence drew nationwide attention. [200] Students are not permitted to join a fraternity or sorority until spring quarter of their freshman year. Stanford University, one of the world's leading teaching and research institutions, is dedicated to finding solutions to big challenges and to preparing students for leadership in a complex world. [105][106][107] There are outdoor art installations throughout the campus, primarily sculptures, but some murals as well. [80][81] Persis Drell became the 13th provost in February 2017. [199] However, following Title IX, the Board of Trustees lifted the 33-year ban on sororities in 1977. Its traditional sports rival is Berkeley, the neighbor to the north in the East Bay. It offers a common room, an interfaith sanctuary, a seminar room, a student lounge area, and a reading room, as well as offices housing a number of Stanford Associated Religions (SAR) member groups and the Senior Associate Dean and Associate Dean for Religious Life. Stanford owns 35 acr… All schools are on the same campus. [75] The Stanford trustees also oversee the Stanford Research Park, the Stanford Shopping Center, the Cantor Center for Visual Arts, Stanford University Medical Center, and many associated medical facilities (including the Lucile Packard Children's Hospital).[78]. Stanford, California is a valid postal address, and has its own post office and ZIP codes: 94305 (campus buildings) and 94309 (post [131] Stanford was ranked fifth in the 2016,[132] 2017,[133] and 2018[134] Nature Index Annual Tables, which measure the largest contributors to papers published in 82 leading journals.[135]. The Windhover Contemplation Center was dedicated in October 2014, and was intended to provide spiritual sanctuary for students and staff in the midst of their course and work schedules; the center displays the "Windhover" paintings by Nathan Oliveira, the late Stanford professor and artist. Stanford awarded 1,819 undergraduate degrees, 2,393 master's degrees, 770 doctoral degrees, and 3270 professional degrees in the 2018–2019 school year. These houses feature cooperative living, where residents and eating associates each contribute work to keep the house running, such as cooking meals or cleaning shared spaces. Similar to a condominium, the houses can be bought and sold but the land under the houses is rented on a 99-year lease. Funds supported 366 new fellowships for graduate students, 139 new endowed chairs for faculty, and 38 new or renovated buildings. [158], Several residences are considered theme houses. [152], As of 2010, fifteen percent of undergraduates were first-generation students. SUDPS produces the Stanford Safety, Security and Fire Report in compliance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act. [71][72][73][74], Interior of the Stanford Memorial Church at the center of the Main Quad, Lou Henry Hoover House, the official residence of the University President, Hoover Tower, at 285 feet (87 m), the tallest building on campus, The Dish, a 150 feet (46 m) diameter radio telescope on the Stanford foothills overlooking the main campus, The original Golden spike on display at the Cantor Arts Museum at Stanford University, Stanford Quad with Memorial Church in the background, Stanford University is a private, non-profit university that is administered as a corporate trust governed by a privately appointed board of trustees with a maximum membership of 38. [162] Phi Sigma, at 1018 Campus Drive was formerly Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity, but in 1973 became a Self-Op. [208] The Stanford Review is a conservative student newspaper founded in 1987. [90][91] Specifically, the campaign raised $253.7 million for undergraduate financial aid, as well as $2.33 billion for its initiative in "Seeking Solutions" to global problems, $1.61 billion for "Educating Leaders" by improving K-12 education, and $2.11 billion for "Foundation of Excellence" aimed at providing academic support for Stanford students and faculty. The Department of Epidemiology and Population Health (E&PH) is Stanford’s academic and organizational home for such activities, offering expertise, research, and training on study design, data collection, analysis and proper Many Stanford faculty members live in the "Faculty Ghetto," within walking or biking distance of campus. In 1970 another petition was successfully made to have the number raised to a maximum of 35 (with a minimum of 25), that all trustees would be regular trustees, and that the university president would be a trustee. 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[8] In the same academic year, the freshman retention rate was 99%. Most residences are co-ed; seven are all-male fraternities, three are all-female sororities, and there is also one all-female non-sorority house, Roth House. Most of Stanford University is on an 8,180-acre (12.8 sq mi; 33.1 km 2) [6] campus, one of the largest in the United States. 72%Reduction in campus greenhouse gas emissions, exceeding state and national targets, 26%Reduction in campus energy use per square foot since 2000, 60+Local farms supply organic, humanely raised, fairly-traded food, 45%Reduction in domestic water since 2000, 64%of waste is diverted from landfill using the recycling program, 127Electric vehicle charging stations, including Redwood City, 40%Drive-alone rate* down from 67% in 2003. [178] In the 2008 Summer Olympics, and 2016 Summer Olympics, Stanford won more Olympic medals than any other university in the United States. August 8, 2008, Jacqueline Lee for Mercury News. 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Virtual Campus Walk Follow the path for a virtual self-guided walking tour featuring photos and information about many sites of central campus. As of 2014, Stanford University Libraries (SUL) held a collection of more than 9.3 million volumes, nearly 300,000 rare or special books, 1.5 million e-books, 2.5 million audiovisual materials, 77,000 serials, nearly 6 million microform holdings, and thousands of other digital resources.[103]. White II, one of whom died before graduating and one shortly after in 1952. [254], "Stanford" redirects here. In most residences, men and women live on the same floor, but a few dorms are configured for men and women to live on separate floors (single-gender floors). Campus Life. Some are reserved for freshman, sophomores, or upperclass students and some are open to all four classes. [86], The Associated Students of Stanford University (ASSU) is the student government for Stanford University and all registered students are members. UPW sometimes has multifaith services. [160], Co-ops or "Self-Ops" are another housing option. [163], As of 2015 around 55 percent of the graduate student population lived on campus. It is also affiliated with 4 Gödel Prize winners, 4 Knuth Prize recipients, 10 IJCAI Computers and Thought Award winners, and about 15 Grace Murray Hopper Award winners for their work in the foundations of computer science. Senator and former Governor of California who made his fortune as a railroad tycoon. Close to 70 percent of students who reported an experience of sexual misconduct involving nonconsensual penetration and/or oral sex indicated the same. As of 2020, Stanford had more than 600 student organizations. [citation needed], Stanford's Department of Public Safety is responsible for law enforcement and safety on the main campus. Berkeley also has a Stanford land is also leased for a token rent by the Palo Alto Unified School District for several schools including Palo Alto High School and Gunn High School. For other uses, see, Private research university located in Stanford, California, US. [155] Theme houses predating the current "theme" classification system are Columbae (Social Change Through Nonviolence, since 1970),[159] and Synergy (Exploring Alternatives, since 1972). [citation needed] StartX is a non-profit startup accelerator for student and faculty-led startups[211] that over 12% of the study body has applied to. [195] It concluded on December 31, 2011, having raised a total of $6.23 billion and breaking the previous campaign fundraising record of $3.88 billion held by Yale. Attendees of Stanford-based in-person Executive Education programs live on campus where classes are held. The iconic Nittany Lion Shrine, a gift from the Class of 1940, is the most photographed spot on campus.” — Penn State 6. The 2019 annual report can be found here: police.stanford.edu/pdf/ssfr-2019.pdf. The institution opened in 1891 on Stanford's previous Palo Alto farm. Two graduate students witnessed the attack and intervened, catching Turner when he tried to flee and holding him down on the ground until police arrived. Students and staff at Stanford are of many different religions. [227], Murder is rare on the campus though a few of the cases have been notorious including Theodore Streleski's murder of his professor in 1978 and the unsolved 1974 murder of Arlis Perry in Stanford Memorial Church. Take a 360 guided video tour of the Stanford University campus. Despite the dire regional need for affordable housing units, Stanford’s campus is the size of 8180 acres, of which 60% remains open and built on unceded Ohlone land. Due to Stanford’s relatively small size, contact tracing on campus isn’t nearly as difficult as it is in large cities. Extracurricular activities include theater groups such as Ram's Head Theatrical Society, the Stanford Improvisors,[108] the Stanford Shakespeare Society, and the Stanford Savoyards, a group dedicated to performing the works of Gilbert and Sullivan. [240], As of late 2016, Stanford had 2,153 tenure-line faculty, senior fellows, center fellows, and medical center faculty.[241]. Stanford’s Central Energy Facility utilizes heat recovery and thermal storage to maximize efficiency in the university’s heating and cooling systems. Cross-Cultural Themed Houses include Casa Zapata (Chicano/Latino Theme in Stern Hall), Muwekma-tah-ruk (American Indian/Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian Themed House), Okada (Asian-American Themed House in Wilbur Hall), and Ujamaa (Black/African-American Themed House in Lagunita Court). Senator from California and former Mayor of San Francisco (BA, 1955), Cory Booker, U.S. Women comprised 50.4% of undergraduates and 41.5% of graduate students. The main Stanford campus is located in six different governmental jurisdictions: 700buildings that incorporate about 15.4 million square feet, 43,000trees, 25 fountains, and over 800 different species of plants, 140retail stores [note 2] It is located on the San Francisco Peninsula, in the northwest part of the Santa Clara Valley (Silicon Valley) approximately 37 miles (60 km) southeast of San Francisco and approximately 20 miles (30 km) northwest of San Jose. Stanford land features 49 miles of roads, two separate water systems, three dams, three open water reservoirs, 88 miles of water mains and a post office. This chapter had voiced concern that women were being treated unfairly due to the campus ban on sororities. [7][note 3] Trustees serve five-year terms (not more than two consecutive terms) and meet five times annually. In 1944, University President Donald Tresidder banned all Stanford sororities due to extreme competition. "[94] The university's research expenditure in fiscal year 2018 was $1.157 billion. [2] Stanford was a U.S. [228], In 2014, Stanford University was the tenth highest in the nation in "total of reports of rape" on their main campus, with 26 reports of rape. Stanford University is located on 8,180 acres in the center of the San Francisco Peninsula. [note 2] It is located on the San Francisco Peninsula, in the northwest part of the Santa Clara Valley (Silicon Valley) approximately 37 miles (60 km) southeast of San Francisco and approximately 20 miles (30 km) northwest of San Jose. [212] Stanford Marketing is a student group that provides students hands-on training through research and strategy consulting projects with Fortune 500 clients, as well as workshops led by people from industry and professors in the Stanford Graduate School of Business. [82] The schools of Humanities and Sciences (27 departments),[83] Engineering (9 departments),[84] and Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences (4 departments)[85] have both graduate and undergraduate programs while the Schools of Law, Medicine, Education and Business have graduate programs only. [226] Fire protection has been provided by contract with the Palo Alto Fire Department since 1976. Stanford struggled financially after the death of Leland Stanford in 1893 and again after much of the campus was damaged by the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. Campus facilities include the Cardinal Cafe, Recreation and Wellness Center and Pine Cone Children’s Center. Varian, Dorothy. [225] The department is also responsible for publishing an annual crime report covering the previous three years as required by the Clery Act. Houses in the "Ghetto" appreciate and depreciate, but not as rapidly as overall Silicon Valley values. Whether you are single, have a spouse or partner, and/or children, you’ll find a housing Stanford University’s main campus is located on 8,180 acres in the center of the San Francisco Peninsula. [101] It also runs the John S. Knight Fellowship for Professional Journalists and the Center for Ocean Solutions, which brings together marine science and policy to address challenges facing the ocean.[102]. [156][157] Most student residences are just outside the campus core, within ten minutes (on foot or bike) of most classrooms and libraries. The Stanford Improvisors (SIMPS for short) teach and perform improvisational theatre on campus and in the surrounding community. Senator from Utah, former Governor of Massachusetts, and former presidential candidate (Did not graduate), Jeff Merkley, U.S. [128], Globally, the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) ranked Stanford second in the world most years from 2003 to 2016. 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