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== Stanford University == | == Stanford University == | ||
* '''Location & Contact Information''' | * '''Location & Contact Information''' | ||
** Address: 450 Serra Mall, Stanford, CA 94305 | ** Address: 450 Serra Mall, Stanford, CA 94305 | ||
** Telephone Number: (650) 725-6427 | ** Telephone Number: (650) 725-6427 | ||
| - | ** Official Website: | + | ** Official Website: [http://www.stanford.edu/] |
* '''History & Memorable Moments''' | * '''History & Memorable Moments''' | ||
| - | * '''Overview | + | |
| + | Stanford was founded by railroad magnate and California Governor Leland Stanford and his wife, Jane Stanford. It is named in honor of their only child, Leland Stanford, Jr., who died of typhoid just before his 16th birthday. <ref name=wikipedia>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanford_University] Wikipedia.ORG. Accessed April 2008.</ref> | ||
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| + | The story that a lady in "faded gingham" and a man in a "homespun threadbare suit" went to visit the president of Harvard about making a donation, were rebuffed, and then founded Stanford is untrue. <ref name="wikipedia"/> | ||
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| + | Locals and members of the university community are known to refer to the school as The Farm, a nod to the fact that the university is located on the former site of Leland Stanford's horse farm. <ref name="wikipedia"/> | ||
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| + | The University's founding grant was written on November 11, 1885, and accepted by the first Board of Trustees on November 14. The cornerstone was laid on May 14, 1887, and the University officially opened on October 1, 1891, to 559 students and 15 faculty members, seven of whom hailed from Cornell University. At the opening of the school, there was no tuition for students, a program which lasted into the 1930's. Among the first class of students was a young future president Herbert Hoover, who would claim to be first student ever at Stanford, by virtue of having been the first person in the first class to sleep in the dormitory. <ref name="wikipedia"/> | ||
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| + | The school was established as a coeducational institution although it maintained a cap on female enrollment for many years. This was not due to any anti-female sentiment but rather based on a concern of Jane Stanford, who worried that without such a cap, the school could become an all-female institution, which she did not feel would be an appropriate memorial for her son. <ref name="wikipedia"/> | ||
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| + | The 1906 San Francisco earthquake destroyed parts of the Main Quad (including the original iteration of Memorial Church) as well as the gate that first marked the entrance of the school; rebuilding on a somewhat less grandiose scale began immediately. <ref name="wikipedia"/> | ||
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| + | The official motto of Stanford University, selected by the Stanfords, is "Die Luft der Freiheit weht." Translated from the German, this quotation of Ulrich von Hutten means "The wind of freedom blows." At the time of the school's establishment, German had recently replaced Latin as the supraregional language of science and philosophy. <ref name="wikipedia"/> | ||
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| + | * '''Overview, Photographs, & Video Links''' | ||
== Prospective Students == | == Prospective Students == | ||
* '''Admissions Tips''' | * '''Admissions Tips''' | ||
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== New & Current Students == | == New & Current Students == | ||
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* '''Transportation''' | * '''Transportation''' | ||
| + | * '''Safety Tips''' | ||
| + | * '''Support Centers''' | ||
| + | ** Counseling | ||
| + | * '''Grading System''' | ||
| + | * '''Good Classes & Teachers''' | ||
| + | * '''Groups & Organizations''' | ||
| + | * '''College & Career Tips''' | ||
== Alumni == | == Alumni == | ||
| + | * '''Benefits of Joining Alumni Association''' | ||
| + | * '''Mailing List Directory''' | ||
| + | * '''Chapters''' | ||
* '''Teachers (Where are they now?)''' | * '''Teachers (Where are they now?)''' | ||
| + | ** Barker, Colette (January 2001 - Present) | ||
| + | ** Gardiner, Kim (December 2001 - October 2014) | ||
| + | ** Gardner, Charles Moses (January 1982 - February 1982) | ||
| + | ** He, Qingfang (September 2002 - Present) | ||
| + | ** Lu, W (January 1996 - January 2000) | ||
| + | ** Sen Majumdar, Anis (October 1989 - August 1993) | ||
| + | ** Tsao, Jun-Yin (January 1983 - Present) | ||
* '''[http://www.alumni.net/North_America/United_States_of_America/California/Stanford/Stanford_University/ Alumni Directory]''' | * '''[http://www.alumni.net/North_America/United_States_of_America/California/Stanford/Stanford_University/ Alumni Directory]''' | ||
| + | * '''Alumni Events''' | ||
== Visitors == | == Visitors == | ||
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* '''Places of Worship''' | * '''Places of Worship''' | ||
* '''Sports Facility Access''' | * '''Sports Facility Access''' | ||
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== Employee == | == Employee == | ||
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* Job Listing | * Job Listing | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
Revision as of 07:28, 31 October 2008
Contents |
Stanford University
- Location & Contact Information
- Address: 450 Serra Mall, Stanford, CA 94305
- Telephone Number: (650) 725-6427
- Official Website: [1]
- History & Memorable Moments
Stanford was founded by railroad magnate and California Governor Leland Stanford and his wife, Jane Stanford. It is named in honor of their only child, Leland Stanford, Jr., who died of typhoid just before his 16th birthday. [1]
The story that a lady in "faded gingham" and a man in a "homespun threadbare suit" went to visit the president of Harvard about making a donation, were rebuffed, and then founded Stanford is untrue. [1]
Locals and members of the university community are known to refer to the school as The Farm, a nod to the fact that the university is located on the former site of Leland Stanford's horse farm. [1]
The University's founding grant was written on November 11, 1885, and accepted by the first Board of Trustees on November 14. The cornerstone was laid on May 14, 1887, and the University officially opened on October 1, 1891, to 559 students and 15 faculty members, seven of whom hailed from Cornell University. At the opening of the school, there was no tuition for students, a program which lasted into the 1930's. Among the first class of students was a young future president Herbert Hoover, who would claim to be first student ever at Stanford, by virtue of having been the first person in the first class to sleep in the dormitory. [1]
The school was established as a coeducational institution although it maintained a cap on female enrollment for many years. This was not due to any anti-female sentiment but rather based on a concern of Jane Stanford, who worried that without such a cap, the school could become an all-female institution, which she did not feel would be an appropriate memorial for her son. [1]
The 1906 San Francisco earthquake destroyed parts of the Main Quad (including the original iteration of Memorial Church) as well as the gate that first marked the entrance of the school; rebuilding on a somewhat less grandiose scale began immediately. [1]
The official motto of Stanford University, selected by the Stanfords, is "Die Luft der Freiheit weht." Translated from the German, this quotation of Ulrich von Hutten means "The wind of freedom blows." At the time of the school's establishment, German had recently replaced Latin as the supraregional language of science and philosophy. [1]
- Overview, Photographs, & Video Links
Prospective Students
- Admissions Tips
New & Current Students
- Campus Events
- Transportation
- Safety Tips
- Support Centers
- Counseling
- Grading System
- Good Classes & Teachers
- Groups & Organizations
- College & Career Tips
Alumni
- Benefits of Joining Alumni Association
- Mailing List Directory
- Chapters
- Teachers (Where are they now?)
- Barker, Colette (January 2001 - Present)
- Gardiner, Kim (December 2001 - October 2014)
- Gardner, Charles Moses (January 1982 - February 1982)
- He, Qingfang (September 2002 - Present)
- Lu, W (January 1996 - January 2000)
- Sen Majumdar, Anis (October 1989 - August 1993)
- Tsao, Jun-Yin (January 1983 - Present)
- Alumni Directory
- Alumni Events
Visitors
- Hotels Nearby
- Restaurant Recommendations
- Places of Worship
- Sports Facility Access
Employee
- Job Listing
Other Links
References
