New Student Resources

6th Man Club
Don't miss the excitement and tradition of Stanford Men's Basketball and the 6th Man Club.  Members receive admission to all 17 home games, a t-shirt, a weekly newsletter, and more. Don't wait! Sign up between September 15 and November 15 to get the discounted rate of only $35. Click here to learn more.

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Asian American Activities Center
The Asian American Activities Center, or A³C, is a department under the Vice Provost for Student Affairs and serves as the hub for the Asian American community at Stanford.  Come learn about the A³C's programs, resources, advising, computer cluster, meeting and lounge space, research library and more.  Meet fellow students and get involved in the more than 35 clubs affiliated with the center.  Visit us in the 2nd Floor of the Old Union Clubhouse!
Click here to learn more.

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Associated Students of Stanford University (ASSU)
The Associated Students for Stanford University (ASSU) is your student body government.  Made up of executive, legislative, and judicial branches, the ASSU is dedicated to making Stanford better.  You can learn more about the ASSU at assu.stanford.edu.  In addition, if you'd like to get involved, visit assu.stanford.edu/getinvolved.  If you'd like to learn more about resources and services offered, see assu.stanford.edu/resources and assu.stanford.edu/services.

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ASSU Legal Counseling Office (LCO)
The ASSU Legal Counseling Office (LCO) provides legal advice to Stanford students, their spouses and domestic partners. The LCO is the first step for any student who thinks that he or she might have a legal issue, and is strictly confidential. The office is located in the Old Union, with lawyers on-site on Tuesdays and Thursdays from noon to 4 pm.  Call  (650) 375-2481 ext 110 or email lco@assu.stanford.edu for an appointment.

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AT&T

Get the Stanford Student benefit you'll use every day. When you purchase the iPhone 3G you are eligible to receive up to a 15% discount on the monthly service charge on qualified voice and data plans. Click here for more information and start saving today.

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Bechtel International Center

The Bechtel International Center (I-Center) is the office at Stanford that handles visa issues and concerns of international students. We also help international students adjust to the Stanford culture, offer special orientation programs to incoming students, and serve as a place for cultural exchange. Social activities at the I-Center highlight the diversity of cultures at Stanford, and include language exchanges, film series, discussions and lectures about current events, dance and art classes, as well as support for more than 30 international student organizations. Click here for more information.

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The Bridge Peer Counseling Center
581 Capistrano Way (opposite the Bechtel International Center)

The Bridge is a 24/7 peer counseling resource for students. Staffers are students who have been extensively trained to listen to counselee's issues, help counselees deal with their feelings and emotions, and solve general issues. Typical issues brought to The Bridge include depression, academic stress and anxiety, roommate conflicts, coming out, suicide, disordered eating, relationship issues, cultural identity issues, and grief. The Bridge also provides both on- and off-campus resources. The Bridge is available for walk-in counseling from 9:00am to 12:00am seven days a week, and 24 hours a day for telephone counsels.


In addition to peer counseling, the Bridge offers two mental health training classes. EDUC 193A (TTh, 2:15-3:05 p.m.) covers listening and basic peer counseling skills. EDUC 193P (T, 3:15-4:35 p.m.) provides an overview of mental health issues including depression, sexual assault, and eating disorders.


For more information, visit the Bridge website at http://www.stanford.edu/group/bridge/.
For more information about on-campus mental health resources, visit http://mentalhealth.stanford.edu/professionalsupport.html.

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Cantor Arts Center
Don't miss Party on the Edge, student night at the Cantor Arts Center with student performances, art in 24 galleries, poetry, live music, student films, free food, artwork by ASSU Arts Grant artists, and a showcase by the Institute for Diversity in the Arts. For Stanford students only; bring your SUID card.

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The Center for Relationship Abuse Awareness

What is relationship abuse?

  1. Relationship abuse is more than being hit by the person you are dating. It’s a pattern of control that develops gradually and can be physical, emotional, or sexual. It also includes isolation and monitoring.
  2. If you experience abuse, it is not your fault. No one asks for or deserves to be abused. People at Stanford can help you.
  3. Abuse is the perpetrator’s choice. It is not caused by alcohol, drugs, anger management or provocation.

For information about warning signs, how to help a friend, or other resources, please visit www.stoprelationshipabuse.org. If you want to talk to someone confidentially, call (1800) 799-SAFE. If someone is in immediate danger, call 911 and/or notify your RD.

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Career Development Center (CDC)

The mission of the Career Development Center is to provide guidance and resources to undergraduate and graduate Stanford students, and Stanford alumni for their life-long career development. To find out how the CDC can help you during your freshman year, click here or check out our Facebook page here.

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El Centro Chicano

For more information on the programs presented by El Centro Chicano during NSO, click here.

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Enterprise
Enterprise

Enterprise Rent-A-Car welcomes the new students of Stanford University!  Enterprise is located on campus and offers discounted rates for Stanford students 18 years and older.  We also offer special daily and hourly rates that are sure to fit your college budget.  Just call (650) 833-8060 or visit us at Parking Structure #5.

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Financial Aid Office
You can use our site to learn about our aid programs, check application instructions and deadlines, and upload documents.

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Old Union
The Old Union is the heart of campus life.  From late night dining, meetings and lounge spaces, the Old Union offers a range of programs, activities, and services. The Old Union is the location for the Office of Student Activities (OSA), Associated Students of Stanford University (ASSU), Stanford Student Enterprises (SSE), Center for Inter-Religious Community, Learning, and Experience (CIRCLE), and the Axe & Palm. You're always welcome at the Union!

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The Ombuds Office
The services of the Stanford University Ombuds Office are available to all students, faculty, and staff.  The Ombuds Office seeks fair and just resolutions of disputes and complaints through confidential, neutral and informal processes.  The ombuds can coach and advise, offer options, educate about relevant policies, refer to useful resources within the community, make inquiries, and facilitate difficult conversations.  The Ombuds Office is located at 585 Capistrano Way in the Mariposa House on the 2nd floor, Room 210.  You can also call (650) 723-3682.

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Parking & Transportation Services

Parking & Transportation Services can help you get around campus and out of town – Marguerite, bicycles, public transit, airport shuttles, bus charters, and on-campus car share and rental cars.


Information & resources on Transportation for New Undergrads can be found at http://transportation.stanford.edu/nso-trans/.

Information & resources on Bicycling for New Undergrads can be found at http://transportation.stanford.edu/nso-bike/.

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Peninsula Sanitary Service, Inc. (PSSI) and the Stanford Recycling Center

Peninsula Sanitary Service, Inc. and the Stanford Recycling Center (PSSI/Stanford Recycling) provides recycling, composting, and solid waste management services for the greater Stanford University community, including collection, processing, and marketing of recyclables, collection of food and compostable materials, and operation of the Stanford Recycling Drop-Off Center. PSSI/Stanford Recycling helps educate the community about the benefits of reducing, reusing, recycling, and composting waste and the impacts of landfilling waste. Help us to reduce waste and recycle more.  Click here to learn what is recyclable on campus.

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Red Zone
Join the Red Zone, the official student fan club of Stanford Football and other Stanford sports. Red Zone members receive FREE admission to all Stanford athletics events, except Men's Basketball. All you have to do to join is scan your SUID at the gate of a ticketed athletics event. The first football game is Saturday, September 19 against San Jose State at 6:00 p.m.

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Registrar's Office
The Office of the University Registrar supports teaching and learning at Stanford by maintaining the integrity of academic policies and the student information system. We are the stewards of Stanford’s student records from application to degree conferral in perpetuity. Visit us at http://registrar.stanford.edu for information about electronic transcripts.

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Sexual Harassment Policy Office

Stanford University has a Sexual Harassment Policy. The university is committed to providing a place of work and study that is free of sexual harassment and all forms of intimidation or exploitation. If you believe you are being sexually harassed, or know someone who is, you should act promptly. Correcting the situation immediately, or at least talking with someone familiar with the issues and ways to respond, is in everyone’s best interest. Students can contact the Sexual Harassment Policy Office with concerns or questions at (650) 723-1583 or at harass@stanford.edu.

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Sexual Health Peer Resource Center (SHPRC)


The SHPRC is committed to providing sexual health resources and peer counseling to Stanford students, and to promoting safe, healthy relationships across campus.  We carry a wide variety of goodies - from different types of condoms, to lubes, to a huge book selection.  We’re entirely student-run and funded, so all of our supplies and information are either free or really cheap.  Drop by the center for all you need to know about sex and sexuality!  (Open M-Th, 12-6PM & F, 12-5PM, 2nd Floor of Vaden)

The SHPRC also offers a class, EDUC 193S: Peer Counseling on Comprehensive Sexual Health (T, 7-9PM).  For more information, visit shprc.stanford.edu.

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Sexual Violence Advisory Board

The mission of the Sexual Violence Advisory Board is to reduce the occurrence of sexual violence on campus and to provide guidelines to help ensure consistent compliance with the University’s Policy on Sexual Assault and related policies. To support Stanford’s missions of academic excellence and social responsibility, we strive to create a community (and future leaders) based on integrity, respect and tolerance.  To that end, we ask that you familiarize yourself with the following policies and commit to upholding the values they represent: Stanford Values.

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Stanford Alumni Association

The Stanford Alumni Association offers many services to support you in your first year on campus and beyond, including: The '13 class t-shirt, career services, paid job opportunities, alumni networking, Homecoming social events, senior year awards and events, and MORE! For more information, visit www.stanfordalumni.org/students/class/2013.html or click here.

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Stanford Athletics: Physical Education, Recreation, & Wellness
Interested in finding out about recreational opportunities at Stanford? Drop in the Arrillaga Center for Sports and Recreation to see the facilities the Physical Education and Recreation Department has to offer; including two fitness centers, basketball courts, and a climbing wall. We also offer a variety of Intramural Sports and Club Sports, as well as Outdoor Education, and Fitness and Wellness programs, and PE and Recreation classes.  Go to http://SUwellness.stanford.edu for more information!

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Stanford Blood Center
Stanford Blood Center
At Stanford Blood Center, we provide hope for the future: teaching tomorrow's leaders in transfusion medicine, researching to unlock mysteries inherent in blood, and connecting donors to patients every day.  Did you know that only three percent of eligible donors in the Bay Area give blood? Someone in the U.S. is in need of blood about every two seconds. You can make a difference.  Giving blood takes about an hour and there are three conveniently located centers in Palo Alto and Mountain View. To make an appointment, visit http://bloodcenter.stanford.edu/donate or call (650) 723-7831.

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Stanford Bookstore

7% instant rebate on all textbooks & course reader purchases.  Show your Stanford ID at checkout or enter it when you complete your online order.  Also, remember to get a jump on each quarter by reserving your textbooks early at stanfordbookstore.com.

The Adobe & Microsoft Software License Program is now available at the bookstore with significant savings off the academic price.  Visit bookstorecomputers.stanford.edu for current program pricing, Stanford discount price lists, and other software titles.

To find other software available on campus, visit the Software at Stanford site:  http://software.stanford.edu.  The site lists software titles that are available for purchase, for use on a computer cluster, or for free download.  Search by title or browse through the lists by provider or manufacturer.

The bookstore has all your dorm supplies & offers free on-campus delivery of your refrigerator purchase. Visit stanfordbookstore.com for details on fun back-to-school events & author readings taking place at the bookstore ... your home away from home!

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Stanford Calling Center
Apply for the student job that gives back as much as it earns ... Stanford Calling Center: Calling All Champions!

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Stanford Career Network
Stanford Career Network is your best resource for alumni career contacts.  At your fingertips is a database of alumni who have volunteered to be contacted by students for career advice and networking.  As a student, now is the time to refine your informational interview skills and start building a professional network, before you need it. 

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Stanford University Department of Public Safety
The Stanford University Department of Public Safety (SUDPS) is a multi-service agency that provides for law enforcement, security, safety, crime prevention, and emergency services on Stanford's main campus 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Our website, http://police.stanford.edu  is a great way to find out more about us and the wide variety of community outreach programs available to the Stanford community.

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The Stanford Fund 

The Stanford Fund team works closely with Undergraduate Advising and Research, the Office of Student Activities, and the class Presidents to be a partner in student programming and philanthropic education.  The Stanford Fund for Undergraduate Education encourages alumni, graduating students, parents, and friends to recall and renew their Stanford ties by making annual gifts. Gifts to the fund strengthen Stanford's ability to serve students through scholarships, teaching innovations, and extracurricular activities; they help shape the Stanford undergraduate experience. In addition, the Stanford Fund Partnership Program enables registered student organizations to earn group funds to help finance activities, programs, and Stanford community projects.  Learn more about how the class of 2013 will be supported by The Stanford Fund at classof2013.stanford.edu.

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Stanford Institute for Creativity and the Arts (SICA)

At Stanford, the arts make up a large part of student life, culture, and tradition. The Stanford Student Arts Website is the online hub for Stanford's student arts community. The site features a comprehensive arts events calendar, a community blog, an extensive resources section, a bulletin board for connections and opportunities in the arts, a media gallery for posting your creations, and much more.

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Stanford Libraries

The Stanford University Libraries offer a rich array of online resources, including books, journals, films, databases and more. Available services include research help, study spaces, and computer clusters. To get started, visit the Information Center.

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Stanford Men's Soccer Team

The Stanford Men's Soccer Team kicks off their 2009 home season on September 25th, when the Cardinal hosts Air Force and New Mexico in the Stanford Nike Classic.  Stanford plays Air Force on the 25th at 7:00 p.m. and New Mexico on the 27th at 12:30 p.m. Join the Cardinal for an exciting 2009 Soccer Season!

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Stanford Office for Religious Life (ORL)
Mission: To guide, nurture and enhance spiritual, religious and ethical life within the Stanford University community.

Stanford's Office for Religious Life (ORL) welcomes students, faculty, and staff of all genders and sexual identities, all religious and non-religious traditions, and all cultural backgrounds. The ORL aims to guide, nurture, and enhance spiritual, religious, and ethical life within the Stanford community through meaningful and supportive contexts. In addition, the ORL oversees and provides support for Stanford Associated Religions (SAR), over thirty religious organizations offering their spiritual services to the Stanford community. Programs, events, and staff can be found in both Stanford Memorial Church and the third floor of Old Union, located in the heart of campus.  Click here for more information.

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Stanford Wellness Room

New (or old) to Stanford?  Want to learn how to stay well physically, mentally, and spiritually while performing at your best at Stanford?

Check out the new Wellness Room at Old Union 120, created for especially for your wellness!  The Wellness Room will hold open hours every night Mon-Thurs as well as featured Wellness Room events such as meditation and yoga workshops, massage sessions during finals period, and much more!

Our first featured Wellness Room event:  The YES! Plus workshop, Oct 7-11 - Drop the stress and feel GREAT! The Wellness Room is organizing a life-changing workshop also taught at Google, the World Bank, Cornell U and colleges around the world. The workshop usually costs $350 but Stanford students can get a full scholarship upon successful application! Click here for more details and to request an application!

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Stanford Women's Basketball
Be a part of Stanford Women's Basketball! The team opens its season against Pepperdine on Thursday, November 19, at 7:00 p.m. This game features a free pre-game student BBQ and a halftime free throw knockout competition! Mark your calendars for November 19 - come to Maples Pavilion to support Stanford women's basketball, enjoy free food, and win prizes!

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Student Financial Services

The Student Financial Services Office (SFS) produces and mails billing to students for tuition, housing, health insurance, etc.  Their office is located at 630 Serra Street.  Fees are due the first day of each quarter. Students can also opt for Stanford ePay, the University's online billing and payment service, which provides a convenient way for students to view their University Bills, make payments to their accounts, and authorize others to view and pay the University Bill on their behalf, 24 hours a day via Stanford ePay.  Students can opt for direct deposit of their paychecks.  Information can be found in Axess.

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Student Life

A division of the Vice Provost for Student Affairs (VPSA), Student Life incorporates a wide variety of people, offices, and responsibilities here on The Farm.  Our division is focused on enhancing undergraduate students' experiences and supporting campus community development outside the classroom.  We oversee student activities, student leadership (like ASSU and the student senate), wellness initiatives, conflict resolution and the student union.  Our offices are located in Old Union and Tresidder Union, at the heart of Stanford's campus.   You'll find a directory of our offices at http://www.stanford.edu/dept/vpsa/.

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Student Services Center
We can assist you with university billing, financial aid disbursements, refunds, cash advances, payroll deductions, enrollment, Stanford degree policies & procedures, Stanford ID card, forms pickup / dropoff, and more! We’re here to help you! Send us a HelpSU Request any time, call us at (650) 723-7772 (M-F, 8AM-5PM) or visit us at Tresidder Memorial Union, 2nd floor (M-F, 9AM-5PM).

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Tresidder Union
Come join us for great food, live music at noon, retail discounts and other free giveaways.  Learn about the services available at Tresidder Union, and meet the people who make the union a vibrant, exciting place.

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The Unofficial Guide

Congratulations. You've made it to Stanford. So now what?

For more than a decade, The Unofficial Guide to Stanford has been written by students, for students in order to share insider knowledge of campus life. Whether it's the best parties of the year or the best places to go on a cheap date, the Unofficial Guide is a vital resource for making the most of your Stanford experience - and having the best time of your life!

Search the coupon section for free food or great deals at local businesses. Use the Guide's suggestions for 101 Things to Do Before You Graduate as a road map to making memories. Or use the Unofficial Guide Online (unofficial.stanford.edu) to review restaurants or find events in and around campus.

A Stanford education is much more than a degree. It's an initiation into a culture that is dynamic, driven, and original. Just look at our band!

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Vaden Health Center
Vaden Health Center is a state-of-the-art facility that features the latest technology and a staff of clinicians and health professionals to provide you with excellent health care support and education. The center offers Medical Services, Counseling And Psychological Services (CAPS), and Wellness and Health Promotion Services (HPS), all to contribute to your time at Stanford being both healthy and happy. Please visit our website at http://vaden.stanford.edu for more information about our services, location, and hours.

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Women's Community Center (WCC)
Welcome to Stanford, Class of 2013! The Stanford Women’s Community Center would like to extend a warm welcome to you for when you arrive on campus in September! The Women’s Community Center offers a variety of programming and opportunities, including an internship program, access to the great variety of groups associated with women’s issues on campus, and a selection of programs that we run through the center that are open to all interested students. Please check out our flyer and our website, and we look forward to seeing you in September!

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