Undergrad

A Resourceful Spring

Spring 2020 is a quarter unlike Stanford has ever seen. In these changing and uncertain times, however, Academic Advising remains a constant. As you navigate these unique challenges and opportunities, consider a phone, skype, or zoom appointment with a general or specialized advisor. You can find your advisor here:
 

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Undergrad Events and Deadlines
Apr 8

CANCELED - Margaret Atwood in Conversation

Bing Concert Hall
Acclaimed writer Margaret Atwood will make a visit to Bing Concert Hall for a discussion. Author of more than fifty books including The Blind Assassin, The Handmaid’s Tale, and The Edible Woman, Atwood is the recipient of the Booker Prize, the Franz Kafka...
https://storytelling.stanford.edu/2019/10/07/margaret-atwood-in-conversation/
Apr 12

Honors Writing Boot Camps

Hume Center, Bldg 250 #106
Hume Center Honors Thesis Boot Camps run every Sunday, 2-6 PM, through May 17th. We provide you with a quiet space to get motivated. You show up ready to write. A brief opening session will help you set writing goals...
https://undergrad.stanford.edu/tutoring-support/hume-center/writing/undergraduat...
Apr 19

Honors Writing Boot Camps

Hume Center, Bldg 250 #106
Hume Center Honors Thesis Boot Camps run every Sunday, 2-6 PM, through May 17th. We provide you with a quiet space to get motivated. You show up ready to write. A brief opening session will help you set writing goals...
https://undergrad.stanford.edu/tutoring-support/hume-center/writing/undergraduat...

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Harry Elam

Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education Harry Elam is leaving Stanford after 30 years to become the 16th president of Occidental College.
Read the full announcement at Stanford News

Education as Self-Fashioning

Professor of Energy Resources Engineering Margot Gerritsen (Stanford School of Earth, Energy and Environmental Sciences) shares her experience of teaching Stanford first-year students in VPUE's Education as Self-Fashioning (ESF) program. ESF helps students explore and articulate the ways that a college education can bring clarity to your thoughts, your self, and ultimately your life as a whole.
Learn more about ESF
 

Engage with Faculty

A hallmark of undergraduate education at Stanford is the opportunity to work closely with faculty (renowned scholars in their fields) who are actively engaged in research. Faculty can give you advice on your academic plans, mentor you in a research project, introduce you to colleagues, write letters of recommendation, and serve as guides and models for your intellectual pursuits. The relationships you form with your professors, advisors, and mentors will shape your undergraduate experience and influence you in ways that will last a lifetime.

 

Resources for Engaging with Faculty

Japangen 82N with Yoshiko Matsumoto.
 

Undergraduate Research Student Grants

 

Research, arts, and senior synthesis projects regardless of discipline can all make use of Undergraduate Research Student Grants.

 

COVID-19 UPDATE: Due to the evolving COVID-19 situation, all new grant applicants are required to include alternative plans that involve staying home in their grant proposals. Please note that VPUE Undergraduate Research funding is contingent on University Policy.
 

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Stanford in New York

It was incredible to understand the interconnectivity of work, academics, and passion projects while in New York. I had a ton of support from Project for Public Spaces colleagues, Stanford in New York staff and teachers, and on-campus mentors to pursue independent public space research that related back to the work I was doing for PPS and to the classes I was taking. Recognizing that learning happens in many environments was an invaluable lesson that I will take forward with me wherever I go.
Helen Stroheker
Photo by Sam Hollenshead
Helen Stroheker. Photo by Sam Hollenshead

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