University Affairs
2.10.12Report of the president: Academic Council Professoriate appointments
The Academic Council Professoriate appointments, promotions, and reappointments for the periods indicated were reviewed by the Advisory Board of the Academic Council on November 8 and December 6, 2011, and were approved by the President.
Student leaders, dean of the School of Earth Sciences address senate
A student leader told the Faculty Senate yesterday that some students would find professors more approachable if faculty members made it clear "on day one" that office hours are a place to talk, not just about classes but about life in general.
2.9.12
Senate to hear reports from Dean Pamela Matson and from ASSU leaders
Pamela Matson, dean of the School of Earth Sciences, will present a report to the Faculty Senate today. Four student representatives to the Faculty Senate also will give presentations, including Michael Cruz, ASSU president, and Kamil Dada, ASSU Graduate Student Council representative.
Stanford concludes transformative campaign
The Stanford Challenge fundraising campaign raises $6.2 billion for a new model of research and teaching on the environment, human health, international affairs and other issues.
Newark Mayor Cory Booker will be Stanford's 2012 Commencement Speaker
Alum Cory A. Booker, mayor of Newark, N.J., will give the Commencement address June 17. Professor Larry Diamond will give the Class Day lecture and Sister Joan Chittister will give the Baccalaureate address.
2.7.12
Stanford raises undergraduate tuition 3 percent for the 2012-13 school year
Graduate tuition also will increase next year for students in all seven schools, including business, engineering, law and medicine.
Give undergraduates the 'gift' of adaptive learning, committee tells senate
Developing the capacity for integrative knowledge is one of the "most crucial gifts" Stanford University can give undergraduates, James T. Campbell, co-chair of a university committee on undergraduate education, told the Faculty Senate yesterday.
1.26.12
Faculty Senate to hear report on reimagining undergraduate education
The Study of Undergraduate Education at Stanford University says students need "breathing space" to engage with issues of substance in a deep and sustained way, something not always possible in today's frenetic, multitasking world. The eagerly anticipated report will be presented today to the Faculty Senate.
1.5.12
Annual Report: Becoming of greater service to the public
The university Annual Report for 2011 is now available online. In it, President John Hennessy and Leslie Hume, chair of the Board of Trustees, share the successes and challenges of the past year as they look to the university's lasting legacy.
12.16.11
Stanford University reports FY 2011 financial results
12.16.11
Stanford University withdraws its bid for a NYC campus
Stanford University has withdrawn its application to the city of New York to construct an applied sciences and engineering campus on Roosevelt Island.
12.15.11
Report of the president: Academic Council Professoriate appointments
The Academic Council Professoriate appointments, promotions, and reappointments for the periods indicated were reviewed by the Advisory Board of the Academic Council on May 18, May 25, June 8, June 15, June 22, June 29, July 13, July 27, August 10, and August 30, 2011, and were approved by the president.
Trustees approve building projects and a campus energy plan
At its Dec. 12-13 meeting, the Stanford University Board of Trustees took action on nine construction projects and approved a $438 million plan to improve the campus energy system. Trustees toured the Anderson Collection and the William H. Neukom Building at Stanford Law School and heard a presentation on Occupy Stanford.
12.14.11
Stanford's Board of Trustees approves sites for two new arts buildings
Stanford's Board of Trustees has approved sites for two new buildings: the McMurtry Building for the Department of Art & Art History and the museum building for the Anderson Collection at Stanford University. The buildings will be critical to expanding and enhancing the role the arts play throughout campus.
Rosemary Knight: Geophysicist, senate chair, hitchhiking advocate
Geophysics Professor Rosemary Knight, this year's Faculty Senate chair, was born in Wales and grew up in Pittsburgh and Ontario, Canada. During the school year, she commutes to an island in British Columbia, where she lives with her geologist husband. During the summer, she promotes hitchhiking on the island, home to about 3,500 people.
