February 26, 2018

Stanford Family Weekend: A time to share campus life with loved ones

Some 4,000 family members visited Stanford over the weekend to roam the grounds, sample college life and, most of all, spend time with their students. University photographer Linda Cicero captured some of the moments.

Families pose for a group photo on the steps of Memorial Auditorium.
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Provost Persis Drell speaks to families at the Welcome to Stanford event.
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Stanford parent Caroline Yu and her friend, May Chen, whose daughter has just accepted early decision admission to Stanford, pause to consider what event they will go to next.
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Memorial Auditorium was filled with families for the afternoon conversation with President Marc Tessier-Lavigne.
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President Marc Tessier-Lavigne joins Harry Elam, vice president for the arts and senior vice provost for education, in a conversation for parents at Memorial Auditorium.
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Undergraduate Virginia Drummond poses with dad, Ford, and sister, Margaret, for a picture by mom, Vanessa, at Memorial Fountain.
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Parents Lee and Peter Tobar join their daughter Laura, center, for lunch at Lakeside Dining at Lagunita Court.
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Graduate student Dimitrios Belivanis, left, spoke Greek with Steve Vandris and Dora Bibila-Vandris while enjoying lunch at Lakeside Dining at Lagunita Court.
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Cantor Arts Center docent Norman Roth leads a tour of the Windhover Contemplative Center.
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Families explore the Windhover Contemplative Center after the introductory tour.
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Families emerge from an event at Memorial Auditorium.
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Stanford parents Octavio Gonzalez and Claudia Reyes of Miami attend the challah making event at Hillel.
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Freshman Haeli Baek joined her visiting brother Caleb and mom, Gloria, at Hillel to braid challah at a Friday afternoon event.
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A daughter and father are reunited at Memorial Auditorium.
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Rossella Cervilli is greeted by her mom, Mary, of Boston.
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