Resources for students during winter closure
Here’s a quick reference for students who need a hand when most university offices are closed from December 21 to January 3.
Need help during the winter break? Stanford University will be closed for regular business from Wednesday, December 21, through Tuesday, January 3. If you are in crisis and need immediate assistance, a good place to start is the Resident Director on call (undergraduates) or Graduate Life Office dean on call (for graduate and professional students).
A Resident Director on-call is available 24/7 to help undergraduates who need immediate assistance and can be reached at (650) 504-8022.
A Graduate Life Office dean on-call is available to help graduate and professional students 24/7. If you are in a crisis and need immediate assistance that cannot wait until winter quarter begins, you can page the GLO Dean on call by following the instructions below. If you can wait, please email us and a GLO Dean will get back to you when winter quarter begins.
- Text the GLO pager at 25085@pageme.stanford.edu. Include your name, your return phone number, and reason for paging in the message. Please note, this is not an email address and the number of characters we can view are limited. We will call you back for the details.
- Call the GLO pager at (650) 723-7288. You will reach a Stanford operator. Provide pager ID #25085 and indicate that you need to reach the graduate dean on-call.
The Vaden Health Services building will be open with some services offered as specified here. Additionally, the following health resources are always available to students:
- Vaden Medical Services provides urgent advice to all enrolled students 24/7 and can be reached at (650) 498-2336. (confidential resource)
- Mental Health Resources at Stanford summarizes all services available to Stanford students including Counseling and Psychological Services (confidential resource) and WPO therapy (confidential resource) for students traveling outside California.
- The COVID-19 guidance for students website includes information on preparing for winter break and winter quarter.
The Stanford University Department of Public Safety (DPS) endeavors to be a consultative resource for all members of the community and can be reached 24/7 at (650) 329-2413.
Confidential Support Team (CST) telephone support is available for all students impacted by sexual assault and relationship violence 24/7 at (650) 725-9955. (confidential resource)
The Stanford SHARE Title IX Office will be closed. Please contact the Resident Director on-call (undergraduates) or Graduate Life Office dean on-call (graduate and professional students) for non-confidential assistance and referrals.
The YWCA @ Stanford will be available in-person on December 22 from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and available virtually on December 29 from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. For immediate in-person crisis assistance and counseling services, contact the YWCA 24-hour Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, and Human Trafficking Crisis Support Line at (800) 572-2782.
Bechtel International Center will be closed but monitoring email. Students with urgent needs can write to icenter-winterbreak@stanford.edu, effective the first day of winter closure (December 21).
The Office for Religious and Spiritual Life will be closed. Information about Advent and Christmas services at Memorial Church is available on the ORSL website.
The Student Services Center will be closed and offers basic support by telephone only at (650) 723-7772.
Residential & Dining Enterprises housing operations staff are available during winter closure.
- Most graduate and professional student housing service centers are open except:
- Closures scheduled for Friday, December 23, 2022, to Monday, December 26, 2022 and on Saturday, December 31, 2022, and Monday, January 2, 2023.
- The EVGR Housing Service Center will be:
Open on Friday, December 23, 2022 and Saturday, December 31, 2022, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Closed from Saturday, December 24, 2022, to Monday, December 26, 2022 and Saturday, January 1, 2023, and Monday, January 2, 2023.
- For undergraduates, the Neighborhood N Housing Service Center at Crothers Hall will be open from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., except on university holidays (December 23, 24, and 31). You can reach the Neighborhood N Housing Service Center at (650) 721-2765 or through this contact form.
- For lockout or maintenance assistance when the service center is closed, please contact the After-Hours Emergency Maintenance Line at (650) 725-1602.