Stanford welcomed the largest incoming undergraduate class in its history – 2,131 first-year and 66 transfer students – and their families, friends and loved ones Tuesday during the 131st Opening Convocation Ceremony. The event, which inaugurates the academic year and marks the first day of New Student Orientation, was held at Frost Amphitheater.
In a ceremony that marks the beginning of the academic year, Stanford welcomed the newest and largest cohort of young scholars – 2,131 first-year students and 66 transfer students – and their families and friends to the university.
The “We are Stanford” event series includes Cardinal football’s first home game on Sept. 25, a staff appreciation luncheon on Sept. 27 and a festival of reflection and renewal between Sept. 30 and Oct. 10.
The 131st Opening Convocation Ceremony, which will inaugurate the academic year on Tuesday, also marks the start of New Student Orientation for first-year and transfer students.
Stanford’s Office of Community Engagement created a new video to help welcome international scholars and students to the university. According to pre-pandemic numbers, around 5,000 students from more than 100 countries and nearly 2,000 scholars from more than 85 countries are part of the Stanford community.
While most of the campus remains quiet, life is slowly beginning to return to normal as summer draws to an end. Stanford University photographer Andrew Brodhead captures the calm before fall quarter.
The first step to regaining your energy is understanding what relaxation is and why you need it, says Jordana Harshman, wellness manager and certified wellness coach at Stanford Children’s Health.
After nine months of COVID-19 testing at two pop-up clinics on campus, one for undergraduates and one for graduate students, Stanford has transitioned to a self-swab surveillance program.
STANFORD magazine looks back at the uproar created by the design of Stanford’s first digital homepage – an azure blue sky behind an image of the Main Quad.
