Online Meetings
Meetings are virtual (on Zoom) to include our global membership. Attendees need to register only once for the entire 2023-24 series.
The registration link is provided in the monthly newsletter, which is emailed to all Stanford Parents' Club members.
You must be a member of Stanford Parents' Club to attend.
These meetings are an opportunity for Stanford Parents' Club members to hear about club updates and events followed by our Distinguished Speaker, typically a faculty member, who will present on an interesting topic of their expertise in an area of study/research and innovation.
In 2023-24, General Meetings will be held from 10 AM - Noon (Pacific) on the second THURSDAY of the month. These meetings start in October and go through May. (No meetings in December or January.)
Meetings are virtual (on Zoom) to include our global membership. Attendees need to register only once for the entire 2023-24 series.
The registration link is provided in the monthly newsletter, which is emailed to all Stanford Parents' Club members.
You must be a member of Stanford Parents' Club to attend.
These meetings are an opportunity for Stanford Parents' Club members to hear about club updates and events followed by our Distinguished Speaker, typically a faculty member, who will present on an interesting topic of their expertise in an area of study/research and innovation.
In 2023-24, General Meetings will be held from 10 AM - Noon (Pacific) on the second THURSDAY of the month. These meetings start in October and go through May. (No meetings in December or January.)
Distinguished Speaker Series
10:00 - 10:05 AM
Welcome and Announcements by Club President, Susan MacKay
Thursday, October 12, 2023
10 AM - 12 PM (Pacific Time)
10:00 - 10:05 AM
Welcome and Announcements by Club President, Susan MacKay
10:05 - 11:00 AM
Adjunct Professor in Genetics, Stanford School of Medicine; Visiting Fellow, Stanford Center for the Study of Languages and Information, President, R42 Group
Entrepreneurship Opportunities in A.I.
11:30 - 12 PM
Social Time
10:00 - 10:05 AM
Welcome and Announcements by Club President, Susan MacKay
Thursday, October 12, 2023
10 AM - 12 PM (Pacific Time)
11:30 - 12 PM
Social Time
10:05 - 11:00 AM
Adjunct Professor in Genetics, Stanford School of Medicine; Visiting Fellow, Stanford Center for the Study of Languages and Information, President, R42 Group
Entrepreneurship Opportunities in A.I.
10:00 - 10:05 AM
Welcome and Announcements by Club President, Susan MacKay
Thursday, November 9, 2023
10 AM - 12 PM (Pacific Time)
11:30 - 12 PM
Social Time
10:05 -11:00 AM
Movement for Healthy Aging
11:00 - 11:30 AM
Director of Student Engagement
Student Engagement as we Emerge from the Pandemic Together
10:00 - 10:05 AM
Welcome and Announcements by Club President, Susan MacKay
Thursday, February 8, 2024
10 AM - 12 PM (Pacific Time)
10:05 -11:00 AM
Associate Professor of Bioengineering and one of the founders of the field of Synthetic Biology; runs the Endy Lab at the Shriram Center.
Synthetic Biology:
From the Arts to Application
11 - 12 PM
Social Time
10:05 - 10:05 AM
Welcome and Announcements by Club President, Susan MacKay
Thursday, May 9, 2024
10 AM - 12 PM (Pacific Time)
11:30 - 12 PM
Social Time
Professor Michael McFaul is an American foreign policy expert, and from 2012 -2014, he served in the Obama Administration as U.S. Ambassador to the Russian Federation. He is currently the Ken Olivier and Angela Nomellini Professor of International Studies in the Stanford Department of Political Science, and Director of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies. He is also the Peter and Helen Bing Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution.
Prior to his nomination to the ambassadorial position, Professor McFaul worked for the U.S. National Security Council as Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director of Russian and Eurasian affairs, where he was the architect of U.S. President Barak Obama's Russian reset policy.
Subject TBA
10:05 -11:00 AM
Starting at 10 AM
Annual Club Elections
Thursday, April 11, 2024
10 AM - 12 PM (Pacific Time)
Annual Meeting
10:30 - 11:30 AM
Osgood Hooker Professor of Fine Arts in Art Department's Film and Media Studies Program and the Department Chair
Early Cinema:
Poetics and Politics
11:30 - 12 PM
Social Time
10:05 - 10:05 AM
Welcome and announcements by Club President, Susan MacKay
Thursday, May 9, 2024
10 AM - 12 PM (Pacific Time)
10:05 -11:00 AM
Professor Michael McFaul is an American foreign policy expert, and from 2012 -2014, he served in the Obama Administration as U.S. Ambassador to the RussianFederation. He is currently the Ken Olivier and Angela Nomellini Professor of International Studies in the Stanford Department of Political Science, and Director of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies. He is also the Peter and Helen Bing Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution.
Prior to his nomination to the ambassadorial position, Professor McFaul worked for the U.S. National Security Council as Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director of Russian and Eurasian affairs, where he was the architect of U.S. President Barak Obama's Russian reset policy.
Subject TBA
10:00 - 10:05 AM
Welcome and Announcements by Club President, Susan MacKay
Thursday, October 12, 2023
10 AM - 12 PM (Pacific Time)
11:30 - 12 PM
Social Time
10:05 - 11:00 AM
Adjunct Professor in Genetics, Stanford School of Medicine; Visiting Fellow, Stanford Center for the Study of Languages and Information, President, R42 Group
Entrepreneurship Opportunities in A.I.
10:00 - 10:05 AM
Welcome and Announcements by Club President, Susan MacKay
Thursday, November 9, 2023
10 AM - 12 PM (Pacific Time)
11:30 - 12 PM
Social Time
10:05 -11:00 AM
Movement for Healthy Aging
11:00 - 11:30 AM
Director of Student Engagement
Student Engagement as we Emerge from the Pandemic Together
10:00 - 10:05 AM
Welcome and Announcements by Club President, Susan MacKay
Thursday, March 14, 2024
10 AM - 12 PM (Pacific Time)
10:05 - 11:00 AM
Adjunct Professor of Neurosurgery, Stanford Medicine
Director and Founder of Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education
Compassion is a Key Correlate of Mental and Physical Health
11:00 - 11:30 AM
Unleashing the Full Potential of the Arts at Stanford
11:30 - 12 PM
Social Time
Starting at 10:00 AM
Annual Club Elections
Osgood Hooker Professor of Fine Arts in Art Department's Film and Media Studies Program and the Department Chair
Followed by
Osgood Hooker Professor of Fine Arts in Art Department's Film and Media Studies Program and the Department Chair
Early Cinema:
Poetics and Politics
11:30 - Noon
Social Time
Starting at 10 AM
Annual Club Elections
Thursday, April 11, 2024
10 AM - 12 PM (Pacific Time)
Annual Meeting
Followed by
Margaret Jacks Professor of Education. Professor History (by courtesy), Emeritus. Co-principal, Digital Inquiry Group
Professor Wineburg is a leading researcher of online disinformation.
His new book is titled Verified: How to Think Straight, Get Duped Less, and Make Better Decisions about What to Believe Online. By Mike Caulfield & Sam Wineburg. (University of Chicago Press, 2023). Read an excerpt.
Living in a World of Disinformation: How to Think Straight, Get Duped Less, and Make Better Decisions about What to Believe Online
11:30 - 12 PM
Social Time
10:00 - 10:05 AM
Welcome and Announcements by Club President, Susan MacKay
Thursday, May 9, 2024
10 AM - 12 PM (Pacific Time)
Annual Meeting
10:05 - 11:00 AM
Science Director of the Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education at Stanford University
Dr. Seppala is also the co-creator of the most popular class in history at Yale University on Happiness, is the acclaimed author of The Happiness Track, and has a new book coming out April 23rd called Sovereign: Reclaim Your Freedom, Energy, and Power in a Time of Distraction, Uncertainty, and Chaos. Sovereign is available for pre-order on Amazon and Barnes and Noble.
Research and Scientific Findings Behind Sovereign: Reclaim Your Freedom, Energy, and Power in a Time of Distraction, Uncertainty, and Chaos
11:00 - 11:30 AM
Social Time
10:00 - 10:05 AM
Welcome and Announcements by Club President, Susan MacKay
Thursday, March 14, 2024
10 AM - 12 PM (Pacific Time)
10:05 - 11:00 AM
Adjunct Professor of Neurosurgery, Stanford Medicine Director and Founder of Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education
Compassion is a Key Correlate of Mental and Physical Health
11:00 - 11:30 AM
Vice President for the Arts
Unleashing the Full Potential of the Arts at Stanford
11:30 - 12 PM
Social Time
10:00 - 10:05 AM
Welcome and Announcements by Club President, Susan MacKay
Thursday, March 14, 2024
10 AM - 12 PM (Pacific Time)
10:05 - 11:00 AM
Adjunct Professor of Neurosurgery, Stanford Medicine
Director and Founder of Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education
Compassion is a Key Correlate of Mental and Physical Health
11:00 - 11:30 AM
Vice President for the Arts
Unleashing the Full Potential of the Arts at Stanford
11:30 - 12 PM
Social Time
10:00 - 10:05 AM
Welcome and Announcements by Club President, Susan MacKay
Thursday, May 9, 2024
10 AM - 12 PM (Pacific Time)
10:05 - 11:00 AM
Margaret Jacks Professor of Education. Professor History (by courtesy), Emeritus. Co-principal, Digital Inquiry Group
Professor Wineburg is a leading researcher of online disinformation.
His new book is titled Verified: How to Think Straight, Get Duped Less, and Make Better Decisions about What to Believe Online. By Mike Caulfield & Sam Wineburg. (University of Chicago Press, 2023). Read an excerpt.
Living in a World of Disinformation: How to Think Straight, Get Duped Less, and Make Better Decisions about What to Believe Online
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Science Director of the Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education
Dr. Seppala is the co-creator of the most popular class in history at Yale University on Happiness, is the acclaimed author of The Happiness Track, and has a new book coming out April 23rd called Sovereign: Reclaim Your Freedome, Energy, and Power in a Time of Distraction, Uncertainty, and Chaos. Sovereign is available to pre-order on Amazon and Barnes and Noble.
Research and Scientific Findings Behind Sovereign: Reclaim Your Freedom, Energy, and Power in a Time of Distraction, Uncertainty, and Chaos
11:30 - 12 PM
Social Time
Thursday, October 12, 2023
10 AM - 12 PM (Pacific Time)
10:00 - 10:05 AM
Welcome and Announcements by Club President, Susan MacKay
10:05 - 11:00 AM
Adjunct Professor in Genetics, Stanford School of Medicine; Visiting Fellow, Stanford Center for the Study of Languages and Information, President, R42 Group
Entrepreneurship Opportunities in A.I.
11:30 - 12 PM
Social Time
10:05 - 10:05 AM
Welcome and announcements by Club President, Susan MacKay
Thursday, May 9, 2024
10 AM - 12 PM (Pacific Time)
10:05 -11:00 AM
Professor Michael McFaul is an American foreign policy expert, and from 2012 -2014, he served in the Obama Administration as U.S. Ambassador to the Russian Federation. He is currently the Ken Olivier and Angela Nomellini Professor of International Studies in the Stanford Department of Political Science, and Director of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies. He is also the Peter and Helen Bing Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution.
Prior to his nomination to the ambassadorial position, Professor McFaul worked for the U.S. National Security Council as Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director of Russian and Eurasian affairs, where he was the architect of U.S. President Barak Obama's Russian reset policy.
Subject TBA
11:30 - 12 PM
Social Time
10:00 - 10:05 AM
Welcome and Announcements by Club President, Susan MacKay
Thursday, October 12, 2023
10 AM - 12 PM (Pacific Time)
10:05 - 11:00 AM
Adjunct Professor in Genetics, Stanford School of Medicine; Visiting Fellow, Stanford Center for the Study of Languages and Information, President, R42 Group
Entrepreneurship Opportunities in A.I.
11:30 - 12 PM
Social Time
10:00 - 10:05 AM
Welcome and Announcements by Club President, Susan MacKay
Thursday, October 12, 2023
10 AM - 12 PM (Pacific Time)
10:00 - 10:05 AM
Welcome and Announcements by Club President, Susan MacKay
10:05 - 11:00 AM
Adjunct Professor in Genetics, Stanford School of Medicine; Visiting Fellow, Stanford Center for the Study of Languages and Information, President, R42 Group
Entrepreneurship Opportunities in A.I.
11:30 - 12 PM
Social Time
10:00 - 10:05 AM
Welcome and Announcements by Club President, Susan MacKay
Thursday, May 9, 2024
10 AM - 12 PM (Pacific Time)
10:05 - 11:00 AM
Professor Michael McFaul is an American foreign policy expert, and from 2012 -2014, he served in the Obama Administration as U.S. Ambassador to the Russian Federation. He is currently the Ken Olivier and Angela Nomellini Professor of International Studies in the Stanford Department of Political Science, and Director of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies. He is also the Peter and Helen Bing Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution.
Prior to his nomination to the ambassadorial position, Professor McFaul worked for the U.S. National Security Council as Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director of Russian and Eurasian affairs, where he was the architect of U.S. President Barak Obama's Russian reset policy.
Subject TBA
11:30 - 12 PM
Social Time
10:00 - 10:05 AM
Welcome and Announcements by Club President, Susan MacKay
Thursday, May 9, 2024
10 AM - 12 PM (Pacific Time)
10:05 - 11:00 AM
Living in a World of Disinformation: How to Think Straight, Get Duped Less, and Make Better Decisions about What to Believe Online
Margaret Jacks Professor of Education. Professor History (by courtesy), Emeritus. Co-principal, Digital Inquiry Group
Professor Wineburg is a leading researcher of online disinformation.
His new book is titled Verified: How to Think Straight, Get Duped Less, and Make Better Decisions about What to Believe Online. By Mike Caulfield & Sam Wineburg. (University of Chicago Press, 2023). Read an excerpt.
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Research and Scientific Findings Behind Sovereign: Reclaim Your Freedom, Energy, and Power in a Time of Distraction, Uncertainty, and Chaos
Science Director of the Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education at Stanford University
Dr. Seppala is also the co-creator of the most popular class in history at Yale University on Happiness, is the acclaimed author of The Happiness Track, and has a new book coming out April 23rd called Sovereign: Reclaim Your Freedom, Energy, and Power in a Time of Distraction, Uncertainty, and Chaos. Sovereign is available to pre-order on Amazon and Barnes and Noble.
10:00 - 10:05 AM
Welcome and Announcements by Club President, Susan MacKay
Thursday, May 9, 2024
10 AM - 12 PM (Pacific Time)
10:05 - 11:00 AM
Living in a World of Disinformation: How to Think Straight, Get Duped Less, and Make Better Decisions about What to Believe Online
Margaret Jacks Professor of Education. Professor History (by courtesy), Emeritus. Co-principal, Digital Inquiry Group
Professor Wineburg is a leading researcher of online disinformation.
His new book is titled Verified: How to Think Straight, Get Duped Less, and Make Better Decisions about What to Believe Online. By Mike Caulfield & Sam Wineburg. (University of Chicago Press, 2023). Read an excerpt.
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Research and Scientific Findings Behind Sovereign: Reclaim Your Freedom, Energy, and Power in a Time of Distraction, Uncertainty, and Chaos
Science Director of the Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education at Stanford University
Dr. Seppala is also the co-creator of the most popular class in history at Yale University on Happiness, is the acclaimed author of The Happiness Track, and has a new book coming out April 23rd called Sovereign: Reclaim Your Freedom, Energy, and Power in a Time of Distraction, Uncertainty, and Chaos. Sovereign is available to pre-order on Amazon and Barnes and Noble.
10:00 - 10:05 AM
Welcome and Announcements by Club President, Susan MacKay
Thursday, May 9, 2024
10 AM - 12 PM (Pacific Time)
10:05 - 11:00 AM
Living in a World of Disinformation: How to Think Straight, Get Duped Less, and Make Better Decisions about What to Believe Online
Margaret Jacks Professor of Education. Professor History (by courtesy), Emeritus. Co-principal, Digital Inquiry Group
Professor Wineburg is a leading researcher of online disinformation.
His new book is titled Verified: How to Think Straight, Get Duped Less, and Make Better Decisions about What to Believe Online. By Mike Caulfield & Sam Wineburg. (University of Chicago Press, 2023). Read an excerpt.
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Research and Scientific Findings Behind Sovereign: Reclaim Your Freedom, Energy, and Power in a Time of Distraction, Uncertainty, and Chaos
Science Director of the Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education at Stanford University
Dr. Seppala is also the co-creator of the most popular class in history at Yale University on Happiness, is the acclaimed author of The Happiness Track, and has a new book coming out April 23rd called Sovereign: Reclaim Your Freedom, Energy, and Power in a Time of Distraction, Uncertainty, and Chaos. Sovereign is available to pre-order on Amazon and Barnes and Noble.