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Key Stanford Resources
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Bikes

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Key learnings from the Bike & Personal Safety Coffee Chat:

  • Avoid buying an expensive bike.

  • U-locks work best.

  • Helmets locked to bikes rarely get stolen.​

Cellphone Carriers
Hikes Near Campus
Mental Health & Well-Being Resources
Personal Safety

The Suggested Travel Routes can get you to any destination on the Stanford campus. They are easy to follow, lighted, paved, and have 911 emergency telephone towers. There are roughly three hundreds 911 emergency telephone towers, also known as "The Blue Towers", on campus. Operation is simple. Just press the big red button on the blue tower to connect to a police dispatcher. 

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Stanford Alumni Mentoring (SAM)

Stanford Career Education invites the Stanford Parents’ Club to join their on-line recruitment and mentorship platform Stanford Alumni Mentoring (SAM). This platform allows alumni, and now parents, to share projects, internships and job opportunities with 13,000 Stanford students and alums. The platform allows you to post a specific job opportunity that you are responsible for or to refer an opportunity that you are aware of. They especially need internships and job postings for FROSH and HUMANITIES majors, all four years. Paid jobs preferred please. If you have an amazing unpaid opportunity that will open doors for students, please post it.

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Stanford Career Education

Stanford Career Education (SCE) welcomes all Stanford students to use their resources to explore careers, find internships, gain jobs and more. They also support recent alumni for five years after they graduate.

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Stanford Links

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Stanford Parents' Club FAQ
Approaching Stanford

​Approaching Stanford Key Facts:

  • What it is: A transition process for all new undergraduates (frosh and transfers) as they prepare for Stanford.​

  • Timeline: Begins in May, continues through summer, and culminates in New Student Orientation (NSO) in September.​

  • Requirements: Students must complete summer tasks, like health forms, housing applications, and course preferences.​

  • NSO: A mandatory weeklong event starting with Move-In Day on Tuesday, September 16, when students officially enroll in courses.​

  • Resources: The Approaching Stanford Handbook offers detailed info on policies, academics, and campus life for students and families.​

  • Parents/guardians are added to the Stanford email list based on the contact information their student provides in the Approaching Stanford Forms.

  • Stanford communicates with students and parents through Summer Newsletters.

Banking

Banks located in or near campus:

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  • Bank of America branches located on Quarry Road, Page Mil Road, Sand Hill Road, and Downtown Palo Alto

  • Stanford Federal Credit Union with three branches and 14 ATMs on Stanford campus

  • Wells Fargo branches located at Tressider Union, Stanford Medical Center, and downtown Palo Alto

Bikes

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Key learnings from the Bike & Personal Safety Coffee Chat:

  • Avoid buying an expensive bike.

  • U-locks work best.

  • Helmets locked to bikes rarely get stolen.​

Cellphone Carriers

Note: These links lead to external websites and are offered as a convenience, not as an endorsement.

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Dorms

Note: The dorms remain open with limited dining service during Thanksgiving Break, but dorms are closed during Winter Break.

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Reuse & Donation Resources: 

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Health & Well-Being
Health Insurance
Hikes Near Campus
Mail & Packages
Packing & Moving to Campus
Personal Safety

The Suggested Travel Routes can get you to any destination on the Stanford campus. They are easy to follow, lighted, paved, and have 911 emergency telephone towers. There are roughly three hundreds 911 emergency telephone towers, also known as "The Blue Towers", on campus. Operation is simple. Just press the big red button on the blue tower to connect to a police dispatcher. 

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Power of Attorney Forms

In California, you can obtain a Durable Power of Attorney (DPOA) form, as well as other documents such as a Medical Power of Attorney, at no cost. These forms are readily available through official state government websites, legal service providers, or downloadable templates.

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Printing
Stanford Alumni Mentoring (SAM)

Stanford Career Education invites the Stanford Parents’ Club to join their on-line recruitment and mentorship platform Stanford Alumni Mentoring (SAM). This platform allows alumni, and now parents, to share projects, internships and job opportunities with 13,000 Stanford students and alums. The platform allows you to post a specific job opportunity that you are responsible for or to refer an opportunity that you are aware of. They especially need internships and job postings for FROSH and HUMANITIES majors, all four years. Paid jobs preferred please. If you have an amazing unpaid opportunity that will open doors for students, please post it.

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Stanford Career Education

Stanford Career Education (SCE) welcomes all Stanford students to use their resources to explore careers, find internships, gain jobs and more. They also support recent alumni for five years after they graduate.

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Stanford Parents' Club FAQ
Visa & Immigration
Visit Campus
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A view of Hoover Tower at Stanford Unversity
Main Quad
Mental Health & Well-Being Resources
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Stanford Career Education

Stanford Career Education (SCE) welcomes all Stanford students to use their resources to explore careers, find internships, gain jobs and more. They also now support recent alumni for five years after they graduate.

Here is helpful information provided by SCE:

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Stanford Alumni Mentoring (SAM)

Stanford Career Education invites the Stanford Parents’ Club to join their on-line recruitment and mentorship platform SAM. This platform allows alumni, and now parents, to share projects, internships and job opportunities with 13,000 Stanford students and alums. The platform allows you to post a specific job opportunity that you are responsible for or to refer an opportunity that you are aware of.

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We especially need internship and job postings for FROSH and HUMANITIES majors, all four years. Paid jobs preferred please. If you have an amazing unpaid opportunity that will open a lot of doors for the student (and you will help them out), post it.

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SAM Resources:

Student biking on campus
Bike Safety

Key learnings from the Bike & Personal Safety Coffee Chat:

  • Don’t buy an expensive bike.

  • U-locks work best.

  • 70% of undergrads don’t wear bike helmets (messes up hair, not cool), whereas 70% of graduate students do wear helmets.

  • Helmets locked to bikes rarely get stolen.

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Helpful links:

Suggested Bike & Pedestrian Day/Night Travel Routes Map 2023-24
Personal Safety

  • The Suggested Bike & Pedestrian Day/Night Travel Routes Map 2023-24 can get you to any destination on Stanford campus. They are easy to follow, lighted, paved, visible to campus public safety and have 911 emergency telephone towers.

  • There are roughly three hundreds 911 Emergency Telephone Towers  on Stanford campus, also known as "The Blue Towers",  and many of those are located along the "Suggested Travel Routes". Operation is simple. Just press the big red button on the blue tower to be connected to a police dispatcher. Every location of a blue tower is pinpointed to allow for an emergency call prompt response.

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Helpful link:​​

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