Open Houses
Get connected and visit with a variety of community centers and other campus organizations at their open houses to learn more about their programs and offerings. Open houses will occur at various locations and times on Friday, February 21 at various times between 2:00 to 5:30 p.m.
Registered Family Weekend attendees will receive detailed event information, including times, locations, and maps, the week of the event. Access details for the attendee website and mobile app will be sent via email, and a printed brochure will be available at check-in.
Centers for Equity, Community, and Leadership Open Houses
The Centers for Equity, Community, and Leadership a Student Affairs unit that is composed of eight community and cultural centers on campus. Their mission is grounded in values of justice, equity, and belonging at Stanford and beyond. As educators, advocates, and thought leaders, they empower students to be bold collaborators and innovative leaders preparing them to navigate a complex world with the most vulnerable in mind.
Asian American Activities Center
The Asian American Activities Center (A³C) builds a community of Asian and Asian American students, faculty, staff, and alumni that fosters greater understanding and awareness of the Asian experience in America.
Black Community Services Center
The Black Community Services Center (BCSC) embodies inclusive excellence through partnering with and educating the Stanford community about the contributions of the African Diaspora, while ensuring that students can thrive and reach their full potential. We center our work around Academic / Intellectual exploration, Community Building, Alumni Engagement, Leadership Development, and Mental Health & Wellbeing.
El Centro Chicano y Latino
As a vibrant student center, El Centro Chicano y Latino works to support students academically, personally, socially, and culturally. El Centro’s programs provide Stanford students the opportunity to explore Chicano and Latino culture, history and traditions, and to use that understanding to work with other ethnic communities in the United States and around the world.
First Generation and/or Low-Income Student Success Center
The FLI Student Success Center operates on the pillars of advocacy, mentorship, community & belonging and connections to resources to provide holistic support for first generation, low-income, transfers, current/former foster youth and FLI graduate students at Stanford.
Native American Cultural Center
Native American Cultural Center's (NACC) mission is to champion Indigenous excellence, foster leadership development and promote wellness. The NACC anchors events, programs, lectures, performances, meetings, and conversations around Native issues. It is home to Stanford’s more than 450 Indigenous-identifying students representing 50 nations and island communities, and a welcoming place to others on campus and beyond. Learn more about Stanford’s relationships with Native Peoples
The Markaz: Resource Center
The Markaz: Resource Center supports a vibrant community of students who identify with or are interested in Muslim experiences both here and around the world. We provide a welcoming space, resources, and programming to engage, educate and empower the entire Stanford community.
Queer Student Resources
Queer Student Resources (QSR) is dedicated to making Stanford a place where students of all genders and sexualities can flourish.
Women's Community Center
The Women's Community Center (WCC) exists to facilitate growth and engagement for Stanford students around issues of gender, equity, identity, and justice. We do this by building community and providing innovative opportunities to explore scholarship, leadership, and activism. Our approach is inclusive, intersectional, and welcoming of people of any background or level of prior engagement with these issues.
Additional Campus Open Houses
Visit with these other campus centers and offices during their open houses.
Bechtel International Center
Bechtel International Center believes that international educational exchange nurtures a lifelong global perspective and aspires to play a key role in increasing Stanford’s visibility around the world, strengthening Stanford’s position as a global university of consequence.
Disability Community Space (DisCo)
Disability is a core identity for the lives of many; it is vital that students with disabilities at Stanford have a space where they can comfortably express themselves and establish a community. The Disability Community Space is a space to nurture and empower that community.
Haas Center for Public Service
The Haas Center for Public Service inspires Stanford University to realize a just and sustainable world through service, scholarship, and community partnerships. It is the hub of Cardinal Service, a university-wide effort to make service an essential feature of a Stanford education.
Hillel at Stanford
Hillel at Stanford exists to empower students to explore and deepen their identities, and to lead lives inspired by Jewish values and commitments. We provide a welcoming, pluralistic Jewish home on campus for all students, a network of support, and a bridge to the broader Stanford community. We counter antisemitism and anti-Israel sentiment on campus, which can create a challenging environment for students, faculty and staff. As an innovative center for Jewish life at one of the world’s top universities, our vision is to inspire emerging leaders, connect every student to meaningful community and ensure the sustainability of the Jewish future.
Hume Center for Writing and Speaking
The Hume Center for Writing and Speaking works with all Stanford students to help them develop rich and varied abilities in every aspect of written and oral communication.
Office for Military-Affiliated Communities
The Office for Military-Affiliated Communities (OMAC) assists student veterans, their dependents, and ROTC cadets in successfully transitioning into and out of the Stanford community.