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Global Engagement: Engineering Solutions for Sustainability

By Adam Nayak, ’22 Ever since I was little, I have been fascinated with water. I grew up four blocks from Johnson Creek, a local stream in southeast Portland, Oregon. My… Read more Global Engagement: Engineering Solutions for Sustainability

$5 Shuttle Buses to the Airport

By Kelsie Wysong, ’20 I have the pretty unique experience of getting into Stanford off of the waitlist. I remember actually getting a call from my admissions officer, rather than… Read more $5 Shuttle Buses to the Airport

Listen Deeply and Act Strategically: Organizing for More Equitable Education in Colorado

By Tavia Teitler, ’21 I could see the majestic Colorado mountains in my rearview mirror and feel butterflies in my stomach as I pulled into the parking lot of Sister… Read more Listen Deeply and Act Strategically: Organizing for More Equitable Education in Colorado

Our Islands, Our Stories: Oral History and Community-Building in Southeast Alaska

By Regina Kong, ’22 We were inside Taiga’s fishing boat, docked at the back of the cove. I remember taking a deep breath before setting the voice recorder down on… Read more Our Islands, Our Stories: Oral History and Community-Building in Southeast Alaska

Serving Those Who Have Served: 25 Years of United Students for Veterans' Health

By Erika DePalatis, ’19 It all began in 1994.  While volunteering in the Alzheimer’s Ward of the Palo Alto Veterans Affairs Administration Hospital, Vance Vanier, a Stanford undergraduate studying economics… Read more Serving Those Who Have Served: 25 Years of United Students for Veterans' Health

When Home is a Region: Working Towards an Inclusive Bay Area

By Nani Friedman, ’20 In my second week as an intern at Enterprise Community Partners, an organization focused on affordable housing issues, I attended a meeting of the Mayor of… Read more When Home is a Region: Working Towards an Inclusive Bay Area

Hidden in Plain Sight: Deconstructing the Mental Health Stigma

By Anika Sinha, ’21 Content Warning: This post contains information related to self harm and mental illness that can be difficult to review. Please make use of campus resources such… Read more Hidden in Plain Sight: Deconstructing the Mental Health Stigma

How an Urban Studies Class Made Me a Better Engineer

By Katherine Erdman, BS ’19, MS ’20 As the countdown to graduation began, I, like many other Stanford seniors, was eager to complete my general education Ways of Thinking/Ways of… Read more How an Urban Studies Class Made Me a Better Engineer

Learning through Service

By Kathryn Rydberg, ’19 When I entered the sixth grade, I switched to a new school. As the new girl, I was confronted by new classmates, new surroundings, and new… Read more Learning through Service

Learning Cultural Humility in Rural Cambodia

By Amy Kouch, BS ’19, MS ’20 “I would love to live here,” I said in awe, staring at the glorious sight before me. I was working and living in… Read more Learning Cultural Humility in Rural Cambodia