斯坦福大学课件

斯坦福大学课件第1页/共23页Contents一·BacicOverview二.TheFoundingoftheUniversity三.UniversityMotto四.CompusConstruction五.Academics六.Research七.CompusLife八.Alumni第2页/共23页

StanfordUniversity(fullname:LelandStanfordJuniorUniversity)isaprivateuniversity,isgenerallyconsideredasoneoftheworld'smostdistinguisheduniversities，locatedinCalifornia'sBayArea.Itcoversanareaof35squarekilometers,isthesecondlargestUniversityintheUnitedStates.Sinceitsopeningin1891,Stanfordhasbeendedicatedtofindingsolutionstobigchallengesandtopreparingstudentsforleadershipinacomplexworld.BasicOverview第3页/共23页StanfordUniversityisknownforitsentrepreneurialcharacter,drawnfromthelegacyofitsfounders,JaneandLelandStanford,anditsrelationshiptoSiliconValley.第4页/共23页TheFoundingoftheUniversity

TheLelandStanfordJuniorUniversitywasfoundedin1885byCaliforniaSenatorLelandStanfordandhiswife,Jane,inmemoryoftheironlychild,LelandJr.,whodiedoftyphoidfeverat15.Theydecidedtocreateauniversity,onethat,fromtheoutset,wasuntraditional:coeducationalinatimewhenmostprivateuniversitieswereall-male;nondenominationalwhenmostwereassociatedwithareligiousorganization;andavowedlypractical,producing“culturedandusefulcitizens”whenmostwereconcernedonlywiththeformer.TheFoundingGrantstatestheuniversity’sobjectiveis“toqualifyitsstudentsforpersonalsuccess,anddirectusefulnessinlife”anditspurpose“topromotethepublicwelfarebyexercisinganinfluenceinbehalfofhumanityandcivilization第5页/共23页

“DieLuftderFreiheitweht”isStanford’sunofficialmottoandtranslatesas“thewindoffreedomblows.”

ThephraseisaquotefromUlrichvonHutten,a16th-centuryhumanist.Stanford’sfirstpresident,DavidStarrJordan,embracedthequestioning,criticalspiritofvonHutten’swordsandincludedthemonhispresidentialseal.Themottoispartoftheuniversityseal,depictedheretotheleft.UniversityMotto第6页/共23页

TheStanfordsengagedlandscapearchitectFrederickLawOlmstedtodesignthecampus.TheStanfords’collaborationwithOlmstedandthearchitecturalfirmofShepley,RutanandCoolidgeresultedinCaliforniaMission-inspiredbuildingsoflocalsandstonewithred-tiledroofs,surroundingacloisteredquadranglewithMemorialChurchasitsfocus.TherectangularplanoftheMainQuadranglewasdesignedtoprovideforexpansionthroughaseriesofquadranglesdevelopedlaterally.CompusConstruction第7页/共23页Stanford'sSevenSchoolsBusinessEarthSciencesEducationEngineeringHumanities&SciencesLawMedicineAcademics第8页/共23页第9页/共23页TheStanfordFacultyToday,Stanfordhas2,153membersoftheprofessoriatefaculty.FacultyatStanfordareexpectedtobeamongthebestteachersandresearchersintheirfields.Thereare562facultymembersappointedtoendowedchairs.NobelLaureatesThirty-oneStanfordfacultyhavewontheNobelPrizesincetheuniversity'sfounding.TwentyNobellaureatesarecurrentlymembersoftheStanfordcommunity.PulitzerPrizeWinners

AdamJohnson(2013,Fiction)

DavidM.Kennedy(2000,History)

JackRakove(1997,History)

JamesRisser(1976,1979,NationalReporting)第10页/共23页ResearchatStanfordStanfordresearchisremarkableinbothitsbreadthanddepth.Stanfordresearchprogramsreflecttheexpertise,creativityandinitiativeofthefacultywhosettheresearchagenda.StanfordfacultyhavealongtraditionofengagingwiththeircolleaguesandstudentswithinStanford'ssevenschoolsandworkingacrossdisciplines.Therearemorethan5,500externallysponsoredprojectsthroughouttheuniversity,withthetotalbudgetforsponsoredprojectsat$1.22billionduring2015-16,includingtheSLACNationalAcceleratorLaboratory(SLAC).Oftheseprojects,thefederalgovernmentsponsorsapproximately81percent,includingSLAC.Inaddition,nearly$260millioninsupportcomesfromnon-federalfundingsources.Research第11页/共23页StanfordLibrariesStanfordsupports20librariesandarobustportfolioofonlineservices.StanfordLibrariesfocusesonbothtraditionalanddigitalresources,andisafoundingpartneroftheInternationalImageInteroperabilityFramework,TheLibraries’CenterforInterdisciplinaryDigitalResearchincludesateamofsoftwaredevelopersanddigitalresearchspecialistswhopartnerwithfacultytoproducedigitalhumanitiesandcomputationalsocialsciencesprojects.

第12页/共23页Morethan560,000scholarlyitems,includingmanuscripts,books,data,thesesanddissertations,havebeendepositedintotheStanfordDigitalRepository(SDR),SDRprovidesStanfordscholarsandstudentsthemeanstopreserveandmakeaccessibletheirresearch.第13页/共23页StudentOrganizationsandStudentGovernmentThereareabout600organizedstudentgroupsatStanford.ThestudentnewspaperistheStanfordDaily.TheAssociatedStudentsofStanfordUniversityistherepresentativegovernmentforStanfordstudents.Thereareabout35recognizedreligiousorganizations,and80committedtothearts.

CampusLife

TheLelandStanfordJuniorUniversityMarchingBand(LSJUMB)billsitselfas"TheWorld'sLargestRockandRollBand."第14页/共23页GettingAroundThereareanestimated13,000bikesontheStanfordcampusdaily.StanfordhasbeennamedaPlatinum-level"BicycleFriendlyUniversity."Freshmenmaynotbringcarstocampus,butthefreeMargueritebusserviceincludes79busesina24-routesystem.Campusalsohostsmorethan65Zipcars.第15页/共23页TraditionsBigGameistheannualfootballgameagainsttheUniversityofCalifornia-BerkeleyGoldenBears.ItisprecededbyGaieties,astudent-producedmusicalfollies.

FountainhoppinginvolvestouringandpartakingofStanford’smaincampusfountains.第16页/共23页DuringFullMoonontheQuad,freshmenarekissedatmidnightbyseniorsunderthefirstfullmoonoftheAutumnQuarter.TheWackyWalkoccursduringthefirstminutesofgraduation,whenundergradu