Opportunities
Cardinal Commitment supports and honors students’ individual sustained public service.
"Making a Cardinal Commitment" means engaging with a community to address a problem or need for at least three quarters while you’re at Stanford. You’ll develop a personal mission statement describing your commitment, receive advice and guidance from a mentor or supervisor, and spend some time documenting and reflecting on your service experience.
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Cardinal Commitment supports and honors students’ individual sustained public service.
"Making a Cardinal Commitment" means engaging with a community to address a problem or need for at least three quarters while you’re at Stanford. You’ll develop a personal mission statement describing your commitment, receive advice and guidance from a mentor or supervisor, and spend some time documenting and reflecting on your service experience.
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Cardinal Free Clinics are student-run health clinics providing free health assessments for low-income, uninsured adults in the San Jose area.
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The EdP Summer Fellowship is an opportunity for Stanford students to work intensively as part of a program staff team for one of two summer programs – EPASA Summer for middle school students, or Summer Saturdays at Stanford for high school students.
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CS Bridge offers intensive two-week residential computer science courses in the summer for high school students around the world at well-known universities.
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StreetCode Academy is a community-centered tech empowerment program that provides free classes to underserved communities of color.
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Climate Resilient Communities (CRC) is a community-based organization dedicated to empowering underrepresented community voices to implement climate solutions that bring about unity, justice, and resilience.
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The Public Service Scholars Program (PSSP) supports students toward completing a senior honors thesis, MA thesis, or capstone project. Join a community of scholars as you pursue rigorous research that is informed by and useful to specific community organizations or public interest constituencies.
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The Strauss Scholarship pays tribute to the vision, ideals, and leadership of Donald A. Strauss, and to his life-long commitment to public service and to education.The Scholarship promotes the value of public service in the education and preparation of our future leaders. In financing innovative student-generated projects which foster leadership skills, the Donald A. Strauss Foundation encourages optimism and an enduring interest in public service. The Foundation annually awards $15,000 to no fewer than 10 and no more than 15 California college sophomores and/or juniors.
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Support for Duke and Stanford student-athletes to participate in three-week, immersive, international summer service experiences.
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Girls Who Venture is a non-profit that explores and expands our knowledge of women entrepreneurship and the venture capital segment.
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FLY’s mission is to prevent juvenile crime and incarceration through legal education, leadership training, and mentoring.
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IIBA provides immigration legal services, education, and civic engagement opportunities to immigrants, refugees, and their families.
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MELODY strives to bring the world of music to underprivileged elementary school students in the local community.
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Recruits and trains students to serve in court-based legal self-help centers, as an innovative approach to improving access to justice for all.
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CELCs gain valuable experience in community engaged learning pedagogy, program management, and public service.
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We work to engage a child's curiosity in science and nature.
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Members come together to cook, serve and spend time with people at the Opportunity Center, a center serving the homeless and extremely low-income.
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SSTS is a workplace education program for university staff. Courses include English language, computer skills, GED, college preparation and more.
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A³C serves as Stanford’s primary resource for Asian and Asian American student affairs and community development.
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Students bake and sell challah to raise money for hunger and disaster relief organizations worldwide.
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Muwekma-Tah-Ruk is a residential community where students are encouraged to explore significant issues surrounding cultural identity.
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Work at the Markaz, a resource center dedicated to uplifting student voices from the diverse Muslim community at Stanford.
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Stanford Votes registers Stanford students to vote and provides access to voter information.
