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Education & Youth Development, Law, Policy & JusticeVolunteer, Student service organization

The Stanford Jail & Prison Education Project (known as SJPEP, or formerly SPEP) is a graduate student group that provides much-needed education services to people who are incarcerated in Bay Area jails, as well as interdisciplinary teaching opportunities in a non-traditional environment for Stanford graduate students.Applications for Winter/Spring 2023-24...

Location:

N/A

Open to:

Graduate Students

When:

Autumn,
Winter

Application Deadline:

November 5, 2023 | 11:59 PM
Animal Service Project logo
Multi-quarter part-time in Health, Cardinal Commitment, Student service organization

Calling all animal lovers! Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of furry, feathered, and finned friends? Look no further – ASP is here to unite your love for animals with impactful service in your local community. 🌟🐶 Diverse Opportunities: ASP offers a wide array...

Location:

Stanford

Open to:

Undergraduates,
Graduate Students

When:

Rolling
One-time event in Education & Youth Development, Cardinal Commitment, Student service organization

The Stanford Spokes team hosts educational workshops and learning festivals at teaching sites such as Boys and Girls Clubs, public libraries, and nonprofit educational centers throughout the summer. Each student on the team will design a workshop on a topic they are passionate about, with a focus on providing students...

Location:

N/A

Open to:

Postdoc,
Undergraduates,
Graduate Students,
Coterm

When:

Summer
Multi-quarter part-time in Health, Cardinal Commitment, Student service organization

The Asylum Collaborative at Stanford brings together students, physicians, and community law partners to provide medical and psychological evaluations to asylum-seekers across the Bay Area. In addition to forensic evaluations, our group works to connect new arrivals in the U.S. to essential services, such as healthcare, education, and obtaining basic needs...

Location:

Stanford

Open to:

Graduate Students

When:

Rolling
Multi-quarter part-time in Education & Youth Development, Cardinal Commitment, Student service organization

The California Cadet Corps is an organization that offers a school-based applied leadership program, founded in 1911 by the California Legislature and then Adjutant General BG Edwin A. Forbes, and thought to be the oldest of its kind in the country. The program is designed to provide maximum growth and...

Location:

Stanford

Open to:

Postdoc,
Undergraduates,
Graduate Students,
Coterm,
Postdoctorate,
Faculty/Staff,
Alumni/Friends,
General Public

When:

Rolling
Stanford SupplyHer logo
Multi-quarter part-time in Arts & Media, Health, Cardinal Commitment, Student service organization

Stanford SupplyHer aims to bring together students with a passion for art and give them a space to use their creativity to uplift women by utilizing artistic passion in parallel to philanthropic action. We will also collect donations of sanitary products for women's shelters and health centers, as well as...

Location:

Stanford

Open to:

Undergraduates,
Graduate Students,
Coterm,
Postdoctorate,
Faculty/Staff

When:

Rolling
Multi-quarter part-time in Health, Socio-Economic Prosperity, Cardinal Commitment, Student service organization

The Maanvi project brings affordable menstrual hygiene products to low-income communities in Northern India. By providing affordable, safe alternatives to cloth rags, educating people about their bodies, and destigmatizing periods, the initiative aims to reduce morbidity and mortality associated with poor menstrual hygiene, boost high school completion rates, and enable...

Location:

Stanford

Open to:

General Public

When:

Rolling
Multi-quarter part-timeCardinal Commitment, Student service organization

PPLA is a student-led mutual aid organization that strives to end period poverty and help bridge healthcare inequities impacting marginalized communities. We aim to end the stigma associated with menstruation and to advocate for the inequities in our healthcare system from the lack of access to education and free menstrual...

Location:

Stanford

Open to:

Co-term,
Undergraduates,
Graduate Students,
Postdoctorate,
Faculty/Staff,
Alumni/Friends,
Members

When:

Rolling
Multi-quarter part-time in Health, Cardinal Commitment, Student service organization

The Recovery and Service Fellowship Nationwide, over 600,000 college students identify as being a person in recovery from substance use disorder. To help meet the needs of these individuals, Cardinal Recovery provides peer-led support for people struggling with substance use and behavioral process addictions. We create safe spaces where students...

Location:

Bay Area

Open to:

Co-term,
Undergraduates,
Graduate Students

When:

Autumn,
Other,
Spring,
Summer,
Winter
Multi-quarter part-time in Environmental Sustainability, Cardinal Commitment, Student service organization

ImpactZ is a non-profit organization that aims to spread environmental awareness and stewardship to the youth in our community through education and engagement. We aim to invite all who are passionate about the environment to share their interest through engaging and teaching young students. We do so by planting gardens...

Location:

Stanford

Open to:

Undergraduates,
Graduate Students,
Coterm,
Postdoctorate,
Faculty/Staff,
Alumni/Friends,
General Public

When:

Rolling
Multi-quarter part-time in Health, Cardinal Commitment, Student service organization

Stanford Vaccine Crew provides vaccinations to local communities, especially communities that are historically underserved and have limited access to vaccines otherwise. We partner with organizations like the United Farm Workers and the Salvation Army to deliver both flu and COVID vaccines. Our undergraduate volunteers play a critical role in making...

Location:

Stanford

Open to:

Undergraduates,
Graduate Students

When:

Rolling
Multi-quarter part-time in Socio-Economic Prosperity, Cardinal Commitment, Student service organization

The Stanford Housing Equity Project seeks to connect resources of Silicon Valley and higher academia to community initiatives supporting low-income and unsheltered residents to housing and social support through establishing high-quality programming and long-term organizational capacity.

Location:

Stanford

Open to:

Undergraduates,
Graduate Students,
Coterm,
Postdoctorate,
Faculty/Staff,
Alumni/Friends,
Members

When:

Rolling
Multi-quarter part-time in Identity, Cardinal Commitment, Student service organization

Lambda Theta Nu Sorority Inc. is Stanford's only Latina sorority. Our primary focuses are meeting the needs of Latina women in higher education and serving our communities. We aim to show both our members and members in the community how to be engaged with the communities around Stanford.

Location:

Stanford

Open to:

Undergraduates

When:

Rolling
Multi-quarter part-time in Human Rights, Cardinal Commitment, Student service organization

The Farmlink Project connects farms with surplus to food banks to feed people in need, reduce carbon emissions & empower the next generation of changemakers. Our team is comprised of passionate students from diverse backgrounds united by the cause to create a more equitable and sustainable food system. This fellowship...

Location:

Stanford

Open to:

Undergraduates,
Graduate Students

When:

Rolling
Multi-quarter part-time in Environmental Sustainability, Cardinal Commitment, Student service organization

We are a coalition of Stanford students, scientists, and alumni invested in ensuring the Doerr School of Sustainability achieve its full potential as a beacon of research excellence that accelerates the energy transition, with the speed and scale necessary to avert catastrophe. We are calling on school leadership to decline...

Location:

Stanford

Open to:

Undergraduates,
Graduate Students,
Postdoctorate,
Faculty/Staff,
Alumni/Friends

When:

Rolling
Multi-quarter part-time in Human Rights, Cardinal Commitment, Student service organization

Students for Workers' Rights is an activist group that organizes the Stanford student body around the issue of labor at Stanford. We recruit Stanford students to our organization, educate them on the labor issues occurring at Stanford, and organize them to do something about it. We develop close relationships with...

Location:

Stanford

Open to:

Undergraduates,
Graduate Students

When:

Rolling
Multi-quarter part-time in Health, Cardinal Commitment, Student service organization

Systole is committed to empowering individuals to care for themselves and others in medical emergencies. We teach first-aid classes at local homeless shelters and help ensure individuals know how to access professional medical help when needed.

Location:

Stanford

Open to:

Undergraduates,
Graduate Students

When:

Rolling
Multi-quarter part-time in Education & Youth Development, Cardinal Commitment, Student service organization

At SERIO, graduate students are committed to introducing the idea of graduate school and research to first and second-year undergraduate students from underrepresented communities in STEM and to teaching those undergraduates how to build a strong resume to achieve their graduate school goals. SERIO is dedicated to connecting graduate students...

Location:

Stanford

Open to:

Graduate Students

When:

Rolling
Multi-quarter part-time in Technology & Engineering, Cardinal Commitment, Student service organization

Founded in 2003, Stanford Engineers for a Sustainable World (ESW) aims to address the challenges of global poverty and sustainability by harnessing the energy and creativity of student engineers, members may be from any major in any school. We partner with organizations locally and internationally to approach engineering-based challenges through...

Location:

Stanford

Open to:

Graduate Students,
Undergraduates,
Coterm

When:

N/A
Multi-quarter part-time in Socio-Economic Prosperity, Cardinal Commitment, Student service organization

Challah for Hunger holds weekly events, at which members of the Stanford community bake challah bread together. The loaves are then sold to the Stanford community and the proceeds from these sales go to both local and international humanitarian aid-based charities. In addition to weekly bakes, Challah for Hunger holds...

Location:

Stanford

Open to:

Undergraduates,
Graduate Students,
Coterm

When:

N/A
Multi-quarter part-time in Health, Student service organization

The academic program in Family Medicine prepares students and residents for careers in Family Medicine and also provides exposure to the principles and practices of Family and Community Medicine for students planning careers in other specialties. Special emphasis is placed on outpatient care for all family members from newborns to...

Sponsored by:

Center for Education and Research on Family and Community Medicine

Location:

Stanford

Open to:

Graduate Students

When:

N/A
Multi-quarter part-time in Arts & Media, Education & Youth Development, Environmental Sustainability, Health, Human Rights, Identity, Socio-Economic Prosperity, Technology & Engineering, Law, Policy & Justice, Cardinal Commitment, Leadership program, Volunteer, Student service organization

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...

Sponsored by:

Haas Center for Public Service

Location:

United States

Open to:

Undergraduates,
Co-term,
Graduate Students

When:

Other
CS Bridge class
Multi-quarter part-time in Education & Youth Development, Technology & Engineering, Cardinal Commitment, Grant / stipend, Volunteer, Student service organization

The CS Bridge program is a collaboration between Stanford University and host universities around the world. CS Bridge offers intensive two-week residential courses in the summer for high school students at different universities. Each course is hosted by a well-known university in the host country and is free for the...

Location:

United States

Open to:

Undergraduates,
Graduate Students,
Coterm

When:

Autumn,
Spring,
Summer,
Winter
Street Code Academy
Multi-quarter part-time in Education & Youth Development, Cardinal Commitment, Volunteer, Student service organization

StreetCode Academy is a community-centered tech empowerment program that provides free classes to underserved communities of color. Our programs include courses in the areas of coding, entrepreneurship and makerspace design. We serve students ages 3-83. All of our mentors will be 100% remote volunteers at this time. StreetCode will continue...

Location:

Bay Area

Open to:

Undergraduates,
Graduate Students,
Coterm

When:

Spring,
Summer,
Winter
Multi-quarter part-time in Arts & Media, Education & Youth Development, Cardinal Commitment, Student service organization

Music Enriching the Lives of Developing Youth is a service organization that strives to bring the world of music to underprivileged elementary school students in the local community. On Saturday mornings, we give volunteer private piano lessons on the Stanford campus for one hour. The individual instruction we provide would...

Location:

Stanford

Open to:

Undergraduates,
Graduate Students,
Coterm

When:

N/A
Multi-quarter part-time in Health, Socio-Economic Prosperity, Cardinal Commitment, Student service organization

Stanford Breakfast Club is an awesome time for students to come together to cook, serve and spend time with people at the Opportunity Center in Palo Alto. We get a chance to jam to sweet music while making breakfast at the Menlo Park Presbyterian Church. We then take the food...

Location:

Stanford

Open to:

Undergraduates,
Graduate Students,
Coterm

When:

N/A
Multi-quarter part-time in Education & Youth Development, Cardinal Commitment, Student service organization

Stanford Anthology for Youth (SAY) is a student organization devoted to developing a love of writing in middle school students. We solicit artwork, short stories and poetry submissions from middle school students around the Bay Area and publish an anthology of the selections. Students, teachers and their schools all receive a...

Location:

Stanford

Open to:

Undergraduates,
Graduate Students,
Coterm

When:

N/A
Multi-quarter part-time in Arts & Media, Education & Youth Development, Environmental Sustainability, Health, Human Rights, Identity, Law, Policy & Justice, Socio-Economic Prosperity, Technology & Engineering, Cardinal Commitment, Student service organization

The Alternative Spring Break (ASB) program exposes students to complex social and cultural issues through community visits, experiential learning, direct service, group discussion, readings, and reflection activities. The program's vision is to transform students into advocates of social change on issues affecting our communities. Cardinal Commitment Mentor: ASB Coordinators/Directors Requirements...

Location:

Stanford

Open to:

Undergraduates,
Graduate Students,
Coterm

When:

Autumn,
Spring,
Summer,
Winter
Multi-quarter part-time in Health, Cardinal Commitment, Student service organization

SHAR(ED) is a group of undergraduate volunteers who work with patients in the Emergency Department to identify high risk health behaviors, screen for social needs, provide health education and connect patients to community and hospital resources. Volunteers also work with local organizations such as Second Harvest and learn about social...

Location:

Stanford

Open to:

Undergraduates,
Graduate Students,
Coterm

When:

N/A
Multi-quarter part-time in Health, Cardinal Commitment, Student service organization

SUHPaC provides opportunities for students to become certified hospice volunteers and volunteer individually with hospice patients. We also aim to increase awareness of end-of-life issues on campus through social events throughout the year. Our goal is to bring awareness and hands-on exposure towards end-of-life care to undergraduate students across campus...

Location:

Stanford

Open to:

Undergraduates

When:

N/A
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