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1、Stanford FactsGREETINGS FROM PRESIDENT HENNESSYPresident John HennessyThank you for your interest in Stanford University. As its 10th president and a faculty member since 1977, I think Stanford is a very special place.Stanford is recognized as one of the worlds leading universities. Established more

2、 than a century ago by founders Jane and Leland Stanford, the university was designed, as clearly stated in the Founding Grant, to prepare students “for personal success and direct usefulness in life” and “promote the public welfare by exercising an influence on behalf of humanity and civilization.”

3、 Today Stanford University remains dedicated to finding solutions to the great challenges of the day and to preparing our students to become the next generation of leaders.Our students have opportunities to participate in a remarkable range of activities: from academic courses taught by renowned pro

4、fessors and opportunities for research, independent study and public service to an extraordinary breadth of extracurricular activities.Multidisciplinary research and teaching are at the heart of recent university-wide initiatives on human health, the environment and sustainability, international aff

5、airs and the arts. These initiatives offer our faculty and students opportunities for collaboration across disciplines that will be key to future advances.Our undergraduate students are an important part of these efforts. Stanford undergraduates have opportunities to study with faculty in small clas

6、ses from their first days on campus, participate in study abroad or spend a quarter in Washington, D.C. Many students become involved in faculty research or develop their own projects and discover the excitement of being at the edge of a field and advancing the frontier of knowledge.The pioneering s

7、pirit that inspired Jane and Leland Stanford to establish this university more than a century ago encourages boldness in everything we do whether those efforts occur in the library, in the classroom, in a laboratory, in a theater or on an athletic field.We hope that you, too, find your place at Stan

8、ford.VISITOR INFORMATION SERVICESThe Visitor Information Services (VIS) center is located at 295 Galvez St. Visitors may obtain maps and information at this location. VIS provides one-hour campus walking tours free to the public each day at 11 a.m. and 3:15 p.m. except during the winter break and on

9、 some holidays starting at the Visitor Center. Walking tours for groups of 10 or more may be arranged by calling (650) 725-3335 at least one month in advance. VIS also offers golf-cart tours each day at 1 p.m. except during finals, the first week of class and academic breaks. These tours are $5 per

10、person, and reservations can be made online. Call VIS at (650) 723-2560. Visitors interested in undergraduate admission or tours for prospective students are encouraged to contact the Office of Undergraduate Admission at (650) 723-2091.POINTS OF INTERESTArizona GardenThe Arizona Garden, located near

11、 the Mausoleum in the Arboretum, was planted in the 1880s by the Stanfords, adjacent to the site of their proposed, but never built, residence at the Palo Alto Stock Farm. The 17,000-square-foot garden, filled with cacti and succulents, is open daily at no charge. Volunteers are welcome to help with

12、 garden restoration the third Saturday of each month. Call (650) 723-7459. Cantor Arts CenterThe Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University presents art in 24 galleries plus sculpture gardens, terraces and courtyards. The centers diverse collections span 5,000 years and the worlds cultures and number

13、 some 30,000 objects, including the largest collection of Rodin bronzes outside Paris. Presenting a wide range of changing exhibitions, docent tours, lectures, gallery talks, symposia and classes, the Cantor Arts Center is a cultural hub for the community and a teaching resource for Stanford. Admiss

14、ion is free. Call (650) 723-4177. Campus Sculpture Stanford has an extensive collection of outdoor art throughout the campus. Among more than 70 sculptures are works by Auguste Rodin, Henry Moore, Josef Albers, Alexander Calder, George Segal, Joan Mir, and Andy Goldsworthy. The Papua New Guinea Scul

15、pture Garden features the carving methods, cultural traditions and mythological heritage of the Kwoma and Iatmul people of Papua New Guinea. The B. Gerald Cantor Rodin Sculpture Garden contains 20 works by Auguste Rodin. Call (650) 723-4177.Thomas Welton Stanford Art GalleryThe Thomas Welton Stanfor

16、d Art Gallery, part of the Department of Art & Art History, houses studio art classrooms and offers a rotating exhibit program. During exhibitions, it is open Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and weekends, 1 to 5 p.m. Call (650) 723-2842.Hoover TowerThis 285-foot landmark, dedicated in 194

17、1, offers views of campus, the foothills and the Santa Clara Valley. The observation deck is open daily from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and closed during finals, the first week of class, some holidays and academic breaks. The observation deck houses a carillon of 48 bells, the largest weighing 2.5 tons. The

18、charge is $2 for general admission and $1 for seniors and children. Stanford faculty, students and staff are admitted free with a Stanford ID, along with their family members. Call (650) 723-2053. Herbert Hoover Memorial Exhibit PavilionThe Pavilion, located next to Hoover Tower, has changing exhibi

19、ts. Posters, photos and videos from the Hoover Institution Archives document aspects of modern history. The Pavilion is open free to the public Tuesday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., except during exhibit installation and holidays. Call (650) 723-3563.Stanford Memorial ChurchThe dominant archi

20、tectural feature of the Main Quadrangle, Memorial Church was dedicated in 1903 in memory of Leland Stanford and has been non-sectarian since its inception. One especially striking feature of the church is the brilliant mosaics covering the interior walls and depicting scenes from the Hebrew Bible. T

21、he stained glass windows depict scenes from the New Testament. The church features some 20,000 shades of color in the tile mosaics, 34 shades of pink alone in the cheeks of the four angels in the dome. Memorial Church features four organs, including the Fisk-Nanney organ, which has 73 ranks and 4,33

22、2 pipes. The church is open weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Docent tours are offered every Friday at 2 p.m. and the last Sunday of each month at 11:15 a.m. Special tours can be set up for groups. Call (650) 723-3469.Hanna HouseDocent-led tours of Frank Lloyd Wrights Hanna House can be scheduled onlin

23、e. Tours are held on the first and third Sundays of the month and the second and fourth Saturdays. Reservations are required. Admission is $10 per person. Pets and children under 12 are not permitted, and visitors must wear softsoled shoes. Disabled access is limited.The DishThe 150-foot diameter ra

24、dio telescope, located in the academic reserve in the Stanford foothills, is a popular destination for about 500,000 hikers annually. Known simply as “the Dish,” it was constructed in the 1960s to probe the scattering properties of the Earths ionosphere. It weighs 300,000 pounds and is owned and mai

25、ntained by SRI International. Access to the four miles of service roads for public recreation is limited to daylight hours, and dogs are prohibited.Rosenberg Athletic Hall of Fame RoomThe Sydney and Theodore Rosenberg Athletic Hall of Fame Room in the Arrillaga Family Sports Center honors Stanfords

26、athletes. Trophies, pictures and memorabilia dating from the universitys founding are on display. The Hall of Fame Room is open weekdays and before home football games. Admission is free.Jasper Ridge Biological PreserveDocent-led tours are given at the Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve. Priority is g

27、iven to groups aligned with the preserves mission “to contribute to the understanding of the Earths natural systems.” The preserve, located near the Stanford campus, is a 1,189-acre natural laboratory. Children under 14 are not permitted. Two-hour walking tours must be scheduled by calling (650) 851

28、-6813.SLAC National Accelerator LaboratoryThe SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory is a U.S. Department of Energy national laboratory operated by Stanford. Members of the public who register in advance can tour the laboratory. Tours are about 1.5 hours and include a visit to the labs 2-mile-long linear accelerator.