Dear Stanford Families,

Happy New Year!  We hope you had an enjoyable and restful holiday. 

Family Weekend is just a few short weeks away and we hope you can join us on Friday, February 24 and Saturday, February 25. The weekend will be filled with opportunities to spend time with your student and experience Stanford. Family members who have current undergraduates at the university are invited to participate in Family Weekend.

PLEASE NOTE:  Online registration is required to attend Family Weekend and closes on Monday, February 6. 

Visit the Family Weekend website for ongoing updates to programs, tours and other information related to the weekend. Some current program highlights include:

Friday, February 24:

• Welcome Q&A with the President & Provost
• Lunch with your student in a dining hall
• Self-guided tours - throughout the afternoon, across campus
• Panel discussion: Frosh Talk: Conversations with Families of Frosh Students
• Panel discussion: Comprehensive Career Planning for Juniors and Seniors
• Open houses
• Student Neighborhood & Residence Hall Receptions

Saturday, February 25:

• University Resource Fair - Come visit with our administrators and learn more about how they support your student.
• Academic Lecture: Is Authoritarianism in Retreat? A Global Perspective
  Larry Diamond, Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and at the Hoover Institution and Professor, by courtesy, of Sociology and of Political Science
• A new school at Stanford: Attend a talk about exciting academic research and developments happening at the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability.
• Panel discussion: Careers for Humanities and Arts Majors
• Self-guided tours - throughout the afternoon, across campus

We look forward to seeing you on the Farm!  

Sincerely,
Stanford Family Weekend Planning Team