Health and Wellness
Monterey Sports Center Discounted Memberships
Hopkins partners with this fantastic facility to offer a group rate for individual and family memberships. For information on cost and setting up your membership, please contact judyt [at] stanford.edu (judyt[at]stanford[dot]edu).
General University Resources
Graduate Life Office – Provides comprehensive and impartial guidance and information about all aspects of life as a graduate student. The Assistant Deans can help you with personal issues, roommate problems, family issues, health concerns, academic challenges, financial difficulties, etc.
Gateway for New Graduate Students - Find the resources you need to begin your graduate career at Stanford.
Health and Wellness
- iThrive
- Office of Sexual Assault & Relationship Abuse Education & Response (SARA)
- Recreation and Wellness – gym/athletic facilities, classes and intramural sports, etc.
- Religious Life Office
- Vaden Student Health Center - Point of contact for all things health related including medical care and health insurance
- Wellness Network directory
- Weiland Health Initiative – promotes wellness across gender identities and sexual orientations
- Windhover contemplation center
- 5-SURE – safe escort on campus
Confidential Resources
- Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS)
- Confidential Support Team (CST) – support for students impacted by sexual assault and relationship violence
- Office of the Ombuds
- Religious Life Office
- The Bridge peer counseling
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Biosciences Peer Mentors (BioPeers) – BioPeers provide free and private peer-to-peer support for the Biosciences graduate student community
Family Life
- Bechtel International Center
- Dependent Health Insurance
- Pregnancy, Childbirth, Adoption and Lactation (GAP 5.9)
- WorkLife Office
Academic Support & Policies
- English for Foreign Students language programs
- Graduate Academic Policies and Procedures (GAP) – compilation of university policies and other information related to the academic progress of Stanford graduate students, from their application and admission to the conferral of degrees and retention of records
- H&S Graduate & Undergraduate Studies (GUS) advising, mediation, and student academic grievances
- Hume Center for Writing and Speaking support for all stages of the academic program through writing of the dissertation
- Lane Medical Library offers classes and workshops for technology and software programs including Adobe Illustrator and R
- Office of Accessible Education (OAE) support and services for students with disabilities
- Stanford Bulletin – the official statement of Stanford’s degree requirements and courses
- Vice Provost Graduate Education (VPGE) fellowships and other funding, professional development, and networking
- Vice Provost Teaching & Learning (VPTL) resources to students as both learners and instructors, and academic skills coaching.