Provide facilities, services, and activities that promote a safe and healthy living, learning, and working environment to support the education and degree persistence of students. Develop knowledge and provide expertise necessary for effective and timely representation of student' needs and concerns. Formulate, articulate, and administer policies that support both the University and its students. Foster in students and alumni a lifetime commitment to and engagement in the Stanford community. What we believe and what we model.
People grow and learn from both cognitive and affective experiences.
We value the dignity of the individual and appreciate the uniqueness of one's experiences, aspirations, and needs. Students learn best and more fully utilize the resources of the University when they plan an active role in shaping their studies and experiences. Students learn responsibility when they assume the consequences of their choices in a supportive environment. An intellectual community promotes academic and personal growth. Freedom of expression and inquiry are essential to the development of students.