House Description
Location: West Campus (Map showing Outdoor House)
The Outdoor House is a new community within Suites founded with the intentions of creating a place for people to explore, educate and connect via their interests in adventures and the outdoors.
Join a supportive and passionate community to try something new or gain valuable leadership and teamwork skills by facilitating an adventure of your own. Whether novice or expert, we will be your home-base for hiking, biking, surfing, skiing, camping, backpacking, kayaking, climbing, or creating an adventure outside of the box.
With campus-wide events, outdoor skills workshops, and a host of other activities to build community, the Stanford Outdoor House will be the center of stoke for the avid and diverse outdoor enthusiasts here at Stanford.
How Rooms Are Assigned
Pre-assignment residents will have first pick of rooms within the designated Outdoor House suites during the in-house draw. Among pre-assignment residents, class year will determine order of room selection (senior, junior and then sophomore).
Requirements for Preassigned Residents of Outdoor House
Pre-Assignment Requirements
- Go on at least on off-campus trip per quarter. This requirement can be fulfilled through Outdoor House's quarterly all-house trips.
- Complete any one of the following courses during the 2015-16 academic school year:
- OUTDOOR 101, 300, 330, 400, 401, 405, or SURG 110 & 224.
- Previous academic year enrollment will be accepted with proof of credit.
- Attend more then 50% of all house meetings and events
- Perform one of the following:
- Help the Community Leader or Theme Leader to plan a house activity or event.
- Lead an In-House Workshop to introduce an outdoor sport or skill to novice residents.
- Host an in-house or community-wide outdoor event (e.g. speaker event, movie screening).
- Contribute significantly to a 'Do-It' project (note: a Do-It project is a house related task that program leadership has identified as important and generally assigned to a theme resident. For example: setting up decorations for an event, managing trip logistics).
- Help organize one of the Outdoor Education Center's outdoor community annual events (e.g. Open House, CRAG, Gear Swap, SPOT).
Tier Requirement
Pre-assignment to Outdoor House requires a TIER THREE housing choice.
Requirements if Assigned to the Outdoor House
All residents have to complete the requirements during their time in The Outdoor House or prior to living in the residence:
For all residents:
- Complete OUTDOOR 101 Introduction to Outdoor Education.
- Attend at least half of all community meetings/dinners.
Community Information
Residence Type: Upperclass
House Size: 65 residents
Room Types
- Four Room Suites
- Six Room Suites
- Eight Room Suites
Student Staff
- 2 Resident Assistants
- 5 Community Leaders
- 2 Resident Computing Consultants
More Information
- Governor's Corner Housing Front Desk (The Outdoor House shares the GovCo front desk with other houses located in Suites).
