In the constellation of libraries at Stanford, the Ute & Bill Bowes Art & Architecture Library is the newest star. The Bowes Library beckons students, faculty, staff and registered visitors with its heavy books, its colorful wall of periodicals, its treasure chest – otherwise known as its special collections room – and its upholstered armchairs, couches and benches.
Inside Justice offers an in-depth exposure to the criminal justice system through visits to local jails, state prisons, juvenile detention facilities, specialty courts, criminal sentencing, appellate hearings and lifer parole hearings.
The Gerhard Casper Quad includes the Humanities House and three other undergraduate dorms. It also features a dining commons, an outdoor green space and an organic garden focused on teaching sustainable food production.
Four Stanford dance faculty members created four new dance works, showing how dance interacts and engages with space in different ways. The performances are slated for May 26-27 in Memorial Auditorium.
The Miriam Aaron Roland Volunteer Service Prize recognizes Stanford faculty who engage and involve students in integrating academic scholarship with significant and meaningful volunteer service to society.
Their audience included 150 journalism alumni, students and faculty who share an interest in how Stanford can help sustain public affairs reporting in the digital age.
Award winners are selected based on their initiative, leadership and involvement in projects that embody the spirit of genuine partnership and benefit the overall community.
