Community Celebrations and Photo Galleries

Part of the Cardinal at Work experience is the value we place on collaboration and connectedness. 

There are many ways we celebrate at Stanford—from the annual traditions that are part of our academic and research community to the workplace recognition and appreciation programs that honor your contributions to our mission.

And there is so much more to celebrate about each of us. Our individual heritage, identities, and experiences outside of work can come to work with us. And who better to tell everyone about you…than you!

Download Our Backgrounds, Upload Your Own to Share 

Virtual backgrounds are a great way to express yourself. We are creating and collecting artwork this year for many cultural events and celebrations. But we know there is more to showcase. We invite you to contribute to this library by uploading a Zoom or desktop background that reflects a cultural celebration or holiday that is meaningful to you.

Upload your virtual background 

NOTE: When we create Zoom virtual backgrounds, we are now applying a white graphic element in the top left corner, which allows the reactions and emojis you use in your meetings to stand out more, increasing the visibility of all emoji skin colors.

Spring Quarter

Winter Quarter

Summer Quarter

Fall Quarter

Virtual backgrounds to download and use

Additional virtual background collections from the Stanford community

• Team celebration Zoom virtual backgrounds
• Stanford Medicine Children's Health holiday virtual backgrounds
• Cantor Arts holiday virtual backgrounds
• Cantor Arts Installation view of Do Ho Suh’s Who Am We?
• We are Stanford virtual backgrounds
• Stanford Redwood City Zoom virtual backgrounds
• Stanford News article, All the Stanford-themed backdrops you need for your next Zoom call
• #zoom-backgrounds channel in Slack

Photo Galleries