Virtual Background Contest
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Check out downloadable virtual backgrounds that employees shared!
Monday cats - Dana O'Neil, University Budget Office
Mist trail view of Nevada Falls at Yosemite Brian Canada, Stanford Transportation
Beach resort in Maldive Cathy Lu, Mathematics
Beach resort in Maldive - Cathy Lu, Mathematics
An image of my office space - David Mejias, Stanford Alumni Association
Stanford Tree and S Block logo - David Rose, Stanford Alumni Association
Parthenon Spotlight - David Tom, Stanford Web Services
Muppet the cat telecommuting - Denys Roberts, University HR
Watercolor background with black and white illustration of the Quad - David Rose, Stanford Alumni Association
A visit to The Shire - Dessi Zaharieva, Pediatrics
Niest Point, the furthest west you can be on the Isle of Skye - Denys Roberts, University HR
A Coffee shop in New Zealand - Dishita Patel, School of Medicine
Kissing Alpacas - Dishita Patel, School of Medicine
Stanford basketball game - Gisleno Fernandez, University IT
An afternoon at the Graduate School of Business - Frances Tomacruz, Graduate School of Business
The lagoon in Alameda, CA - Alan Tran, University IT
Mountain Gorilla in Uganda - Erfan Mojaddam, School of Medicine
Etosha National Park in Namibia, South Africa - Erfan Mojaddam, School of Medicine
Monterey Bay jellyfish - Amanda Edelman, Center for Poverty and Inequality
Hollywood sign in Los Angles - Andres Epifanio, Haas Center for Public Services
Sunset at Lake Elizabeth in Fremont, CA - Alan Tran, University IT
Fountain outside of Green Library - Apama Sharma, Stanford Libraries
Red Rocks Amphitheater in Denver, CO - Andres Epifanio, Haas Center for Public Services
Replicated Stranger Things living room at Netflix office - Andrea Brand, Computer Sciences
Rainbow view in Homestead Square, Cupertino Arash Hooshyari Far, University IT
We have all felt like we are in a galaxy far, far away. This is from inside the new Rise of Resistance ride at Disneyland - Beth Goode, DAPER
Palm Drive to overseeing Mausoleum - Apama Sharma, Stanford Libraries
Everyone on the team has a pet but me, so I looped a video of a cat looking around so I could join the fun - Brad Immanuel, University IT
SF Pier 1 by the bay - Arash Hooshyari Far, University IT
Sunset in Fajardo, Puerto Rico - Hana Hsu, Stanford Continuing Studies
Windhover is my favorite place on campus! - Janet Levy, Office of Development
Chobe, Botswana - Irit Levi, University Human Resources
Getting a monkey off my back - James Perkins, Graduate School of Business
Preserve in Cupertino - Joanie Ly, VPUE
Grand Reserve Inn in Plymouth, CA - Jeff McMahon, University IT
Pikes Peak, CO - Jean Sullivan, School of Medicine
World of Color fountain show at Disneyland - Hana Hsu, Stanford Continuing Studies
Bamboo Forest at Golden Gate Park Japanese Tea Garden - Jim Fabry, Dept, of Management Science and Engineering
Sensori Field of Light in Paso Robles, CA - Jeff McMahon University IT
Otago, New Zealand - Irit Levi, University HR
Exhibit at the Met Museum in New York - Joanne Bogart, SLAC
Lake Lagunita (Feb. 2017) - Janet Levy, Office of Development
Bold banana mural in Portland, OR - Jim Fabry, Dept, of Management Science and Engineering
Dreaming of Paris! Moulin Rouge - Laurie Spears, Graduate School of Business
The cliffs near my alma mater, UC San Diago - Joanie Ly, VPEU
Penguins - John P. Kennedy, School of Medicine
Luxembourg Gardens, Paris - Joanne Bogart, SLAC
Salt Pan, Botswana - Irit Levi, University HR
Zoom bear watching - Julie Lloyd, School of Medicine
Gates and Woz at the Wax Museum in San Francisco - Julie Day, LBRE
Colchuck Lake, WA - Lisa Boesch, School of Medicine
Eric Carle museum related to his book Under the Sea - Loretta Gallegos, Graduate School of Business
Jurassic Park - Krystal Kelly, University IT
A video of me walking into my Zoom meeting - Kevin Tai, University IT
When the screen goes wrong! - Kyoe Borges, Registrar's Office
A London cab - Laurie Spears, Graduate School of Business
Heavenly Ski resort - Lisa Boesch, School of Medicine
View from my desk in University Hall looking at Cardinal Hall on a rainy day - Lucy Kohlmeier, Office of Development
Tree house in Santa Cruz - Loretta Gallegos, Graduate School of business
Earth week I was reminded of Carl Sagan's Pale Blue Dot essay and thought about how Stanford is playing an important role for the eath and humanity - Luis Mejia, Office of Technology Licensing
Mt. Everest and the Himalayas (taken during flight from Bhutan to Nepal) - Mark Lemley, Law School
Mindego Hill, Russian Ridge - Marty Higgins, Board of Trustees
Outside of St. Patrick's Cathedral in Dublin, Ireland - Mary Ayers, Center for Immersive and Simulation-based Learning
Stonehenge in Wiltshire, England (believed to be constructed between 3000bc and 2000bc) Mary Ayers, Center for Immersive and Simulation-based Learning
Spring has sprung! Blue flowers from my neighborhood walk - Mary Beth Lefebvre, Business Affairs
Walking the Dish trail - Mary Beth Lefebvre, Business Affairs
A deer out my back window - Matt Flores, Office of Development
A squirrel out my front window - Matt Flores, Office of Development
This is a wolf, raised in captivity, whom I had the fortune of meeting a few years ago - Namita Dalal, Office of Development
Our crazy hair day (no, that's not my real color) and a bespoke cocktail background - a honeybee from Flora Farms in San Jose Del Cabo, Mexico - Melissa McVicker, University Human Resources
I am a volunteer at a big cat sanctuary and a tiger kiss which can never be my reality, is suddenly possible in zoom - Namita Dalal, Office of Development
The ultimate social distancing-the Jordanian Desert - Paul Blumenthal, School of Medicine
Santa Cruz Boardwalk - Rebecca Jantzen, VPGE
A succulent at the Stanford Arizona Garden - Peggy Propp, Haas Center for Public Service
Searsville Lake at Jasper Ridge - Robin McClish, University IT
Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm in Portland, OR - Revathi Dubagunta, School of Medicine
My grandson created my American flag - Robin McClish, University IT
An image my daughter created on her iPhone - RosaMaria Oceguera, Vaden Health Center
My desk lamp - RosaMaria Oceguera, Vaden Health Center
Tulips at Filoli Gardens - Rossella Derickson, Graduate School of Business
Thornewood Open Space Preserve - Rossella Derickson, Graduate School of Business
Colleagues and family reimagined as Mexico's soccer team - Sara Clemente, School of Humanities and Sciences
Amsterdam cheese shop - Shauna Hauf, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Poppies along the beach - Luis Mejia, Office of Technology Licensing
Kilkenny Castle, Ireland - Shauna Hauf, Pediatric Hematology
Duomo in Florence, Italy with my Goldendoodle, Whiskey - Maria Fraboni, School of Medicine
Chicken, Alaska- Population 7 - Shelley Hou, Student Affairs
Venice, Italy with my Goldendoodle, Whisky - Maria Fraboni, School of Medicine
Student Services building patio area - Shelley Hou, Student Affairs
Queenstown, New Zealand - Steffie Marthassari, Office of the Chief Risk Officer Operations
Vacation in Maui, Hawaii - Steffie Marthassari, Office of the Chief Risk Officer Operations
My garden - Stephen Shirreffs, Student and Academic Services
Louvre Museum in Paris - Susan Tsoi-A-Sue, Business Affairs