Information About Stanford University And Suggestions On What To See When Visiting It
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Stanford University was founded in 1891 by a a man and his wife with the last name Stanford who created this university in honor of their only child, a son called Leland Jr., who died at the age of 15 of typhoid fever. It is situated between San Francisco and San Jose, California and is one of the top academic schools in the country. It has a strong reputation for a terrific undergraduate program as well as various graduate schools in the areas of business, medicine. Stanford also has a law school where you could become a Stanford immigration attorney or a Stanford immigration lawyer for example.
Not only is Stanford known for its top notch academics that cater to the best students in the country but is a school which recruits some of the top athletes in the world. All of the sports at Stanford are Division I in the NCAA and a lot of the student athletes that participate in athletics at Stanford go on to become professional athletes or compete in the Olympics. In fact, 49 Stanford coaches and athletes were represented in the Beijing Olympics. This University has had over 100 national champions or championship teams over the years too. Their facilities and the weather for some of the outdoor sports are of the best quality and equal the top facilities provided for the students intellectually .
When going to see Stanford University it is imperative to take the time to {visit|see] some of the buildings for the arts as they are quite impressive. The first stop would be the Castor Arts Center that has over 24 galleries holding artwork of all types from paintings to sculptures. This center is used for exhibitions in addition to lectures and classes for the studetns studying art. You should also take notice of all of the sculptural art on campus. Some of the noted is the Rodin Sculpture garden with over 40 pieces by Auguste Rodin. The Thomas Welton Stanford Art Gallery is also a wonderful spot to see art and art classrooms.
There are a couple of other places to be certain to see when going to Stanford University. One is the church that is located on the main quad on campus and is called the Stanford Memorial Church. It was built in 1903 in memory of Leland Stanford and has always been non-sectarian. One of the most magnificent parts about it is the beautiful mosaic on the interior walls showing the Hebrew Bible. There are 20,000 various shades of color in the tiles used for this mosaic as well as gorgeous stained glass art too. This is truly the {building|place] to see on campus. Another good place to see the Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve which is just outside the campus. They have two hour hikes through this ecological Preserve that are led by docents to help inform those about the preserve.
If you are fortunate enough to be accepted to Stanford as a student, athlete or a visitor just taking a look at the campus, it is impressive.
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