Information About Stanford University And Suggestions On What To See When Going There
In Identity Theft of CreditGuru (August 30, 2010 4:37 am)
Stanford University was founded in 1891 by a couple by the same name created this school in memory of their only child, a son named Leland Jr., who died at the age of 15 from 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 tradition for a wonderful undergraduate program as well as various graduate schools in the areas of business, medicine. Stanford also has a law school where you may be able to become a Stanford immigration attorney or a Stanford immigration lawyer for example.
Not only is Stanford known for its top level academics that attract the best students in the nation but is a school which recruits some of the best athletes in the world. All of the sports at Stanford are Division I in the NCAA and many student athletes that compete at Stanford go on to be professional athletes or participate in the Olympics. In fact, 49 Stanford coaches and athletes participated in the Beijing Olympics. This school has had over 100 national champions or championship teams throughout the years too. Their facilities and the weather for some of the outdoor sports are of the highest quality and equal the high level of facilities provided for the students intellectually .
When visiting 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 which has over 24 galleries holding artwork of all types from paintings to sculptures. This center is used for exhibitions as well as lectures and classes for the arts students. You should also take notice of all of the outdoor artwork on campus. Some of the most famous 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 some classrooms.
There are a couple of other places to be sure to see when visiting Stanford University. One is the church that is located in the main quad on campus and is known as the Stanford Memorial Church. It was constructed in 1903 in memory of Leland Stanford and has permanently been non-sectarian. One of the most beautiful things 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 in this piece as well as beautiful 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 located near the campus. They have two hour walks through this ecological Preserve that are led by docents to help teach those about the preserve.
If you are fortunate enough to be accepted to Stanford as a student, athlete or a visitor simply taking a look at the campus, it is quite the place.
If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed!No Comments »
No comments yet.
RSS feed for comments on this post. TrackBack URI
Curabitur tellus.
Phasellus tellus