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Residential Education believes that formal teaching, informal learning, and personal support are integral to a Stanford education. ResEd programs extend the classroom into the residences and complement the academic curriculum with activities and experiences that prepare students for a life of leadership, intellectual engagement, citizenship, and service.
ResEd supports pre-assignment programs and themes in residence. Each house is responsible for crafting and managing an integrated residential learning experience for its residents. These houses enjoy a long history on campus, many coming into fruition concurrently with ResEd itself. Activities in University Theme Houses, whether academic or social, are related to that house's theme or focus area. Some are related to a cultural interest or affinity, while others are related to academic and career interests.
Questions?
Please email us about any questions you may have about pre-assignment.
Open House Information
Interested in learning more about specific University Theme Houses (UTHs)? Many UTHs will host open houses to share about their opportunities and pre-assignment criteria. Each house has its own set of requirements, which you must agree to fulfill in order to pre-assign.
| House | Date/Time | Location | Open House Details |
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| All Co-ops | Thursday, April 3, 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. | Begins at Terra House (539 Cowell Lane) | Start at Terra and make your way through every co-op, experiencing what makes each one unique. |
| Columbae | Saturday, April 5, 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. | Columbae (549 Lasuen Mall) | Come out for a morning of mural painting, lemon picking, and avocado toast making! Get to know current and future residents, see the house, and imagine your future life in a co-op next year. |
| Explore Energy House | Tuesday, April 8, 5:00 p.m. | Explore Energy House at Potter in Sterling Quad | Open House for prospective residents to check out the residence hall, meet the incoming House Leaders, and learn ways you can shape the field trips and fun! |
| Humanities House | Wednesday, April 2, 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. | Ng House Lounge | Come along to Ng House to explore our focus on the humanities and arts—activities, events, trips, facilities, and much more! |
| Okada | Wednesday, April 2, 6:00 -7:00 p.m. | Okada Lounge | Join us at Okada House to learn more about our community! |
| Outdoor House | Friday, April 4, 8:00 - 11:00 p.m. | Trancos Outside Dining Area | Join us for Fire Pit Friday! Come meet current residents and RAs over smores. |
| Monday, April 7, 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. | Trancos Outside Dining Area | Snacks with the Resident Fellows—featuring kombucha and alt-sodas. | |
| Structured Liberal Education (SLE) | Tuesday, April 8, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. | Cardenal Dining (East Florence Moore Hall) | Come learn about the Structured Liberal Education Theme House and hear about our sushi salons, and art-themed trips around the Bay Area! |
| Well House | Monday, April 7, 8:00 - 9:30 p.m. | Well House (562 Mayfield Ave) | Meet current and future residents of the Well House! We'll have substantial snacks and beverages as you learn more about the House. The Well House provides an environment to practice holistic approaches to physical, mental, and emotional health in a substance-free environment. |
Participating Houses List
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1115 Campus
At 1115 Campus, we pride ourselves on our cooking, music, and art and our community is comprised of not-so-amateur chefs, DJs, musicians, artists, designers, sculptors, brewers, and more. -
576 Alvarado
Historically autonomous and self-managed, 576 Alvarado is a co-op that prides itself on its deep history and sense of independence. -
586 Mayfield
586 Mayfield's small size makes for an intimate and connective experience. -
Burbank
Burbank is located in Stern Hall, close to Green Library, Stanford Bookstore, Main Quad, Wilbur Field, Meyer Green, and outdoor space (including basketball and sand volleyball courts). -
Casa Zapata
Casa Zapata is a four-class house focusing on the Latine experience through educational and cultural programs that seek to center, honor and celebrate the wide of diversity and intersectional identities within Latinidad. -
Columbae
Columbae is Stanford’s first co-op, founded during the anti-war movement in 1970 as a home for students committed to social and environmental justice. For over 50 years, our home has been a tight-knit community built on the principle of consensus. -
FloMo East: Alondra, Cardenal, and Faisan
Centrally located on Mayfield Avenue, two minutes from Tresidder Memorial Union and five from the Quad, East Florence Moore Hall consists of three houses—Alondra, Cardenal and Faisan. -
Hammarskjöld
Hammarskjöld, the “house with the large front porch and tall columns,” is Stanford’s international-themed co-op. -
Muwekma-Tah-Ruk
Muwekma-Tah-Ruk, established in 1988, celebrates the diversity of indigenous peoples throughout the Americas and Pacific Islands. -
Ng
Ng House features a fabulous lounge and kitchen, where students can cook, socialize, and enjoy the many events that the community puts on. -
Okada
The Asian American theme house was established at Stanford in 1971 to create community and center the experiences of a very small and primarily first generation Asian American student population. -
Otero
Otero is Stanford’s Public Service and Civic Engagement (PSCE) Theme House. -
Potter
Potter is located on the beautiful western edge of campus. -
Robert Moore North (The Well House)
Robert Moore North is home to Well House, a substance-free undergraduate residential community and experience based on the theme of wellness. Our house provides an environment for students to learn and practice holistic approaches to physical, mental, and -
Synergy
Synergy is a hybrid co-op located on Stanford campus, tucked just above the Row. -
Terra
Terra is the unofficial queer and trans-themed hybrid co-op and the community strives to foster a space that is safe for marginalized students. -
Trancos
Trancos is home to Stanford's Outdoor House. -
Ujamaa
Ujamaa House was created as a concept in 1970 with a concentration of Black first-year and upperclass students living on east campus, and moved to its current location in 1976.
