Resources for Students During Winter Closure 2024-25

A Resident Director on-call is available to help undergraduates 24/7 if you are in a crisis and need immediate assistance that cannot wait until winter quarter ends. The RD on call can be reached at 650.504.8022.

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A Graduate Life Office dean on-call is available to help graduate and professional students 24/7. If you are in a crisis and need immediate assistance that cannot wait until winter quarter begins, you can page the GLO Dean on call by following the instructions below. If you can wait, please email the Graduate Life Office and a GLO Dean will get back to you when winter quarter begins.

• Text the GLO pager at 25085@pageme.stanford.edu. Include your name, your return phone number, and reason for paging in the message. Please note, this is not an email address and the number of characters able to be viewed are limited. The Graduate Life Office will call you back for the details.
• Call the GLO pager at 650.723.7288. You will reach a Stanford operator. Provide pager ID #25085 and indicate that you need to reach the graduate dean on-call.

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Vaden winter closure hours and services are posted here. Additionally, the following health resources are always available to students:

• Mental Health Resources at Stanford summarizes all services available to Stanford students including Counseling and Psychological Services (confidential resource).
• TimelyCare is offered as a supplement to Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS), Vaden Medical Services, and other Vaden and on-campus resources.  
• Here's where you can find COVID-19 Guidance for Students.

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The Stanford University Department of Public Safety (DPS) endeavors to be a consultative resource for all members of the community and can be reached 24/7 at 650.329.2413.

All members of the Stanford community can play a role in preventing harassment and discrimination, and the university is committed to taking action to prevent and remedy these acts. To do this, the university needs to be made aware of them if they occur. This website is a primary means for the university to learn of these actions.  

File a Title VI Report Here

Confidential Support Team (CST) telephone support is available for all students impacted by sexual assault and relationship violence 24/7 at 650.725.9955. (confidential resource)

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Student Technical Support is staffed with friendly, knowledgeable Stanford students and staff who are ready to help you. Student Technical Support is available to all graduate and undergraduate students for technical assistance with personal computers and network registration for computers and other personal networked devices.

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The Stanford SHARE Title IX Office will be closed during the winter break. Please contact the Resident Director on-call (undergraduates) or Graduate Life Office dean on-call (graduate and professional students) for non-confidential assistance and referrals.

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The YWCA @ Stanford will be closed from Wednesday, December 25, through Sunday, December 29. For immediate in-person crisis assistance and counseling services, contact the YWCA 24-hour Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, and Human Trafficking Crisis Support Line at 800.572.2782.

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The Bechtel International Center is Stanford’s hub for international students, scholars and families. It serves the international community at Stanford, as well as U.S. students interested in scholarships for study and research abroad. Their goal is to provide efficient, effective, and respectful advising and programming support that is engaging and illustrative of the diversity of cultures at Stanford. 

• Students with urgent needs can write to icenter-winterbreak@stanford.edu, which staff will be monitoring.

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Memorial Church is closed from December 21 to January 5 except for Advent and Christmas Services.

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The Student Services Center will be closed from December 21 to January 5 and will offer basic support by telephone only at 650.723.7772.

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Residential & Dining Enterprises housing operations staff are available during winter closure. This site includes information on winter closure dates, dining halls, cafés & markets, inspections and projects, winter break housing service center hours.

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