College is more than classes — it’s community, growth, and figuring out who you want to become. Student Affairs brings together the people and services that support your well-being, belonging, and life outside the classroom. Get to know the offices that are here for you.
Dean of Students
The Dean of Students supports a central team and core areas that include Residential Education, the Graduate Life Office, the Office of Community Standards, and the Office of Accessible Education, which collectively support the lived experiences of undergraduate and graduate students. We serve as a compass for students in finding purpose, resilience, and belonging by fostering an accessible, respectful, living and learning environment through individualized student support, responsive care, and case management services.
Student & Academic Services
Student & Academic Services is a division of Student Affairs, our goal is to design services and systems that ensure all students have equitable access to opportunity and can enjoy and focus on their education at Stanford.
Learning Technologies & Spaces
Learning Technologies & Spaces supports the shared infrastructure of learning technologies and spaces to help facilitate exceptional teaching and learning. We design, implement, provide, operate, and support an ecosystem of platforms, tools, and services as well as technology-rich classrooms and learning spaces.
Inclusion, Community & Integrative Learning
Inclusion, Community & Integrative Learning (ICIL) brings your Stanford experience to life beyond the classroom—connecting you to communities, opportunities, traditions, and co-curricular experiences that foster belonging, exploration, joy, and wellbeing. Through the Office of Student Engagement, Career Education, the Centers for Equity, Community, and Leadership, Fraternity and Sorority Life, and the Office for Military-Affiliated Communities, ICIL helps you build relationships, develop leadership skills, and connect your learning to the world around you.
Vaden Health Services
Vaden Health Services is the first stop for diagnosis and treatment of illness, injury, and ongoing conditions, as well as for preventive counseling and education. The center was made possible by a gift from the Vaden family. Other Vaden services include counseling and wellness resources, pharmacy, physical therapy, insurance, travel clinic, the Confidential Support Team and the office of Substance Use Education, Programs, and Resources (SUPER). Vaden also offers Cardinal Care, the university-sponsored student health insurance plan.
VPSA Central Administrative Office
From student programs to campus initiatives, a lot happens behind the scenes. The VPSA Central Administrative Office manages the planning and infrastructure that helps keep Student Affairs moving forward. The Associate Vice Provost for Administration allocates resources for Student Affairs units, oversees the Bechtel International Center, and supports division initiatives, programs, and events.
