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.,1,StanfordUniversity,.,2,Contents,一BacicOverview二.TheFoundingoftheUniversity三.UniversityMotto四.CompusConstruction五.Academics六.Research七.CompusLife八.Alumni,.,3,StanfordUniversity(fullname:LelandStanfordJuniorUniversity)isaprivateuniversity,isgenerallyconsideredasoneoftheworldsmostdistinguisheduniversities，locatedinCaliforniasBayArea.Itcoversanareaof35squarekilometers,isthesecondlargestUniversityintheUnitedStates.Sinceitsopeningin1891,Stanfordhasbeendedicatedtofindingsolutionstobigchallengesandtopreparingstudentsforleadershipinacomplexworld.,BasicOverview,.,4,StanfordUniversityisknownforitsentrepreneurialcharacter,drawnfromthelegacyofitsfounders,JaneandLelandStanford,anditsrelationshiptoSiliconValley.,.,5,TheFoundingoftheUniversity,TheLelandStanfordJuniorUniversitywasfoundedin1885byCaliforniaSenatorLelandStanfordandhiswife,Jane,inmemoryoftheironlychild,LelandJr.,whodiedoftyphoidfeverat15.Theydecidedtocreateauniversity,onethat,fromtheoutset,wasuntraditional:coeducationalinatimewhenmostprivateuniversitieswereall-male;nondenominationalwhenmostwereassociatedwithareligiousorganization;andavowedlypractical,producing“culturedandusefulcitizens”whenmostwereconcernedonlywiththeformer.TheFoundingGrantstatestheuniversitysobjectiveis“toqualifyitsstudentsforpersonalsuccess,anddirectusefulnessinlife”anditspurpose“topromotethepublicwelfarebyexercisinganinfluenceinbehalfofhumanityandcivilization,.,6,“DieLuftderFreiheitweht”isStanfordsunofficialmottoandtranslatesas“thewindoffreedomblows.”ThephraseisaquotefromUlrichvonHutten,a16th-centuryhumanist.Stanfordsfirstpresident,DavidStarrJordan,embracedthequestioning,criticalspiritofvonHuttenswordsandincludedthemonhispresidentialseal.Themottoispartoftheuniversityseal,depictedheretotheleft.,UniversityMotto,.,7,TheStanfordsengagedlandscapearchitectFrederickLawOlmstedtodesignthecampus.TheStanfordscollaborationwithOlmstedandthearchitecturalfirmofShepley,RutanandCoolidgeresultedinCaliforniaMission-inspiredbuildingsoflocalsandstonewithred-tiledroofs,surroundingacloisteredquadranglewithMemorialChurchasitsfocus.TherectangularplanoftheMainQuadranglewasdesignedtoprovideforexpansionthroughaseriesofquadranglesdevelopedlaterally.,CompusConstruction,.,8,StanfordsSevenSchoolsBusinessEarthSciencesEducationEngineeringHumanities&SciencesLawMedicine,Academics,.,9,.,10,TheStanfordFacultyToday,Stanfordhas2,153membersoftheprofessoriatefaculty.FacultyatStanfordareexpectedtobeamongthebestteachersandresearchersintheirfields.Thereare562facultymembersappointedtoendowedchairs.NobelLaureatesThirty-oneStanfordfacultyhavewontheNobelPrizesincetheuniversitysfounding.TwentyNobellaureatesarecurrentlymembersoftheStanfordcommunity.PulitzerPrizeWinnersAdamJohnson(2013,Fiction)DavidM.Kennedy(2000,History)JackRakove(1997,History)JamesRisser(1976,1979,NationalReporting),.,11,ResearchatStanfordStanfordresearchisremarkableinbothitsbreadthanddepth.Stanfordresearchprogramsreflecttheexpertise,creativityandinitiativeofthefacultywhosettheresearchagenda.StanfordfacultyhavealongtraditionofengagingwiththeircolleaguesandstudentswithinStanfordssevenschoolsandworkingacrossdisciplines.Therearemorethan5,500externallysponsoredprojectsthroughouttheuniversity,withthetotalbudgetforsponsoredprojectsat$1.22billionduring2015-16,includingtheSLACNationalAcceleratorLaboratory(SLAC).Oftheseprojects,thefederalgovernmentsponsorsapproximately81percent,includingSLAC.Inaddition,nearly$260millioninsupportcomesfromnon-federalfundingsources.,Research,.,12,StanfordLibrariesStanfordsupports20librariesandarobustportfolioofonlineservices.StanfordLibrariesfocusesonbothtraditionalanddigitalresources,andisafoundingpartneroftheInternationalImageInteroperabilityFramework,TheLibrariesCenterforInterdisciplinaryDigitalResearchincludesateamofsoftwaredevelopersanddigitalresearchspecialistswhopartnerwithfacultytoproducedigitalhumanitiesandcomputationalsocialsciencesprojects.,.,13,Morethan560,000scholarlyitems,includingmanuscripts,books,data,thesesanddissertations,havebeendepositedintotheStanfordDigitalRepository(SDR),SDRprovidesStanfordscholarsandstudentsthemeanstopreserveandmakeaccessibletheirresearch.,.,14,StudentOrganizationsandStudentGovernmentThereareabout600organizedstudentgroupsatStanford.ThestudentnewspaperistheStanfordDaily.TheAssociatedStudentsofStanfordUniversityistherepresentativegovernmentforStanfordstudents.Thereareabout35recognizedreligiousorganizations,and80committedtothearts.,CampusLife,TheLelandStanfordJuniorUniversityMarchingBand(LSJUMB)billsitselfasTheWorldsLargestRockandRollBand.,.,15,GettingAroundThereareanestimated13,000bikesontheStanfordcampusdaily.StanfordhasbeennamedaPlatinum-levelBicycleFriendlyUniversity.Freshmenmaynotbringcarstocampus,butthefreeMargueritebusserviceincludes79busesina24-routesystem.Campusalsohostsmorethan65Zipcars.,.,16,TraditionsBigGameistheannualfootballgameagainsttheUniversityofCalifornia-BerkeleyGoldenBears.ItisprecededbyGaieties,astudent-producedmusicalfollies.,FountainhoppinginvolvestouringandpartakingofStanfordsmaincampusfountains.,.,17,DuringFullMoonontheQuad,freshmenarekissedatmidnightbyseniorsunderthefirstfullmoonoftheAutumnQuarter.,TheWackyWalkoccursduringthefirstminutesofgraduation,whenundergraduatesforgothetraditionalmarchandrunintoStanfordStadium,oftenincostume.,.,18,TheStanfordAlumniAssociation(SAA)wasestablishedin1892bytheuniversitysfirstgraduatingclass.In2015,thereare218,882Stanfordalumnilivingworldwide.Theyliveinall50sta