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 institutions in the nation. It has a strong reputation for a wonderful undergraduate program as well as various graduate schools in the areas of business, medicine. They also have 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 famous for its top level academics that attract the best students in the nation but is a university which recruits some of the best athletes in the world. All of the sports at Stanford are Division I in the NCAA and a lot of the student athletes that participate in athletics at Stanford go on to be professional athletes or compete 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 over the years too. Their facilities and the mild sunny weather for some of the outdoor sports are of the highest quality and equal the top facilities provided for the students intellectually .
When visiting Stanford University it is important to take the time to {visit|see] some of the buildings for the arts as they are quite impressive. The first stop should 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 in addition to lectures and classes for the studetns studying art. You should also take notice of all of the sculptural art on campus. Some of the noted is the Rodin Sculpture garden with over 40 pieces by Auguste Rodin. The Thomas Welton Stanford Art Gallery is also a great place to see art and some classrooms.
There are a couple of other places to be certain to see when visiting Stanford University. One is the church that is located in the main quad on campus and is called the Stanford Memorial Church. It was built in 1903 in memory of Leland Stanford and has permanently been non-sectarian. One of the most magnificent parts about it is the beautiful mosaic on the interior walls depicting the Hebrew Bible. There are 20,000 various shades of color in the tiles used for this mosaic as well as gorgeous stained glass art too. This is truly the {building|place] to see on campus. Another great stop would be to see the Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve which is located near the campus. They have two hour hikes through this ecological Preserve that are led by docents to help teach those about the preserve.
If you are lucky enough to be accepted to Stanford as a student, athlete or a visitor just taking a look at the campus, it is impressive.
