A Stanford education is “offered in the hope and trust that they will become thereby of greater service to the public." — Jane Stanford, 1902
A Cardinal Quarter offers students intensive, immersive, local, national and global public service experiences. The experience also provides students the opportunity to contribute to society, develop citizenship and professional skills, and realize Jane Stanford’s vision that with a Stanford education students “will become thereby of greater service to the public.”
Start here to explore the nearly 400 diverse opportunities currently offered by the Haas Center for Public Service, Global Studies and many other campus centers and programs. Additional opportunities not yet listed in SOLO can be found through the Cardinal Quarter homepage on the Haas Center for Public Service’s website. These opportunities all provide stipends to cover living and transportation expenses, and are intended to insure accessibility for all undergraduate students.
Explore Cardinal Quarter Opportunities
For additional information and to see the range of campus programs involved in the Cardinal Quarter, please visit the Cardinal Quarter page on the Haas Center’s website.
Each Cardinal Quarter Experience Is Expected To:
- Address a social problem or societal need.
- Benefit both the student and a community partner.
- Enable students to examine and reflect on public issues by integrating their academic learning and research with a service experience.
- Be grounded in the Haas Center’s Principles of Ethical and Effective Service.
- Involve one or more Public Service Pathways: activism, community-engaged scholarship, direct service, public policy, philanthropy, or social entrepreneurship.
- Provide opportunities for student participants to explore and strengthen their civic capacities.
- Be at least 8 consecutive weeks, full-time in duration.
