About
In the summer of 2000, the Stanford Haas Center and the Program on Urban Studies began offering the Urban Summer Fellowship Program. This program is one of more than 450 Cardinal Quarter opportunities through which Stanford students pursue a full-time summer or quarter-long public service experience with Stanford support. The Urban Summer Fellowships focus on issues affecting urban life in the United States. Additionally, the Program on Urban Studies offers its own summer fellowships. Both Urban Summer and Urban Studies Fellows have the opportunity to spend a summer working at an organization addressing urban issues (e.g., architecture, community organizing, urban planning, education, and civil rights).
Program in Urban Studies
The mission of the undergraduate program in Urban Studies is to develop students’ understanding of the nature of cities and their impacts on both the individual and society at large. The program is interdisciplinary in nature drawing from fields in the social sciences, history, and education. Courses in the program focus on issues in contemporary urban society, and on the tools and concepts that can bring about change to improve urban life. Courses also address how cities have changed over time and how they continue to change today in societies around the world. Through a comprehensive program that includes course work, an internship, and independent research, a major in Urban Studies prepares students for careers and advanced academic pursuits in fields including architecture, community service, education, environmental planning, real estate development, urban design, and urban planning; many alumni have obtained graduate degrees in architecture, business, law, public policy, urban design, and urban planning from major universities across the country. Information on careers and graduate programs pursued by Urban Studies alumni is available.
Haas Center for Public Service
Stanford University’s Haas Center for Public Service inspires and prepares students to create a more just and sustainable world through service, scholarship, and community partnerships. The Haas Center engages more than 1,000 students annually in global service across diverse pathways – direct service, engaged scholarship, activism, philanthropy, public policy, and social entrepreneurship. Guided by the Center’s Principles of Ethical and Effective Service, students develop a public purpose while honing the knowledge, skills, and adaptive leadership practices to catalyze and sustain positive social impact. Students integrate rigorous coursework with real-world experience and reflection, and work with renowned faculty across disciplines to address complex social problems. The Haas Center serves as the hub for service at Stanford University and a model for how universities prepare students to be of greater service to the public.
Program in Urban Studies
The mission of the undergraduate program in Urban Studies is to develop students’ understanding of the nature of cities and their impacts on both the individual and society at large. The program is interdisciplinary in nature drawing from fields in the social sciences, history, and education. Courses in the program focus on issues in contemporary urban society, and on the tools and concepts that can bring about change to improve urban life. Courses also address how cities have changed over time and how they continue to change today in societies around the world. Through a comprehensive program that includes course work, an internship, and independent research, a major in Urban Studies prepares students for careers and advanced academic pursuits in fields including architecture, community service, education, environmental planning, real estate development, urban design, and urban planning; many alumni have obtained graduate degrees in architecture, business, law, public policy, urban design, and urban planning from major universities across the country. Information on careers and graduate programs pursued by Urban Studies alumni is available.
Haas Center for Public Service
Stanford University’s Haas Center for Public Service inspires and prepares students to create a more just and sustainable world through service, scholarship, and community partnerships. The Haas Center engages more than 1,000 students annually in global service across diverse pathways – direct service, engaged scholarship, activism, philanthropy, public policy, and social entrepreneurship. Guided by the Center’s Principles of Ethical and Effective Service, students develop a public purpose while honing the knowledge, skills, and adaptive leadership practices to catalyze and sustain positive social impact. Students integrate rigorous coursework with real-world experience and reflection, and work with renowned faculty across disciplines to address complex social problems. The Haas Center serves as the hub for service at Stanford University and a model for how universities prepare students to be of greater service to the public.