Stanford Club of Philadelphia

 

 

 

Club Profile

In the land of Willie Penn & Uncle Ben (about midway between Wall St. & Pennsylvania Ave.), there is an energetic alumni chapter dedicated to attracting & engaging Stanford's accumulated intellect, talent & diversity that resides within the Delaware Valley region.

Events are planned to serve a variety of interests - match your own or try something new. Advanced scheduling and notice is a goal, but we are flexible enough to capture last minute opportunities. Each event includes time to socialize, make new friends, exchange ideas - and, maybe, we can create a new (ad)venture.

Communication is by mail, email, and this website. Feedback & suggestions are encouraged. Event assistance is welcome and appreciated.

Cardinal-Young Alumni (C-YA) in Philadelphia


Calling all young alumni! C-YA is organizing events, especially for alumni who left the Farm during the past ten years. If you have ideas or are interested in getting involved, please contact Jessica Hou (’04) at jessh@stanfordalumni.org, and join the Stanford Cardinal Young Alumni of Philadelphia group on Facebook.

 

For current info about Young Alumni Inter-School Happy Hours and other Inter-School Events in Philadelphia, click here.

 

Membership Renewal

 

Renew your membership in the Stanford Club of Philadelphia.  Click here to renew online via the Stanford Alumni Association’s site.  Or else click here a version the membership renewal form.  You can print it and mail it in with your check.

Events

 

 

 

June 18-21

First World Congress on Positive Psychology

Sheraton Philadelphia City Center

17th and Race Streets, Philadelphia

 

Keynote June 18: Stanford Professor Philip Zimbardo

 

See below for a special event June 19 for the Stanford community

 

Friday, June 19   5:00 PM – 6:00 PM.

Four Seasons Hotel – Swann Lounge

One Logan Circle (18th and the Parkway)

 

 

Unique Opportunity for Stanford Alums!

Meet World Renowned Professor Emeritus PHILIP ZIMBARDO ON FRIDAY, JUNE 19th

 

 

Philip Zimbardo, Ph.D., has offered to meet with Stanford Alums at the Four Seasons Hotel over drinks during his visit to Philadelphia.  This will be a special opportunity to ask questions and enjoy meeting Dr. Zimbardo in a casual setting. 

 

RSVP please to: Gretchen Carey at Gretchen.Carey@morganstanley.com or at 215-242-3451

 

 

Dr. Philip Zimbardo is Professor Emeritus of Psychology at Stanford University, past president of the American Psychological Association.  He first gained reknown for the prison experiment conducted in 1971 with volunteer Stanford undergraduates.  His recent best selling publications include The Lucifer Effect: Understanding How Good People Turn Evil and The Time Paradox: The New Psychology of Time That Will Change Your Life. 

 

You can learn more about Dr. Zimbardo’s research by visiting http://www.zimbardo.com/zimbardo.html

 

Dr. Zimbardo is a keynote speaker for the First World Congress on Positive Psychology, taking place at the Sheraton Philadelphia City Center June 18th – 21st.   For further information about the conference, please go to www.ipaanetwork.org.  A limited number of tickets to the Thursday evening keynote address will be available through Lisa Astorga

 

 

 

Now You Can Connect with Stanford University via YouTube and iTunes

Stanford has launched a channel on YouTube.  Visit it by clicking here.



Expand your mind with the Stanford Center for Professional Development. You can access free online seminars presented by distinguished Stanford faculty, senior researchers and industry experts via streaming video - anytime during the quarter, for the entire quarter.  Take free seminars online

Stanford Athletics Launches YouTube Channel
Separately, Stanford Athletics has launched its own official YouTube channel so Stanford fans can view and comment on video highlights, interviews with coaches and players, and other archived videos. Other new GoStanford.com features include a virtual Hall of Fame, a Cardinal Red Football fan affinity site and a new Facilities Guide.

And visit the Stanford on iTunes U (Stanford to go) by clicking here.

 

Book Discussions

 

Sponsored by the Princeton Club of Philadelphia (PCOP) Young Alumni, the Alumni Book Club of Philadelphia brings together graduates from a number of different universities to discuss books of current interest. Guests of alumni and new members are always welcome to attend.  For further info, click here.

The meetings take place at Borders Center City, 1 South Broad Street at Chestnut St.   They generally meet at 7 PM on the first Monday of each month. Join the ABC listserv by emailing PCOPBook-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

A related group being formed will meet in Montgomery County at Barnes & Noble in Plymouth Meeting.

If you plan to attend, or have questions or suggestions, contact Lauren Bierbaum.

Stanford Online Reading Groups

 

The 2008/09 Book Salon provides a year of faculty-hosted book discussions for our reading pleasure. Each book is introduced through a lively streaming audio conversation with the faculty host, and will be available online, along with supplemental web resources chosen to enhance your deeper consideration of the books and authors. 

 

Join the Stanford Book Salon community of almost 4,000 readers! Each month, a different faculty host selects a book to be discussed online. The first selection of this season is "The Poetry of Robert Frost: The Collected Poems, Complete and Unabridged," edited by Edward Connery Latham. Our special guest host is Dana Gioia, '73, MBA '77, chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts. New readers are always welcome!   Get up to speed and start reading

Join Us

Membership in the Philadelphia Club is separate from the Stanford Alumni Association. Dues are required to join the local Chapter. Monies collected cover local expenses to include mailings, chapter membership directory, some event supplies & costs, etc.

Call Mike Borish JD '77 (H: 215-672-2827) for information. Click here to join online via the Stanford Alumni Association’s site.  You will need to log in with your user ID and password.  Alternatively click here to print out a flyer with the membership form. To join, send name, Stanford graduation year and major (or name of student if parents), address, phone numbers and email, company name, title and business address, spouse/partner name, along with $15 ($10 if Young Alumni, Class of 2004-208) to:       

      Stanford Club of Philadelphia

      P.O. Box 58191

      Philadelphia, PA 19102  

 

Special rates: A three-year membership for Young Alumni at $25 or an individual or household membership at $40.

 

 

Details for all events will be forthcoming in Club communications and on this website. Contact the Club webmasters, Lois and Gerry Elman MS '64, by email.

 

 

Fondly remembered

 

October 12, 2008 at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia

 

Election 2008: Transformation or Continuity?

Stanford communication and political science professor Dr. Shanto Iyengar, Swarthmore political science professor Dr. Rick Valelly, and professor Dr. Richard Johnston, Stanford Ph.D. and professor of political science at the University of Pennsylvania.  The panelists were introduced by Dr. John Pollock, Stanford Ph.D. and professor of communication studies at The College of New Jersey.

 

 

 

 

COMMUNITY SERVICE

 

From time to time, we participate in community service projects.  On October 7, 2006, some of our members got together in West Chester, Pennsylvania, to help spruce up The Hickman, an assisted living facility that once was a station on the Underground Railroad. 

 

If you wish to suggest or participate in such future projects, contact us.

 

Text Box: As the volunteer coordinator it is always exciting to be contacted by a group of volunteers that want to help make a difference in their community. As a project is selected and arranged and the day draws near I usually wonder for a moment if the volunteers will be eager to help or just be here to fulfill a commitment. In the case of the Stanford University Alumni they far exceeded my expectations. They had three requests when they began. Their first request was to get a tour of our facility. They requested this so that they would be given an opportunity to really see who they would be helping, and to understand the community they would be impacting. Their second request was to provide a catered lunch to not only themselves but our entire staff as well! Their third request was to do some work that could really help. They didn't want to just come in and leave, they wanted to leave it better. After the tour they eagerly got started painting. They were meticulous in their job at hand and were friendly to all the residents they encountered. The volunteers from the Stanford Alumni Association were a huge help to The Hickman. They painted a long hallway on the third floor of one of our residential buildings, by doing this they not only gave the maintenance guys a chance to get other much needed work done, but their presence showed our residents and staff that the local community is committed to caring for each other. A few residents offered a wave to them as they worked others a hello and thank you. It is in the smiles of the residents and staff that we know their hard work was very much appreciated and heartfelt. Thank you to Roselle Anderson who recruited the volunteers, to the Stanford University Alumni Association and to the United Way for sponsoring the Chester County Day of Caring. Sincerely, Deedra Rzucidlo Volunteer Coordinator The Hickman

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Last updated June 25, 2009

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