

They come to campus expecting to participate in a residential based community and engage with other visiting students and current Stanford students. Summer Session students are academically focused and also eager to experience Stanford’s campus life and culture. These students enroll in 8 or more units Stanford students may take courses as well or engage in on- or off-campus research or employment opportunities. Visiting students complete a selective admissions process to participate in the program. These students enroll in courses and share living space with approximately 1,000 Stanford students who elect to stay on campus during the summer months. Stanford Summer Session admits around 530 visiting undergraduate and graduate students for the Summer Quarter. Summer Session is responsible for staffing all undergraduate residence halls and for coordinating co-curricular and social activities designed to support student needs and build a sense of community on campus. University and High School Level students attend classes together, but live in separate residences on campus, each with distinct residential staff. and around the world with international students comprising approximately 35% of the visiting population. Program participants come from across the U.S. Students participate in either Summer Session for University Level students or High School Level students. Each summer Stanford welcomes approximately 1,250 visiting high school, undergraduate, and graduate students who come to campus and enroll in courses as part of Summer Quarter.

The Summer Session office at Stanford University is responsible for administering the Summer Quarter – Stanford’s fourth academic term. The House Director period of employment is Sunday, Jat 3pm through Sunday, Augat 5pm.

They are the senior staff members living in the residences and, as such, shape the culture of the residential experience. House Directors live in the dorms, oversee the daily operations of Stanford campus residence halls, supervise undergraduate Summer Resident Assistants (SRAs) for University Level or High School, design and implement programs, attend to student crises, and manage the residence hall budget, among other duties. Stanford Summer Session is hiring 12 full-time House Directors for the 2023 Summer Quarter.
