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Grad students enjoy activities together during the GLO picnic.

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GLO helps create programming for the community that occurs throughout the academic year. Here you can learn more about our offerings.  Additionally, find information about the Graduate Student Programming Board, the annual New Graduate Student Orientation and more.

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 5/1/2013 Residential Dining and Enterprises sponsored event, Healthy Taste of Stanford at the Munger Complex. Credit: Linda A. Cicero / Stanford News Service

About Us

We aim to help graduate students flourish at Stanford through programming that addresses the multifaceted issues of the graduate experience. Through programs like New Graduate Student Orientation (NGSO), Grad 201s, and GLO Study Breaks, we connect students to important campus resources and empower them to thrive as members of the Stanford community.

A student receives materials at GLO's recent GOALIE event.

Graduate Student Programming Board

Graduate Student Programming Board (GSPB) is a program funded by the Graduate Life Office.  GSPB is a program that strives to improve social interaction between graduate students by organizing, sponsoring and coordinating social and educational activities. GSPB brings together graduate students throughout campus.

Students gather to take in the new graduate student orientation together.

New Graduate Student Orientation

Welcome to Stanford and welcome to the community! The Graduate Life Office (GLO) coordinates NGSO to welcome and orient new graduate students to Stanford. Our goal is to connect new graduate students with useful campus resources that will assist them during their time as graduate students. NGSO is open to all incoming graduate and professional students of the 2024-25 Academic Year. While attendance is not mandatory, we encourage students to attend as many events as possible to make the most out of orientation week. Students will also be added to NGSO's Canvas course in September. 

Community members get pizza at the annual GLO picnic.