You can make a difference at the Graduate School of Education and beyond by volunteering your time and expertise to build community and advance excellence in education. Check out these opportunities or contact us with ideas of your own.
Hire GSE students as interns and seek out alumni for full-time employment by posting opportunities in the EdCareers portal at no charge.
Help create a welcoming environment for all by getting involved in the Inclusion Council, launched in 2021 by the Chief Inclusion Officer.
Stanford Alumni Mentoring (SAM) is a robust platform for building relationships between students and alumni. Mentorship from experienced alumni helps students identify and work toward their career goals as well as forge life-long friendships.
Help the GSE build the next class of educators! Refer high-caliber prospective applicants to receive information on any of the GSE’s academic programs.
Talk about your GSE experience with prospective applicants at graduate school recruitment fairs, meet local admitted students near you, and learn about ways to share how our community is improving lives through learning with future members of the Stanford GSE community.
The GSE Alumni Board serves as a link between the school and its graduates by enhancing alumni engagement and outreach, organizing events, and broadening alumni networks.
Class notes are a great way to share professional accomplishments and news with fellow alumni and Stanford friends. Submit a note and you may just see it on one of the GSE’s social media channels or in an upcoming edition of The Alumni Connector, the GSE’s alumni newsletter.
Established in 2015 and led by a group of dedicated GSE alumni, this award recognizes the outstanding contributions of GSE alumni educators, principals, scholars, and innovators.
Come back to campus in October and connect with classmates and friends at the GSE’s events during Stanford Reunion Homecoming. Help the GSE plan this annual gathering or become a connector yourself and reach out to classmates to join you this October.
Extend your Stanford spirit of service to your community through volunteer efforts with fellow alumni, current students, family, and friends. Lead or sign up to volunteer for a service project during this annual alumni tradition.
Check out the more than 500 opportunities to connect with the wider Stanford alumni community around a shared interest.
Our GSE alumni and Stanford education community spans the globe. Help us build community by hosting a social gathering, helping plan a faculty event near you, or sharing your own ideas for a local program.
Looking for more opportunities to volunteer at Stanford? Visit the Stanford alumni website.
Strengthen your connection. By volunteering, you contribute to a robust intellectual and service-oriented community at the Graduate School of Education and Stanford University. We hope volunteering enhances your connection to the school, the university, and networks of faculty, students, and alumni.
Make it work for you. If a volunteer opportunity requires too much time or does not catch your attention, let us know how you would like to give back to the GSE. The Alumni Relations team will work with you to explore the possibilities and connect you with ways you can make a difference.
Your involvement matters. We value your experiences at the GSE, as well as the ways you use your expertise beyond campus. Your willingness to give back to the community makes a difference to students, faculty, staff, and your fellow alumni.
Watch GSE alumna Nayelli Gonzalez, MA ’05, share her passion for service with fellow alumni during Beyond the Farm as project leader at San Francisco’s Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts (YouTube/Stanford Alumni):
Janet Coffey, ’92, PhD ’03 Curriculum Studies and Teacher Education
Program Director, Science Learning, Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
Katie Remington Cunningham, PhD '20 Developmental and Psychological Studies
Research Director, Minnesota Justice Center
Monica Devlin, MA ’15 Policy, Organization and Leadership Studies
Administrative Director, Physician Wellness Academic Consortium
Daniel Gilbert, MA '02 Learning, Design and Technology
Founder and Principal, Gilbert + Chittenden
Nayelli Gonzalez, MA ’05 Stanford Teacher Education Program
Founder and CEO, CreatorsCircle
Shannon Birk Jibaja, MA ’13 Policy, Organization and Leadership Studies
Alumni Board Chair
Zachary Lam, MA ’18 Policy, Organization and Leadership Studies
Assistant Director, Workforce Strategies, City College of San Francisco
Leonard Medlock, MA ’11 Learning, Design and Technology
CEO, Playback Worldwide
Purvi Mody, MA ’99 Administration & Policy Analysis, MBA ’04
Co-CEO, Head of College Counseling, Insight Education
Alumni Board Vice-Chair
Ting Lan Sun, MA '88 Stanford Teacher Education Program
Adjunct Faculty & Leadership Coach, Sacramento County Office of Education
Satoshi Suga, MA ’18 Stanford Teacher Education Program
Science Chair and Engineering Teacher, Oakland Unified School District
Daniel Uribe, MA/MBA '21 in Education
Principal at VélezReyes+ Philanthropic Platform
Elizabeth Wong, MA '12 Policy, Organization and Leadership Studies
K-5 English as a New Language Teacher & National Board Certified Teacher, New York City Department of Education
Najwa Yasmeen, MA ’15 International Education Policy & Analysis
Operational & Capacity Building Consultant, Words & Action, LLC
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