This year, the theme for Black History Month is African Americans and the Arts. Learn more about Black artists featured in and around Stanford Redwood City.

Jonathan Calm is a contemporary American visual artist and Assistant Professor of Photography at Stanford University. His photography, video, installation, and performance art analyzes urbanism, automobility, and other socio-cultural themes. His series “Green Book - Journey Through the South” is an exploration and study on how African-American upward mobility is reflected through car ownership.

Apexer, also known as Ricardo Richey, is a street artist with a background in graphic design and architecture. Apexer creates color fused abstract patterns and inventive forms through the use of spray paint. Born and raised in San Francisco, CA, the murals of Apexer can be found throughout San Francisco on exterior walls and buildings as well as in curated collections of top technology firms.

Growing up, Riley Holloway developed an early interest in art, learning from his mother, who is an artist herself. His contemporary portfolio primarily of portraits and still life compositions are developed in traditional oil painting and hand drawing. His subjects are people who inspire him, and Holloway pays homage to their stories and influences, beautifully revealing the substance of each subject.

Activist photographer Bob Fitch was best known for capturing iconic images of the civil rights movement, peace and social justice movement, and their icons; Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Cesar Chavez, and Dorothy Day. He is also known for images of everyday people who fought in these movements. The Bob Fitch photography archive at Stanford has more than 200,000 images, for you to enjoy.

SRWC Operations will conduct an annual fire drill (building evacuation drill) at Cardinal Hall on Friday, February 2 at 2:10 p.m.

During the drill, the fire alarm system inside Cardinal Hall will be activated, and the annunciators and strobes may be audible/visible from other buildings. No action is needed outside of Cardinal Hall.

Cardinal Hall occupants should acknowledge any audio or visual alarms when activated, walk calmly but quickly to the nearest emergency exit/stairwell (do NOT use elevators), and check-in at the designated Emergency Assembly Point (EAP).

We ask for your full cooperation during the evacuation drill. We recognize these drills may interrupt your schedule, and we apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

(If you'd like to submit photos for this column, send in your image of any SRWC event to srwc-events@stanford.edu.)

Recreation and Wellness Center Member Appreciation Day

Join the Recreation and Wellness Center for member appreciation day! Come scan in at the front desk and grab a snack and refreshment from the table!  

When: February 1, 7:00 a.m. onwards

Where: Recreation and Wellness Center

What else? Member appreciation day is now on the first Thursday of each month

Best Virtual Game Show Ever! Comics and Cartoons

Join us for the comics and cartoons edition of the Best Virtual Game Show Ever! with game show host Rob Ferre. Play to win prizes and bragging rights with your friends and colleagues at Stanford. 

When: February 9,12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. 

Where: Zoom

What else? RSVP here.

#IamRemarkable

#IamRemarkable is a Google initiative that empowers women and other underrepresented groups to speak openly about their accomplishments in the workplace and beyond. This workshop is sponsored by IDEAL IT and led by Stanford facilitators.

When: February 13, 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Where: Cardinal Hall, C643

What else? Register here.

Bake Sale

Hand-crafted, locally-made loaves and pastries.

When: February 14, 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Where: Cardinal To-Go

Celebrate Mardi Gras with Brass Animals

Come celebrate Mardi Gras at the Cardinal Hall Dining Pavilion with a brass band performance by San Francisco-based Brass Animals! 

When: February 13, 1:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Where: Cardinal Hall Dining Pavilion

What else? Cardinal To-Go will serve coffee and beignets for $5 from 1:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Best Team Name

Loggin' Out for the Holidays 
(Forrest Glick, Christina, and Kailani)

The Cardinal Cash Cow Corral
(Sarah Butterworth, Linda Stewart, and Jennifer DiGrande)

Gingerbread House with Most Votes

The Cardinal Cash Cow Corral

(Sarah Butterworth, Linda Stewart, and Jennifer DiGrande)

As we move to a "next-era" Google Workspace, you'll continue to have access to the services you currently use. While the vast majority of us will not be required to move or reduce data stored in drives, some individuals will need to take action due to upcoming changes.  

NameCoach is a web-based platform that enables you to record your name pronunciation, in your voice. Your recording will be available to authenticated users in your StanfordWho directory listing, allowing others to learn how you like your name pronounced. Likewise, you can explore listings to discover the correct pronunciations of others' names. 

Need help fixing and delivering accessible PDF documents? Equidox, a web-based PDF remediation tool, simplifies the process of fixing inaccessible PDF documents, saving you time and ensuring your PDFs can be read by all.

This year, we are celebrating over 20 years of food waste compost collection at the Stanford University campus! Although we have been composting yard trimmings since the 1980’s, Stanford started composting food waste in 2003, with a pilot program in Wilbur Dining Hall. The newest program on campus, the Zero Waste Building System, will ensure that the entire Stanford community has access to compost bins.

As a part of an ongoing project to make the Redwood City website more user-friendly, we'll be conducting the 'SRWC Website Navigation Survey' starting February 8. For this, we require volunteers to take the survey and help us understand how our users interact with the site and if the changes we'd like to make are easy, functional and accessible to everyone. Once you register, you will receive an email closer to the starting date with further instructions.

SRWC Operations is currently working on creating a video to highlight the various aspects of the campus. For this, we require volunteer SRWC employees to feature in the video. The actors must be willing to coordinate with the production team and be present on campus on shoot days and to record any audio/sound byte. If you're interested please email anushapy@stanford.edu.

Effective immediately, 340 Bonair can only be accessed by badge entry 24/7. The doors to the plaza will no longer be unlocked from 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Those wishing to use the SRWC Business Center touchdown desks, please see contacts below to request badge access.
- lbre-facman@stanford.edu

- Jovan Solis 650-444-6382

- Maryanne Yoshikawa 408-483-9674