Announcements
What's in Your Backyard? Public Archaeology
Jan 1 2013
Indiana Jones put archaeology on the public’s radar. But it also gave people the impression that archaeology is only about mystical objects found in hidden temples or treasures from thousands of years ago buried in exotic places, when, in fact, archaeology can be right here, right now.
VPUE Directors of Community Engaged Learning
Jan 1 2013
In partnership with the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education, the Haas Center is spearheading several initiatives aimed at strengthening and expanding community-based learning opportunities for undergraduates.
“Community engaged learning not only advances the fundamental aims of a Stanford...
Haas = HAAS? No, it’s not an acronym
Ten years ago this quarter, I wrote a brief article with this title in the Commons newsletter. When I learned of the recent passing of Evelyn D. Haas, I was moved to dust off this piece to share with our friends, as it seems to have stood the test of time. Evelyn was the widow of Walter A. Haas, Jr...
In December the Haas Center received a gift from Chris Cox, ’04, MS ’07 and Visra Vichit-Vadakan, ’04, MA ’05, to launch our newly designed high school program and fund the program for five years. The high school program, called High School @ Haas, will extend the Education Partnerships programming...
