Visiting Information

As of September 1, 2025, Stanford Memorial Church is available for Weddings or Renewal ceremonies for all, including members of the Stanford community and the general public.

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Religious Accommodations

Academic Accommodations

ORSL recognizes there are a wide range of religious observances, holy days, and festivals not formally observed in the University Calendar. To observe a day not formally included on the University calendar, students are encouraged to work directly with your professors, to alert them to your absence and prepare any work required ahead of time to make up for your absence in class. If the religious observance you request is not on our multi-faith calendar, please contact stanfordorsl@stanford.edu.

Instructions on how to request academic accommodation

  • Students who will be missing class are asked to email their professors, as far in advance as possible, before the holiday to let them know they will not be in class that day due to a religious observance.
  • The email should be respectful and brief, ask what they need to do prior to the next class meeting and whether class notes or recordings will be available for the class they are missing.
  • At the beginning of the next class meeting, students should introduce themselves to the professor and follow up on any assignments or class notes they may have missed.
Sample Email for Religious Observance Academic Accommodation (36.39 KB)

Religious Dietary Restrictions

Religious Dietary Restriction Diagram created by Chapman University Fish Interfaith Center.

For information regarding the dietary restrictions of religious groups, please refer to this diagram created by Chapman University's Fish Interfaith Center.

Religious Housing and Dietary Needs at Stanford

Housing

Stanford is a diverse community with many different religious observances. Religious observance requests are now part of the R&DE process. Be sure to read this page carefully and follow all of the steps if you are interested in making a religious observance request for housing. If you have religious needs that are not on this list, you can submit a request through the Office of Religious & Spiritual Life.

  • To request a religious housing accommodation (that is beyond what is on the application) for the 2025-2026 academic year, please complete the form found here by April 9, 2025. (The form opens on March 3, 2025)

Dining

R&DE Stanford Dining prides itself on providing high-quality and nutritious cuisine to meet a wide variety of dietary needs within our diverse Stanford community. Read below to learn more about the accommodations that are available through R&DE Stanford Dining. Incoming freshmen undergo a different process with Approaching Stanford. 

Kosher Dining

R&DE Stanford Dining, Hospitality & Auxiliaries (SDHA) offers a Glatt kosher meal program in Florence Moore Dining Hall in partnership with students, the Office for Religious & Spiritual Life, Hillel and Residential Education. All meals are prepared and served in our certified Glatt-kosher kitchen under the guidance of R&DE SDHA's Mashgiach and are available seven days a week. Many other food items in the dining hall are kosher. Florence Moore prepares food for Shabbat dinner on Friday evenings and brunch and dinner on Saturdays at Hillel. Students are asked to register for Shabbat with Hillel by contacting Leah Newman. Graduate students and post-docs must have an R&DE SDHA meal plan in order to participate in the kosher meal program. To learn more about kosher dining, please visit this page: https://rde.stanford.edu/dining-hospitality/glatt-kosher-dining-program

Halal Dining

R&DE SDHA offers a variety of food options to accommodate the dietary needs of Stanford’s Muslim community. Chicken and beef served in the dining halls is certified halal and will be labeled as such unless noted otherwise. Halal chicken is always available by request in all dining halls. We avoid the use of alcohol in our recipes. In addition, during Ramadan, Suhoor to-go boxes and Iftar specials are provided in the dining halls to keep students well-nourished during fasting. Students in any on-campus residence, with a R&DE SDHA meal plan, will have access to halal dining options. To learn more about halal dining, please visit this page: https://rde.stanford.edu/dining-hospitality/eat-well-stanford#halal

 

Other Religious Dietary Requirements

Stanford is a diverse community with many different religious observances. Stanford Dining offers vegan, vegetarian, Halal and Kosher Dining programs. If you have a religious observance that goes beyond what is offered by Stanford Dining, please meet with the nutritionist to explain your needs. If you would like to explore whether you might be eligible for a meal plan exemption, please make an appointment with one of the Stanford Nutritionists or email them at nutritionist@stanford.edu. After you meet with the nutritionist, Stanford Dining sends their recommendations to ORSL.