IDEAL IT is a CIO Council-sponsored program that promotes and advances the Stanford Presidential IDEAL initiative within the IT Community at Stanford, including SLAC and Stanford Medicine.
IDEAL IT reflects our commitment to providing opportunities where all individuals can collaborate, lead, grow, and excel across different functions and disciplines, in alignment with the Stanford IDEAL Strategic Plan.
A program that builds awareness, allyship, and accountability around digital accessibility at Stanford.
A program that attracts, recruits, and supports neurodiverse employees in the IT Community.
A program that creates internships in Stanford IT for young adults from underprivileged and economically disadvantaged communities.
An affinity group to support and engage women technologists in the Stanford IT community.
An affinity group that advances representation, engagement, and support for people of color in technology roles at Stanford.
IDEAL IT offers two learning series for those in the IT Community and beyond to gain knowledge and tools for self-improvement and for being allies to others:
The Allyship at Work learning series helps you understand your privilege and power to create change and teaches you more than 50 specific, research-backed actions you can take to show up as an ally.
#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.
For the seventh year in a row, the Year Up United Internship Program and Stanford IT community are hosting Year Up interns—providing them with first-hand experience in the workforce. In January, we welcomed 12 new interns!
On October 25, Year Up United hosted its first-ever network-wide graduation ceremony, uniting a supportive community of managers, colleagues, alumni, staff, family members, and friends in a single virtual event.
For the sixth year in a row, the Year Up Internship Program and Stanford IT community is hosting Year Up interns. In July, we welcomed 21 new interns!
We'd love to hear from you! Get in touch with the IDEAL IT team by filling out the contact form below.
Our goal is to recruit, retain, and develop extraordinary people in our IT community at Stanford. Foundational to that is fostering a vibrant environment where talented staff can thrive.
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