“Our mantra in R&DE is ‘students are never an interruption in our day, they are the reason we are here.’”
“During my 25 years at Stanford, I have been privileged to work at one of the most beautiful campuses and alongside some of the most amazing people in the world. My team and I have the unique opportunity to make a difference for students by providing high quality housing and dining programs, and other services in support of the university’s academic mission. It has been a joy to lead my team in implementing an organizational model that is dedicated to service excellence, student advocacy, staff development, sustainability, and fiscal stewardship.
I have enjoyed collaborating with talented academicians and administrators campus-wide who are passionate about innovating and developing solutions for global issues, while providing our students with a robust living and learning environment, and the campus community with a transformational dining experience.”
Dr. Shirley J. Everett, Senior Associate Vice Provost for Residential & Dining Enterprises
Dr. Shirley J. Everett, Senior Associate Vice Provost for Residential & Dining Enterprises (R&DE), the largest university auxiliary, is the steward of a $1.8 billion asset portfolio, comprising one-third of Stanford’s physical plant. She leads an 800+ staff organization that houses 12K students, serves over 6M meals, hosts 20K conference guests, and a half-million athletic concession guests each year; she serves on the University Cabinet that shapes Stanford’s direction, policy, and planning. Shirley earned both her doctorate in Education and MBA from Saint Mary’s College of CA, and Bachelor’s degree from Valparaiso University. She hails from Chicago.
Photographed outside her office in the Munger Graduate Residences on April 11, 2016.
