Lagunita - Spanish for “little lake” - is named for the neighboring part-time lake and is one of Stanford’s most historic residences. This beautiful, Mediterranean-style complex, built in the nineteen-thirties and renovated in 1998, consists of three small, four-class houses, and two three-class houses, arranged around a picturesque central courtyard and dining commons.

Lag (affectionately known as “log”) is divided into two sides: East Lag and West Lag. East Lag is home to Naranja and Ujamaa.  Eucalipto, Adelfa, and Granada make up West Lag. Residents enjoy their own lounge, common areas, an outdoor trail that strolls the perimeter of nearby Lake Lagunita, and a grassy field across the street. The house names are also unique: Three names are Spanish for different trees: Eucalipto (eucalyptus), Granada (pomegranate), and Naranja (orange); Adelfa is Spanish for oleander. Ujamaa is a Swahili name for “extended family” or “familyhood” and consists of two houses originally called Olivo (olive) and Magnolia (magnolia). Throughout the larger residence, each individual house develops their own distinct community – in particular, Ujamaa is home of the African-American theme program, and Adelfa is the new Focus House for an interactive and in-depth Writing program.

Mail is delivered to students’ Post Office boxes, assigned in early September.  Please note that the Post Office does not deliver student mail to the residences, only to the Post Office.  The Housing Front Desk cannot accept mail or packages for students. 

Here is a sample P.O. Box address.  Insert your unique P.O. Box number.

Jane Student
P.O. Box  12345
Stanford, CA 94309-2345

If you are having something shipped which requires a street address, please ship it to yourself, at your residence.

Serving residents of Lagunita Court and Roble Hall, Lakeside Dining features a wide variety of superb entree options. Its auxiliary operation, Latenite at Lakeside, is one of the few after-hours dining options on campus and offers oven-fresh pizza, grab n' go snacks, confections, and fresh salads and fruit until 2am, five nights a week.

Configuration:
Co-ed type:
Resident Fellow:
Focus:

Upperclass house
Co-ed by floor
Marvin Diogenes
Writing Focus
Adelfa residents will participate in various activities and attend lectures and discussions based on an engaging and comprehensive writing program. See pre-assignment and regular assignment information below.

Configuration:
Co-ed type:
Resident Fellow:

Four-class house
Co-ed by corridor
Marvin Diogenes

*Important Assignment Information

1. Beginning 2009-2010, Residential Education is offering a pre-assignment system for Ethnic/Academic Theme and Focus Houses.
2. If you intend to apply for pre-assignment to a participating Theme or Focus house (ie. Ujamaa), you must understand that if you are granted pre-assignment, you automatically accept the pre-assignment and therefore are not eligible for the 2009 Housing Draw or other housing application periods.
3. Eligibility for pre-assignment is determined according to publicized, objective criteria for each residence. See Residential Education for details or contact their office at 650-725-2800.
4. Draw Assignment—Students may apply without pre-assignment. Through the Draw you can list on your application a special program house for which you are interested. When you apply you are
1. agreeing to meet the pre-requisites,  
2. expected to fulfill house requirements, and
3. also indicating that you understand if you do not meet the pre-requisites for the house, your assignment can be cancelled when you reach the in-house draw, or you will be reassigned out of the house.
5. Draw Assignment (for students applying to the non-focus portion of a Focus House): Students in the Draw – who are not interested in the special program and apply to the non-focus portion of a Focus House – you may obtain an assignment but are not required to participate in focus programs. These students may take part in other traditional dorm activities, such as trips to the City, movie nights, IMs, and study breaks.

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One of Stanford’s most historic residences, Lagunita Court was built in phases between 1934 and 1937 and was renovated in 1997-98.  Lagunita Court is the first Stanford residence that combined founding landscape architect Frederick Law Olmstead’s vision of student residences as individual cottages within the concept of a large-scale residence hall.

Built originally to house women away from the men’s residences on the east side of campus, Lagunita Court originally consisted of only four houses (Casa Adelfa, Casa Del Eucalipto, Casa Magnolia, and Casa Naranja). A few years later, in 1937, Casa Granada and Casa Olive (Ujamaa B) were added.