Department: Athletics, Physical Education, and Recreation

Contacts

Alex Accetta, Executive Director, Recreation and Wellness

Tia Lillie, Director, DAPER Academic Programs

Office: 285 Santa Teresa St.
Email: tlillie@stanford.edu
Web Site: https://rec.stanford.edu

Department of Athletics, Physical Education, and Recreation Mission

From its founding in 1891, Stanford University's leaders have believed that physical activity is valuable for its own sake and that vigorous exercise is complementary to the educational purposes of the University. Within this context for human development, it is the mission of Stanford's Department of Athletics, Physical Education, and Recreation (DAPER) to offer a wide range of high-quality programs which encourage and facilitate all participants to realize opportunities for championship athletic participation, physical fitness, health, and well-being.

As a part of DAPER, Recreation and Wellness provides world-class recreation and wellness programming for the student, staff, faculty, and community of Stanford University. Through our cause of igniting a culture of belonging and well-being through movement, play, adventure, and learning, we strive to ensure that a diversity of cultures, races and ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations, religious beliefs, physical abilities, learning styles, political views, and other personal facets flourish.

Academic Courses

Courses offered through the Department of Athletics, Physical Education, and Recreation are listed under the subject code ATHLETIC, PHYSWELL, and OUTDOOR. Most courses are activity classes and carry 1 unit of credit for satisfactory completion of work. Although there is no limitation on the number of activity classes in which a student may enroll, no more than 8 units of these activity classes (and/or other University activity classes) may be applied toward undergraduate graduation requirements. Course fees, as applicable, are posted to the student's University account.