Campus will be flooded with thousands of locals Sunday as the University hosts its fifth annual Community Day. More than 50 student organizations and campus departments plan to host activities for visitors in the day-long event, which will begin at 10 a.m. and end at 4 p.m.

Executive Director of Stanford Events Elaine Enos said that Community Day is based on one of Leland Stanford’s goals for the University.

“One of the important things to be taught in the institution is co-operation,” Stanford wrote in a letter to David Starr Jordan, the University’s first president.

Enos, who is helping organize the event, described it as a way to connect the campus with the surrounding community.

“[It’s] an opportunity for our neighbors to meet with faculty, staff and students and to learn more about these departments and what Stanford students are doing and learning on campus,” she said. “The event is designed to promote partnerships and increase understanding between Stanford and its neighbors.”

This year’s version of the annual event will feature several new activities, including guided tours of the Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve and a climate change panel. The Student Organizing Committee for the Arts (SOCA) will once again host “An Art Affair,” which will feature both visual art and live performances, highlighted by a 3:30 p.m. performance by internationally renowned Taiko artist Kenny Endo in White Plaza.

“This year we are looking to increase the diversity of our offerings with some new educational programs concerning issues facing our community and world,” Enos said.

Community Day will also feature the Founder’s Celebration, which commemorates the University’s founding. One student speaker — who is selected after a competitive application process — is a central part of the annual celebration. This year’s winner, Andrea Fuller ‘09, who is also an editor at The Daily, said she was honored by the prospect of representing the University at the event.

“I am going to be using quotes from Leland Stanford Jr. and talking about how we should look to the past both in Stanford life and our own life,” Fuller said. “I really have learned a lot from both my past and present. And I think the University can do the same by looking back to its founding.”

For more information about Community Day and a full schedule of events, visit http://communityday.stanford.edu.