#BeHellaWell is a three-day residency, hosted by Omari Souza (UNT) and Reuben Vincent (Jamla/Roc-Nation), built for student wellness, community connection, and future building during the most stressful stretch of the quarter.
This unique collaboration brings TWO residency hosts as we gather students, faculty, staff, campus groups, local makers, and working artists into one shared container for workshops, research labs, vendor activations, and a closing concert night centered on MAKING, SPARKING, and CARE during finals week.
This residency is for Stanford students across all schools who want structured support, community connection, and creative practice during the final stretch of the quarter. Faculty, staff, and invited community partners are welcome for the public sessions and Friday night programming.
Be HELLA Well: KICK-Off + Community Office Hours
Wednesday, March 11
6:00pm - 8:00pm
Huddle 1, first floor @ Stanford d.school
416 Escondido Mall #550, Stanford, CA 94305
Hosted with Omari Souza + Reuben Vincent + Milan Drake
Food + drinks/MUST RSVP
This week, join Community Office Hours with our residency guests, Omari Souza (Professor + Designer) and Reuben Vincent (Jamla + Roc Nation Artist).
Community Office Hours is a live weekly gathering grounded in three movements every thirty minutes. Communion includes games, music, DJs, light snacks, and drinks. Conversation centers on a featured guest speaking from lived experience, current work, or ongoing research. Connection creates space for participants and guests to exchange ideas, contacts, invitations, and collaborations in real time during Week 10.
RSVP:
Stanford Students & Faculty
Community Members
Be HELLA Well: PopUp Record Stop/Community Vendors
Thursday, March 12
12:00pm – 3:00pm
Huddle 1, first floor @ Stanford d.school
416 Escondido Mall #550, Stanford, CA 94305
Hosts: AMPS Records + Omari Souza (Designer) + Reuben Vincent (Jamla/Roc-Nation Artist) + Courtlandt Butts + Hella Tea (Tea Samples) + Unified Pieces (Puzzles) + Yani Made It (Candle Making) + Prideful Patchez (Patches) + Champ Green (Oakland Barsmith/Hip-Hop Artist) + MORE being added
Lights Snacks & Beverages
Come dig in the crates with us for a Record & Community Pop-Up at Stanford University/The d.school.
Good Vibes will be on deck with AMPS Records' pop-up record store + Hella Tea (making tea and tea samples) + Unified Pieces (puzzle sampling), Yani Made It ( candle making), Prideful Patchez (patch samples for your clothes), MORE still being added! It's all about good tunes, cool finds, and connecting with awesome people.
Don’t miss out on this fun, laid-back event where you can discover great music and support local creators!
RSVP:
Stanford Students & Faculty
Community Members
Be HELLA Well: SIP & SPARK w/510Media + Hella Tea
Thursday, March 12
2:00pm – 3:30pm
Huddle 1, first floor @ Stanford d.school
416 Escondido Mall #550, Stanford, CA 94305
Hosted with Omari Souza + Milan Drake + Reuben + MaShama Thompson + Danielle Allen + James Harris + Scott Hoagm + Sidney Snipes Jr. + Tenile Zayas + Hella Tea
Lights Snacks & Beverages
This 90-minute conversation makes space for wisdom and shared experiences through communication, communion, and connection.
NOTE: This is NOT a LECTURE
Our co-sponsor for this session is Hella Tea (the obvious choice), and our esteemed guests on the world-famous Red Couch are non510Media (Danielle Allen, James Harris, MaShama Thompson, Scott Hoag, Sidney Snipes Jr., and Tenile Zayas).
You will sip and hear what it looks like to build stories, how decisions get made, how narratives get shaped, how teams protect integrity, and how collaboration and responsibility function in fast-paced environments.
These are some of the brightest minds I have ever had the pleasure of meeting. This isn't a moment for a LECTURE (sit and stare) but a moment to ask real questions about the world outside of the four walls we know as "campus." Exchange contacts, resources, and set up the next time YOU will have tea with your new friend.
So, take a beat, take a seat, and don't just be well, #BeHELLAWell with us.
com·mu·ni·cate/kəˈmyo͞onəˌkāt/(verb)
verb. share or exchange information, news, or ideas.
com·mune /kəˈmyo͞on/ (verb)
verb. commune, to share one’s intimate thoughts or feelings with someone, especially on a spiritual level.
con·nect /kəˈnek(t) (verb)
verb. to bring people together so a real link is established, names shared, next steps made possible
RSVP:
Stanford Students & Faculty
Community Members
Be HELLA Well: Album Cover Design Sprint
Thursday, March 12
5:00pm – 7:00pm
Huddle 1, first floor @ Stanford d.school
416 Escondido Mall #550, Stanford, CA 94305
Hosted with Omari Souza + Reuben Vincent + Courtlandt Butts with printed assets
Lights Snacks & Beverages
This session runs a condensed version of the active album cover research study as a live workshop. Students move through the framework used to analyze more than 4,120 album covers across four decades of Black music and visual culture, practicing visual precision and learning how to contribute to the ongoing manuscript and Community Design Lab structure.
Come see album covers as research objects, documentation, credits, liner notes, cultural evidence.
RSVP:
Stanford Students & Faculty
Community Members
Be HELLA Well: JOURNALS & JOURNALING
Friday, March 13
10:00am – 12:00pm
Huddle 1, first floor @ Stanford d.school
416 Escondido Mall #550, Stanford, CA 94305
Hosted with Omari Souza + Reuben Vincent + Courtlandt Butts with printed assets
Lights Snacks & Beverages
Participants build a one-of-a-kind journal by hand using special d.school paper and assets, then put it to work immediately. The journal becomes a tool for thinking, writing, and organizing what matters, with Omari guiding the room through the same kinds of editorial decisions that shape academic journals, voice, structure, submission types, and what counts as evidence.
Participants choose a community they want to write with or about—the specific expectations, tensions, sacrifices, stories, boundaries, and outcomes. The work starts by naming those realities plainly, then designing a journal structure that can hold them with care. Participants draft sections, outline contribution types, set simple standards for what belongs in the journal, and define what the journal is responsible for documenting over time.
By the end of the session, each participant leaves with a finished handmade journal, a starter framework for a community-centered journal issue, and a set of prompts they can reuse across Week 10 and beyond.
Come by and write something that's not an assignment, reflect with no boundaries, spend some time to #BeHELLAWell
RSVP:
Stanford Students & Faculty
Community Members
Be HELLA Well: Chew and Chat with Omari & Reuben
Friday, March 13
12:00pm – 1:30pm
Huddle 1, first floor @ Stanford d.school
416 Escondido Mall #550, Stanford, CA 94305
Hosted with Omari Souza + Reuben Vincent + Milan Drake + Courtlandt Butts
Lights Snacks & Beverages
Casual conversation with Omari Souza, Reuben Vincent, Milan Drake, Courtlandt Butts. Lunch provided with RSVP for students, community members, and faculty to gather and continue the dialogue sparked during the residency. Join us!
RSVP:
Stanford Students & Faculty
Be HELLA Well: Design LABS & mixTAPES
Friday, March 13
1:30pm – 3:00pm
Huddle 1, first floor @ Stanford d.school
416 Escondido Mall #550, Stanford, CA 94305
Hosted with Omari Souza + Reuben Vincent + Courtlandt Butts + Milan Drake
Lights Snacks & Beverages
This workshop guides participants through creating a Mixtape x Manifesto and translating it into a Community Design Lab blueprint. The Mixtape x Manifesto is a story you record that is personal and powerful, set against the backdrop of a chosen soundtrack. It organizes values, aspirations, and persistence into a coherent statement that is dynamic, engaging, and built to be shared. The music functions as a backdrop that strengthens the message and helps participants articulate who they are, what they stand for, and where they are headed.
The second half of the workshop turns that clarity into infrastructure. Participants design a Community Design Lab using Production Notes that document how the lab runs, who it serves, what it holds, and how the work stays consistent across time. The Production Notes capture the lab’s purpose, roles, session rhythm, documentation practices, communication norms, boundaries, care practices, and outputs. Participants leave with a completed Mixtape x Manifesto asset and a lab blueprint they can use with a student group, project team, or community circle.
What participants make
- A completed Mixtape Manifesto
- A Community Design Lab blueprint supported by Production Notes
- A first run plan for how the lab gathers, studies, documents, and shares work
RSVP:
Stanford Students & Faculty
Community Members
Radiant Concert Night
Friday | March 13, 2026
6:00pm - 10:00pm
Location: Stanford d.school Atrium
Closing DJ set, student work on display, community vendors on site, and a live performance (Special Guest To Be Announced). RSVP required. Attendance capped.
Radiant closes the residency with a live night in the d.school atrium featuring a DJ set, student work on display, and a performance that brings the week’s themes into the room through music and shared energy. The night includes a VERY, VERY, SPECIAL Guest, to be announced soon, plus vendor tables and space to move, connect, and reset before finals. You must have a student ID + guaranteed access for students who attend and complete participation in at least one workshop during the week.
