Once You Are at Caltech
Campus Services are Listed by Alphabetical OrderAthletics | Athenaeum | Bookstore | Broad Cafe | Health Ed | International Spouses Club | Caltech Wired | Caltech Women's Club
Caltech Y | Career Development | Chandler | Children Center | Convenience Store | Credit Union | Diversity Resources |Health Center | Housing
Human Resources | IMSS | International Offices | International Scholars Services | International Students Program | Libraries
Lost & Found | Mail Services | Parking | Postdoctoral Scholar Services | Procurement | Public Events
Red Door Cafe | Safety | Staff & Faculty Consultation | Women's Center
They are indicated by Number on the Caltech MapAthletic, Physical Facilities also called the Brown Gym Center and the Braun Gym. (1 2 and 3 on the map)
Quote: “The mission of the Department of Athletics, Physical Education, and Recreation is to develop the physical, social, and emotional skills of Caltech students necessary for the cultivation of a sound mind in a sound body. The Department seeks to encourage participation in a balanced program of individual and group activities through a variety of intercollegiate, physical education, club, intramural, and informal recreation activities intended to meet the needs of all members of the community.”For Caltech: Annual fee for a spouse: $240 Annual fee for family: $ 360For JPL: Annual fee for a spouse: $270 Annual fee for a family: $675The Athenaeum ( 61)
Quote: “The Athenaeum has over 3,500 members including Caltech faculty, trustees, alumni, senior administrators, researchers, graduate students, and the Associates of the California Institute of Technology. Membership also includes representatives of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. The Athenaeum's lovely building and grounds offer members and their guests convenient settings for formal and informal dining, meetings, casual rendezvous, or private parties. The club also has several guest rooms and suites that house members or their sponsored guests and visitors to the Institute.” Monthly membership for Caltech: $19.25 (Return to top)
Bookstore ( 51)
The Caltech bookstore mainly carries products with the Caltech insignia. The Caltech online bookstore offers a full line of office supplies and text books.Broad Café restaurant and coffee ( 96)
You can stop by anytime the day to drink a coffee or a juice as well as to eat an American meal or to order it and take it away.Caltech Health Education (86)
Quote “Do you have questions about stress and stress management? Are you wondering if there are things you can do to get more restful sleep? Do you wonder how you can fit exercise in to your busy schedule? Do you have questions about safe sex, STDs, HIV/AIDS or other sexual health issues? Do you want to know how to help a friend who is struggling with a drug or alcohol issue or want more information about drugs and alcohol use and abuse for yourself?”Caltech International Spouses Club (86-same office as ISP)
Mostly addresses his goals to international spouses (means non-native US fellows). Quotation: “We are from different cultures. We speak different languages. But, we share the similar experiences of working to make Pasadena our new home. In the CISC, we share our interests, cultures, life experiences, adventures, and even our grandmothers’ recipes! We help each other with information and nurture our friendships to overcome the difficulties of living in a foreign country, and to make this new life fulfilling and fun. If you find yourself alone while your spouse is busy studying or working in his lab, you are warmly welcomed to join the fun we have here at CISC.” CISC currently hosts two interest groups that meet regularly, every other week: the Reading Group and the Movie Group. Please contact us at internationalspousesclub@caltech.edu”Caltech Wired computer store (51)
Caltech Women’s Club
Quote: “For many years now the purpose of the Caltech Women's Club has been "to promote friendships and the sharing of mutual interests."
We are a group of people who have a connection with Caltech in common. We are of different ages and races and nationalities and have different interests and lifestyles. Most of us are women, a few of us are men. Some of us have been here in Pasadena for years and others are just here temporarily. But the Caltech Women's Club provides us all with a way of connecting.” (Return to top)
Caltech Y (62)
Quote: “the Y provides extracurricular activities planned and implemented by students as an opportunity to learn leadership skills and discover themselves. The Y seeks to broaden students’ world views, raise social, ethical and cultural awareness through teamwork, community engagement, activism and leadership”Career Development Center (86)
Quote “The Career Development Center prepares students and postdoctoral scholars to launch satisfying careers through individualized, quality programs and services”Chandler cafeteria and convenient stores (52)
Children Center at Caltech day care on Caltech campus for infants, toddlers and preschool age children (on campus located on 286 South Chester Avenue)
Convenience Store (52)
Credit Union bank on campus only for Saving accounts, Visa card and Loans ( 63)
Diversity Resources The Diversity Resources office supports campus issues regarding honor, integrity, equity, and diversity.
Health Center physicians ( 98)
Housing
Quote “The Housing Office furthers the goals of Caltech by providing convenient, attractive housing.”(86)Human Resources (84)
Quote “Welcome to Caltech's Human Resources web site. We are pleased that you want to know more about us. People choose to work at Caltech for many reasons, and many of them find it a great place to spend an entire career. With an exceptional faculty, including four active Nobel laureates, and facilities like the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Palomar Observatory, the W.M. Keck Observatory in Hawaii, and the Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatories (LIGO) in Livingston, Louisiana and Hanford, Washington. The California Institute of Technology is one of the world's major centers of research and education in the sciences and engineering” (Return to top)
Information Management Systems and Services (IMSS) ( 87)
International Offices at Caltech (86)
The International Offices at Caltech consist of International Scholar Services (ISS), International Student Programs (ISP) and the International Office at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory working together to support the international community at Caltech. The International Offices seek to enhance the academic, cultural, and social pursuits of students and scholars from abroad through knowledge and expertise in immigration, advising, and cross-cultural programming.International Scholars Services (11)
Quote: “International Scholar Services (ISS) provides technical immigration support to Caltech divisions, departments and individuals whose immigration is a part of their Caltech appointment. We file immigration paperwork on behalf of the Institute with the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service and the Department of Labor and we offer guidance on U.S. visa acquisition to international visitors and employees at Caltech.”International Students Program (86)
Quote “ ISP supports international students by providing accurate and timely immigration advice and advocacy to enable them to achieve their academic and professional goals. ISP supports international education and the exchange of ideas through educational, social, and cultural programs.”Library Services (32)
Quote ”We provide scholarly library resources and advanced information services with peerless style and uncompromising quality in a timely, cost-effective manner to facilitate and enhance the research and educational programs of the Institute. The libraries' staff, budget, and use of space are deployed to deliver information resources, tools, and services to the faculty and students so that despite Caltech's small size its research and education program can be of the highest quality.” (Return to top)Lost and Found (63)
Mail Service (Post Office) and FedEx (6)
Parking Services (63)
Quote “All vehicles utilizing Caltech parking facilities must be registered and display a parking placard.
Whether you are a student, faculty, or staff member, one of our many visitors, or a vendor conducting business on the campus, we are glad you are here. You may have already noticed parking is a limited resource at Caltech. In order to ensure that this resource can serve as many people as efficiently as possible, we ask that you observe Institute parking regulations. Your cooperation is greatly appreciated”Postdoctoral Scholar Services (located in Human Resources) (84)
Quote “ Postdoctoral scholars, senior postdoctoral scholars and visitors form a vital part of Caltech’s research community. By engaging in research beyond their Ph.D. training, postdoctoral scholars advance knowledge in science and engineering while adding to their own experience and education. The Postdoctoral Scholars/Visitors Services office provides the administrative services needed to facilitate a postdoctoral scholar or visitor’s formal appointment at Caltech. In addition, this office also provides information and resources to scholars and their families in advance before their move to Caltech, during the time of their arrival in Pasadena and throughout their stay at Caltech.”Procurement Office (6)
Quote “From copy paper to cogeneration plants, air travel to automotive repair, we facilitate the Institute’s research and teaching mission. Our team provides academic and administrative departments with procurement services that effectively and efficiently respond to their operating needs. These services are supported by established policies and procedures, which promote fair, ethical and legal acquisition and payment. Procurement Services will work diligently with our campus customers and suppliers to insure that Caltech receives maximum value for its expended resources.from copy paper to cogeneration plants, air travel to automotive repair, this service facilitates the Institute’s research and teaching mission.” (Return to top)
Public Events (92)
is very active in organizing circus, musical, dance, theatre, singers events, seminars, conferences, documentaries and movies for all kind of publics (from family public to qualified and experts) for a nominal fee when it’s not free for the Caltech community.Red Door Coffee (52)
Safety Office (6)
Quote “The mission of the Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) Office is to facilitate innovative research at Caltech through a comprehensive safety program, which promotes the health and safety of students, faculty, staff, and visitors. Through education, training and information, safety awareness and practices are integrated into all activities at Caltech.”
The EHS Office assists the Institute community by providing consultations, evaluations, and inspections, which reduce or eliminate conditions which may lead to injury or loss of institute resources.Staff and Faculty Consultation Center (32)
Quote” The Staff & Faculty Consultation Center was established in 1989 to provide assessment, problem-solving, counseling, and/or referral services to Caltech employees and their families.
Caltech understands that, at one time or another, everyone experiences problems that directly or indirectly affect work. The SFCC staff is committed to helping employees whose personal, work, or family related concerns impact job performance. Supervisors and management personnel may consult with SFCC counselors for new ideas and approaches to resolving work related issues.
Licensed mental-health professionals, experienced in individual and family counseling, crisis intervention, and substance abuse education and treatment, have developed this program to assist employees and their families.
provide assessment, problem-solving, counseling, and/or referral services to Caltech employees and their families”Women’s Center (86)
Quote” Welcome to the Women's Center at the California Institute of Technology. In 1993, the Women's Center was founded to work for the advancement of women in science and engineering. The Center supports the primary research and educational mission of Caltech, and provides students, postdoctoral scholars, faculty and staff with opportunities, programs, and services that address gender issues and promote success, equity and safety”. The Women's Center also offers a lactation center and Women-Mentoring-Women program.