Social Life

Develop a New Social Life and Start Networking. One of the best ways to deal with culture shock and learn more about U.S. culture is to get involved and participate in the varied social and cultural events offered on the Caltech campus. It's also the best way to meet people and make friends. There are multiple kind of activities offered for scholars and for their spouses/partners.
These activities are usually free, some require a nominal fee.

The Social Side
Caltech Women's Club
Caltech International Spouses Club
Caltech Postdoc Association (CPA)

@ JPL: The Foreign National Advocacy Network (FAN) is a grassroots group for current foreign nationals (FNs) and allies to gather together to form a supportive community, share experiences, provide visibility for FN issues, and to aid the entire JPL community in understanding, and advocating for, FN-centric topics. Join the mailing list and see their Slack page (#jpl-fn-lpr) for more information.

Continue or Discover a New Passion
Clubs and Associations and also organized per categories
Caltech Y
Caltech Music Art Theater
Public Events
Center for Diversity
Meetups

Stay Tuned and Informed
Caltech Today Calendar
Caltech Public Events
Caltech Weekly
Ion Caltech
Stories about Caltech on National Public Radio (NPR)
The Technique
Caltech Series
Caltech Public Lectures

Watch! Listen! This happens at Caltech
Big Bang Theory
Real Genius
Numb3rs
Loh Down on Science
TedX Caltech

Streaming
Movies, Documentaries, TV shows and more: Netflix, Hulu and Masterpiece

Learning Fun
Art Center at Night offers non degree art classes to the public. Additionally, Caltech students are eligible to take one art class at Art Center at Night every term for free.
Fuller Theological Seminary offers non-degree programs to the public.

At the Jet Propulsion Laboratory
The Postdoctoral Programs Office at JPL provides social and academic support to the three major postdoc programs at JPL including Caltech, JPL and NASA postdocs.
JPL Space is the internal website for JPL news and events, as well as internal daily business functions of the Lab (only JPL employees have access and can register to JPL Space).

DISCLAIMER: The information provided on this website is for general information only. Caltech does not endorse or recommend any of the organizations listed.