Enriching Student Life: Supporting Co-Curricular Experiences

Caltech is far more than its academics. It’s a unique and small-knit community of peers filled with curiosity and a desire for exploration that fosters friendship, teamwork, and innovation. From libraries that serve as the centers of collaboration to residential houses that allow students to connect across interests, Caltech helps students find a place of belonging.

Students also find connection through a broad array of co-curricular experiences that include more than 100 student-led clubs, lecture series, athletics programs ranging from baseball to water polo, music and performing arts, and stellar opportunities to learn more about and engage in research. Therefore, we plan to raise $35 million in additional philanthropic support from alumni and friends for our student programs.

Co-curricular experiences promote student success and vital life and career skills such as problem-solving, teamwork, and leadership. Whether students are looking to find personal fulfillment and belonging or to find balance in our rigorous academic environment, we offer a multitude of options. We offer students many opportunities to hone their skills, put their ideas into practice, and showcase their achievements.

Our goal is to ensure all students have access to an enriching co-curricular experience that helps foster continuous learning, growth, and diverse ways of thinking.

Your financial support will deepen the breadth of co-curricular activities available to students—a vital component of the Caltech student experience.

Want to direct your gift to a student club?

In addition to working with administration and faculty to address undergraduates’ interests and concerns, the Associated Students of the California Institute of Technology (ASCIT) oversees student-led clubs in areas spanning Alpine skiing, cultural identity, debate, entrepreneurship, origami, Tai Chi, tango, turtles, and more. If you would like to direct your gift to the Fund for ASCIT, click here.