Graduate Student Appreciation Week, April 8 - 12, 2024
Schedule of Events
Throughout the Week
CTLO and Hixon Writing Center Celebrate Graduate Student Appreciation Week!
The Hixon Writing Center (HWC) will giving away free tote bags to any grad student who has a scheduled appointment during Graduate Student Appreciation Week. Also, all Center for Teaching, Learning & Outreach (CTLO) graduate student workers will be honored on CTLO social media outlets in addition to lunch at the Athenaeum.
Monday, April 8th
Grad Student Appreciation Week Kickoff!
Join the Graduate Studies Office as we kick off Graduate Student Appreciation Week 2024 with donuts, bagels, coffee and conversation!
Location: Center for Student Services (CSS) Lobby
Sponsored by the Graduate Studies Office
FREE Headshots for Grad Students
A professional headshot is a great way to market yourself and build your brand – and it can also be very expensive! Come get a FREE headshot for your LinkedIn profile or other social media platforms.
Location: Bechtel Dining Hall
Sponsored by the Graduate Studies Office
Tuesday, April 9th
De-stress with OSE
The Office of Student Experience (OSE) invites all grad students to join Graduate Residential Life Coordinator Sophia in the Cats Central Rec Room to grab a de-stress toy as part of Graduate Student Appreciation Week!
Location: Catalinas Apartments Central Recreation Room
Sponsored by Office of Student Experience
Grad Studies Ice Cream Social
If you love ice cream as much as we do, join us for the return of Handel's Homemade Ice Cream truck with a wide variety of flavors including these Grad Studies Office staff recommendations:
Darrell – Chocoholic Chunk
David – Coffee Chocolate Chip
Georgine – Orange Dream Cream
Helen – Mixed Berry Sorbet
Natalie – Strawberry Cheesecake Chunk
Graduate students, their spouses, partners, and children only please!
Location: Holliston Circle (outside Avery House)
Sponsored by the Graduate Studies Office
Wednesday, April 10th
Wellness Wednesday – Pet Therapy!
Our furry friends from Paws-to-Share will be stopping by to say hello and help celebrate Caltech grad students! Studies have shown that spending time with cats and dogs can help boost your mood, relieve stress, and improve your overall sense of well-being.
Location: Center for Student Services (CSS) Lawn
Sponsored by the Graduate Studies Office
Fill Your Cup: Wellness Drop In for GSRI
In honor of Graduate Student Appreciation Week, Student-Faculty Programs (SFP) will host a wellness drop in for Graduate Summer Research Institute (GSRI) students (all cohorts invited to attend). Take a break from your busy day and come have a cup of tea, a sweet treat and relax with a short chair massage. (Sign up here: https://forms.office.com/r/kEJ2R8abFy)
There is a limited amount of chair massage sign ups but welcome you to come take a break to fill your cup!
Location: SFP Back House (315 S. Wilson Ave.)
Sponsored by Student-Faculty Programs
Food Trucks at Tournament Park
Join the Graduate Studies Office for dinner from one of our local food vendors in Tournament Park. We will be joined by Tacos El Pueblo, Pie ‘N Burger, and Mendocino Farms (vegetarian options will be available).
***Valid Caltech graduate student ID card required
Location: Tournament Park
Sponsored by the Graduate Studies Office
Thursday, April 11th
Tea and Well-Being Raffle!
Slow down and take a moment to enjoy some tea from Student Wellness Services! Treat yourself and enter our raffle for a wellness boosting prize! Follow us on Instagram (@CaltechWellness) and check out our prize reveals as the days draw near!
Location: Outside of the Hameetman Center
Sponsored by Student Wellness Services (SWS)
CALE Open House
Career Achievement, Leadership, and Exploration (CALE) cordially invites all graduate students to meet the team and office's fluffy corgi Winston at CALE's Open House. Enjoy delicious cookies and beverages while chatting with their office staff.
Location: CALE Office, Room 310, 3rd Floor of Center for Student Services (CSS)
Sponsored by Career Achievement, Leadership, and Exploration (CALE)
Grad Student Happy Hour
YOU are the guests of honor! Hors d'oeuvres and two free drink tickets for the first 300 grad students! Join us for a relaxed evening of food, drink, and fun with friends both old and new.
Location: Zen Garden / Chen Neuroscience Research Building
Sponsored by the Graduate Studies Office in collaboration with the Division of Applied Science and Engineering (EAS)
Friday, April 12th
FREE Doughnut Giveaway!
Stop by the Sherman Fairchild Library East Amphitheater for FREE assorted doughnuts as a token of their appreciation. Simply show your Caltech UID to get your sweet treat!
Location: Sherman Fairchild Library East Amphitheater (near Hameetman Center)
Sponsored by Caltech Library
Hoop It Up! NBA Basketball Tickets – LA Clippers vs. Utah Jazz
Join us at Crypto.com Arena to cheer on the LA Clippers as they take on the Utah Jazz! We have been invited to watch the PRE-GAME WARM-UPS, and a small group will be selected to participate in the pre-game FAN TUNNEL featuring the unique opportunity to high-five the players as they take the court for pre-game introductions!
Transportation from Caltech to the arena will be available.
Enter a drawing to win up to two (2) FREE E-TICKETS to the game by clicking this link: https://www.emailmeform.com/builder/form/wqFfxdb5pe0o3
The drawing will be held on Monday, April 8th at noon, and the winners will be notified shortly thereafter.
Game Time: 7:30 p.m.
Location: Crypto.com Arena (1111 South Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, CA 90015)
Sponsored by the Graduate Studies Office
Additional Upcoming Event!
Thursday, April 18th
3MT – Three Minute Thesis Competition
The Three Minute Thesis competition challenges Caltech graduate students to explain their research in an engaging and clear three-minute talk intended for a non-specialist audience. Given Caltech's prominence in science and engineering communities, it is important to give Caltech graduate students the opportunity to practice communicating their science in ways that will resonate and inspire. https://library.caltech.edu/events/3mt-three-minute-thesis
Location: Chen Lecture Hall or via livestream
Sponsored by Caltech Library in partnership with Caltech Theater and Public Programming
is proudly sponsored by the Graduate Studies Office in collaboration with
Caltech Library Services; Career Achievement, Leadership, and Exploration
CALE); Center for Teaching, Learning & Outreach (CTLO); Counseling
Services; Division of Applied Science and Engineering (EAS); Hixon Writing Center; Office of Student Experience (OSE); Student-Faculty Programs (SFP); and Student Wellness Services (SWS)