Navigating the Database
Resources are grouped into four connected tables
1. Programs & Organizations
This includes DEI programs and the organizations that run them such as:
- Research, teaching or mentoring opportunities
- Cultural education and awareness programs
- Diversity committees or student committees
- Affinity groups
- Organizations that are usually a person's secondary Caltech affiliation (as opposed to a primary affiliation to an Office or department)
2. People
This includes anyone with a leadership role in DEI programs and organizations. Some examples are:
- Staff/Admin in offices with DEI resources
- Members of diversity committees or student committees
- Affinity group leadership
3. Offices & Departments
These include:
- Official Caltech offices like the CCID, Caltech Y, CTLO, Dean's Office and SFP
- Departments, Divisions and Institutes
- entities that are usually a person's primary Caltech affiliation (as opposed to a secondary affiliation to an organization or committee)
4. Documents
These are links to helpful resources shared by programs and organizations to promote transparency and sharing of resources. Some examples are:
- Guides for admissions
- Surveys, data and reports related to DEI efforts
- Slides, documents or recordings from DEI seminars and events
- Official Caltech emails documenting DEI commitments
Find the most relevant resources for you!
We want to help you find ALL of the most relevant resources so programs and organizations are tagged by Who we serve and Categories.
Refine your search with any of the "Who we serve" and "Categories" tags that you see below. For more detailed descriptions of these terms, see our Glossary. Other columns include a description, email and website. We also link between the tables to associated people, programs, offices, departments and documents. You may need to scroll to the right to see all the columns.
Who we serve
- Undergrad
- Graduate
- Postdoc
- Staff/Admin
- Faculty
- Alumni
- K-12
- Beyond Caltech
- Underrepresented
- Women*
- PoC - People of Color
- Black/African American
- Native/Indigenous
- Hispanic/Latin(x)
- Asian/Asian American
- Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander
- White/Caucasian
- Domestic
- First generation
- International
- LGBTQIA+
- Low income
- Military/Veteran
- Parents/Family
- People with Disabilities
- Religious groups
Categories
- Academics
- Admissions/Recruitment
- Affinity group
- Awards/Recognition
- Awareness
- Climate
- Committee
- Community service
- Data/Transparency
- Funding
- Mental/Physical Health
- Mentorship
- Networking
- Outreach
- Professional development
- Reporting
- Research
- Teaching
Looking for resources that support you?
Looking for certain types of resources?
Looking to get involved?
How to search and filter entries
Search:
- In the rightmost part of the navigation bar at the top of any table, click on the search icon and enter your query.
- This will highlight all fields in the table that match your search term.
Filter:
- In the navigation bar at the top of any table, click "Filter" and then "Add filter".
- Select which field you would like to filter by. Some good fields to filter are "Who we serve", "Categories", and "Associated Offices and Departments".
- Choose how you want to filter with the filter operators. We recommend "has any of" or "has all of".
- Choose the "Categories" you are interested in. For example, choosing "mentorship" and "research" will show programs like SURF and WAVE.
Additional tips
- The tables are connected. See which organizations, offices, departments, or people are involved in a specific program. Or find all the programs that your department or a specific office has to offer. You can click on linked entries to see more details.
- Use the navigation bar at the top of the table to search, sort, filter and group entries.
- You may need to scroll sideways to see all the fields.
- Click on "View Larger Version" in the bottom-right corner of any table to see a full window view.