We look forward to your participation in MURF
this summer! You will join close to 500 other students from Caltech and from
colleges and universities in the US and abroad.
Getting to Caltech
Getting Settled In
Orientation Activities
Students Working at Caltech
Students Working at JPL
All Non-Caltech Students
Money Matters
Mail and Packages
Health Insurance Reminder
Airport and Shuttle Information
To get to the Caltech campus from the airport, we recommend you use Super
Shuttle. Ask the driver to take you to 150 S. Chester Avenue in
Pasadena, two blocks north of Caltech. Please get a receipt so we can reimburse
you for the fare and the tip for the driver. More information about Super
Shuttle can be found at www.supershuttle.com.
Freeway Map of Local Area
Courtesy of the Caltech Admissions Office: admissions.caltech.edu/visiting/maps
Caltech Campus Map
Courtesy of the Caltech Admissions Office: www.caltech.edu/map/Caltech-map-2005-07-09.pdf
MURF students may move into 150 S. Chester in the afternoon on Sunday,
June 15. One of the MURF program associates will be at the apartment complex
to greet you and to give you your housing packet.
MURF Welcoming Dinner
The MURF Welcoming Dinner will be held on Sunday evening at 6:00 pm in the
Avery Courtyard (building 99 on the campus map). MURF students, mentors,
co-mentors, the program associates (PAs), SFP staff members, former MURF
students, and other interested individuals will be in attendance. Dress
is casual.
MURF students will have breakfast with the PAs on
Monday morning, June 16. Details will be given at the MURF Welcoming Dinner.
The first MURF Monday session will be held Monday, June 11,
at 11:30 am. Lunch will be provided. We will meet in 121 Beckman Institute,
#74 on the campus map.
Note: MURF students are strongly encouraged to get their Caltech ID card
before the MURF Monday meeting. Go to the campus bookstore (building 51),
go to the Campus Card Services area inside the bookstore, and ask for your
ID card.
Orientation for all students in all SFP programs will be held
the afternoon of Tuesday, June 17. Here is a schedule of activities:
2:00 - 2:30 pm - Check-in and Registration (outdoors, on the south side
of Baxter, building 77)
2:30 - 4:00 pm - SFP Orientation (Baxter Lecture Hall, enter on south side
of Baxter)
4:00 - 4:30 pm - Meeting with your SURF Student Advisory Council (SURFSAC)
group (various locations)
4:30 - 6:00 pm – I-9 Completion in the Student-Faculty
Programs Office (08 Parsons-Gates, #31 on the campus map)
Campus tours (optional)
6:00 pm - Barbecue for students and mentors (Glanville Courtyard, Beckman
Institute)
Students working at Caltech:
Students doing their research at Caltech will begin their projects on Wednesday
morning, June 18, unless they have made other arrangements with their mentors.
Mandatory Safety Meeting: Wednesday, June 18, 1:30 PM in Baxter
Lecture Hall (#77)
Students working at JPL:
7:15 AM, Wednesday, June 18: Meet at the corner of San Pasqual Street and
Holliston Avenue. Buses will take JPL students to the Lab for orientation
activities, safety training, and lunch. (Note: You must have photo ID to
enter the bus.)
You will meet your mentor and begin your project on Wednesday
afternoon. You will be issued a temporary badge upon arrival. In order to
receive your permanent badge, you are required to provide
proof of citizenship.
All Non-Caltech Students:
Special Orientation Session: Thursday, June 14, 6:00 – 9:00 PM. Dinner
will be provided. This meeting will introduce you to Caltech and Pasadena
and will provide important information to help make your stay on the campus
comfortable and enjoyable.
Students whose fellowship is being paid through the Caltech payroll system.
First payday will be
Tuesday, July 1. Please keep this in mind when deciding how much
money to bring with you.
Non-Caltech students may use the following address for mail and small packages
over the summer:
(your name), SFP Student
California Institute of Technology
Mail Code 08-31
Pasadena, CA 91125
If you have not yet secured health insurance that covers you for the duration
of your stay at Caltech, please remember to do so and to provide us with
the Health Insurance Verification form. **You will not be allowed to
begin your project until this insurance is in place.**
