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Transmission 2024

From the Chair of the Board of the Caltech Alumni Association by Jennifer Lee As my two-year term as Chair of the Caltech Alumni Association’s Board of Directors comes to a close, I wanted to share some of my reflections over this time and also my thoughts on the...
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Meet the New Leader of Alumni Engagement

Following a national search, Mario Peraza, MEd, was named assistant vice president for alumni relations by Caltech Techer sat down with him on his first day to discuss his vision and plans for the future. Welcome to Caltech! We’re excited to welcome you. What...
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Miles and Miles of Mojave

Image: Nick Van Buer Nick Van Buer, PhD (BS ’05), a geology professor at Cal Poly Pomona, trekked 530 miles across the Mojave Desert from January to March 2022 to explore its geological wonders. He documented his journey in a YouTube series called “Across the Mojave...
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A Legendary Hack Turns 40

Image: Caltech Archives In this moment of Caltech mischief that required months of planning, students Ted Williams, PhD (BS ’84) and Dan Kegel (BS ’86) manipulated the scoreboard during the January 2, 1984, Rose Bowl game between Illinois and UCLA. The acronym “DEI,”...
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Mario Peraza

Mario Peraza

Assistant Vice President for Alumni Relations and Chief Executive Officer of the CAA

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Caltech In Boston

Caltech In Boston

On Thursday, September 26, join Caltech at the Four Seasons Hotel Boston to meet your local Techer community and Techers from across the country who may be traveling in the area.

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Sean McKenna

BS ’17 | Economics and Applied and Computational Mathematics “The Chang Prize fast-tracked me to becoming a subject matter expert while also catalyzing immense professional development and personal growth. It has had a direct positive impact on my contributions to...

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Ballots & Electronic Voting

Note: The deadline to receive the e-ballot for the 2025 board election was Thursday, August 15, 2024 at 12:00 pm (PT)     1. Can members vote via an electronic method? Electronic transmission voting for CAA members is allowed and encouraged. However, there are...

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CAA Bylaws

The Caltech Alumni Association Board of Directors has periodically updated the Association’s bylaws over the years to ensure its bylaws remain inline with other high-performing alumni associations. These and future updates are intended to improve the Board’s...

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Process to Join the Board

Process and Overview To identify high-performing potential Board members capable of effectively leading the Caltech Alumni Association (CAA), a large and complex organization that represents more than 25,000 Caltech alumni across the world, the Nomination Proposal...

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