Welcome

The California Institute of Technology is universally recognized as one of the premier research universities in the world. In order to ensure the continued high quality of its creative pursuit of excellence, the Institute solicits frank views and opinions through its visiting committees. Caltech's visiting committee program is carefully designed to provide the President, the Provost and the Board of Trustees with periodic independent and authoritative evaluations of the Institute's six academic divisions.

Visiting committees at the California Institute of Technology assess the Institute's research and teaching programs to affirm their strengths and to identify weaknesses and opportunities. Visiting committees occasionally are asked to appraise facilities and to provide recommendations for improvement or change. To provide focus for each meeting, the President issues a charge that seeks guidance, recommendations and opinions on specific questions and issues.