Identity-Based Career Resources
The Twardowski Career Development Center supports West Chester University's commitment to diversity and inclusion.
We are dedicated to ensuring all student experiences, perspectives, and backgrounds are seen, and heard, and respected. Our Career Counselors embrace a student-centered framework to provide a welcoming, inclusive, and approachable environment. We are committed to supporting students based on intersectional and unique needs throughout their career progression.
This page is not an exhaustive, all-encompassing list, but rather a starting point. It is our hope that these resources will provide support for and assist in the career development process for diverse students and alumni. We are available by appointment via Handshake, if you are interested in continuing the conversation.
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WCU Resources
Adult Learners (Non-Traditional Students)
- Adult Learner – PA Department of Education
- Schedule an appointment to discuss career and major exploration
- Support for Adults Returning to College
- College for Adults
Athletes
First Generation Students
- Get involved with West Chester’s First
- Resume 101
- Schedule an appointment to discuss career and major exploration – embed the following link into the
- Watch this YouTube Video on How to Schedule an Appointment in Handshake
Formerly Incarcerated
International Students
LGBTQIA Students
Students with Disabilities & Mental Health Conditions
- American Association for the Advancement for Science
- Counseling Center (Lawrence 2nd Floor)
- Dub-C Autism Program (20 Linden St.)
- Getting Hired
- Job Accommodations Network (JAN)
- Neurodiversity in the Workplace
- Neurodiversity Employment Network
- Office of Educational Accessibility (Lawrence 223)
- Workforce Recruitment Program
Student Veterans
Undocumented and DACA Students
Women
Identity-Based Career Resources by Ethnicity
African American/Black
Asian/Pacific Islander
Hispanic/Latinx
Indigenous/Native
- American Indian Science and Engineering Society
- Career Exploration – Career Resources for Native Americans & First Peoples
- Dowdy Multicultural Center (Sykes 003)
- Indian Health Service
- USA Jobs – Native American Resources