Affinity Communities

On-campus Resources

• Departments

  • ELITE (for minority men)

  • EVOLVE (for females)

  • Services for Students with Disabilities

On-campus Organizations

• African American

  • African Student Association

  • Black Art Society

  • Black film Society

  • Black Sam Lives Matter

  • Black Student Alliance

  • Black Women Empowered

  • National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

  • National Association of Black Accountants

  • National Association of Blacks in Criminal Justice

  • The National Association of Black Journalists

• Hispanic

  • LatinX Graduate Student Organization

  • League of United Latin American Citizens Collegiate Council 4284

  • Mexican Student Association

  • National Organization of Hispanics in Criminal Justice

  • Salvadoran Student Alliance

  • Spanish Conversation Club

  • The Latinx Club of the Department of World Languages and Cultures

• Diversity
  • Arabic Language and Culture Club
  • Artists of Color
  • As We Are Natural Hair Society
  • Asian Pacific Student Association
  • Caribbean Student Organization
  • German Conversation and Culture Club
  • International Student Organization
  • Jews on Campus
  • Minorities in Medicine
  • Multicultural Greek Council
  • Muslim Leaders in Medicine
  • Turkish Student Organization
• LGBTQIA+
  • Gamma Sigma Kappa (LGBT+ and allies)
• Women
  • Society of Women for Excellence in Engineering and Technology
  • The Women of 1520
  • We Rise (for women)
  • Women United
  • Young Women for America
• People with Disabilities
  • American Sign Language Association
  • Project Sunshine - SHSU Chapter (services to families with special needs individuals)

Off-campus Resources

• Veterans
  • G.I. Jobs
    Search jobs, educational opportunities, transition checklist, job fair calendar, civilian career guide for military jobseekers.
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    Internet home page for the VA
  • Military.com
    The largest military veteran job board in the world
  • MilitaryHire.com
    Hiring network where formal military personnel can seek careers and utilize their professional skills.
  • Military to Civilian Occupation Translator
    The Military to Civilian Occupation Translator helps service members match military skills and experience to civilian occupations
  • Texas Veterans Commission
    The Texas Veterans Commission provides services through agency programs of claims assistance, employment services and education that will significantly improve the quality of life of Texas veterans and their families.
  • Transition Assistance Online
    Resources, links and job postings geared toward veterans of the US Armed Forces.
  • Troops to Teachers
    U.S. Department of Education and Department of Defense program that helps eligible military personnel begin a new career as teachers in public schools where their skills, knowledge and experience are most needed.
  • Vet Center
    Readjustment Counseling Services
  • VetJobs
    Leading Internet niche job board for reaching military veterans currently in the work force, active duty military personnel who transition each year in to the work force, members of the National Guard who return to the US each year from extended deployment, and their family members.
  • Veterans' Employment & Training Service (VETS)
    U.S. Department of Labor web site. Provides resources and expertise to assist veterans obtain meaningful careers, maximize their employment opportunities and protect their employment rights
  • Veteran's Information Guide
    From the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, this site has resources for Civil Service Employment and Veterans.
  • Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Program
    Services offered through the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
• African American
  • Blackworld
    An internet directory for varying information, including a career center.
  • National Black MBA Association
    A web site dedicated to economic and intellectual wealth.  Includes information on employment networks.
  • National Society of Black Engineers
    An organizational web site with job and scholarship postings.
• Asian
  • National Association of Asian American Professionals
    An organization web site which includes a person of contact for help finding a job.
• People with Disabilities
  • Disability Resources Monthly
    A "wonderfully well-organized site ... for cutting through the morass of disability-related material on the Web" -- Encyclopedia Britannica Internet Guide.
  • DO-IT (Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking,   and Technology)
    A resource and support program focusing on “Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking, and Technology.”
  • Employment and Rehabilitation Programs
    A site whose mission is to promote the employment of Social Security beneficiaries with disabilities by designing policies that make work pay, promoting research and program innovation, educating the public about programs and services that facilitate entry into the workforce, and partnering with other public and private groups to remove employment barriers for people with disabilities.
  • Entry Point
    Entry Point is the signature program of the AAAS Project on Science, Technology, and Disability
  • Equal Opportunity Publications
    Since 1968, Equal Opportunity Publications, Inc. (EOP) has led the way in diversity recruitment with a portfolio of seven national career magazines, a diversity website, online job board, and Career Expos for women, members of minority groups, and people with disabilities.
  • Gettinghired.com
    Careers & Community for Talented People with Disabilities
  • The International Dyslexia Association
    A website that addresses the concerns of dyslexic college students and provides resources.
  • Job Accommodation Network
    This website is full of contact information, current events, documents, and feedback.
  • Lime Connect
    "Lime offers excellent resources for students with disabilities. They provide scholarships and fellowships and the Lime Network offers professional development webinars and notification of internship and full time career opportunities.  Their partners include Google, Bank of America, Target, Goldman Sachs, PepsiCo, and more."
  • The National Business & Disability Council
    A site for employers to search for prospective employees with disabilities.  You can post your resume through the site or search the nationwide database for jobs.
• Diversity
  • Insight into Diversity
    A website directed to females, minorities, veterans, and disabled persons, as well as to all employment candidates.
  • Diversity Employers
    Jobs with Employers committed to Diversity.
  • Equal Opportunity Publications
    A site dedicated to information concerning the publications, as well as a resume database for help in locating a job.
  • NACME (the National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering)
    A site dedicated to providing leadership and support to increase the representation of successful African American, American Indian and Latino women and men in engineering and technology, math and science-based careers.
  • IMDiversity.com
• LGBTQIA+
  • Human Resources Directory
    An organization that works towards equal rights for gay, lesbian and transgender people.
  • Queer Resources Directory
    A gay and lesbian information directory.
  • Out & Equal
    A national nonprofit organization that advocates safe and equitable workplaces for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people.
  • Gay Workplace Issues
    A list of books recommended to help with sexual orientations.
  • National Organization of Gay and Lesbian Scientists and Technical Professionals (NOGLSTP)
    An organizational site that advocates various sexual orientations into the scientific and technical fields.
  • National Gay & Lesbian Task Force
    A national organization that advocates safe and equitable workplaces for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people.
  • Pride at Work
    An Organization whose purpose is to mobilize mutual support between the organized Labor Movement and the LGBT Community.
• Hispanic
  • Latpro Professional Network
    A job board for Hispanic and bilingual professionals.
  • Saludos (Hispanic Careers & Education)
    A site that contains a job search engine as well as career advice.
  • Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers
    A site that offers matching of your resume with engineering companies.
  • Latinos in Science and Engineering
    To promote excellence in engineering, science, and mathematics while cultivating the value of cultural diversity.
• Native American
  • NativeWeb
    A site dedicated to providing internet information to the indigenous people in the world.
  • American Indian Science and Engineering Society
    An organizational site that holds a resume database and job listings.
• Women
  • Society of Women Engineers (SWE)
    An organization site that offers career guidance and professional development opportunities.
  • The Association for Women in Computing (AWC)
    An organizational site that is dedicated to the advancement of women in technology fields.
  • Women in Technology International (WITI)An organizational site dedicated to providing women in technology inspiration, education, conferences, on-line services, publications and a worldwide network of resources.