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• Step 1: Log Into Handshake

  1. If you are a current CT State student, your free account is already created. You should have received a link from the email sent by the CT State Career Services Center. Click the link to log into Handshake and activate your account.
  2. If you're unable to access Handshake or have any questions, please visit your campus Career Services office or email CTState-CareerHub@ctstate.edu for assistance. 

• Step 2: Upload Documents

  By uploading resumes, cover letters, transcripts, and other relevant documents, you can apply for jobs directly through Handshake. This streamlines the application process and ensures that all necessary documents are readily available to potential employers you apply to!

  To learn more about how to upload a document, refer to How to Upload a New Document.

• Step 3: Fill Out Your Profile

  Filling out your profile includes many benefits! For example, you'll receive personalized job recommendations, proactive employer outreach, and the opportunity to showcase your skills and experience. 

  Remember, you have full control over who can access your profile. Handshake gives you the power to manage your privacy settings, ensuring that your information is secure and only visible to those you choose. To learn more about your privacy options, refer to Profile Privacy Options in Handshake.

   For more information on filling out your profile, refer to Completing your Profile in Handshake. 

• Step 4: Explore Handshake

  Use your home page and other tools available on Handshake to look for companies, events, and jobs you're interested in learning more about or applying to! Also, explore the Feed to see career content created by employers, career services, and other students.

  To learn more about your home page, check out Navigating the Student Homepage.

  To find jobs of interest, refer to Searching for Jobs and Internships.

  To find events and fairs to sign up for, check out Discover Events and Fairs in Handshake.

  For additional information on the feed, check out Handshake Feed: Overview and Interactions.

• Step 5: Follow Jobs and Employers You're Interested In

  When you follow an employer or a job, you'll receive alerts when a job application window is closing or when an employer is attending an event or fair at your school, keeping you one step ahead in your job search.

  Learn more about following employers in Following an Employer in Handshake.

• Step 6: Download the Handshake App

  

  Handshake's mobile app is a great way to find and apply for jobs, sign up for events, engage on the feed, and more! Download the Handshake App and never miss a message from an employer. Be the first to see new job postings, and apply in two taps with Quick Apply.

  The mobile app is free to download and use on iOS and Android devices! 

  To start, search Handshake in the app store on your mobile device and download it!

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• •  Capital Fitness Center 

  • The Capital Fitness Center is provided to educate, support, and empower all students, staff, and faculty to improve and maintain their overall health and well-being through healthy lifestyle choices and to create a culture of wellness throughout the college community.

    

  • Location

    Room 710

    Hours

    Monday-Friday: 7:30 a.m.–8:30 p.m.
    Hours may vary during holidays, spring, winter, and summer breaks.

    Release of Liability

    All students, faculty, and staff must complete a liability waiver form before accessing the CT State Capital Fitness Center. Once completed, please bring your waiver to Capital Cares Food Pantry, Rm. 706, during hours of operation.

• • Gateway Exercise Science Lab

    The Gateway Exercise Science Lab is available to students, faculty and staff during the spring and fall semesters.

  • Location

    Room S111

    Spring 2025 Hours

    Mondays: 9 A.M. - 6:30 P.M.
    Tuesday: 10:30 A.M. - 5:30 P.M.
    Wednesdays: 9 A.M. - 6:30 P.M.
    Thursdays: 9 A.M. - 11 A.M. AND 2:30 P.M. - 6:30 P.M.
    Fridays: 10 A.M. - 3 P.M.

    Registration and Fees

    The Exercise Science Lab is open to students, faculty and staff. The fee for faculty, staff and students is $25 per semester. Payments are to be made at the Payment’s Office—Room N216. Once payment has been made, bring your receipt to the Exercise Science Lab where you will complete a guest registration form and a PAR-Q+ form.

    The PAR-Q+ gives the staff assurance that you have the basic health requirements to exercise. Should there be any concerns, you will need a Physician’s Clearance Form completed prior to using the facility. All medical information provided is kept confidential and locked in our Lab office. It is asked that this form be honestly and completely filled out.

  • Rules

    Please review the Exercise Science Lab Rules and Regulations.

    Equipment

    Our state-of-the-art facility includes treadmills, accent trainers, an upright bike, a recumbent bike, and an upper-body ergometer. Most cardio pieces have cell phone jacks. The resistance training equipment includes several pieces of selectorized equipment, a cable machine, two half racks, and dumbbells (5-75 lbs).

    Should you have any questions about using the equipment, our experienced and knowledgeable staff will gladly help you.

    Locker Rooms

    The Lab is equipped with locker and shower facilities. Lockers are for day use only, and you are strongly encouraged to bring a lock. Locks and towels are not provided.

    For more information, contact 203-285-2193 or email us at caitlin.brown@ctstate.edu.

• • Housatonic Fitness Center

  • Location

    Beacon Hall, Room 117

    Hours

    Monday-Wednesday: 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
    Thursday: 9 a.m.-7 p.m.
    Friday: 9 a.m.-2 p.m.

    Welcome to CT State Housatonic's Fitness Center. Our mission is to provide a safe and clean workout environment for Housatonic students, faculty and staff. We are proud to offer a state-of-the-art facility at no cost to our students, faculty and staff. On occasion, we offer Zumba, kickboxing, salsa, hip hop and other classes.

    In order to use the Fitness Center, you must be currently registered as an CT State Housatonic credit student, you must complete the application forms, and have a valid student photo ID. Please contact the Student Life Office at 203-332-5094 (Beacon Hall room 317) if you need more information.

    *Must have a valid CT State Housatonic ID,  and have a complete application on file. For more information, you may call 203-332-5134.

• • Norwalk Pitney Bowes Foundation Wellness Center 

  • Spring Semester Hours

    Will begin on Tuesday January 21, 2025.

    Monday: 8am-5pm
    Tuesday - Thursday: 9am-5pm
    Friday: 9am-1pm

    Spring 2025 Closures:
    

    • Monday, February 17th - President's Day
    • Friday, April 18th - Day of Reflection
    • Wednesday, May 21st - CT State Norwalk Commencement

    Summer Semester Hours
    

    Will begin on May 13, 2025

    Monday – Thursday: 9am-1pm
    Friday: 9am-12pm

    Summer 2025 Closures:

    Thursday, June 19^th – Juneteenth
    Friday, July 4^th – 4^th of July

    

    The Pitney Bowes Foundation Wellness Center at CT State Norwalk is a state-of-the-art exercise facility that is committed to improving the general health and wellbeing of all patrons. We encourage safe and effective exercise to improve one’s quality of life.

    The Wellness Center is free for all CT State Norwalk faculty, staff, students, lifetime learners, security, cleaning and cafeteria personnel. You must have an affiliation with the college to use our facilities. Currently, we do not offer community memberships. Registration to use the Wellness Center entails submitting a completed New Member Packet.

  • Use of the Facility

    All first-time members must complete a new member packet before using the Pitney Bowes Foundation Wellness Center. This packet is available at the front desk in the Wellness Center and can also be downloaded by clicking on the link above. The first page of this document is a medical form called the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PAR-Q). All medical information provided is kept confidential and locked in our front office. It is asked that this form be honestly and completely filled out on both sides. The PAR-Q must be renewed every three years and qualified professional staff reserve the right to request medical clearance if deemed appropriate. Those patrons who require medical clearance cannot use the facility until clearance is received and processed. The second page requires signing off on our mandatory rules and regulations for facility usage.

    All patrons must present a valid CT State Norwalk photo identification card (with barcode) upon entry of the facility. Each ID Card must also have a current semester sticker. ID cards and stickers can only be obtained from Security, located in the Atrium of the East Campus.

    NOTE: Lifetime learners must present their LLI Membership Card and a photo ID. If a person does not appear on the LLI membership list provided to the Wellness Center, they will not be allowed to use the facility. The Wellness Center is not responsible for LLI membership verification.

    Facility Equipment

    

    Our state-of-the-art facility includes:

    • a semi-separate cardio room with six treadmills
    • three upright cycles
    • two recumbent cycles
    • a total body exerciser
    • four elliptical cross-trainers
    • two Adaptive Motion Trainers
    • a step mill

    Our resistance training area features:

    • a complete line of weight stack machines
    • powerlifting equipment
    • functional trainers
    • free weights
    • a variety of accessory training equipment

    Wellness Services

    Equipment Orientation
    Recommended for those with little experience using fitness equipment.  A trained staff member will describe the basics on how to use the equipment in the facility.  Proper form, technique and foundations to safe and effective exercise training will also be reviewed.

    This service is mandatory for any patron who is age 17 or younger.  Minors cannot use the Wellness Center until the Equipment Orientation is completed by a qualified Wellness Attendant.

    Locker Rooms
    Locker Rooms are to be used only by patrons of the Wellness Center. Small locker and some full-size lockers are available while using the Wellness Center. Items left overnight will be removed for your safety and ours.

    Showers are available and patrons must supply their own soap and towels.

    Group Fitness and Wellness Courses

    Group Fitness classes are a great way for you to get fit and stay fit. Our elite group of certified instructors will guarantee a safe, fun, and challenging experience for all levels of physical fitness. Group fitness classes are a great way to stay motivated and enjoy exercise. Course offerings may include yoga, Pilates, boot camp, and targeted muscle group work.

    Wellness courses are designed as self-help courses that provide insight to behavior modification and methods to better understand health-fitness, personal wellness and nutrition.  All students who enroll in these courses will be able to apply the knowledge they learn to their daily routines.  All wellness courses are taught by faculty from the Exercise Science Program and are supported by the Pitney Bowes Foundation Wellness Center.

    How to Sign Up
    All Group Fitness Courses are 1 credit each and are seven-week courses. Many courses are transferable as physical education credits to select four-year institutes. Group Fitness Courses are considered academic, and all students will receive a grade of pass or fail. This grade will appear on student transcripts. If you wish to audit the class, you can do so prior to the audit deadline.  Our Wellness Courses are full semester and 3 credits.

    For additional schedule information please refer to the CT State course catalog and course search. Students can register for Group Fitness and Wellness courses online at my.CTState.edu.

    Blended Courses with Extended Studies

    Some Group Fitness Courses are offered collaboratively with the non-credit division. Blended courses allow for both credit and non-credit students to attend courses offered in the academic division of the college. All students enrolled in these courses will be expected to adhere to the attendance policies assigned by the instructor. Non-credit students are not required to participate in any of the final evaluations for these courses and will not receive a grade.

    For more information about our Group Fitness Courses, please contact Nicole Mendola at nicole.mendola@ctstate.edu or Paul Gallo at paul.gallo@ctstate.edu.
    
    For more information about blended courses contact Midge King at midge.king@ctstate.edu.

• • Three Rivers Health and Wellness Center

    The Three Rivers campus Health and Wellness Center features a cardiovascular room, weight training machines, free weights and a studio for classes.

  • Location

    Room F105

    Hours

    Monday-Thursday
    10 a.m.-5 p.m.
    

    Services

    Equipment Orientation
    The equipment in the Three Rivers Health and Wellness Center is state-of-the-art fitness equipment and chosen for ease of use with maximum efficiency. The Health and Wellness Centers offers an orientation service designed for those who have little experience using fitness equipment.

    Locker Rooms
    There are locker room facilities available within the Health and Wellness Center. Lockers and locks are available for daily use.