The Career Development Center (CDC) has expanded its Web site to include new sections dedicated to Mount Holyoke's ALANA (African American, Latina, Asian American, and Native American), Frances Perkins, and LBT (lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered) populations. Says Bernetta Parson, the CDC's multicultural career counselor, “Creating this addition to the site is part of the CDC's outreach process, demonstrating awareness of the specific career challenges facing these populations.”

The ALANA page contains articles on networking and facing bias; internship and career advice; association information; and links to specific job listings. The Frances Perkins page has helpful articles on balancing work and family; family-friendly companies; financial advice; age discrimination; relocation information; and child-care resources. The LBT page provides association links; a listing of gay-friendly workplaces; and job listings and addresses specific to LBT workplace issues. Parson created these pages to provide students “with another option in the career development process and to encourage students to come to the CDC and engage in a dialogue with us,” she said. “I want students to know that their issues are our issues.”
Visit the sites at the following addresses: www.mtholyoke.edu/offices/careers/alana/alana.htm, www.mtholyoke.edu/offices/
careers/fp/frances_perkins.htm, and www.mtholyoke.edu/offices/careers/lbt/lbt.htm.