Recent Graduate Handshake Access

Graduates from PennWest University as well as legacy California, Clarion, and Edinboro Universities of PA who graduated after September 2019 can complete this form to:

  • Update the email on your Handshake account from your university email to your personal email. (Your pennwest.edu email will expire approximately 150 days after graduation.)
  • Gain access to Handshake if you don’t know the email address associated with your Handshake account

Alumni who graduated prior to September 2019 can set-up and request a new Handshake account here.

Name (as a student)(Required)
Please use your full legal name that was used when you were a student.
Current Name (if different than when you were a student)
Enter your current name if it is different than when you were a student.
Please enter your personal email address not your university email. This is the new email address you will use to log into Handshake.
Please enter your personal email address not your university email. This is the new email address you will use to log into Handshake.
Please include your student ID number if known to help us match your records