Daniel A. Neal M.A. ’09, Associate Director for Reference & Instruction, Wentworth Institute of Technology.
My time in the graduate history program at Providence College was invaluable, for a myriad of reasons. The first, and foremost, reason being that I met, and was taught by, tremendous educators who sharpened my mind, and transformed the way I see the world. The history faculty at PC are exceptional, and give more than just lectures and information; they give their time, their wisdom, and their love of history to their students unfettered. Another major reason is the coursework, and the classes offered, ranging from the fascinating to the essential. After matriculating through PC, I traveled the world to see so many of the places I’d learned about in my classes, trying to discover what I wanted to do with so much of the knowledge I acquired. While I wasn’t traveling, I worked in sales, taught as an adjunct instructor of religious studies and history, and worked in various public libraries. I am now the Associate Director for Reference & Instruction at Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston, where I use the knowledge and tools I obtained at PC to help my university’s community assess and evaluate information and data, and help provide access to the wealth of knowledge available to them. Like many, my path has been circuitous. But my path has always been grounded in what I’ve been able to learn and absorb, and PC has been absolutely fundamental to it. I cannot recommend their graduate program in history enough, as it has been an essential foundation to my career.
