Patrick McGann III ‘75, Teacher/Alumni Director, Christian Brothers Academy
When I entered PC in 1971 I declared History as my major as a vehicle to attend law school. I was part of the first class to take the Development of Western Civilization course as a requirement. I learned to love history in those 2 years and also in Dr. Deasy’s Presidential Elections course. I did not get accepted to law school at the end of senior year (due, in part to the fun I had my first semester). I was planning to re-apply in January when an opportunity arose to become a 7th and 8th grade social studies teacher at the local Catholic grammar school. That was 44 years ago. I spent 4 years at that grammar school, moved on to teach history at a Catholic high school in the area for the next 12 years and am now in my 27th year teaching US History at my high school Alma Mater, Christian Brothers Academy in Lincroft, NJ! The history curriculum at Providence College turned my “liking” history into “loving” history!
