Why History at SBU

Do you enjoy...

• Learning about the people and events of the past?
• Discovering how past events can provide valuable lessons for today ?
• Honing your abilities in the area of reading, writing and analysis?
• Using new computer technologies in your research and writing?
• Developing skills that will prepare you for an ever changing work place?
• Taking internships that will give you hands on experience in archives, museums, and historical societies?
• Getting to know your fellow students well in a small-class environment?
• Working closely with professors whose publications and other accomplishments have made them recognized authorities in their fields?

If you answered “YES” to all or most of the above, majoring in history at St. Bonaventure University is the right choice for you.  Have a look at the Department of History's Web site by using the navigation in the gray box above.

St. Bonaventure Resources 

• SBU Career Services 
• Alumni Employment Data from Career Services 

General Information 

• Careers for Students of History (AHA) 
• H-Net Job Guide 
• History News Network Announcements 
• Chronicle of Higher Education 
• H-Public & H-Museum 

Federal Government 

• National Park Service 
• National Center for Preservation Technology and Service 

State and Local Level 

• American Association for State and Local History 
• New York State Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation 
• Preservation League of New York State 

Nonprofit Sector 

• Teach for America
• Chronicle of Philanthropy 
• Nonprofit Career Network 
• National center for Nonprofit Boards 
• Preserve/Net - Historic Preservation Source 
• New York Regional Association of Grant Makers