Student Services FAQs

1. Who is the Director of Career Resources?
   The Director of career resources is Kerry Willard Bray. Her phone number is 603-577-6584; her e-mail is CareerResources@dwc.edu.
2. What about jobs after graduation?
   The job market has become increasingly tough - starting before 9/11 and continuing after the attacks.  However, DWC maintains a placement rate of 91% (employed full-time or pursuing further education) with 61% employed in their field.  Historically the rate of DWC’s newest alums finding employment, or continuing their education, within six months of graduation is over 90%.  The class of 1999 reached a peak at 99%, while the class of 1998 reported the lowest employment rate of 86%.
3. Do students do internships? Is there any other way students gain experience?
   Yes, students are encouraged to complete internships and in many cases, internships are a core requirement. DWC offers many exciting possibilities that allow students to sample, first hand, the opportunities available in their chosen fields. In addition to internships, DWC students participate in service learning projects and "Study America" program.  Of students who participate in internships, half work at their host site after graduation.
4. Does DWC have many students who do internships and did they get them on their own or did the school facilitate it? Where do students do internships?
   Some of our students prefer to arrange their own internships using their connections. Most of our students, however, benefit from DWC's extensive network of professional connections. Our students have interned at places such as Fidelity Investments, the Cleveland Cavaliers, United Airlines, Northwest Airlines, Tiffany's, Compaq, and many more.  All students are encouraged to use this as an opportunity to explore their field and should discuss their thoughts with their advisor and career resources.
5. Are their opportunities for community service at Daniel Webster College?
   Yes, there are a variety of opportunities to get involved back by serving community needs. As part of recent New Student Orientation, for example, students volunteered at Odiorne Point Beach, harvested the gardens of the Canterbury Shaker Village; painted a building at a state park, and helped clear a local bike trail in Nashua.
6. Besides classroom instruction, what other experiences are provided for student learning?
   Many service learning and experiential education components are built into the curriculum at Daniel Webster College. For example, freshmen writing and math students can opt to participate in service learning programs at the local public schools. As part of these programs, DWC students get to reinforce their writing and math skills by acting as coaches to younger students. Students in the American Cultural History class help immigrants to the United States improve their English skills and learn about American history. Included in this project is a day trip for all participating students to Ellis Island and the Tenement Museum. Many students in the professional writing class get some practical experience by writing reports, surveys, brochures etc. for non-profits in the area. Experiential learning is key at DWC and all degree programs offer many courses that incorporate this approach.
7. What is service learning?
   Service learning is a pedagogy that reinforces skills learned in the classroom through projects involving service to the community.
8. Is there a study abroad program at the college?
   Yes, there is a study abroad program that is open to all students.
9. Are there courses that include travel within the United States?
   There are two senior seminar courses that focus on topics related to the culture of the American Southwest and Yellowstone National Park. Students in the Southwest Seminar spend a week learning the culture and visiting such sites as Chaco Canyon, Zuni Pueblo and Santa Fe. For the Yellowstone Seminar, students spend a week taking in the many fascinating features of this wondrous national park, while earning college credit.
10. What other experiential opportunities are there at Daniel Webster College?
    There are many exciting opportunities to take our classroom into the world in the Social Science degree program. As part of this program, all sophomores take a three-credit practicum in which they work in a local government agency, business office, law office, school, non-profit company-just to name a few possibilities. This provides students with the opportunity to see what kind of work they might like to pursue. Students in the Social Science program will also have the opportunity to spend a semester in Washington D.C.