Bruce and his son at his graduation.
Name: Bruce Senecal
Job: DPS officer
HC: What is your hometown?
Bruce: Born In Woonsocket, Moved to North Smithfield in 1996
HC: Where did you go to college?
Bruce: I went to Roger Williams University and received a degree in Criminal Justice.
HC: How long have you been at Bryant?
Bruce: I was hired in August 2013, so I am starting my fourth year.
HC: What made you interested in being a college public safety officer?
Bruce: I retired in 2010 from the North Smithfield Police Department after serving for 30 years. I was the community police officer and always enjoyed working with kids and the elderly. I was retired for 3 years and realized I missed the interaction with public and felt like I still had a lot to offer.
HC: What was your dream job as a child?
Bruce: To be a Police Officer.
HC: Favorite moment at Bryant?
Bruce: Being asked to lead the graduation procession.
HC: What’s your favorite quote?
Bruce: I still believe in one of the oldies- “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.”
HC: Who is your celebrity look alike?
Bruce: Matthew Perry (Friends)
HC: If you weren’t a DPS officer what would you be doing?
Bruce: Enjoying every day with my wife.
HC: What’s the best date you’ve ever taken your wife on?
Bruce: A picnic by the beach, bottle of wine, good food, a blanket to lie on and we would watch the moon rise over the Narraganset horizon.
Bruce and his wife in Florida.
HC: Finish the sentence: with a million dollars I would…
Bruce: Donate to several charities, and share with my family.
HC: What do you like most about being a DPS officer?
Bruce: I like that every day I get to interact with different students, get to learn a little about them and to feel like I am part of their environment, learning and growth as adults
HC: What do you like the least?
Bruce: Having to place students that drink too much into a rescue to be taken to the hospital.
HC: So many Bryant students know who you are, what do you think makes you such a well-liked DPS officer?
Bruce: That’s a question that the students can answer better than I can. I only try to do my best, to treat each student with respect and to show that I do care about them, their safety and their future, as do the other DPS officers.
HC: What would you rather work day shift or night shift?
Bruce: I like working second shift, it allows me the best opportunity to interact with the students.
HC: Coke or Pepsi?
Bruce: Coke, Pepsi is too sweet.
HC: What’s your favorite restaurant in the area?
Bruce: Spain, (in Cranston or Narragansett.) Or Mediterranean Alicante (Mendon MA)
HC: What is a fun fact that would surprise people?
Bruce: I like to scuba dive and do woodworking.
HC: What’s the best vacation you’ve been on?
Bruce: My Honeymoon, (Maine)
HC: If you could have dinner with one person dead or alive who would it be?
Bruce: Albert Einstein.
HC: What is something you love doing outside of Bryant?
Bruce: There’s things to do outside of Bryant? Just kidding, I love being at the ocean.
Bruce posing with the Delta Zeta sorority for their Spring 2016 photo shoot.
HC: How do you feel about people loving to take photos with you at the townhouses?
Bruce: It makes me feel like I have been accepted, that the students feel comfortable enough around me and other DPS officers to include us in a part of their personal life here at Bryant.