Serving the next Generation of Leaders: A key component of the center’s mission is to encourage young people to enter business through undergraduate and graduate education that promotes inclusion and diversity, instills resolve to make a difference in the workplace and wider society, and develops the skills for succeeding in professional life. 

During the Spring 2012 semester, the CWB funded ten student projects following a competitive bidding process in response to a request for proposals.  This process funded student programing, research, and activities for a wide variety of undergraduate students, graduate students, and administrative departments.  

Women@Work: Educating, Supporting, and Advancing Bentley Women

Women@Work is a series of workshops and events designed to provide Bentley students with the skills and insights necessary to succeed in life and at work. The CWB coordinates various workshops and events throughout each semester that meet the academic and career needs of our students. The series creates awareness for the diversity business case among young students and provides older students with access to skill building workshops (taught by practitioners and Bentley faculty) and networking opportunities. All students are welcome to participate.

For Academic Year 2012-2013, the Women@Work Series included:

• A training session for leaders of women's student organizations;
• A module on gender diversity for all Freshmen Seminar students, male & female;
• Three informal lunch conversations with Betsy Myers (Brown Bags with Betsy) and interested students

TUFTS HEALTH PLAN SPEAKER SERIES

Each year, the CWB hosts a prestigious women speaker on campus as part of the Tufts Health Plan Women’s Leadership Speaker Series.  The speakers exemplify executive leadership in their industry.  They are prominent visionaries and agents of change who have made an impact on their organizations and society in general.  All students and members of the Bentley community are invited to attend.  Most speakers meet with students in small groups prior to their talk.

CWB & PwC

Each semester, the CWB offers a variety of skill development and networking workshops with its Founding Corporate Partner, PwC.  The workshops and events are sponsored by PwC and taught by PwC professionals.  Recent programs included a dinner event designed to help students make a positive impression on prospective employers over dinner and a workshop on developing a personal brand that is authentic and makes one stand out from the crowd. The workshops allow students networking opportunities with executives and professionals and teach skills and knowledge necessary for corporate leadership.

PROGRAMS FOR 2012-2013: