Emergency Information
Winter Weather Update
Due to the winter storm, day and evening classes will be CANCELED and administrative offices will be CLOSED on Monday, Jan. 26, 2026.
Dining Services will modify the hours of dining locations on Sunday, Jan. 25. Please refer to the Bentley Dining social media accounts for their operational updates, including changes for Monday, Jan. 26. Campus store and mail services will be closed on Monday.
Bentley shuttle operations will end around 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 25. All shuttles are dependent upon weather and road conditions. Please refer to the shuttle website for additional information: https://www.bentley.edu/offices/procurement/Shuttle. Check that website on Monday, Jan. 26, for service resumption updates as conditions improve.
As of this time, on-campus MLK Day 2026 events for Tuesday, Jan. 27, are planning to be held as scheduled. If that changes, communications will be shared.
Please check http://www.bentley.edu/emergency for updates related to the storm. On-campus students can contact University Police at 781-891-2201 for routine needs or 781-891-3131 for a police, fire or medical emergency.
Contacting You in an Emergency
In the event of a campus emergency, a BentleyAlert will be sent to you based on the personal information you submit in Workday. We ask that you please keep this information up to date at all times. It's especially important that we have your current mobile phone number in the event that we need to send text notifications about emergencies on or near campus. We're most successful in communicating emerging information if your primary phone number is a text capable device.
Update Your Contact Information
You can confirm your information is entered as such by following the steps below:
Once logged in to Workday > Personal Information > Contact Information > Edit > Change Home Contact Information > Confirm that your Primary Phone number is labeled as “mobile” and that all other necessary contact fields are completed.
Contact Delegation
Bentley staff will use the information you have provided in Workday to notify your delegated emergency contact in the event you experience an emergency. To view/edit this information please follow the below steps:
Once logged in to Workday > Personal Information > Emergency Contacts > Edit
To reach University Police, in the event of an emergency call (781) 891-3131.
Be prepared, and learn how to respond in an emergency situation.
BentleyAlerts
In the event of an emergency notification or timely warning, a BentleyAlert will be sent to all students, faculty and staff with important updates or actions that may need to be taken. Timely warnings are alerts sent to the campus community related to a crime that has been committed with the intent to aid in the prevention of someone falling victim to a similar crime. Emergency notifications are sent in the event of an immediate threat to the health or safety of the campus community.
There are no timely warnings at this time.
There are no emergency notifications at this time.