Bentley University announces the appointment of three faculty members to the position of associate deans: Dorothy Feldmann, associate dean of business programs; Juliet Gainsborough, associate dean of arts and sciences; and Vicki LaFarge, associate dean of academic affairs.
Dorothy Feldmann, associate dean of business programs
Sovereign Bank, a part of Banco Santander, announced today it has signed a three-year agreement with Bentley University that will establish the Santander Universities Study Abroad Scholarship Fund. The Fund will provide annual scholarships for Bentley students to participate in academic and service-oriented study abroad programs. Sovereign Bank will provide financial support through Santander Universities, a major initiative created by Banco Santander to support higher education and advance the bank’s goal of expanding knowledge and experience throughout the world.
In the 2011 “Best Undergraduate Business Schools” rankings by Bloomberg BusinessWeek, Bentley University ranks among the top 35 in the country, ranking #32 overall.
In overall student satisfaction, Bentley moved up from #25 to #18. The rankings also assign grades in key areas based on student surveys. Bentley received:
While U.S. unemployment remains stubbornly close to 10 percent and recent graduates faced a job market that has rarely been more competitive, employment statistics for Bentley University’s May 2010 undergraduates tell a different and encouraging story: 99 percent of the recently surveyed class (87 percent response rate) are employed or in graduate school.
