"Not Your Typical Classroom"
Are you interested in exploring the Arts and Sciences through a non-traditional classroom setting and experience? Our Albano Student-Led Seminar along with out popular Valente Undergraduate Seminar both expose students to the effectiveness of unique classroom atmospheres. They offer students the opportunity to explore concepts that interest them by establishing creative communities of thought and work for students and possible participating faculty.
Albano Student-Led Seminars:
Thanks to a generous donation from the Albano family, the Valente Center is able to offer support to Bentley undergraduates eager to deepen their understanding of the arts and sciences by organizing their own Student Seminars. These self-directed, not-for-credit seminars will allow small groups of students to explore their interest in drama, music, art, history, film, politics, government, math, and other topics clearly related to the arts and sciences.
Valente Undergraduate Seminar:
The Undergraduate Seminar is a semester-long three-credit seminar that brings together 15 highly motivated students and five professors from five different business and arts and sciences departments. The goal of the seminar is to model true academic study by reading and discussing significant books dealing with critical issues and enduring themes. Books are chosen to enrich participants’ understanding of society, business, the arts, politics, and the human condition. Professors and enrolled students are in the room at the same time for lunch over weekly double-block meetings, and all participants take equal responsibility for the conversation. Sponsored by NEH.
