Bentley University News

PwC leaders visit campus to learn more about how the university prepares students to be successful business leaders.

Bentley University will name its Center for Women and Business after the university’s 7th president, Gloria Cordes Larson, as a tribute to Larson’s legacy of empowering women to lead and elevating the national conversation on gender equality and diversity in the workplace.

The fourth-generation family member and current leader of the family-owned, premier manufacturer Marvin Windows and Doors shared with students, faculty, and guests the importance of living one’s purpose and values to ensure long-term viability and success in both life and business.

By Abigail Eisner and Annie McConville, co-presidents of Dresses to Dreams  When Annie and I first came to Bentley four years ago, Dresses to Dreams was in its fourth year. We were both drawn to the “pay it forward” concept of giving others the same opportunity we were lucky enough to have when we went […]

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Former Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick will deliver the keynote address at Bentley University’s 99th undergraduate commencement ceremony this May. Patrick, who spoke at the inauguration of Bentley President Gloria Cordes Larson in 2008, will return to campus for what will be one of Larson’s final events at the university before she steps down in June.

Bentley’s new multipurpose arena has given students plenty to cheer about. In this story, three Bentley students (Katie Kippley ’18, at left in the photo above; Jennifer Girard ’18, middle; and Yaciana Taveras Olmos ’21, right) share their experiences during the arena’s opening weekend and the days leading up to it. 

Many low-income communities don’t have access to the fresh, healthy food that many of us take for granted. A group of Bentley students hoped to change that by putting their training to work to help a local mobile food organization better serve its customers.

By Sharon Cho ’20 My anticipation for Bentley’s very own arena had been building since I heard about it on my campus tour. In my first year and a half at Bentley, I was able to see its development from an empty lot to seeing the building go up in front of my eyes. Then […]

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Bentley University’s Millennial Preparedness research study raised a number of issues about millennials in the workplace. Each week the PreparedU Project, in a series entitled Generational Voices, presents opinions from millennials and non-millennials alike on a wide variety of these issues. These views may contrast or coincide, but each will provide perspective designed to enhance insights resulting from the PreparedU data.

The Gen X Point of View

John Ioakimidis, Sales Executive

Bentley University’s Millennial Preparedness research study raised a number of issues about millennials in the workplace. In the coming weeks, PreparedU, in a series entitled Generational Voices, will present opinions from millennials and non-millennials alike on a wide variety of these issues. These views may contrast or coincide, but each will provide perspective designed to enhance insights resulting from the PreparedU data.

The Millennial Point of View
Abby Connors, Tour Consultant, Education First (EF)