Bentley University News

Professor of Operations Management Mark Davis, whose research demonstrates the relationship between waiting times and customer satisfaction, has been awarded the 2017-2018 Mee Family Prize for “a lifetime of research excellence.” 

Wilder Teaching Professor and Professor of Finance Donna Fletcher Brown has been awarded the 2017-2018 Dr. Gregory H. Adamian Award for Lifetime Excellence in Teaching. 

Confidence is high for Amanda Dery MSBA ’16 after completing Bentley’s Master of Science in Business Analytics. How the skills she learned are helping her on the job.

The Wall Street Journal and Times Higher Education named Bentley one of the top 100 colleges in the country in their 2018 College Rankings, highlighting Bentley’s effectiveness in preparing students for successful and rewarding careers.

On Oct. 1, the Catalonia region of Spain held a referendum and voted overwhelmingly in favor of independence. Catalan leaders are deciding whether to unilaterally declare independence - a move that Spain considers illegal. Bonnie Field, Bentley University Global Studies professor and author of the book, Why Minority Governments Work: Multilevel Territorial Politics in Spain, discusses the effects of this political upheaval.

In a recent talk on Facebook Live, Director of Career Education and Innovation Alyssa Hammond shared her top tips for taking the pain out of writing a cover letter.

Jeffrey Harrelson has a couple pieces of advice for people debating an MBA. First, understand why you want an MBA: Are you pivoting your career, looking to gain additional skills? “Don’t do it just because other people are doing it.” Second — and most challenging for Harrelson — figure out what kind of program you want: Are willing and able to commit to a full-time program, which often means leaving the stability of a full-time job? “There’s no silver bullet for the decision,” he says. “It’s very personal.”

President Larson, along with guest experts, joined Bloomberg Radio’s Carol Massar and Cory Johnson to talk about how universities are approaching on-campus education to give students the most formative experience.

Doug Petersen (MSIT ‘17) arrived at Bentley University as a transfer student.

Though he joined his classmates as a junior, he immediately became involved on campus and the Waltham community. He spent his years playing for Bentley Rugby, working for the Bentley Service-Learning and Civic Engagement Center (BSLCE), and interning in the accounting department of a local business.

The Outstanding Scholarly Contribution awards recognize scholarly accomplishments by Bentley faculty each year. Nominated by members of the Bentley community and overseen by the Teaching and Scholarly Activities Committee, the awards are designed to encourage high quality scholarly work within the Bentley community, including a monetary award for each honoree. Up to two honorees from the Arts and Sciences departments and two honorees from the Business Departments are selected for the awards, which cover accomplishments from the past three years.