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An MBA and MSIT Combine to Solve Social Issues

September 14, 2017

Marco Milea (MBA and MSIT ’17) has been using technology to solve social problems for years.

Upon completing his undergraduate degree in business administration (BBA), he joined City Year and then the Peace Corps, where he used his business acumen to make a more impactful difference in the community he was serving.

“When I helped set-up a computer lab in a Nicaraguan school and saw how it made available information and resources the students wouldn't have had the opportunity to access before,” Milea explains, “I knew I wanted to focus my career in Information Technology.”

From a BA in English to an MSIT: Pursuing Passion Across Industries

September 14, 2017

How does an English major end up as a business technology analyst? For Shelby Cannon (MBA and MSIT ’15), it’s been a winding but logical journey.

She completed her BA in English Language and Literature/Letters in 2011, when the economy was still scrambling to recover from the 2008 Great Recession. It was difficult to find a job at the time, and she ended up accepting an offer from a prior internship.

Bahraini Ambassador to the U.S. and Bentley Graduate Welcomed Back to Campus

September 14, 2017
The newly appointed Ambassador of Bahrain and Bentley University alumnus Shaikh Abdullah bin Rashid Al Khalifa ’01, MBA ’03 visited Bentley on one of his first official visits outside Washington, D.C.

Finding Success Through an MSA

September 12, 2017
Jelena Majkic, MSA ‘12, began her college education in Serbia. There, she studied Accounting and Auditing, completing both an undergraduate and a graduate degree. Afterwards, she decided to come to America for a Master of Science in Accounting (MSA).

U.S. News Ranks Bentley No. 2 among Regional Universities in the North

September 12, 2017
U.S. News & World Report ranked Bentley No. 2 among regional universities in New England and the Mid-Atlantic states, up from No. 3 last year, highlighting Bentley’s high-quality faculty and academic programs along with the strong value that students receive from a Bentley education.

College Factual Names Bentley #1 School for Business, Management and Marketing

September 8, 2017
Bentley University is the #1 school in the U.S. for the study of Business, Management and Marketing, according to a new report by College Factual.

Is a graduate degree worth the investment? 9 things to consider.

September 7, 2017
As the economy grows and changes, so too must the skills required to get ahead. To improve skills, workers and students might wonder, is a graduate degree a good next step for me to advance?

Bentley Named No. 2 Undergraduate Business School for Its Graduates’ Earnings

September 7, 2017
Bentley University was named the No. 2 undergraduate business school in the U.S. for the highest earnings of its graduates, according to a new report by PayScale, a company that analyzes salary and benefits.

United Nations Honors Two Bentley Professors as ‘Pioneers’

September 5, 2017
Two Bentley professors have been honored as “Pioneers” by the United Nations Global Compact for their work to develop responsible leaders.

Approaching IT as a Business at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

September 1, 2017

Paul Brassil (MSIT ‘01) first got into tech in the early 1990s.

He studied business as an undergraduate but didn’t know what he wanted to do for a career afterward. Looking through job postings at the time, he saw that most were looking for programming and tech professionals. He thought: “I’ve got to learn this - this is where the future’s going.”

So Brassil took a risk and accepted an entry-level job at a help desk for a software company in Cambridge.