Bentley University News

Beginning this fall, Bentley University will require all junior-year business students to take a Business Processes and Systems course.  A key component of the course is the use of SAP ERP software.

A group of 45 U.S. and international high school students gathered at Bentley University this summer to get an inside look at the financial industry and a taste of college life. Wall Street 101 is a week-long residential business camp held on the Bentley campus in Waltham, Mass. First offered in 2000, the educational summer camp gained immediate popularity among future financiers and has been featured in USA Today and on CNBC.

The Massachusetts Society of Certified Public Accountants, Inc., awarded scholarships to two Bentley students, presented at the MSCPA’s Annual Meeting and Recognition Reception. Alecia Coleman (Class of 2012) received the MSCPA Women in Accounting Scholarship; and graduate student Frederick Jao received the McGladrey Scholarship

Bentley University is open today, Monday, August 29.

Graduate Orientation will take place as planned today.

The university’s plans for undergraduate first year student move-in, First Week, and Convocation are also scheduled to take place as planned on Tuesday, August 30.

Undergraduate students are encouraged to contact the Residential Center at 781-891-2148 if they have questions.  

 

For the third consecutive year, Senior Lecturer in Marketing Perry Lowe was appointed to judge the Microsoft Imagine Cup 2011. Finalist entries were judged at the 2011 Worldwide Finals in New York City during July. The finals included registrants from 73 countries and regions.

Following the theme “Imagine a World Where Technology Helps Solve the Toughest Problems,” students from around the world were charged to channel their creative energy, their technical skills and their personal passion to take part in an urgent mission.

Incoming freshman Emily Williams received a $1,000 scholarship from Dunkin’ Donuts. The award was presented by Dunkin’ Donuts Field Marketing Manager Todd Wallace at a ceremony held at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center in Providence, Rhode Island. The students were joined for the awards ceremony by Providence Mayor Angel Taveras.

Bentley University announces the appointment of Michael Quinn as associate PhD director. Quinn, who most recently served as associate professor of economics and associate director of the honors program at Bentley, will promote and develop the university’s doctoral program.

Senior April Gammal received a $5,000 Accounting Scholarship Award from Grant Thornton LLP and the Boston Business Journal, presented at the CFO of the Year luncheon. Gammal is an Accountancy major with a Liberal Studies major in Health and Industry. Recognized for academic excellence, she was chosen from among nearly 70 nominees from local colleges.

Bentley University seniors Taylor Haney, Nolan Karthol, and Elizabeth Sisson are among Boston-area college students serving on a Student Advisory Committee for the Massachusetts Innovation & Technology Exchange (MITX) to organize a student-focused track for the 2011 FutureM event taking place in Boston from September 12 to 16.

For the seventh consecutive year, Bentley hosted the International Summer Institute at Bentley (ISIB), held July 11 to July 30. This year's program brought 41 advanced undergraduate and graduate business students from 12 different countries -- including Australia, Austria, China, Denmark, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Malaysia, Moldova, Morocco, Russia and Ukraine -- for a three-week intensive study of key prevailing business trends.